ESL adds ninth IEM Oakland invite spot

14-8-2017 14:11

A ninth invite spot for IEM Oakland has opened up, ESL has confirmed to HLTV.org.

Originally, only eight of the 12 tournament spots were due to be filled through invites, but ESL has now confirmed that an extra invite place has been allocated.

Seven of the nine invites have already been determined, with SK, Astralis and Gambit among the teams confirmed so far. It is yet to be decided which regions will host qualifiers for the event.

IEM Oakland will have nine invited teams instead of eight

IEM Oakland will run from November 16-19 at the Oracle Arena, with a total of $300,000 on offer. Below is the current team list for the event:

Astralis	FaZe
G2	SK
Cloud9	Liquid
Gambit	Invite
Invite	Qualifier
Qualifier	Qualifier

ez win skrubs

2017-08-14 14:12

25 replies

this was not your original comment :) cheater :)

2017-08-14 14:13

2 replies

is this happens because we are from bulgaria?

2017-08-14 14:14

1 reply

yes, 100% mind_control.Liquid

2017-08-14 14:15

Mom i made it and its my greatest achievment

18 replies

hope it does not last long :) disgusting spammer :(

14 replies

nigga u r mad

2017-08-14 14:25

12 replies

no I am not mad, but you have disrespected a race by saying the N word. I reported you too, this should not be allowed on a platform like this :)

2017-08-14 14:26

11 replies

Niggers call each other like that on a daily basis but if a non-nigger says that it's racism. :DD

2017-08-14 14:49

7 replies

gj defending racism... go to viginia.....

2017-08-14 14:55

6 replies

Go to school and learn how to spell things

2017-08-14 14:56

3 replies

Hi its me BerryRyder I call out people for leaving out a single letter from a word. This is my life. I enjoy it.

2017-08-14 14:58

Lol its a missclick are you dumb

2017-08-14 16:30

Yes

2017-08-14 16:46

I'm from Virginia and people don't call other people the n word on a daily basis, I've never lived and more southern than what I do now but were not as racist as some think maybe your thinking of somewhere else

2017-08-14 15:57

He's likely referring to those alt-rights pep rallies being hosted on VA

2017-08-14 20:06

Reported you for reporting People

2017-08-14 15:01

reported for reporting for reporting ppl

2017-08-14 15:02

reported for reporting a person from Chokemark

2017-08-14 15:23

im not spammer i just came to site saw news and then i just wrote 2nd and then i became 1st

2017-08-14 14:47

#2' your greatest achievement is coming second. GJ

2017-08-14 14:23

2017-08-14 15:56

On hltv! :D

2017-08-14 16:31

ez GAMBIT???

2017-08-14 14:54

Gambit without Zeus LUL they'll be lucky to make it pass quaterfinals if they make it out of groups

2017-08-15 01:03

2017-08-14 16:21

Mouz?

I bet they will invite Nip

19 replies

Navi inc

Make sense, last year oakland winner ez

2017-08-14 14:18

+they have a lot of fangays

2017-08-14 14:22

Thats why every nip invite make sense

2017-08-14 18:11

i play better awp than deadfox after 10 mins of warmup nt

2017-08-14 14:28

Retarded or retarded? His nickname literally says that he's not a fan of Deadfox.

2017-08-14 14:53

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bcuz nicknames actually mean something on this site xD dont be retarded

Go home hungary, you're drunk

i am kind of a fan of him actually,my name is just a joke xD I changed it when HR couldn't qualify to the major because he played badly

2017-08-14 19:17

Lol

2017-08-14 19:22

Play better awp? Why are you not a pro then hmm?

