From the Froyotech twitter:

http://i.imgur.com/06LeIhk.jpg

https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/emoticons/v1/88/1.0

This is probably the most craziest (and possibly best) offseason I've ever seen

Blaze and boomer returning

Froyotech Black with HRG + 4G mix

New reformed rosters with a lot of upcoming players and talent

My body is ready for Season 22

I've decided to also make a roster tracking thread for ETF2L Premiership to keep track of the roster changes for the upcoming season (Season 24).

I'll keep it updated as more changes happen.

Active teams

nameLess (formerly nerdRage):

• 6/5/16: spudd joins nameLess
  
• 2/5/16: nerdRage drops sponsorship
  
• 20/4/16: kaidus retires due to wrist injury

Perilous Gaming:

• 6/5/16: spudd leaves Perilous; joins nameLess

dd + 5 abs:

• 27/4/16: Admirable & django join dd+5abs
  
• 26/4/16: ixy leaves dd+5abs
  
• 7/4/16: Honey Badger cut from dd+5abs; feeling to return

Publiclir:

• 11/5/16: Thaigrr joins Publiclir
  
• 1/5/16: p-rez joins Publiclir
  
• 26/4/16: Publiclir cut fl1p, lose Medico

LEGO:

• 26/4/16: zen replaces dmoule for LEGO

Comfortably Spanked (formerly Team Infused):

• 11/5/16: T0m replaces Thaigrr; team leaves Team Infused

PC MASTER RACE:

• 13/5/16: PC MASTER RACE qualifies for ETF2L Premiership

Because of the crazy offseason that is currently going right now, I've decided to make a thread to keep track of all the roster changes happening in Invite.

I'll keep it updated as more changes happen.

Active teams

Froyotech:

• 5/3/16: clockwork retires; blaze returns to starting roster

Ronin:

• 5/27/16: Ronin cuts phorofor, picks up Nursey from -bird noises- to replace

-bird noises-:

• 5/16/16: Nursey joins -bird noises-
  
• 5/3/16: corsa joins -bird noises
  
• 4/29/16: boomer joins -bird noises-; Linkuser steps down
  
• 4/6/16: Hellbent removed from -bird noises-

Running with Scizors:

• 4/25/16: Sezco joins Running with Scizors
  
• 4/9/16: sen leaves Running with Scizors

Elysian Fields:

• 4/30/16: kuestif joins Elysian Fields
  
• 4/27/16: mausy, newspeak, goldfish, and Cole part ways with the team; picks up farnsworth and topshot
  

(New) EVL Gaming:

• 5/4/16: EVL Gaming sponsors new team
  

eL cLaSsIcO:

• 5/6/16: ranga joins eL cLaSsIcO

Aeonic (formerly Uncharted):

• 5/27/16: Aeonic swaps out mu for ex
  
• 5/18/16: Aeonic receives Invite spot from Luca Goers
  
• 5/8/16: lucrative forms Uncharted

Luca Goers:

• 5/13/16: ex-EVL players form new roster

dog2:

• 5/13/16: dog2 voted into ESEA Invite

FROYO BLACK:

• 5/20/16: FROYO BLACK finalizes roster

Rambo Spec:

• 5/24/16: Rambo Spec receives Invite spot from dog2

Dead teams:

• 5/24/16: dog2 disbands
  
• 5/13/16: Luca Goers disbands
  
• 5/8/16: Elysian Fields disbands
  
• 5/4/16: Street Hoops eSports disbands
  
• 5/2/16: EVL Gaming disbands
  
• 3/21/16: The Grime disbands
  
• 2/23/16: Hands Off disbands

Spreadsheet for all the teams and players

On this day last year was the day that we found out that matchmaking was coming

Now this year Valve blesses us with the VACationing

Today is a good day ladies and gentlemen

http://i.imgur.com/lrUAWFu.png

https://media.giphy.com/media/tOWyML1WPzKjm/giphy.gif

Here comes the VACations

Americas Minor:

MLG annoucned that they will once again be hosting the Americas minor at their MLG arena. There will be 4 invited teams and 4 other teams that will decided through online qualifiers:

http://i.imgur.com/GHtsSlj.jpg

For the last 4 spots at the minor, 3 NA teams will be decided from a qualifier, starting with a 128 preliminary bracket that you can sign up for here (schedule is here)

8 teams from the preliminary bracket will compete with 8 other invited teams for a spot at the minor.

http://i.imgur.com/AbB8rvy.jpg

3 teams from the minor qualifier will qualify for the Americas minor.

The last spot of the minor will be decided from an SA qualifier, with 8 invited SA teams that will compete for a spot at the minor.

http://i.imgur.com/EShFtBc.jpg

European Minor:

Dreamhack will be hosting the EU minor at their Dreamhack Open circuit event at Tours, France.

The first closed qualifier saw 4 teams qualify:

http://i.imgur.com/mL4eTEX.jpg

The last four spots will be decided through another qualifier (can't find the list of the teams that will compete in the qualifier)

CIS Minor:

Starladder will be hosting the CIS Minor in Moscow, Russia

Here's the 8 teams that will be competing (4 teams from invites, 4 teams from qualifiers):

http://i.imgur.com/I7kP1IN.jpg

Asia Minor:

PGL and KeSPA will be hosting PGL Minor in Seoul, South Korea

Here's the 8 teams that will be competing:

http://i.imgur.com/UewYxIT.jpg

So just like the last major, there will be 4 regional minors that will qualify teams for the ESL One Cologne major qualifier. Each minor will have 8 teams each that will be each competing for a spot at the qualifier. The teams that qualify from the minors will compete with the bottom 8 teams from the last major to compete for a "Challenger" spot at the major

The regions will be:

• Americas Minor (hosted by MLG at the MLG Arena in Columbus, Ohio)
  
• European Minor (hosted by Dreamhack at Dreamhack Open Tours in France)
  
• CIS Minor (hosted by Starladder in Moscow, Russia)
  
• Asia Minor (hosted by PGL and KeSPA in Seoul, South Korea)

Important changes to the minor system:

The minors will now have a $50,000 prize pool, and the finalists from each minor will qualify for the major qualifier instead of the winner of the minor, so that means that there will be no last chance qualifiers and it also ensures an equal amount of teams from each region.

Also important is that players that played in the last major will be allowed to participate "provided their team does not consist of three or more players who played together in that event (such teams would already be directly invited to the qualifier or Major)" according to Valve, so that's a very good change.

Roster rule changes for the major:

ESL have announced a lot of rules concerning rosters for the main qualifier and the major:

http://i.imgur.com/PIGA1Am.jpg

BREN I WANT YOU TO CAST AT DREAMHACK PLEASE

I do not understand what that Snakewater game was

I swear Snakewater always delivers the best games

https://twitter.com/OverwatchGG/status/723282555072593920

They even had an Overwatch Lamborghini that transported some popular streamers from the airport to their hotel

OUR GOLDEN AGE IS HERE

https://twitter.com/robinnymann/status/722971060581310464

tl;dr s1mple wants to stay in Europe and therefore adren will be staying with TL