What should you be watching in the Dota 2 scene this week? The last LAN of the 2023 year just wrapped up so we're watching ELP Season 15.
ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 just wrapped up yesterday. The Grand Finals was a rematch of the upper bracket finals between Azure Ray and Gaimin Gladiators and not only did it NOT disappoint, but AR was able to flip the script completely.
- Read Azure Ray flip the narrative; ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 champions
It was thrilling and we highly recommend watching the last three games of the series if you didn't catch it live.
This week is mostly quiet on the competitive front, but there is the EPL (European Pro League) Season 15 going on. $20,000 is on the line with 12 teams from Europe and Eastern Europe fighting.
It will be a great place to continue to monitor how all the new patch updates are impacting the meta and gameplay.
Read Frostivus arrives with Dota 2 patch 7.35 to brighten up the end of 2023
Right now we are in the middle of the group stage, so it is the perfect time to jump into it. Groups will run until December 22. Four teams will be eliminated before the playoffs begin on December 23rd.
ELP Season 15 Groups
Group A
Group B
ELP Season 15 Format
- Participants
- Twelve invited teams
- Group Stage – December 11 - December 22, 2023
- Two groups of six teams
- Single round-robin
- All matches are Bo3
- 2–0 awards winner 3 points
- 2–1 awards winner 2 points and loser 1 point
- Top two teams proceed to upper bracket
- 3rd and 4th teams proceed to lower bracket
- Remaining teams are eliminated
- Click here for tiebreaker rules
- Playoffs – December 23 - December 26, 2023
- Double-elimination bracket
- All matches except Grand Final are Bo3
- Grand Final is Bo5
ELP Season 15 Broadcasts
English
Russian
