Next big event is about to kick off and HLTV.org have taken a look at the participants.

Notlong about the WCG Championship took off in Seattle. Once againAmerican soil will host another huge gaming event. This time the showdown will be nowhere else than L.A.

ESL is hosting the big event named Extreme Masters Los Angeles.

The organization states:

Weproudly present the Intel Extreme Masters Los Angeles! From 18th to21st of October, Intel Extreme Masters Season II is coming to LosAngeles, CA. At the trade fair E for All (former E3), the world's bestCounter-Strike teams and Warcraft 3 players will compete for 65,000US-Dollar prize money. The best two non-European teams and players willwin a slot for the Intel Extreme Masters Season II finals in March.

Amongstthe participants is no other than fnatic, SK Gaming and Pentagram. On amore personal level one can find MYM and eSTRO who had quite a disputeat the WCG. Let’s hope both teams will show sportsmanship and leave thename calling for the kindergarden.

The high profile teams are:

eMazing Gaming- lim, chE, naz, Ph0bius & evolution
eSTRO- BaiL, hee, Miffy, solo & termi
fnatic- Archi, cArn, dsn, f0rest & ins
Gravitas Gaming- KK, Paddy, MoRf4r, whiMp & zone
Made in Brazil- gAules, ton, bit, Lance & fnx
Meet Your Makers- prb, noLA, REAL, face & juve9le
SK Gaming- walle, Tentpole, allen, RobbaN & SpawN
PGSPokerStrategy- kuben, Neo, Taz, loord & Luq
Team Roccat - contE, naSu, ruuit, plastE & lurppis