The Berlin Major 2023 ESL
The Berlin Major 2023 is the second major tournament at DPC series 2023 and the year's international championship in Europe. The Berlin Major 2023 is hosted and covered by ESL, who previously hosted Dota 2 Major tournaments in 2017 and 2018 (ESL One Hamburg 2017, ESL One Katowice 2018 and ESL One Birmingham 2018).
The championship will feature 18 teams from 6 competitive regions. DPC 2023: Tour II will see 4 teams from Western Europe and China qualify for the tournament, 3 teams from East and South East Asia will each play, and South and North America will each receive 2 places at the Berlin Major 2023.
The Velodrom Arena will be the venue of the tournament from May 5 to 7. The tournament prize pool will be $500,000 and ~1,900 DPC points.
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Berlin Major 2023 highlights
Berlin Major 2023 is a classic $500,000 Major event from the masters of their craft, ESL. The studio has previously hosted major tournaments ESL One Hamburg 2017, ESL One Katowice 2018 and ESL One Birmingham 2018.
ESL One Berlin Major 2023 will be the first tournament of this level in the German capital. The Berlin major will be hosted by the 12,000-seat Velodrom Arena.
The tournament will feature representatives from six competition regions that will qualify for the DPC series 2023: Tour II first divisions. There will be 18 such teams.
The Berlin Major 2023 will be divided into 4 teams from Western Europe and China, 3 teams from Eastern Europe and South East Asia and 2 teams from North and South America.
Format of The Berlin Major 2023
The Berlin Major 2023 tournament will be held according to a classical scenario for championships of this rank. The event will be divided into a group stage and a playoff.
The group stage will have a Single Round Robin format with two groups of 9 teams. The teams will play each other in B2 matches.
The next round is played between 12 teams, 6 from each group. The top 4 from each basket advance to the first round of the play-offs, the remaining teams advance to the bottom of the table.
The Berlin Major 2023 play-offs will take place from 5 to 7 at the Velodram Arena following a Double-Elimination format. All matches will be played until 2 wins (bo3), and the grand final until 3 wins (bo5).
Berlin Major 2023 tickets
Admission to the Berlin Major 2023 is divided into several levels. Regular Day, Regular Weekend, Infield seats & Godle Bag, The Ultimate Experience tickets are available.
Berlin Major 2023 tickets go for a minimum price of €19 (Regular Day) and access to all play-off days, a gift bag, free drinks and an exclusive tournament badge costs €279.
Where to watch The Berlin Major 2023
Matches at The Berlin Major 2023 can be streamed officially by ESL on Twitch and YouTube. The Berlin Major 2023 can also be watched live on other platforms such as EGamersWorld.
The EGW portal provides free multilingual broadcasts and Dota 2 live score. There are 12 languages to choose from as well as the ability to switch between official and community streams.
In addition to a handy streamer on EGamersWorld, there are full match stats for the Berlin Major 2023. You'll find current pre-match odds, live scoring, team line-ups, game schedules, results, and more.
EGW offers free analyses and forecasts for The Berlin Major 2023. Every registered user can share his opinion on the meeting.