Stake has announced the 14 teams confirmed via open registration to attend Pulse Beat II, scheduled to take place from September 21-26 in Stockholm, Sweden, with a $60,000 prize pool.
The 14 highest-ranked teams, based on the August 3 VRS update, were selected from the registration process, with 100 Thieves, HEROIC, Astralis, fnatic, Virtus.pro, and EYEBALLERS among the list of notable names.
Two final spots at the event remain up for grabs through single-elimination open qualifiers scheduled for August 20 and August 21, which will see best-of-ones utilized until the best-of-three grand final.
Winners will receive a tournament package — which cost registered teams $3,000 — free of charge, "including accommodation, practice facilities, meals, local transportation, and full player access throughout the event."
The main event will see teams divided into four, best-of-three GSL groups, with the top two from each advancing to a single-elimination playoff bracket. Valuable VRS points will be up for grabs for teams looking to climb the standings ahead of the November 2 cut-off for PGL Major Singapore.
The 14 teams confirmed for the event are:
- Johnny Speeds
- Astralis
- HEROIC
- 100 Thieves
- fnatic
- EYEBALLERS
- Betclic
- Sashi
Virtus.pro
- Phantom
- INFINITE
- ASTRAL
- EAC
- Sangal
- Johnny Speeds
William 'draken' Sundin
Hampus 'hampus' Poser
Astralis
Rasmus 'HooXi' Nielsen
Love 'phzy' Smidebrant
Jakob 'jabbi' Nygaard
Victor 'Staehr' Staehr
Gytis 'ryu' Glušauskas
Filip 'NEO' Kubski
EYEBALLERS
Jesper 'JW' Wecksell
Freddy 'KRIMZ' Johansson
Max 'maxster' Jansson
Kalle 'Ro1f' Johansson
Sebastian 'dex' Samuelsson
Faruk 'pita' Pita
ASTRAL
Genc 'gxx-' Kolgeci
Oliwier 'swiz' Janus
Roland 'RaY5ive' Siminejev
Artjom 'Neqy' Sahnjuk
Aleksandrs 'meowpop' Berezjuks
100 Thieves
Nicolai 'device' Reedtz
Håvard 'rain' Nygaard
Jack 'Gizmy' von Spreckelsen
William 'sirah' Kjærsgaard
Alex 'poiii' Nyholm Sundgren
Lukas 'gla1ve' Rossander
Betclic
Patryk 'Demho' Tomaszewski
Wojciech 'Prism' Zięba
Mateusz 'ex1st' Witman
Roland 'ultimate' Tomkowiak
Konrad 'Qlocuu' Klocek
INFINITE
Rasmus 'kreaz' Johansson
Raul 'Blytz' Gligor
Martin 'Dytor' Handl
Sebastian 'volt' Maloș
Henrich 'sl3nd' Hevesi
Astralis
Rasmus 'HooXi' Nielsen
Love 'phzy' Smidebrant
Jakob 'jabbi' Nygaard
Victor 'Staehr' Staehr
Gytis 'ryu' Glušauskas
EYEBALLERS
Jesper 'JW' Wecksell
Freddy 'KRIMZ' Johansson
Max 'maxster' Jansson
Kalle 'Ro1f' Johansson
Sebastian 'dex' Samuelsson
Virtus.pro
Nikolay 'mir' Bityukov
Vladimir 'b1st' Krasikov
Dias 'F0R3VER' Kutubay
Aleksandr 'AquaRS' Kovalev
Vadim 'tO0RO' Arkov
Virtus.pro
Nikolay 'mir' Bityukov
Vladimir 'b1st' Krasikov
Dias 'F0R3VER' Kutubay
Aleksandr 'AquaRS' Kovalev
Vadim 'tO0RO' Arkov
Dmitriy 'ProbLeM' Martinov
HEROIC
Ludvig 'Brollan' Brolin
Linus 'nilo' Bergman
Tim 'susp' Ångström
Antonio 'MartinezSa' Martinez
Christoffer 'Chr1zN' Storgaard
Joonas 'doto' Forss
EAC
Frederik 'Fessor' Sørensen
Mikkel 'n1Xen' Borlund
Andreas 'anber' Brandt
Simon 'sSen' Solnæs Iversen
Tobias 'bekker' Bekker
fnatic
Rodion 'fEAR' Smyk
Dmytro 'jambo' Semera
Nikita 'jackasmo' Skyba
Artem 'cairne' Mushynskyi
Volodymyr 'mazay' Iorhachov
Miks 'Independent' Siliņš
HEROIC
Ludvig 'Brollan' Brolin
Linus 'nilo' Bergman
Tim 'susp' Ångström
Antonio 'MartinezSa' Martinez
Christoffer 'Chr1zN' Storgaard
Sashi
Frederik 'acoR' Gyldstrand
Casper 'Cabbi' Jensen
Rasmus 'Zyphon' Nordfoss
Anton 'Anlelele' Huynh
Mikkel 'MistR' Thomsen
fnatic
Rodion 'fEAR' Smyk
Dmytro 'jambo' Semera
Nikita 'jackasmo' Skyba
Artem 'cairne' Mushynskyi
Volodymyr 'mazay' Iorhachov
Sangal
Adam 'adamS' Marian
Bartosz 'bnox' Niebisz
Luka 'puuha' Eklund
Selman 'R4DYX' Ozan
Yeray 'Joey' Serrano Pérez
Phantom
Thomas 'TMB' Bundsbæk
Nico 'nicoodoz' Tamjidi
Kamil 'KEi' Pietkun
Kacper 'Kylar' Walukiewicz
Jan 'cej0t' Dyl
100 Thieves
Nicolai 'device' Reedtz
Håvard 'rain' Nygaard
Jack 'Gizmy' von Spreckelsen
William 'sirah' Kjærsgaard
Alex 'poiii' Nyholm Sundgren