In comparisson to the very first steps, the ESL made with its expansion in the first season, a giant European supreme discipline, the field grew and grows paying attention to teams around the globa but also paying International metropolis a visit.

The carat's value increased yet again calling for a second episode of Turtle Entertainments successful leauge format, which goes under the banner of the "Global Challenge". Among others teams such as first season winner SK Gaming, fnatic, MeetYourMakers, aTTaX, NoA(mTw.dk) and WCG gold medalist emuLate can be found as participants.

Attending team-list:

• Virtus.Pro (Zeus - Edward - ROMJKE - LeX - Konstantin P.)
• fnatic (f0rest - dsn - ins - Archi - cArn)
• Meet Your Makers (Neo - Loord - taz - LUq - kuben)
• Spirit of Amiga (ArcadioN - Friis - spx - wazorN - zitic)
• Against All Authority (Xp3 - OliGan - TDSI - Geno - Blqcko-)
• mousesports (Kapio - gore - Tixo - cyx - gob b)
• forZe (Xoma - Praton - F_1NG - Boris P. - Aleksey N.)
• mTw.PokerRoom (zonic - Ave - hpx - mJe - Sunde)
• Atlanteam (liH - BreK - Did - JArOd - ngl)
• Man1a Gaming (kaNarkO - kiril - masalito - wil - Hr1stlQN)
• SK Gaming (RobbaN - allen - SpawN - walle - Tentpole)
• Competo (ODIE - blizker - mason - crash - night - divine)
• Fainted (tacky - wis - Azid - enoksen - PAH)
• Team Roccat (naSu - ruuit - contE - plastE - tinTTi)
• UNITED (ADi - ham - ths - rDh - rulon)
• Excello (tihOp - Shiri - SPIKEONE - Twista - Kuppi - kookas)
• ALTERNATE aTTaX (moon - roman - paN - approx - CHEF-KOCH)
• emuLate (HaRts - ioRek - MaT - mSx - RiGo-)
• Gravitas Gaming (kk - bardi - fAg - nuggi - telli)
• x6tence (DrastyK - DeyF - n1ce - FlipiN - r1bera - sioK)
• Playzone (danne - qp - kHRYSTAL - Stranger - kojz - frankdude)