ESL unveils slot distribution for 2024 Circuit Events

ESL has officially disclosed the details of the slot allocation process for the Louvre Partner teams. In the first half of 2024, 12 out of the total 18 Louvre Partner slots will be drafted for upcoming events.

• IEM China 2024 (April 8- 14)
  6 Louvre Partner Slots
  4 ESL World Ranking Slots
  6 Qualifier Slots

• IEM Dallas 2024 (May 27- June 2)
  6 Louvre Partner Slots
  1 Local Hero Invite
  4 ESL World Ranking Slots
  5 Qualifier Slots

ESL clarified that the second half of the year will feature only one Circuit event, exempting it from the drafting process. Instead, the allocation of the 6 invites designated for Louvre teams during this period will be determined by the ESL World Ranking issued on July 22nd.

Further, with 12 slots available and only 10 eligible Partner Teams, the top 2 Partner teams will get a slot in both events.