ESL One Berlin Major 2023 viewer’s guide

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ESL One Berlin Major 2023 viewer’s guide

Following the massive 7.33 Dota 2 update, the ESL One Berlin Major 2023 simply can’t be more exciting, as we can’t help but wonder how the teams will adapt to the huge changes Valve decided to make just before the Major. So you don’t miss a second of the action from the ESL One Berlin Major 2023, we’ve got a viewer’s guide handy, featuring all the important details.

ESL One Berlin Major details

Taking place from 26 April to 7 May 2023, the ESL One Berlin Major is an offline event played in front of a crowd at the Velodrom in Berlin, Germany. Teams will be competing for their share of the $500,000 prize pool and 2700 DPC points. At the current Dollar to Rand exchange rate, that’s roughly R9 million.

The group stage of ESL One Berlin Major 2023 features two groups of nine (9) teams each. All matches are BO2 with a single round-robin format. The top four teams advance to the upper bracket of the ESL One Berlin playoffs, while the 5th and 6th place teams advance to the lower bracket. The bottom three (3) teams are eliminated.

The final 12 teams will compete in the ESL One Berlin Major 2023 playoffs following the group stage. This stage follows a double-elimination bracket format, with all matches being best-of-three, except for the grand final, which is best-of-five.

Group A teams:
  • Gaimin Gladiators
  • PSG.LGD
  • Evil Geniuses
  • Execration
  • 9 Pandas
  • BetBoom Team
  • Team Aster
  • Team Liquid
  • TSM
Group B teams:
  • OG
  • Invictus Gaming
  • beastcoast
  • Shopify Rebellion
  • Talon Esports
  • Team SMG
  • Xtreme Gaming
  • Team Spirit
  • Tundra Esports

Dota 2 esports fans can catch all the action on the ESL_DOTA2 Twitch channel. It is definitely going to be an exciting Dota 2 Major to watch. Will Gaimin Gladiators be able to keep up their form from the Lima Major? Tune in to find out, and if you can’t watch the matches live, we will have a results article up once the dust settles over the ESL One Berlin Major.

Header image via ESL.

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