It's that time again! Season 3 of the ESI is here, and qualifications begin later today: Saturday, June 20th.
Since this is another ESI, that may or may not mean that the old NASCL from season 1 is gone completely, but you can't make too many assumptions. Besides, this ESI is going to be incredibly exciting, which is evident by the massive lineup!
Here are the 16 teams participating in this season's qualifying games:
 Los Reyes Del Mambo |
 Team BroodWar |
 Old School Reborn |
 Fellowship of Starcraft |
 Team Energy |
| Nerds At Work |
 Latin Gamers |
 Innocent Holy Freaks |
 Riders on the Storm |
 Not Allowed |
 eRazers eSports |
| All or Nothing Gaming |
| Evil Geniuses |
| sMi Team |
 Spt Gaming |
 Going Effective Together |
NaW are fierce competitors for this season of the ESI, as they've shown great success in last season's BWCL.
As an American myself, I can't help but root for AoN, EG, sMi and NrG, especially EG since I spend a great deal of my time watching Lord Zerg play and banter with Machine.
LRM is also out for vengeance after taking 3rd in season 32 of the BWCL, but with neither ESC or SL in the lineup at this ESI, will no one be able to stand in their path to victory?
And osR, having had a hard time in Season 2 of the ESI is looking to redeem their name with, what are sure to be, some fantastic games this season.
And here are the first match-ups, beginning at 19:00 CET:
| Away Team | Home Team |
| eRazers eSports | Spt Gaming |
| Evil Geniuses | Team BroodWar |
| sMi Team | Nerds At Work |
| Innocent Holy Freaks | Going Effective Together |
| Fellowship of Starcraft | Not Allowed |
| All or Nothing Gaming | Old School Reborn |
| Team Energy | Riders on the Storm |
| Latin Gamers | Los Reyes Del Mambo |
This should be a very exciting season, and GL to all the teams. May your scarabs never dud!
Links
ESI.net - Details on the entire league
