HAVU to attend Elisa Masters Espoo

The $200,000 tournament now has a hometown favourite in the form of HAVU.

HAVU have accepted an invitation to attend Elisa Masters Espoo, with the roster set to compete at the $200,000 LAN event that will play out in their home country of Finland from November 16-20.

The Finnish quintet are the 10th lineup to be added to the team list. The remaining two spots will be filled by way of a direct invite and the victors of a yet-to-be-announced Elisa Invitational tournament.

doto's men will strive to play in front of the Finnish crowd

HAVU are currently the lowest-ranked roster confirmed to attend the Nordic competition. The Joonas "⁠doto⁠" Forss-led lineup currently sit at No. 85 on the world ranking, a far cry from the organisation's previous peak at No. 14 back in April 2021.

Their current dip in form comes as a result of less-than-impressive results in the server recently. Their best showing was their surprisingly strong run through the CCT South Europe Series 1 event, where they finished in 5-8th place after being knocked out in the quarter-finals by FORZE.

Regardless, HAVU will look to use the prospect of playing in front of the home crowd as a way of creating a much-needed upswing in form. The side will need to make it out of groups to secure a stage appearance, an uphill battle given the six top-30 teams also set to be in attendance.

The tournament will also be one of the first events to be held following the conclusion of the IEM Rio Major; MOUZ, ENCE, fnatic, and GamerLegion will all make the trip to Espoo shortly after their respective campaigns in Brazil. Another noteworthy storyline is the in the shape of Nicolai "⁠device⁠" Reedtz, who will use the competition to make both his long-awaited return to professional play as well as his debut with Astralis — re-signing with the squad just last week.

MOUZ
Astralis
BIG
HEET
HAVU
Invite

ENCE
fnatic
GamerLegion
Complexity
SAW
TBD