8 Teams and $100,000 in Cash Prizes!
The goal of ESL Challenger is to be the number one place for aspiring teams to prove themselves as world-class teams, and now with the participation in the ESL Pro Tour, further strengthen their position in CS:GO. This Challenger level tournament will grant points towards the next EPT Championship: Intel®️ Extreme Masters: Cologne
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teams
FURIA
ESL WR Invite
Movistar Riders
ESL WR Global
MIBR
ESL WR Global
Outsiders
ESL WR Global
Rare Atom
AS Qualifier
HUMMER Esports
SA Qualifier
Godsent
NA Qualifier
Sprout
EU Qualifier
Brackets
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Qualifiers
Qualify to ESL Challenger Valencia
EU
NA
AS
SA
- Open Qualifier: 19 - 22 May
- Closed Qualifier: 25 - 27 May
- 4 invited
- 4 via open qualifier
- 1 team advances to the main tournament
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Schedule
Day | Event | Local Time CEST | Time EDT |
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Friday July 1 | |||
DreamHack Doors Open | 09:00 | 03:00 | |
Group Stage 1st MOTD | 10:30 | 04:30 | |
Group Stage Last MOTD | 20:30 | 14:30 | |
Saturday July 2 | |||
DreamHack Doors Open | 09:00 | 03:00 | |
Group Stage 1st MOTD | 11:00 | 05:00 | |
Group Stage Last MOTD | 18:00 | 12:00 | |
Sunday July 3 | |||
DreamHack Doors Open | 09:00 | 03:00 | |
First Semi Final | 11:00 | 05:00 | |
Grand Final | 18:00 | 12:00 | |
Festival Close | 22:00 | 16:00 |
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Format
Closed Qualifer:
- 4 Team Double Elimination (EU)
- 4 Team Double Elimination (NA)
- 4 Team Double Elimination (AS)
- 4 Team Double Elimination (SA)
- All other Matches Bo3
- 4 Teams advanced to the Group Stage
Group Stage:
- 2 Groups of 4 Teams
- GSL Groups
- Opening Matches Bo1 (all on day one)
- Winner's Matches Bo1 (all on day one)
- Group A Elimination Match (day one)
- Remaining group stage and playoff matches Bo3 (day two)
- Top4 teams qualify to Playoffs (day three)
PlayOffs
- 4 Teams
- Single Elimination Bracket Bo3
- Winning Team Qualifies to the upcoming ESL Pro League Conference
prize pool
Prize Money | |
|---|---|
Total | $100,000 |
1st | $50,000 |
2nd | $20,000 |
3rd-4th | $10,000 |
5th-6th | $3,000 |
7th-8th | $2,000 |
All ESL Challenger rules can be found over here
FAqs
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