ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 Survival Guide

ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 is about to kick off on Monday, December 11th with 12 teams competing for the lion's share of the $1,000,000 prize pool. 

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. 

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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.

The action will begin on Monday, December 11th at 05:00 CET with three series in Group A

BetBoom TeamvsGaimin Gladiators
Azure RayvsTeam Secret
Blacklist RivalryvsWawitas Sagazes

ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 Teams

• Twelve teams
  • Three teams invited
  • Two teams each from Western Europe and Eastern Europe qualifiers
  • One team each from MENA, China, Southeast Asia, North America, and South America qualifiers

Directly invited teams

• Gaimin Gladiators  
• LGD Gaming  
• Azure Ray

Qualified teams

• Team Liquid (WEU)
• Invictus Gaming (China)
• Blacklist International (SEA)
• BetBoom Team (EEU)
• 9Pandas (EEU)
• Team Falcons (MENA)
• Team Secret (WEU)
• Team Undying(NA)
• Wawitas Sagazes (SA)

ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 Format

Group Stage

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

Group A

Group B

Playoffs 

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

ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 Prize Pool 

$1,000,000 Prize Pool and 19,980 EPT Points are spread among the participants as seen below:

• 1st place  $300,000/ 4,800 EPT Points
• 2nd place $175,000/ 3,600 EPT Points
• 3rd place $120,000/ 3,000 EPT Points
• 4th place $85,000/ 2,400 EPT Points
• 5th-6th place $57,500/ 1,680 EPT Points
• 7th-8th place $47,500/ 780 EPT Points
• 9th-10th place $30,000/ 420 EPT Points
• 11th-12th place $25,000/ 210 EPT Points

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.