It's that time again! Season 3 of the ESI is here, and qualifications begin later today: Saturday, June 20th.
Since this is another ESI, that may or may not mean that the old NASCL from season 1 is gone completely, but you can't make too many assumptions. Besides, this ESI is going to be incredibly exciting, which is evident by the massive lineup!
Here are the 16 teams participating in this season's qualifying games:
Los Reyes Del Mambo
Team BroodWar
Old School Reborn
Fellowship of Starcraft
Team Energy
Nerds At Work
Latin Gamers
Innocent Holy Freaks
Riders on the Storm
Not Allowed
eRazers eSports
All or Nothing Gaming
Evil Geniuses
sMi Team
Spt Gaming
Going Effective Together
NaW are fierce competitors for this season of the ESI, as they've shown great success in last season's BWCL.
As an American myself, I can't help but root for AoN, EG, sMi and NrG, especially EG since I spend a great deal of my time watching Lord Zerg play and banter with Machine.
LRM is also out for vengeance after taking 3rd in season 32 of the BWCL, but with neither ESC or SL in the lineup at this ESI, will no one be able to stand in their path to victory?
And osR, having had a hard time in Season 2 of the ESI is looking to redeem their name with, what are sure to be, some fantastic games this season.
And here are the first match-ups, beginning at 19:00 CET:
Away Team Home Team
eRazers eSports Spt Gaming
Evil Geniuses Team BroodWar
sMi Team Nerds At Work
Innocent Holy Freaks Going Effective Together
Fellowship of Starcraft Not Allowed
All or Nothing Gaming Old School Reborn
Team Energy Riders on the Storm
Latin Gamers Los Reyes Del Mambo
This should be a very exciting season, and GL to all the teams. May your scarabs never dud!
Links
ESI.net - Details on the entire league
