April 3, 2025 03:15am
Eternal Fire withdraws from IEM Melbourne 2025
SAW will take their place in the $1 mil tournament
The Turkish heavyweights Eternal Fire have withdrawn from IEM Melbourne 2025, with just weeks left for the competition.
SAW will be filling their slot, as the fourth team in line for the invite as per VRS rankings. This means that the likes of G2, Astralis, and FURIA denied the invitation to partake in the tournament in Australia.
The reason behind the withdrawal was not provided by ESL or Eternal Fire at the time of publication. IEM Melbourne will boast a prize pool of $1 million, and will be held between 21st and 27th April.
The following 16 teams will be in attendance:
Vitality
Spirit NAVI FaZe
The MongolZ MOUZ
Liquid
FlyQuest
Virtus.pro GamerLegion Falcons
paiN
3DMAX MIBR
BIG
SAW
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