2017-08-14 16:57

8 replies

bcuz i dont want to commit my life to cs where my only team would be some tier2 to get a salary like some toilet cleaner lady :)

2017-08-14 17:07

You wish you could join a tier 2 team xD

2017-08-14 19:26

no I dont, some regular job paysmore than t2 gaming:/

2017-08-14 21:40

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You are probably mg even if you wanted to join a T2 team you couldn't have that option also they farm a lot of cash from online tours T2 players get paid quite well from orgs 1000-2000$ +prize pool money

2017-08-15 17:19

how is that good money? thats minimum salary in germany or some shit :D thx no :)

2017-08-15 17:20

splyce, a t4 team, gets paid more than c9, a t1 team, and they get upwards of 8k/month...

2017-08-15 23:42

I arent think that. The players told that it was false after that video where Moses said it.

2017-08-16 00:50

never believe players lmfao

2017-08-25 03:33

not 1

FUCK

nice

rigged for NiP xD

They won last iem, so they will be invited anyway. Nice try hater

2017-08-14 14:46

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stfu fakeflagger

do you mean IEM sydney? Or IEM katowice? they won neither

2017-08-14 14:52

They won iem Oakland last year

2017-08-14 15:53

so? it was a year ago. worse than the major legends system

2017-08-14 15:54

I'm just telling you that's what they won I personally don't think they should be invited but they probably will be. I'd rather see Navi Fnatic and VP over nip

2017-08-14 16:00

fnatic are worse than NiP atm and VP are on a similar level since we havent seen enough of new NiP or new style of VP and Na'Vi just restarted their whole lineup so no idea who is better.

2017-08-14 16:33

Fnatic worse? Only team that hold their legend status for all majors yet. So where was nip in Krakow? Oh right didn't make it cause to shit

2017-08-14 16:58

Yeh only take tournaments where new nip and fnatic were in. Esl one cologne 2017 fnatic dont't make it out of groups NiP make it 3-0 out of groups and have super close quarter final game.

2017-08-14 17:09

Hmmmm what maps did they play oh that's right only cache before they got fucked in the quarters on the 2 maps that were not cache. Fnatic>Nip

2017-08-14 17:48

they weren't fucked on train at all only cbble

2017-08-14 19:07

Fnatic forsure

IBP CONFIRMED????? PogChamp

VP or NiP

always getting handouts smh

anwsering hisself shm

ez for NaVi

navi invite incoming

Gambit xD

ez for OpTic + stew

they should invite immortals. They live in USA and was #2 in the last major.

fluke

2017-08-14 14:50

Non ironic +1

2017-08-14 15:58

2017-08-14 17:18

Although immortals played insane in the major I think they need to prove themselves in one more tournament to be given invites.

2017-08-14 16:34

2017-08-14 17:15

+1000000000

2017-08-15 23:08

Renegades confirmed inv

xD so many fails at being firsterstest xD

cmon invite NiP already

2017-08-14 14:16

That's a good thing they don't waste 2 qualifier spots for na

immortals and NaVi? or immortals and VP

2017-08-14 14:19

immortals? hhhahahahaa

2017-08-14 14:20

can you think of a better team that wasn't already invited? or do you think that just saying hahahaha is a really good reply to a legitimate and most likely correct recommendation for team invites?

2017-08-14 15:47

0/8

8/8 for originality 8/8 for trolling 8/8 for great addition to the thread. everyone here is proud of you.

2017-08-14 16:23

2017-08-15 01:39

inb4 ex-ibp invited

2017-08-14 14:21

Nip will be invited. They are the winner of the last one.

nip and mouz ezpz

or vp, navi

ex ibp. gotta get that skrilla

2017-08-14 14:24

its a no brainer, guaranteed hype + viewers = $$$$

where's vp ? xd

Navi vp or nip

space soldiers :D

2017-08-14 14:27

Immortals o/

2017-08-14 14:29

who?

2017-08-14 14:42

#10 fnatic (257 points) sad 4 u

2017-08-14 15:03

at least fnatic is legend not like immortals. hen1 won 1v1 and they jumping and screaming

2017-08-14 15:05

hen wins 1v1 and favela monkeys start jumping like they got some bananas

2017-08-14 15:31

so, what problem and jumping and screaming? they live for the game!

