Passion UA, BetBoom and BET-M 33 qualify for IEM Atlanta 2026

Passion UA, BetBoom Team, and BET-M 33 have qualified for IEM Atlanta 2026 after navigating through the Global and Americas qualifiers.

The trio finalises the 16-team line-up that will head to Dreamhack Atlanta for the Tier 1 tournament from May 11th to 17th.

BetBoom Team made its way through the Global Qualifiers by only conceding a single map across four best-of-threes. Wins over BASEMENT BOYS, ENCE, and SINNERS Esports secured a place in the upper bracket final, where BET-M 33 would await.

A superior defensive display across the two maps made the difference, with BetBoom Team winning Ancient 13-6 and Dust II 13-11 to earn the team’s first Tier 1 appearance since the BLAST.tv Austin Major in June 2025.

BET-M 33 defeated Inner Circle Esports and Fnatic on its way to the upper bracket final. As a result of the defeat to BetBoom Team, the all-Russian roster bested SINNERS Esports 2-1 in the lower bracket final to secure the second place on offer from the Global Qualifier.

Meanwhile, Passion UA breezed through its opening two matches to face off against Wildcard in the upper bracket final of the Americas qualifier. Wildcard opened the series with a 13-10 win on Mirage, but Passion UA completed the reverse sweep with a 13-9 win on Overpass, followed by a 13-10 win on Anubis to secure a 2-1 series victory.

With the closed qualifiers for IEM Atlanta 2026 complete, the full list of teams heading to the United States is as follows:

Several notable names have declined invitations to compete at IEM Atlanta 2026. This is due to a conflicting schedule with PGL Astana 2026, another Tier 1 event taking place from May 7th to 17th.