The trio join five other teams that received direct invites to compete in Stage 2.

Eden Esports have announced the complete list of teams that will take part in Malta Vibes Knockout Series 1, the first in a series of six monthly tournaments from the tournament organiser that will award a total of $300,000 and twelve bootcamp packages in Malta.

The tournament, which kicks off on August 16, features three of the WePlay Academy League rosters and the likes of Fiend, AGO, GORILLAZ, and K23 in its initial round, a 32-team single-elimination bracket that will end when just eight teams are left standing.

Those rosters will go on to face another eight directly invited teams in Stage 2, including FORZE, Endpoint, Entropiq, and TeamOne, the latter two of whom reside in the final group of ESL Pro League Season 14, allowing them enough time to take part in another event.

Closing out the list of invited sides are O PLANO, who were reported on Sunday to be in discussions with Nordavind by Rush B Media and ge, as well as ENCE, Sprout, and SKADE. The Stage 2 bracket will culminate on August 26 with a best-of-three grand final, where the winner will walk away with $25,000.

The complete list of teams attending the event can be found below:

Stage 1

Stage 2