ESEA Advanced Season 54 reaches playoffs

ESEA Advanced Season 54 has reached playoffs, seeing 24 teams advance from the regular season to the final stage of the Unraked competition. Unlike last season, no teams from ESL Challenger League opted to claim a spot in playoffs, therefore only the 24 teams from the regular season will fight for the $8,000 top prize and a spot at DreamHack Knockout Atlanta 2025.

Despite the lack of teams directly coming from ECL, a number of notable NA teams are set to compete in playoffs, with Season 53 champions LAG headlining the event. Other notable squads include TSG, Mythic, ASPYRE, Aether, SportsBetExpert, FlyQuest RED, and Wanted Goons, and InControl.

Meanwhile, some of the notable teams to miss out of playoffs including Vireo.pro, Full House, and Shimmer.

The full team list for ESEA Advanced S54 playoffs consists of:

The double-elimination bracket begins on September 2nd and will conclude on September 21st.