Announcing upcoming Qualifier Dates within the ESL Pro Tour for 2023

With the CS:GO calendar year well underway with the IEM Katowice 2023 Playoffs beginning on Friday, we wish to share with you all prominent qualifiers and invite dates for upcoming ESL Pro Tour tournaments.

Invites

Number of Competing Teams: 8

x4 Invite Slots (including x1 Local Hero Invite*)
x4 Qualifying Slots
Four regional qualifiers being held: Europe, North America, Oceania and Asia

Qualifiers

Europe Qualifier:

Open Qualifier: 25 - 26 Feb
Closed Qualifier: 08 - 10 Mar

North America Qualifier:

Open Qualifier: 19 - 20 Mar
Closed Qualifier 27 - 28 Mar

Oceania Qualifier:

Open Qualifier: 15 - 16 Mar
Closed Qualifier 18 - 19 Mar

Asia Qualifier:

Open Qualifier: 27 - 28 Feb
Closed Qualifier: 02 - 03 Mar

Please note that invites will be sent out on the 13th of February 2023 as that is when the ESL World Ranking cutoff date stands. We will also announce detailed schedule times, format, and sign-up links next week.

*Local Hero slot will be given to one of the best-performing local (nationality-based) teams and will be filled before ESL World Ranking Slots.

Invites

Number of Competing Teams: 16

x6 Partner Team Slots
x5 Invite Slots (including x1 Local Hero Invite*)
x5 Qualifying Slots
Four regional qualifiers being held: x2 Europe, North America, Oceania and South America

Qualifiers

Europe Qualifier:

Open Qualifier #1: 22nd - 23rd Mar
Open Qualifier #2: 27th - 28th Mar
Closed Qualifier: 31st Mar - 3rd Apr

North America Qualifier:

Open Qualifier #1: 28 Feb - 01 Mar
Open Qualifier #2: 02 - 03 Mar
Closed Qualifier: 04 - 05 Mar

Oceania Qualifier:

Open Qualifier #1: 20 - 21 Mar
Open Qualifier #2: 22 - 23 Mar
Closed Qualifier: 24 - 25 Mar

South America Qualifier:

Open Qualifier #1: 16 - 17 Mar
Open Qualifier #2: 26 - 27 Mar
Closed Qualifier: 12 - 13 Apr

*Local Hero slot will be given to one of the best-performing local (nationality-based) teams and will be filled before ESL World Ranking Slots.

Invites

Number of Competing Teams: 8

x4 Invite Slots
x4 Qualifying Slots
Four regional qualifiers being held: Europe, North America, South America and South Africa

Qualifiers

Europe Qualifier:

Open Qualifier: 03 - 04 May
Closed Qualifier: 20 - 22 May

North America Qualifier:

Open Qualifier: 11 - 12 April
Closed Qualifier: 13 - 14 April

South America Qualifier:

Open Qualifier: 14 - 15 April
Closed Qualifier: 03 - 04 May

South Africa Qualifier:

Open Qualifier: 20 - 21 April
Closed Qualifier: 24 - 25 April

Please note that invites will be sent out on the 3rd of April 2023 as that is when the ESL World Ranking cutoff date stands. We will also announce detailed schedule times, format, and sign-up links next couple of weeks.

Lastly, IEM Cologne 2023 will be taking place in late July and we wish to confirm that the ESL World Ranking cutoff date will be the 12th of June. We’re happy to share these dates with you and will look to release further details in the near future regarding these qualifiers and tournaments! Keep your eyes peeled on our Twitter and the ESL Pro Tour website for further updates.

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