2017-08-14 15:52

Because it is fucking annoying and they should shut the hell up

Stop whining like babies, just get over it, Immortals is in better shape, considered by many a rising star, meanwhile, Fnatic and Gambit are going down.

2017-08-14 16:20

nip

2017-08-14 14:30

Mousesports & VP

2017-08-14 14:32

Virtus.Pro and NiP

2017-08-14 14:34

Due to our recent fuck up, we have removed shitty Gambit from the invite list.

2017-08-14 14:36

NiP should get an invite, they won last year

2017-08-14 14:38

EZ for BIG

2017-08-14 14:39

FNATIC AND NIP

2017-08-14 16:02

hahaha this sounds like the new swag team will get invited now that they're making a team :P

2017-08-14 14:44

inviting dazed

INVITE FNATIC

naviii

Maybe they know the qualifier won't be good haha

giving opportunity to tier 2 virtus pro

2017-08-14 14:57

New iBP i thing

IMMORTALS WILL BE INVITED xD

so they can invite liquid and then one of ex ibp will get thru na qualifier and lot viwers

liquid is already invited

2017-08-14 15:08

dnno then they invite some other shit na team mistfits/optic/imt or smth so ibp get 100% in cuz other na suck

2017-08-14 15:16

>Shit NA team >IMT This is wrong in so many ways

2017-08-14 17:19

Ok sorry felipe. I take that away. I just mean this is agaim some shit esl try pull off. Like vp esl pro league but this time they make everythimg to get ibp guys in for viewers

2017-08-14 17:46

Rigged for NiP 100%

2017-08-14 15:10

invite vp pls (but propably they will invite NiP as always)

VP is dead my friend even pasha said that.

2017-08-14 15:34

VP dead>NiP

2017-08-14 15:50

now VP

I though ninth was a team name lul

2017-08-14 15:18

+ NaVi + VP

2017-08-14 15:20

+DaZeD&Swag's team you hear it here first

2017-08-14 15:41

imperialllllll <3 <3 <3

2017-08-14 15:49

looks like invite for Na'Vi :D after joining zeus KappaHype

ez4FaZe

2017-08-14 16:03

Nip and Navi will get invites and then I'm assuming it will be 2 EU spots and 1 NA spot maybe Fnatic and mouz will qualify and maybe ex ibp would take the NA spot

2017-08-14 16:08

invite BIG

Its so they can invite NiP, boost views by 100%

Yeah, nice. Invite all 12 teams and let all other teams just die :)

If you want a tournament with all the best players around, Immortals should be their priority, since I'm assuming they like hyping those old wack-ass teams such as Na'vi and NiP, then they'll probably take the last two invite spots.

2017-08-14 16:28

NiP invite and more viewers on stream

2017-08-14 16:35

Nip or FNC 100%

2017-08-14 16:40

nope, one of the invited teams will be Immortals 100%, the other could be either VP or BIG

Immortals ???

2017-08-14 16:47

Ez imt

Navi? Kapparino

2017-08-14 17:23

Whoawowmotherfucker$$$$$$

2017-08-14 17:39

Immortals and BIG calling it now

2017-08-14 17:47

+NiP +Immortals

2017-08-14 18:12

one monkey team its enought

2017-08-14 18:25

+IMT + NiP or Fnatic

2017-08-14 18:37

NaVi + VP/Immortals

2017-08-14 19:04

ez invite 4 immortals

2017-08-14 19:08

immortals

2017-08-14 19:16

navi for sure

2017-08-14 21:19

I think it would be fair for NiP to get invited they won IEM Oakland 2016 afterall and still aren't invited... Im not mentioning it from fanboy's perspective but from realistic perspective,like almost every tournament invites their champions if not every tournament... But yeah thats how it goes i guess

2017-08-15 03:52