ESL Challenger LeagueSeason 51

424Teams

$290,000US Dollar

5Regions

A direct path to ESL Pro League. The regional winners from the current season of ESL Challenger League will receive an invite to the upcoming season of ESL Pro League. This strengthens the bond between ESL Pro Tour Challenger and Masters level, and provides the teams with an opportunity to battle their way to the top.

Highlight matches will be broadcasted live on the official channels so make sure to tune in! 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 check out our previous ECL Champions!

Become a Community Broadcaster

We welcome community content creators in all languages to engage with ESL’s Counter-Strike tournaments. Get ready to start your stream.

Where to watch

Watch ESL Challenger League matches live on ESL’s official channels.

Format

Cups #1-#4

Europe

North America

South America

Asia

Oceania

$290,000

Total Prizemoney

Total Winnings: $100,000

Winnings per cup: $25,000

Place
Prize money
1st
$12,000
2nd
$5,000
3rd
$2,250
4th
$1,750
5th – 6th
$1,250
$1,250
7th – 8th
$750
$750
All other places
$0

Total Winnings: $70,000

Winnings per cup: $17,500

Place
Prize money
1st
$8,000
2nd
$4,000
3rd
$2,000
4th
$1,500
5th – 6th
$1,000
$1,000
All other places
$0

Total Winnings: $70,000

Winnings per cup: $17,500

Place
Prize money
1st
$8,000
2nd
$4,000
3rd
$2,000
4th
$1,500
5th – 6th
$1,000
$1,000
All other places
$0

Total Winnings: $40,000

Winnings per cup: $10,000

Place
Prize money
1st
$5,000
2nd
$2,500
3rd
$1,500
4th
$1,000
All other places
$0

Total Winnings: $10,000

Winnings per cup: $2,500

Place
Prize money
1st
$1,500
2nd
$1,000
All other places
$0

Regional Finals

EU, NA, SA

*Additional Rules apply

If one team wins 2 cups:
1. Number of participants goes down to 3
2. Winner of 2 cups advances to Grand Final

If one team wins 3 cups:
1. Number of participants goes down to 2
2. Semifinals are cancelled
3. Winner of 3 cups gets map advantage in GF

If one team wins all 4 cups:
1. Regional Final is cancelled
2. Winner of all 4 cups is invited to ESL Pro League

ASIA-OCEANIA

Teams

Everything you need to know about the participating teams and cups in your region. 

Regional Finals

Europe4 teams/slots

TDK

ECL Season 51
Europe Cup 1 Winner

Nemiga Gaming

ECL Season 51
Europe Cup 2 Winner

eLITenergy

ECL Season 51
Europe Cup 3 Winner

Team Nemesis

ECL Season 51
Europe Cup 4 Winner

Regional Finals

North America4 teams/slots

M80

ECL Season 51
North America Cup 1 Winner

Chicken Coop

ECL Season 51
North America Cup 2 Winner

InControl

ECL Season 51
North America Cup 3 Winner

Voca

ECL Season 51
North America Cup 4 Winner

Regional Finals

South America4 teams/slots

MIBR

ECL Season 51
South America Cup 1 Winner

ShindeN

ECL Season 51
South America Cup 2 Winner

ShindeN

ECL Season 51
South America Cup 3 Winner

Imperial

ECL Season 51
South America Cup 4 Winner

Regional Finals

Asia-Oceania8 teams/slots

Morningstar

ECL Season 51
Asia Cup 1 Winner

THUNDER dOWNUNDER

ECL Season 51
Oceania Cup 1 Winner

FengDa Gaming

ECL Season 51
Asia Cup 2 Winner

SemperFi Esports

ECL Season 51
Oceania Cup 2 Winner

FengDa Gaming

ECL Season 51
Asia Cup 3 Winner

Ground Zero

ECL Season 51
Oceania Cup 3 Winner

TYLOO

ECL Season 51
Asia Cup 4 Winner

THUNDER dOWNUNDER

ECL Season 51
Oceania Cup 4 Winner