Don't miss the start of ESL Challenger League Season 41: Asia-Pacific

Today, April 26, ESL Challenger League Season 41: Asia-Pacific will start. The Asia-Pacific Unified Championship will run from April 26 to June 26 online. Sixteen teams will compete for a prize pool of $20,000, as well as a ticket to the ESL Pro League Conference Season 17, which will go to the winner.

Prize pool distribution:

• 1st place: $8,000 + slot at EPL Conference S17.
• 2nd place: $5,000 + S42 Challenger League slot.
• 3rd place: $2,800 + S42 Challenger League slot
• 4th place: $1,500 + S42 Challenger League slot.
• 5th-6th place: $900 + S42 Challenger League slot.
• 7th-8th place: $450 + S42 Challenger League slot.
• 9th-10th place: S42 Challenger League slot.
• 11th-12th place: S41 Relegation slot.
• 13th-14th place: S41 Relegation slot.
• 15th-16th place: S42 Open slot.

Group A:

• IHC Esports.
• The MongolZ.
• NSN Gaming.
• Aravt.
• Born in Mongolia.
• Born in the East.
• NEXGA.
• Team NZT.

Group B:

• Rare Atom.
  
• CatEvil.
  
• Team NKT.
  
• Moon Esports.
  
• ARTiSAN Esports.
  
• OS e-sports.
  
• Clutch Gaming.
  
• xNova.

Championship format:

ESL Challenger League Season 41: Asia-Pacific will start with a group stage, which will be played in a round robin format. From here, eight teams (four from each group) will form the playoff bracket. Here the teams will start their way to the Double-Elimination bracket in the fight for the first line. All matches of the championship will be held in BO3 format. The exception will be the grand final, which will be held in the BO5 format (with a handicap for the team that has passed through the upper bracket).

ESL Challenger League Season 41: Asia-Pacific will be held online from April 26 to June 26. Sixteen teams from Asia and the Pacific will compete for a prize pool of $20,000.