ECS Pinnacle Cup invites revealed

The 16 invites handed out by ECS in Europe and North America for the upcoming Pinnacle Cups have been announced by the tournament organizer.

The Pinnacle Cups will be two online Swiss tournaments, one in Europe and one in North America, that will take place on September 11-13 to seed teams for the upcoming ECS Season 8. The seedings will then be used to give invites to the best teams as spots open up in ECS's tournaments during the regular season.

CR4ZY have been handed an invite to the ECS Season 8 Pinnacle Cup

Sixteen teams have gone through the qualifying process in Europe and North America, with some of the most notable sides that have prevailed being BIG, Heretics, and Chaos in Europe and ATK, Peeker's Advantage, and Lazarus in North America.

Among the invited teams, some of the highlights are Major competitors CR4ZY and FORZE, while North America will have the likes of Renegades, Envy, and the South American teams Sharks and TeamOne, among others.

The total of 32 teams will be split into two Pinnacle Cups, one in Europe and one in North America, both of which will be broadcast on Caffeine as part of the Community Caster Challenge which is designed to help grassroots casters find their way to the big leagues.

The best seeded teams will then have their chance to play the regular season, which will kick off on September 16 and run through the end of October when the top eight teams will have earned their place at the ECS Season 8 Finals, which will be played in North America this time around.

The teams that made it through the qualifiers are:

Se7en
Ambush
Espada
BIG
Heretics
BLUEJAYS
Chaos
m1x

The Quest
Lazarus
Kansas City Pioneers
RBG
Rap Gang
ATK
OCG
Peeker's Advantage

The eight invited teams in each region are:

FORZE
CR4ZY
HEROIC
GamerLegion
Windigo
Tricked
Sprout
Spirit

Riot Squad
Sharks
TeamOne
New Identity
Renegades
Envy
Big Frames
Mythic