Flashpoint Season 1 Teams Confirmed
By Max Mallow
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive league Flashpoint announced the 12 teams set to compete in its inaugural season.
Announcing the 12 Teams competing in Flashpoint 1!
— Flashpoint (@Flashpoint) March 11, 2020
Come catch all of the action starting with the group draft selection, tomorrow, March 12th at 20CET/12:00pm PDT on twitch at https://t.co/iSiSGyTLeT pic.twitter.com/CQSaNrxhEu
Flashpoint, a new CS:GO league from tournament organizer FACEIT, features eight founding teams and four teams from a LAN qualifier. Those teams are as follows:
Flashpoint Season 1 Teams Confirmed
Founding Members
- Cloud9
- c0ntact Gaming
- Dignitas
- Team Envy
- Gen.G Esports
- MAD Lions
- MIBR
- FunPlus Phoenix
LAN Qualifier Teams
- Orgless
- Chaos Esports Club
- HAVU Gaming
- Copenhagen Flames
Flashpoint is set to begin Friday and run through April 19 with a $1 million prize pool on the line. DBLTAP's Jarek Lewis reported Tuesday that Copenhagen Flames was set to replace BIG in Season 1 after the latter qualified for Flashpoint.
Additionally, FunPlus Phoenix was confirmed as a founding member after a 1pv report stated the League of Legends World Championship organization signed Heroic. Heroic was previously part of ESL Pro League Season 11, but will now participate in Flashpoint.