The Intel Challenge Super Cup 8 league will this season be opening its doors to 32 teams, double last season, with the prize purse remaining the same at $10,000. Along with the announcement of a new season, the organisers have also revealed the first 29 teams to be invited to the season which include SK Gaming , Natus Vincere , Moscow Five , Xperia PLAY 2011 champions Frag eXecutors , fnatic and many other exceptional teams.

Teams invited to ICSC 8:

SK Gaming
Natus Vincere
Moscow Five
Frag eXecutors
ultimo
x6tence
DTS
TMS
fnatic
selectah
USSR
Virtus.Pro
Headache
escalate
Online Kingdom fi
TCM-Gaming
Cheap Times!
Rage Esports
Double Damage
Team Prior
KerchNET
Universal Soldiers
Fear Factory
munkka
rootz
Team ALTERNATE
ESC Gaming de
Deathwish
tao
MaxFloPlay
TBA
TBA

The season will kick off on the 2nd of May 2011 and will feature 2 group stages: the first featuring 8 groups of 4 teams and the second featuring the top 2 teams from each group who will be placed into 4 groups of 4 teams. Following the second group stage, 2 teams from each group will proceed to the LAN playoffs at the home of eSports: the Kiev CyberSports Arena, Ukraine, where the teams will fight for a slice of the $10,000 prize purse.

Source: HLTV.org