Rising Stars Europe set to start

All 16 participants for Rising Stars Europe have been determined following the conclusion of the online qualifiers.

Taking place from March 15 to May 1, Rising Stars Europe #1 will feature 16 teams from all over Europe, half of whom were directly invited by the organisers, Your Esports Entertainment.

The remaining eight participating sides were determined by a series of online qualifiers held over the last month, featuring over 700 teams from all over Europe.

Space Soldiers qualified for Rising Stars 

Rising Stars will feature a best-of-two league format, with the top eight finishers automatically qualifying for the following season. In addition to the $20,000 prize pool, there will be $500 bonuses to be earned by the teams who complete all 15 matches.

Below you can find all the 16 teams who will be taking part in Rising Stars Europe #1:

Invited	Qualified
CSGL	Space Soldiers
E-frag.net	Orbit
Orgless	Bpro
CPH Wolves	miMo
LDLC White	PENTA
ALTERNATE aTTaX	eSuba
DenDD	Refuse
Ancient	Recursive

E-frag.net #17 Kamen 'bubble' KostadinovEmiliyan 'spyleadeR' DimitrovNikolay 'nkl' KrastevViktor 'v1c7oR' DyankovSimeon 'dream3r' Ganev Orbit #60 Patrick 'es3tag' HansenJake 'Boaster' HowlettMads 'MomentPlz' SørensenSimon 'st^' ThulinFredrik 'Krewmer' Svensson Refuse #72 Paweł 'reatz' JańczakPiotr 'morelz' TaterkaSebastian 'NEEX' TrelaKonrad 'EXUS' JeńczeńKamil 'kamil' Kamiński Orgless #33 André 'BARBARR' MöllerAlexander 'SKYTTEN' CarlssonViktor 'flashie' Tamás BeaLasse 'maeVe' ElgaardBence 'DeadFox' Böröcz DenDD #48 Erik 'zende' SundeqvistAndré 'berg' KjellbergIsak 'cype' RydmanRobin 'robiin' SjögrenBenjamin 'BENDJI' Söderena Space Soldiers #77 Tugay 'TuGuX' KeskinIsmailcan 'XANTARES' DörtkardeşÇağatay 'DESPE' SedefAhmet 'paz' KarahocaEngin 'ngiN' Kor Bpro Teodor 'psycho' DimovValuntine 'xek' DinevNikolay 'niki1' PantaleevNikola 'NK4Y' RadushevIvan 'Rock1nG' Stratiev Recursive Eddie 'zape' HärdemanSebastian 'feddan' WikströmChristopher 'kicker' LindénMattias 'benny' RosbackValentin 'bishop' Canepa Ancient #27 Markus 'pronax' WallstenAndreas 'znajder' LindbergSimon 'twist' EliassonMathias 'pauf' KöhlerJonas 'Lekr0' Olofsson PENTA #42 Tahsin 'tahsiN' BroschkChristian 'loWel' Garcia AntoranJohannes 'tabseN' WodarzKevin 'kRYSTAL' AmendMike 'mikeS' Tuns LDLC White #36 Simon 'Fuks' FlorysiakAntoine 'to1nou' PirardMatthieu 'matHEND' RoquignyAlexandre 'bodyy' Pianaro CSGL #29 Grzegorz 'SZPERO' DziamałekJacek 'MINISE' JeziakPaweł 'innocent' MocekMichał 'MICHU' MüllerMikołaj 'mouz' Karolewski eSuba #102 Tomáš 'benq1' MasarykKarel 'fredi' KrálovecLubos 'HenkkyG' IlkoMartin 'MonttY' MelišekRadoslav 'rdO' Tóth ALTERNATE aTTaX #26 Christian 'crisby' SchmittOliver 'kzy' HeckTizian 'tiziaN' FeldbuschKevin 'keev' BartholomäusStefan 'stfN' Seier CPH Wolves #45 Marco 'Snappi' PfeifferMartin 'PERCY' WesselLukas 'gla1ve' RossanderDanni 'smF' DygNicolai 'HUNDEN' Petersen miMo Daniel 't3h f4rm3r' BörzsönyiMiran 'dumz' MatkovićWilliam 'tease' SidAleksandar 'jayzaR' ZarkovicLinus 'b0bbzki' Lundqvist