Asian Champions League 2025 CS2: Schedule, results, teams, and more

Nicholas Taifalos

Nicholas Taifalos

Asia’s finest CS2 teams will battle for a huge prize pool in Shanghai this coming May.

Hero Esports, with assistance from the teams behind the Esports World Cup and DreamHack, is bringing the Asian Champions League to life in 2025 with competitions spanning nine esports in May. Among the huge titles on show, ACL 2025 also features an expansive CS2 tournament.

While the likes of Dota 2, Honor of Kings, LoL, VALORANT and more represented in Yancheng and Shanghai over the course of several weeks, eyes turn to the CS2 tournament which will see the region's best battle for the lion's share of the $300,000 USD prize pool, valuable VRS ranking points, and a spot at EWC 2025.

Here's everything you need to know about CS2 at ACL 2025: Format, schedule, teams, and more.

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ACL 2025 format and teams

Asia's best CS2 teams descend on Shanghai in mid-May. (Image via Hero Esports)
Asia's best CS2 teams descend on Shanghai in mid-May. (Image via Hero Esports)

ACL 2025 is an eight-team tournament held in Yancheng and Shanghai, China. It all kicks off on May 6 with the live finals taking place May 16.

Four teams have been invited directly via VRS, while the remaining four will play through a closed qualifier that features squads from all over Asia and Oceania. The final eight will be split into two groups of four where they'll play a double-elimination bracket. The team that wins the group heads straight to the grand final; the runner up takes a spot in the third-place playoff.

The two playoff matches will be played from the KPL Esports Centre in Shanghai on May 16. Here are the teams participating in the Hero Esports ACL 2025 main event:

Qualification
Team(s)
VRS Invites
(as at Feb. 25)
FlyQuest
Lynn Vision
The Huns Esports
TYLOO
Closed QualifierRare Atom
JiJieHao
Nomads
NinJa*
* NinJa replaces Chinggis Warriors due to visa applications for the Austin Major.

ACL 2025 schedule, results, and standings

Group Stage (May 6)

All match times are in China Standard Time (GMT+8).

Tuesday, May 6

  • 2:30pm: The Huns 0-2 JiJieHao
  • 5:50pm: Lynn Vision 2-0 NinJa

Wednesday, May 7

  • 2:30pm: TYLOO 2-0 Rare Atom
  • 5:50pm: FlyQuest 2-0 Nomads

Thursday, May 8

  • 2:30pm: JiJieHao 2-0 Lynn Vision
    • Winner qualifies for the Group A Final.
  • 5:50pm: The Huns 2-0 Ninja
    • Loser is eliminated.

Friday, May 9

  • 2:30pm: TYLOO 2-1 FlyQuest
    • Winner qualifies for the Group B Final.
  • 5:50pm: Rare Atom 2-0 Nomads
    • Loser is eliminated.

Saturday, May 10

  • 2:30pm: Lynn Vision 2-0 The Huns
    • Winner qualifies for the Group A Final, loser is eliminated.
  • 5:50pm: FlyQuest 2-1 Rare Atom
    • Winner qualifies for the Group B Final, loser is eliminated.

Sunday, May 11

  • 2:30pm: JiJieHao 0-2 Lynn Vision
    • Group A Final. Winner qualifies for the grand final, loser falls to third-place decider.
  • 5:50pm: TYLOO 2-0 FlyQuest
    • Group B Final. Winner qualifies for the grand final, loser falls to third-place decider.

Playoffs (May 16)

Who will earn the spot at Riyadh for EWC? (Image via Liquipedia)
Who will earn the spot at Riyadh for EWC? (Image via Liquipedia)

Friday, May 16

  • 2:10pm: JiJieHao 1-2 FlyQuest
    • Third-place decider.
  • 7pm LIVE: Lynn Vision 1-2 TYLOO
    • Grand final (best-of-three).

Standings

Here is the full standings for ACL 2025:

Placement
Prize ($ USD)
Team(s)
1st$100,000, EWC 2025 QualificationTYLOO
2nd$60,000Lynn Vision
3rd$40,000FlyQuest
4th$30,000JiJieHao
5th-6th$12,000Rare Atom
The Huns
7th-8th$7,000NinJa
NomadS

How to watch ACL 2025: All streams

ACL 2025 will be streamed live on Twitch and Chinese platform Huya. Additional streams can be found on the event's Liquipedia page.


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