Passion UA claims EPL Season 23 spot after Vitality, Falcons decline invites

ESL have revealed the invites to ESL Pro League Season 23 with 20 teams receiving invites to the online portion of the European LAN. Among them, Liquid, Passion UA, NRG, and M80 will be representing the NA region.

Passion UA claimed the final spot up for grabs via a VRS invite on account of both Vitality and Falcons skipping ESL's event. Meanwhile, NRG and M80 come into the league via ESL Challenge League and the DreamHack Knockout Atlanta tournament, respectively.

One other tidbit of note is that Chinese team Lynn Vision were barred from participating in the event due to skipping ESL Pro League Season 22 after ESL's deadline, running afoul of their new rules on attendance.

The team list for ESL Pro League Season 23 consists of:

ESL Pro League Season 23 Stage One is set to start on February 27th.