The esports Champion League is not a tournament that has had much coverage in Europe. But, starting on Saturday, established names will put their reputations on the line against a host of unknown Chinese players. The list of big name players includes the likes of WCG winner Xuwen 'InFi' Wang and 2009's highest earning player Weiliang 'Fly100%' Lu.

15 slots in the 16 man tournament have already been filled but some mystery surrounds the final place. A pole on the tournament's website was won by the Chinese orc player Kejing 'Like' Li. But in a brief interview with Fnatic, Jae Ho 'Moon' Jang claimed that he would be taking part in the ECL as well. It could be that he will be there to present WMF's Avalon Heroes game or perhaps it's just a case of information being lost in translation. Both Tatazu and GosuGamers still have the spot listed as 'TBD.' The full 16 looks like this:

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EH.GIGABYTE.Sai
EH.GIGABYTE.Fly100%
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TBD

Never the less, the tournament boasts an impressive array of talent, with or without the NGL One champion. The mixture of veteran stars and exciting upstarts sounds like a tasty cocktail. However, with no brackets released and with only two days before the tournament begins, ECL is very much a "wait and see" event.

Source: Tatazu via Gosu Gamers