The organizers have announced fnatic as the ninth invited team to IEM Chicago.

Ranked ninth in the world, fnatic will be joining seven other top-10 teams in Chicago, including Astralis, Liquid, and FaZe, among others.

With the Swedes' addition, only one more team remains to be directly invited, with the other six spots at the $250,000 tournament determined via qualifiers around the world.

fnatic will be heading to Chicago in November

IEM Chicago is set to take place on November 6-11, with the playoffs being held at the 10,000-seater Wintrust Arena. The team list currently looks as follows: