MIBR is the winner of ESL Challenger League Season 43: North America
3987ESL Challenger League Season 43: North America has ended. As part of the championship, which was held online from October 25 to December 18, sixteen teams from North America and Brazil fought for a total prize pool of $50,000, as well as a ticket to the ESL Pro League Conference Season 17. The Brazilian team MIBR became the winner of the tournament, which in the grand final she beat Evil Geniuses Black with a score of 3:1 (Default - 0:1; Nuke - 19:16; Inferno - 16:13; Dust 2 - 16:10).
The Brazilians did not start in the best way in the championship, as they made their way to the playoffs with a creak. However, MIBR needed four wins and three losses in the group stage to take fourth place in their group and knock out the last ticket to the next stage of the competition.
Already in the playoffs, the Brazilian team managed to beat ATK (2:1) and LOS + oNe (2:0), but lost to Evil Geniuses Black (0:2) in the upper bracket final and went to the consolidated final. However, here MIBR managed to cope with LOS + oNe (2:0) to reach the grand final.
Despite the starting gap, the team managed to break Evil Geniuses Black (3:1) and become the winner of ESL Challenger League Season 43: North America. Note that even without a victory, the Brazilian team managed to qualify for ESL Pro League Conference Season 17, which will be held at the end of February.
ESL Challenger League Season 43: North America Results
- 1st place: MIBR — $20,000 + trip to ESL Pro League Conference Season 17
- 2nd place: Evil Geniuses Black - $11,500 + slot at ESL Challenger League Season 44: North America
- 3rd place: LOS + oNe - $7,000 + slot for ESL Challenger League Season 44: North America
- 4th place: ATK - $4,000 + slot for ESL Challenger League Season 44: North America
- 5th-6th place: Nouns Esports and Iron Blood Gaming - $2,500 + slot at ESL Challenger League Season 44: North America
- 7th-8th place: Vendetta and Disconnected — $1,250 + slot for ESL Challenger League Season 44: North America
- 9th-10th place: Strife Esports and Mythic - slot at ESL Challenger League Season 44: North America
- 11th-12th place: Villainous and Detonate - a place in the ESL Challenger League Season 43 Relegation: North America
- 13th-14th place: Snakes Den and Post Mortem - a place in the ESL Challenger League Season 43 Relegation: North America
- 15th-16th place: Team 7AM NA and Louisville Red Wolves - relegated to ESEA Season 44 Advanced: North America
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MIBR is the winner of ESL Challenger League Season 43: North AmericaThe Brazilian team closed out Evil Geniuses Black in the grand final with a score of 3:1 and earned a cash prize of $20,000.3963perepelovskyMIBR and LOS + oNe will compete for the second ticket to the grand finals of ESL Challenger League Season 43: North AmericaIn the main match of the championship, the winner of the Brazilian derby will face Evil Geniuses Black with a one-map advantage.3786perepelovskyEG Black and MIBR will fight for the Grand Finals of ESL Challenger League Season 43: North AmericaThe teams got two victories in the playoffs of the championship, being in the final of the upper bracket.3833perepelovskyAll participants of the playoffs of ESL Challenger League Season 43: North America have been determinedEG Black, LOS + oNe, Iron Blood, MIBR, ATK, Nouns, Vendetta and Disconnected will play out for the title.49fauesdeAstralis defeat FURIA to become the final ESL Pro League S23 playoff teamAstralis qualify for the ESL Pro League S23 playoffs after beating FURIA 2–1. Strong performances on Nuke and Inferno seal the series, with Staehr named MVP.26fauesdeFUT complete comeback against G2 to reach the ESL Pro League S23 playoffsFUT reach the ESL Pro League S23 playoffs after a dramatic 2–1 victory over G2. MATYS earns MVP with a 1.33 rating despite G2’s defeat.33fauesdeNAVI defeat 3DMAX and advance to the ESL Pro League S23 Stage 2 playoffsNAVI advance to the ESL Pro League S23 playoffs after a 2–1 victory over 3DMAX. The series went the distance with wins on Dust2 and Ancient, while makazze earned MVP.28fauesdePGL Announce First Participants of PGL Astana 2026PARIVISION, Spirit, G2, FURIA and more confirmed for PGL Astana 2026. Four additional teams will qualify through regional qualifiers for the $1.6M CS2 event.31fauesdeFURIA defeat paiN and keep their ESL Pro League S23 playoff hopes aliveFURIA eliminated paiN from ESL Pro League S23 Stage 2 with a 2–0 victory on Inferno and Dust2. molodoy was named MVP after a dominant performance with the AWP.42fauesdeAstralis defeat FaZe Clan and advance to the 2–2 match at ESL Pro League Season 23 Stage 2Astralis eliminate FaZe Clan from ESL Pro League Season 23 Stage 2 after a dramatic 2–1 series, with Staehr leading the Danish side to victory on Inferno in overtime.
