Liquid invited to IEM Sydney

The North American side has become the fifth team to be invited to the $250,000 event in Australia.

Liquid, who are currently ranked No. 2 in the world, join FaZe, MIBR, Ninjas in Pyjamas, and Renegades in the invite list for IEM Sydney, which will also feature BIG who punched their ticket through the European qualifier.

Russel "⁠Twistzz⁠" Van Dulken and company have recently suffered a quarter-final upset at the IEM Katowice Major, losing 2-0 to ENCE. The North Americans are set to attend two BLAST Pro Series events, in São Paulo and Miami, and participate in ESL Pro League Season 9 before they travel to Australia.

Liquid have a busy couple of months ahead

Last year, the North American squad lost to NRG in IEM Sydney's North American qualifier, which makes this the first time Liquid attend the Australian tournament.

The event will take place on April 30-May 5, with the playoffs being held at the Qudos Bank Arena in the last three days. Four of the remaining eight spots will be given out in regional qualifiers while the other half gets distributed via invites.

Additionally, Swole Patrol's status could change after they won the North American qualifier but lost the majority of their roster to eUnited.

The current team list is below:

Renegades
MIBR
Liquid
Swole Patrol
Invite #7
Invite #9
Oceania qualifier
AU/NZ national champion

FaZe
Ninjas in Pyjamas
BIG
Invite #6
Invite #8
Greater China qualifier
Southeast Asia qualifier
East Asia qualifier