Last ever ESL Impact Finals attending teams set

The ESL Impact Season 8 Finals lineup is set following the conclusion of the regional Impact leagues.

It is set to be the last ESL Impact event for the time being, as ESL FACEIT Group announced that the circuit will be indefinitely suspended following the conclusion of the Season 8 Finals.

The event will take place as part of Dreamhack Stockholm at the Stockholmsmässan, from November 28-30.

From 28 teams we find our selves down to the remaining 8. Here are the teams that qualified for our #ESLImpact Stockholm Finals 2025!@NIPCS @BIG_EQUIPA
Overpeek@imperialesports @MIBR @AtrixEsportsGG @FlyQuestRED @ShimmerCS2 pic.twitter.com/k1yGfddVCu

— ESL Impact (@ESLImpact) October 25, 2025

EU gauntlet provides a tough test for the favourites

NIP Impact remain on course for ESL Impact glory, as the team made it through the Group Stage unscathed.

Holding a 5-0 record, the team continued its hot pre-season form into the tournament to make it to Stockholm in undefeated fashion.

Mia ‘aiM’ Cooper spoke to Esports News UK prior to the season starting, stating, “I think it’s going to be great, and I think we’re in a really good position to win the whole thing, to be honest.”

The international roster remains in a strong position to do so following the conclusion of the regional seasons, with big names missing out on joining NIP Impact in Stockholm.

UNDEFEATED! ⭐️

A flawless 5-0 to close out the group stage! #ESLImpact | @ESLImpact pic.twitter.com/z5T8G4bOvr

— NIP CS (@NIPCS) October 24, 2025

Nemesis Impact had a disappointing season, which saw them miss out on the ESL Impact finals.

The French core of the roster had attended the ESL Impact Season 7 finals as Zerance, where they finished 5th-6th.

With the support of Nemesis, and the additions of veteran legend Julia ‘juliano’ Kiran and former NIP player Anna ‘ramziiN’ Ramsing, there was significant hype around the roster when it was first announced.

That excitement fell away under the brutal light of competition, as Nem Impact fell to a 1-4 Season 8 record, only defeating shinigami in the competition.

The roster is currently sitting with a 2-1 record in Female Pro League.

We were so close to forcing out a map 3 🥹

GGs @imperialesports! #WeAreNem pic.twitter.com/yFkyCz5alQ

— Team Nemesis (@nmss_gg) October 24, 2025

While Group B was highly competitive, only winning three maps over the five contests will be a disappointing way to bow out of ESL Impact action.

In contrast, Overpeek made it all the way from the second Open Qualifier to the Season Finals, with an admirable 3-2 group record that led to an all-or-nothing contest against their regional rivals, Flame Sharks Fe.

Flame Sharks Fe had finished the group stage with a 4-1 record, but were swept aside 13-7, 13-8 by Overpeek’s talented roster.

Imperial Valkyries also survived the winner-takes-all Play-in decider, defeating Let Her Cook 2-0.

The six-time ESL Impact-winning core have not been at their best of late, going 3-2 in the group with losses to Big Equipa and Overpeek.

But, in making the Finals, they are the most experienced and adept at converting those big-event moments into wins. Can they do it again?

Reigning champions shocked in ESL Impact South America

In South America, the female CS world was stunned as Atrix qualified for the season-ending finals.

They did so with a 6-1 record, defeating Furia along the way in a series which effectively eliminated the reigning champions.

Furia had won ESL Impact Season 7 with a 2-1 victory over Supernova Comets in Dallas, a match which set viewership records for female Counter-Strike.

Yet they will not have the chance to defend their crown in Stockholm.

Instead, mibr will join Atrix in Stockholm. The fully Brazilian roster boasted a 6-1 overall record in the groups, only dropping two maps throughout the competition to Furia.

With little to no funding, Atrix not only beat the reigning champions but also knocked them out on their path to Stockholm

Led by a young IGL, this Atrix roster has created the best ESL Impact storyline in its final season. Some poetic shit right there https://t.co/EuHFCFDZ0u

— Freddie (@GrimyRannarr) October 24, 2025

Familiar faces qualify from North America

FlyQuest Red continued their streak of attending every single ESL Impact Finals by qualifying for Stockholm.

The NA core featuring Australia’s Vivienne ‘BiBiAhn’ Quach and Canada’s Mounira ‘GooseBreeder’ Dobi, went undefeated in the Round-Robin Group Stage to keep their run of qualifying alive.

FlyQuest Red dropped only two maps in a hugely impressive group stage, making them one of the frontrunners for the Season’s Finals.

Shimmer, who only lost to FlyQuest Red, will be up there as well. The Season 7 Grand Finalists found a new home in Shimmer, but the roster remains stable and unchanged from the one that was so close to glory in Dallas.

Despite losing to FlyQuest, their contests elsewhere were largely dominant, indicating that they are in good shape to make a familiar run in ESL Impact’s last event.

ESL Impact Season 8 Finals full team list:

• NIP Impact
• Big Equipa
• Overpeek
• Imperial Female
• FlyQuest Red
• Shimmer
• mibr
• Atrix