ESL Challenger LeagueSeason 49

ESL Challenger League is a direct path to ESL Pro League. 80 teams across five regions will participate and compete for a total prize pool of $290,000. The regional winners from Season 49 of ESL Challenger League will receive a direct slot for the upcoming ESL Pro League Season 22 tournament. This strengthens the ESL Pro Tour Challenger level and allows teams to battle their way through to the ESL Pro Tour Masters level.

Highlight matches on Tuesday and Wednesday will be broadcasted live so make sure to tune in weekly! On top of that, there are community broadcasts that you can follow and watch, so keep an eye out for available streams in your language.

And don't forget to explore our glorious Hall of Fame!

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Watch ESL Challenger League matches live on FACEIT Watch and ESL's official Twitch channels and YouTube channel.

Find more details at our schedule.

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Format

Teams

EU

24

NA, SA & ASIA

16

per each region

OCE

10

Structure & Prize money

Stage 1

  • 4 x 6 team Single Round-Robin groups.
  • All matches are best-of-three (Bo3).
  • Top 4 teams from each group advance to Stage 2, where they will be divided into High and Mid groups based on their performance.
  • Bottom 2 teams from each group are eliminated.

Stage 2

  • 2 x 8 team Double-Elimination groups with teams seeded based on their performance in Stage 1.
  • All matches are best-of-three (Bo3).
  • High group:
  • Top 2 teams advance to Playoffs Upper-Bracket Round 2
  • 3rd to 6th advance to Playoffs Upper-Bracket Round 1
  • Bottom 2 teams continue to Playoffs Lower-Bracket Round 1
  • Mid group:
  • Top 2 teams advance to Playoffs Lower-Bracket Round 1
  • Remaining 6 teams are eliminated

Playoffs

  • 10 teams from Stage 2 will compete in a Double-Elimination bracket with all matches played as best-of-three (Bo3).
  • 8 teams from the High group and 2 teams from the Mid group are seeded into the bracket according to their group performance.
  • Top 2 teams progress to the best-of-five (Bo5) Grand Final, with the Upper-Bracket team starting with a 1-0 lead.
  • The winning team secures a spot in ESL Pro League.

Total Prize money

$100,000Europe

Group Stage

  • 16 teams participate in a Double Round-Robin format, playing two best-of-ones (2x Bo1) consecutively.
  • Top 10 teams move on to the Playoffs.

Playoffs

  • Top 10 teams from the Group Stage enter a Double-Elimination bracket with all matches played as best-of-three (Bo3).
  • Top 2 teams advance to the best-of-five (Bo5) Grand Final, with the Upper-Bracket team starting with a 1-0 lead.
  • The winning team secures a spot in ESL Pro League (1x per region).

Total Prize money

$80,000North America

$60,000South America

$40,000Asia

Group Stage

  • 10 teams participate in a Double Round-Robin format, playing two best-of-ones (2x Bo1) consecutively.
  • Top 5 teams move on to the Playoffs.

Playoffs

  • Top 5 teams from the Group Stage enter a Double-Elimination bracket with all matches played as best-of-three (Bo3).
  • Top 2 teams advance to the best-of-five (Bo5) Grand Final, with the Upper-Bracket team starting with a 1-0 lead
  • The winning team secures a spot in ESL Pro League

Total Prize money

$10,000Oceania

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