ESL Challenger League DreamHack Melbourne 2023 is planned in Australia from 27.04.2023 to 30.04.2023. The tournament includes 74 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teams from the world vying to win the cash pool of $100,000.
The event is split into 6 phases:
- North America Open Qualifier (Australia): 19.03.2023 – 21.03.2023. 8 Teams.
- Oceania Closed Qualifier (Australia): 17.03.2023 – 19.03.2023. 4 Teams.
- Europe Closed Qualifier (Australia): 08.03.2023 – 10.03.2023. 8 Teams.
- Asia Closed Qualifier (Australia): 02.03.2023 – 03.03.2023. 4 Teams.
- Asia Open Qualifier (Australia): 27.02.2023 – 28.02.2023. 16 Teams.
- Europe Open Qualifier (Australia): 25.02.2023 – 26.02.2023. 16 Teams.
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ESL Challenger at DreamHack Melbourne 2023 is an A-Tier tournament that will take place on the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia at the end of April, and will feature 8 teams that will compete for a prize pool of 100.000 dollars. However, there are several qualifiers to reach this post, and we are going through them.
European Qualifier - As expected, is the qualification stage that has the biggest number of teams, but to even reach the european closed qualifier we still have to get in the open qualifier, and on the open qualifier, 32 european teams will go head-to-head on a single elimination bracket, you lose you are out, all matches are BO1, but the qualification matches will be BO3, and out of the 32 teams playing, only 4 will be able to go to the closed qualifier. In the closed qualifier we will have 8 teams, 4 invited teams and 4 teams from the open qualifier, and those 8 teams will face each other in a double elimination bracket, where all matches are BO3, and if they get 2 losses, they will be eliminated from the competition. The winner from the upper bracket and lower bracket finals will get into the grand finals and face each other, and the winner will be the only one to get into the main stage of EC Melbourne 2023.
North America Qualifier - Close enough to what we just saw on the european qualifier, here there is also an open qualifier, but featuring only 16 teams, also going head-to-head on a single elimination bracket, where all matches are BO1, with the exception to the qualification matches that will be BO3. But from the 16 teams played, only 2 will be able to go through the closed qualifier. In the closed qualifier we will have 2 teams from the open qualifier plus 2 invited teams, and those 4 teams will face each other in a double elimination bracket, where all matches are BO3, and only the winner from the upper bracket final facing the winner from the lower bracket final, will go through the EC Melbourne.
Oceanic Qualifier - There is also an open qualifier to get into the oceanic closed qualifier, and the open qualifier features the exact same number of teams than we saw on the north america qualifier, 16 teams, and only 2 out of them will go to the closed qualifier. Once again, in the open qualifier is a single elimination bracket, where all matches are BO1, but qualification matches are BO3. The story also repeats on the closed qualifier, 2 invited teams, and 2 teams from the open qualifier, going head-to-head on a double elimination bracket where all matches are BO3, and the winner will get into the main stage of the competition.
Asia Qualifier - There is no difference here on Asia as well, open qualifier also with 16 teams, single elimination bracket with BO1 matches and qualification matches are BO3, both winners from the qualification matches will go into the closed qualifier, where they will face also 2 invited teams, and will go through a double elimination bracket, where all matches are BO3, and the winner will go into EC Melbourne 2023.
ESL Challenger at DreamHack Melbourne 2023 Overview
In the main stage of the competition, 4 teams will come from the qualifiers, 3 teams will come from an A-Tier teams from ESL World Ranking, and a single team will come from the ESL World Ranking OCE, and these 8 teams will be divided in 2 groups of 4.
Group Stage - The Group stage will be a double elimination phase, which means that 2 losses and you are out, all opening matches will be BO1, but then the winners will get into qualification matches, which will be BO3, and the winner will get into next stage, while the loser will go into a decider match. The losers from the opening matches will go into an elimination match, also BO3, and the loser will be eliminated, while the winner will face the loser from the winners match on the decider match. The decider match will obviously be a BO3, and the loser will be eliminated from the competition, while the winner will be the second placed from the group and while go through to playoffs.
Playoffs - First placed from group A will face second placed from group B, and first placed from group B will face second placed from group A, on a single elimination bracket on the semifinals from the playoffs, all matches are BO3, and there are no second chances, you lose, you are out. The winners from each match will face each other on the Grand Finals, where we will crown the winner from the competition, that will take home 50.000 dollars, and will secure a spot on the ESL Pro League Season 18, that will take place on Mlata, later in August.
