ESL One Berlin Major 2023 results & highlights

At the ESL One Berlin Major, we saw the best 18 Dota 2 esports teams in the world compete for their share of the $500,000 prize pool and 2700 DPC points.

In the group stage, we saw Gaimin Gladiators, who won the Lima Major, top Group A, while Tundra Esports topped Group B.

In front of a live crowd at the Velodrom in Berlin, Germany, the playoffs took place from 1 to 7 May 2023. Here, the final 12 teams competed in a double-elimination bracket.

In case you didn’t want to read today, then check out our video featuring highlights and info on what went down at the ESL One Berlin Major playoffs.

Gaimin Gladiators kept up their form from the Lima Major, beating Team Spirit, OG, and 9Pandas in that order to make it to the grand final of the ESL One Berlin Major.

While Team Liquid got knocked down to the lower bracket by OG, the squad made an exceptional lower-bracket run, reverse-sweeping Xtreme Gaming, then beating Team Aster, Tundra Esports, and Evil Geniuses with 2-0 scorelines. Team Liquid then took revenge on 9Pandas with a reverse sweep to make it to the grand final.

Despite Team Liquid’s amazing lower-bracket run, they could not complete the comeback. Gaimin Gladiators was simply too strong on the day, beating Team Liquid 3-1 in the Grand Finals of the ESL One Berlin Major 2023 to continue their dominating performance.

A big congratulations go out to Gaimin Gladiators for winning the ESL One Berlin Major 2023, thereby not only securing their spot at The International 2023 but also claiming the first-place prize of $200,000 USD.

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