What should you be watching in the Dota 2 scene this week? The last LAN of the 2023 year and first of the 2023-24 season;  ESL One Kuala Lumpur is happening.

ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 is the last LAN of 2023 and the first in the new Dota 2 2023-24 season. It is just the first competition of the 2024 EPT, with both $1,000,000 and 19,980 EPT Points up for grabs. 

A total of 12 teams from around the world will compete in Malaysia between the 11th to 17th of December and it’s bound to give you a first look at the new rosters for the next competitive season.

ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 format

  • Group Stage - December 11 - December 13, 2023
    • Two single round-robin groups of six teams each
    • All series consist of two games.
    • The top two teams from each group advance to the upper bracket of playoffs
    • 3rd to 4th place teams from each group advance to the lower bracket of playoffs
    • The remaining teams are eliminated

All matches for the Group Stage begin at 05:00 CET.

Group B

Playoffs 

  • Playoffs - December 15 - December 17, 2023
    • Double-elimination bracket
    • All matches except the Grand Final are Bo3
    • Grand Final is Bo5

ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023

With the Dota Pro Circuit discontinued by Valve, the new competitive season after TI12 is set to commence with a $1,000,000 LAN tournament brought to you by ESL One.

ESL One Kuala Lumpur will unfold from December 11th to 17th with twelve teams entering the competition. The event will take place at the largest exhibition center in the country, MITEC (Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre). However, the venue will only be open for the live audience through the last three days of the event, December 15-17. Only the top 6 teams will get the chance to play on stage, in front of the crowd.