ESL Challenger League Season 42: Europe group stage draw results announced
The participants of ESL Challenger League Season 42: Europe recognized their rivals from the group stage. According to information published on the HLTV portal, the reigning champion Team Falcons will play in the same group with ECSTATIC, Ungentium and Bad News Eagles. In addition, the tournament has been moved two weeks (August 30) to likely allow teams to qualify for the European RMR tournament.
ESL Challenger League Season 42: Europe group stage draw results
Group A |
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Group B
Group C
Group D
1WIN
ECSTATIC
BLUEJAYS
Entropiq
9INE
ungentium
HEET
K23
forZe
Team Falcons
SINNERS
AGO
SAW
Bad News Eagles
Finest
Sprout
Starting matches in each quartet are determined by a random draw. In the second round, the winners of the starting confrontations will meet each other, challenging the first place in the group, while the losing teams will compete for the last place and elimination from the tournament. In the third round, the teams with three points will compete for the last ticket to the playoffs and second place in the group.
Note that the championship will be the debut for the updated compositions of several teams at once. The off-season saw changes in SAW, HEET, SINNERS, 9INE, and Finest. In addition, transfers are expected in the camp of Sprout, ECSTATIC, AGO and Team Falcons.
Also, let's not forget that the teams Movistar Riders and ex-MAD Lions managed to withdraw from ESL Challenger League Season 42: Europe.
Prize pool distribution for ESL Challenger League Season 42: Europe
- 1st place: $20,000 + seat at EPL Conference S17.
- 2nd place: $11,500 + S43 Challenger League spot.
- 3rd place: $7,000 + S43 Challenger League spot.
- 4th place: $4,000 + seat in the S43 Challenger League.
- 5th-6th place: $2,500 + place in the S43 Challenger League.
- 7th-8th place: $1,250 + seat in the S43 Challenger League.
- 9th-12th place: place in the S43 Challenger League.
- 13th-16th place: departure to S42 Relegation.
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BLUEJAYS23.10.22 13:00Bo52:3
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9INEESL Challenger League Season 42: Europe
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1WIN22.10.22 13:00Bo31:2#719INEESL Challenger League Season 42: Europe
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Bad News Eagles21.10.22 13:00Bo30:2#719INEESL Challenger League Season 42: Europe
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Entropiq20.10.22 13:30Bo30:2#355Bad News EaglesESL Challenger League Season 42: Europe#719INE20.10.22 13:00Bo32:1
HEETESL Challenger League Season 42: Europe#215BLUEJAYS20.10.22 13:00Bo32:1#821WINESL Challenger League Season 42: Europe starts on August 30th. As part of the championship, sixteen teams from Europe and the CIS will compete for a prize pool of $50,000, as well as a ticket to the ESL Pro League Conference Season 17, which will go to the winner.
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9INE wins ESL Challenger League Season 42: EuropeThe Polish team makes a revolution in the final and takes a slot at the ESL Pro League Conference Season 17.3079perepelovskyBad News Eagles eliminated from ESL Challenger League Season 42: EuropeThe day before, the Kosovar team lost to 9INE with a score of 0:2, taking the final fourth place in the championship.3280perepelovskyHEET and Entropiq are eliminated from ESL Challenger League Season 42: EuropeThe teams lost to 9INE (1:2) and Bad News Eagles (0:2), respectively, taking the final 5-6th place.3215perepelovskySprout and Team Falcons left ESL Challenger League Season 42: EuropeTeams take 7th-8th place, earning $1,250 and a ticket to the upcoming S43 Challenger League.3289perepelovsky9INE, BLUEJAYS, Entropiq and 1WIN advanced to the semi-finals of ESL Challenger League Season 42: EuropeAt the same time, the Bad News Eagles, Sprout, Team Falcons and HEET teams made it to the lower bracket of the competition.3486perepelovskyAll participants of the playoffs of ESL Challenger League Season 42: Europe have been determined1WIN, forZe, Bad News Eagles, Falcons, BLUEJAYS, HEET, Entropiq and Sprout are moving into the playoffs of the tournament.10fauesdeGentle Mates stun Vitality at the start of ESL Pro League Season 22Spanish team Gentle Mates pull off a major upset against Vitality at ESL Pro League Season 22, winning 2–0 with sausol shining as MVP.11fauesdeNAVI begin their ESL Pro League campaign with a victory over AuroraStrong start for NAVI at ESL Pro League Season 22 — a 2–0 victory against Aurora on Nuke and Dust2, with makazze leading the way as MVP.19fauesdeHOTU stun The MongolZ at the start of the ESL Pro League Season 22 Main StageHOTU delivered a surprise upset over tournament favorites The MongolZ, taking a 2:1 victory at ESL Pro League Season 22 and securing a confident start in the main stage.28fauesdeFalcons Crush Astralis 2:0 at the Start of ESL Pro League Season 22NiKo powered Falcons to a 2:0 victory against Astralis at the ESL Pro League Season 22 opener, showcasing full control and championship-level form.27fauesdeFaZe Forfeit ESL Pro League S22 Match Against G2The ESL Pro League S22 match between FaZe and G2 has been canceled — FaZe were handed a technical defeat for not meeting roster requirements under ESL’s “team core” rule.28fauesdeTeam Spirit defeat Inner Circle in a tense series at the start of ESL Pro League Season 22Despite being favorites, Team Spirit had to battle for a 2:1 victory against Inner Circle in ESL Pro League Season 22, as the Ukrainian squad showed remarkable growth and resilience.
