Valve reveals the twelve teams directly invited to The Manila Major and the Regional Qualifiers.
Valve has revealed twelve directly invited teams to The Manila Majors. Usually eight teams are invited but for the first time, twelve direct invites have been given out.
The teams that will participate in the Regional qualifiers have also been revealed:
Directly Invited Teams:
1. Team Secret
2. Team Liquid
3. Evil Geniuses
4. MVP Phoenix
5. Wings Gaming
6. Vici Gaming Reborn
7. Fnatic
8. OG
9. Complexity
10. Alliance
11. Natus Vincere
12. LGD Gaming
Regional Qualifer Invites
Americas Qualifer:
1. Digital Chaos
2. Shazam
3. Team Freedom
4. Enemy
5. Animal Kingdom
6. Infamous
7. Not Today
8. Evernovas
9. TBD (Open Qualifier)
10. TBD (Open Qualifier)
China Qualifers:
1. EHOME
2. Newbee
3. CDEC.Y
4. CDEC
5. Invictus Gaming
6. TongFu
7. IG.Vitality
8. FTD Club.B
9. TBD (Open Qualifier)
10. TBD (Open Qualifier)
Europe Qualifiers:
1. Team Empire
2. Vega Squadron
3. Virtus.Pro
4. Team Spirit
5. No Diggity
6. Polarity
7. Power Rangers
8. Ad Finem
9. TBD (Open Qualifier)
10. TBD (Open Qualifier)
SEA Qualifiers:
1. Mineski
2. Rave
3. Orange Taring
4. WarriorsGaming.Unity
5. Acion Arena
6. Signature.Trust
7. Execration
8. The Mongolz
9. TBD (Open Qualifier)
10. TBD (Open Qualifier)
Similar to previous majors, the Manila Major features open qualifers for all regions, that will take place from April 29th to May 2nd.The winner of each region will advance into the regional qualifiers.
The Regional Qualifers will take place between May 3rd and 6th.
China open qualifiers registration form can be found here.
For Europe, Americas and South East Asia registration you can go here.
Source: themanilamajor.com