ESL One Berlin Major 2023 — 26 april - 7 may 2023

General information

Tournament format

Group stage

• 18 teams are participating in the tournament, including: 4 teams from Western Europe and China, 3 teams from Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe, and 2 teams from North America and South America.
• The group consists of 9 teams.
• The tournament consists of one single round-robin stage. This is a tournament system in which each team meets with every other team only once.
• All matches are held in Bo2 format.
• The four best teams from each group advance to the upper bracket of the playoffs.
• Teams in 5th and 6th place from each group advance to the lower bracket of the playoffs.
• Teams in the last places are eliminated from the tournament.

Playoff stage

• Tournament bracket with a second chance.
• All matches except the Grand Final are played in the Bo3 format.
• The Grand Final is played in a Bo5 format.