Last weekend at PAX East, four teams took the ESL Arena stage fighting not just for placement, but for pride. After all the flags were captured, Strongholds secured, and Spartans slain, it was Evil Geniuses that stood atop the rest, claimed a highly coveted spot in the HCS Pro League alongside defending World Champions Counter Logic Gaming.

This weekend, qualification continues with the online portion of the Summer Qualifier, and today we’re excited to reveal the teams that have been invited, as well as which groups they’ve been placed in. But first, let’s take a quick look at the format these teams will be competing in.

FORMAT

Double elimination groups

Top 2 teams from each group advance to ESL Studios in Burbank, California

Halo World Championship map pool

GROUPS

After brief but eventful offseason following the Halo World Championship Finals, several rosters have been substantially shuffled , setting the stage for some very intriguing matchups over the next few months. Let’s see where Halo’s top players have landed.

Renegades

Commonly

Ninja

Victory X

Penguin

Soul Red

Gabriel

JuicyFruit

Who is KingNick

Munoz

Team Liquid

Spartan

Stellur

APG

Eco (formerly Unlegit)

Enigma6

Cratos

Shooter

Huke

bubu dubu

Legendary

Winntur

Squallaye

Cpt Anarchy

Soul Swish

Ambush

Kephrii

MudVayne

KuavoKen

JR2

Crowd Control

Very Nerdy

Levy

Scaryotic

Tragic

Allegiance

G00fy

RyaNoob

Contra

PreDevoNatoR

eLevate

Heinz

Hysteria

Randa

Aries Caries

Team EnVyUs

eL ToWn

Mikwen

iGotUrPistola

Rayne

Indecisive

Lifestyl3

Blakerz

Zenchaser

Prototype

Denial esports

Ogre 2

Seduce

Nemassist

Arkanum

OpTic Gaming

MaNiaC

Naded

Str8 Sick

ACE

God Tier

Cloud

Swift Kill

Danoxide

Tire Ironic

Sentinels

Vetoed

Kampy

Trunks

Yoshi

Str8 Rippin

TSquared

Rammy

DomeRocked

ShaZaM

Be sure to tune in on Saturday, April 30 at 11AM PT by heading to the Halo 5: Guardians page on Twitch.tv to watch from your favorite player’s perspective. Best of luck to all teams competing!

As always, follow @HCS and @ESLHalo for the latest on the HCS Pro League and join the discussion!