Participants info for WES Masters

New information regarding the upcoming WES Masters Cup EU has been released.

The tournament, which will take place 27-28 of February, has now release new information regarding the participating teams. First of all, several teams have declined to participate in the cup, some due to preparations for the upcoming Extreme Masters IV World Championship Finals, others due to other LAN events.

A total of four teams have been invited so far, seeing Frag eXecutors, Evil Geniuses, cbteam and Playzone.fi on the list. The Americans will prior to Extreme Masters IV World Championship Finals be bootcamping in Germany, thus being able to participate in the tournament.

One last team will be invited at a later stage. Playzone.se and Alliance both qualified via online qualifiers and are set to participate. There are remaining nine teams that will be found through qualifiers, find the information for those below.

Frag eXecutors
Evil Geniuses
cbteam
Playzone.fi
Playzone.se
Alliance
To Be Announced – Invited team
Ukraine (Qualifier on February  17-18)
Ukraine (Qualifier on  February 17-18)
Belorussia (Qualifier on February 20)
Baltic (Qualifier on February 21)
Russia (Qualifier on February 21)
Russia (Qualifier on February 21)
Open qualifications in German (Qualifier on February 22-23)
Open qualifications in Europe (Qualifier on February 24-25)
Open qualifications in Europe (Qualifier on February 24-25)

The tournament will feature a $3,500 prize purse funded by Murat Arbalet Zhumashevich. First place in the tournament will pocket $2,000, while $1,000 goes to the runners-up, third place will be granted $500.

You will be able to follow all of the action from WES Masters CUP EU right here on HLTV.org.