ESL has announced ESL One Rio 2020: Road to Rio

The event should be held from April 22 to May 17.

Road to Rio will bring together 56 teams from 6 divisions. 16 teams from Europe, 12 from the CIS, 12 from North America, 4 from South America, 4 teams from the countries of Oceania and 8 representatives of the Asian division will compete in the competition.

In total, the organizers will allocate $ 255,000 for the championship, which will be distributed as follows:

• Europe - $ 105,000
• CIS - $ 50,000
• North America - $ 70,000
• South America - $ 10,000
• Oceania countries - $ 10,000
• Asia - $ 10,000

ESL has also named a list of guest teams for ESL One Rio 2020: Road to Rio.

Europe

• Astralis
• ENCE
• Team Vitality
• mousesports
• G2 Esports
• FaZe Clan
• North
• Fnatic
• Complexity Gaming
• Team Heretics
• Ninjas in Pyjamas
• Movistar Riders
• Copenhagen Flames
• GODSENT
• Dignitas
• TBD

CIS

• Virtus.pro
• NAVI
• Winstrike
• Gambit Youngsters
• Syman Gaming
• Team Spirit
• Espada
• Hard Legion Esports
• Team Unique
• forZe
• TBD
• TBD

North America

• Evil Geniuses
• Team Liquid
• 100 Thieves
• MIBR
• c0ntact Gaming
• FURIA Esports
• Bad News Bears
• Gen.G Esports
• Cloud9
• Triumph
• Team Envy
• TBD

South America

• Red Canids
• BOOM Esports
• TBD
• TBD

Oceania

• Renegades
• ORDER
• TBD
• TBD

Asia

• Tyloo
• Vici Gaming
• Mazaalai
• Tiger
• Lucid Dream
• TBD
• TBD
• TBD

As for the drawn invitations to ESL One Rio 2020, the organizers divided invites into three types: Legends, Challengers, Contenders (New Challengers). In each of the regions they will play a certain number of invitations:

Europe

• 3 Legends
• 5 Challengers
• 3 Contenders

CIS

• 2 Legends
• 1 Challengers
• 2 Contenders

North America

• 3 Legends
• 2 Challengers
• 1 Contenders

South America

• 1 Contenders

Oceania countries

• 1 Contenders

Asia

• 1 Contenders