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ESL Impact League Season 7 will kick off soon. Which eight teams will head to DreamHack Dallas 2025?
ESL FACEIT Group (EFG) has announced that ESL Impact League Season 7 will kick off on Feb. 26 with 28 all-women CS2 teams duking it out for spots at DreamHack Dallas 2025. The matches will feature the best players from North America, South America, and Europe. Read on for the ESL Impact League Season 7 schedule, format, what’s at stake, and more.
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ESL Impact League Season 7 heads to DreamHack Dallas 2025
ESL Impact League Season 7 will kick off on Feb. 26 and end on April 13. Between these dates, a total of 28 all-women CS2 teams will battle for spots atDreamHack Dallas2025. Then, between May 23 and May 25, only the top eight teams will be on stage for the ESL Impact League Season 7 Global Finals. Only one team will claim the lion’s share of$150,000. Will the Imperial Valkyries again be able to defend their crown? Only time will tell.
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ESL Impact Season 7 schedule and format
As noted, Season 7 will go from Feb. 26 to April 13. There will be three regions participating in this circuit. Europe will feature 12 CS2 teams divided into two groups of six. The Group Stage will have best-of-three (Bo3) matches under the single round-robin format. Then, the first-placed team in each group will head to the Global Finals in Dallas. The second and third-placed team will then play decider matches to qualify for DreamHack Dallas 2025.
Meanwhile, eight teams from North America will duke it out in a single group under the same format as Europe’s players. Then, the winner and runner-up will head to Dallas. This will be the same for the teams from South America.
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ESL Impact League Season 7 teams
Below are all of the CS2 teams for Season 7 and how they earned their spots in the circuit. Out of the 28 teams, 11 of them requalified. According to EFG, Season 7 “is designated as a transition season, offering teams from Season 6 the opportunity to requalify.” This follows Valve’s latest operational guidelines for CS2 esports.
Where to watch ESL Impact Season 7
While the Global Finals will be a live event at DreamHack Dallas 2025, folks at home will still be able to catch all of the CS2 esports action via theFACEIT Watchplatform. According to EFG, this platform includes multiple player perspectives, pausing and rewinding, access to killcams, and more. Of course, fans and supporters can also tune in via eitherTwitchorYouTube.
That’s all for now. Are you excited about a brand-new season of ESL Impact? Stick around on esports.gg for more CS2news and updates.
