A ninth invite spot for IEM Oakland has opened up, ESL has confirmed to HLTV.org.

Originally, only eight of the 12 tournament spots were due to be filled through invites, but ESL has now confirmed that an extra invite place has been allocated.

Seven of the nine invites have already been determined, with SK, Astralis and Gambit among the teams confirmed so far. It is yet to be decided which regions will host qualifiers for the event.

IEM Oakland will have nine invited teams instead of eight

IEM Oakland will run from November 16-19 at the Oracle Arena, with a total of $300,000 on offer. Below is the current team list for the event: