ESEA Season 55 Elite Cup #1 teams defined with Getting Info, SportsBetExpert in attendance

The Open Qualifier for ESEA Season 55 Elite Cup #1 wrapped up on October 11th, qualifying 16 out of the 59 teams in attendance to the ESL Challenger League qualifier. Among the notable teams that topped the qualifier are Getting Info, SportsBetExpert, Phoenix, while a large number of teams are familiar faces from the previous Elite Cups.

The Elite Cups serve as the new Valve TOR-compliant qualifiers to ESL Challenger League, with each cup guaranteeing two spots in the first cup of a respective ECL season. The event also features a $2,500 prizepool and will generally have the semifinals and beyond count as Ranked matches on HLTV.

The team list for the ESEA Season 55 Elite Cup #1 consists of:

ESEA Season 55 NA Elite Cup #1 is set to start on October 17th.