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HERO ACL 2026 teams announced

12 teams secure direct main event invites

With the closer qualifier beginning in a couple of days from now, the tournament organizer has announced the main event invitees for HERO Asian Champions League 2026. The Counter-Strike 2 event in HERO Asian Champions League begins on 30th April 2026 with the closed qualifier and then follows up with the main event between 11th to 17th May 2026.

HERO ACL 2026 teams

Australia FlyQuest
Rare Atom
Kaleido
Lynn Vision
TYLOO
Australia THUNDERdOWNUNDER
Australia SemperFi
NEXVOID

Chinggis Warriors
Change The Game
Haunted House
Australia Ground Zero
World Closed Qualifier
World Closed Qualifier
World Closed Qualifier
World Closed Qualifier

The closed qualifier which begins on 30th April 2026 will run a double-elimination bracket across two groups of eight teams each. A total of four teams- winners of upper and lower bracket of both groups will advance to the main event. The HERO Asian Champions League will serve as the Asian qualifier for the Esports World Cup 2026. The winner of the tournament will not only bag $80,000 USD in cash prize but also a main event slot for the Esports World Cup.

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