ESL Challenger Melbourne 2023
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| Prize Pool | $100,000 |
| Tickets | Not available |
| Region | Oceania |
| Location | Online |
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ESL Challenger Melbourne 2023 is the next TIER-1.5 tournament hosted by ESL. A few years ago, the tournament series replaced the DreamHack Open, held every few months. The CS:GO tournament is now part of the overall ecosystem, offering the winner a ticket to the ESL Pro League.
ESL Challenger Melbourne 2023 will take place from April 28-30 in Melbourne at the Rod Laver Arena. The event will see eight teams from Europe, Oceania, North America and Asia compete for a combined $100,000 prize pool, points towards the BLAST Premier table and a slot into the ESL Pro League Season 18 group stage.
Notably, Melbourne has already hosted a tournament of a similar series last year. In September 2022, Brazil's paiN Gaming won, beating Imperial Esports 2-1 in the final.
Match schedule
Bracket
Grayhound Gaming
Bad News Eagles
Movistar Riders
ECSTATICBad News EaglesMovistar RidersGroup play
Map pool
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0%Format of ESL Challenger Melbourne 2023
The tournament will start with the group stage in GSL format. The opening matches and first-round winners will take place in BO1 format, while all other group stage games will take place in BO3 format.
The top two competitors from each quartet will then proceed to the play-offs, where the singles elimination net will determine the champion. The playoffs will also take place in BO3 format.
ESL Challenger Melbourne 2023 competitors
Eight teams will take part in the championship, four of which have been selected by direct invitation method based on ESL rankings: Complexity Gaming, IHC Esports, Bad News Eagles and Grayhound Gaming (regional hero).
The remaining tournament entrants will be determined in closed qualifiers for Europe, Oceania, Asia and North America.
Where to watch ESL Challenger Melbourne 2023
Check out our live fixtures schedule for ESL Challenger Melbourne 2023. On top of that, we offer detailed match stats and CSGO live score, match analysis and CS:GO betting tips, and give you access to the latest fixtures.
You can also watch all the live matches of the tournament with us by selecting the stream you like. Moreover, we offer live odds and a detailed analysis of the matches.
Esports news
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Movistar Riders won the ESL Challenger Melbourne 2023 tournament and earned a slot in the EPL Season 182530Complexity Gaming, IHC Esports, Bad News Eagles and Grayhound Gaming Receive Invitations to ESL Challenger at DreamHack Melbourne 2023The ESL Tournament Operator names the four invited participants for the next tournament in the ESL Challenger at DreamHack series.2314ESL has unveiled qualifier dates for its tournaments in Dallas, Melbourne and HannoverThe organizers have revealed the first details of their three upcoming CS:GO tournaments.2732ESL Challenger to return to Melbourne in April 2023The DreamHack championship and festival will take place from April 28 to 30 at the Rod Laver Arena.
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