DreamLeague Season 20 is a tournament from the organizer ESL, which is part of the ESL Pro Tour tournament cycle. Within the event, the top 16 teams, according to the EPT ranking, will play for a prize pool of $1,000,000. The winner will also receive an invitation to the Riyadh Masters 2023.

Important Events:

BetBoom Team replaced Execration, who were unable to attend due to visa issues.

Participants

• Sixteen teams:
  • Six teams from Western Europe;
  • Two teams each from Eastern Europe, North America, South America, China and Southeast Asia.
• Invites are based on the EPT Ranking System.

Group Stage 1 - 11.06.2023 - 14.06.2023:

• Two groups of eight teams each;
• Single round-robin;
• All matches are Bo2;
• Top four teams from each group advance to group stage 2;
• Remaining teams are eliminated.

Group Stage 2 - 16.06.2023 - 22.06.2023:

• One group of eight teams;
• Single round-robin;
• All matches are Bo3;
• Top two teams advance to the upper bracket of the playoffs;
• 3rd and 4th place team advance to the lower bracket of the playoffs;
• Remaining teams are eliminated.

Tiebreaker rules:

• If the tie is over a position of significance;
  • Two teams - a Bo3 will be played;
  • Three teams or more - a Bo1 round-robin will be played;
  • If the tiebreaker does not resolve following the first round of the round robin:
    • Three teams - the tiebreaker will be replayed;
    • Four teams or more - the matrix listed below will be used to resolve the tie, adding the information from the tiebreaker matches to those gathered during the group stage.
• For ties that are not over positions of significance (in order of importance):
  1. Neustadtl score;
  2. Head-to-head record between the tied participants taking only game score into account;
  3. Record vs the first team below the tied teams, continuing to each subsequent team below the tied teams til the tie is resolved;
  4. 1v1 tiebreakers.
• If there is with no schedule allowance and involves explicit elimination, then 1v1 tiebreakers will be played.

Playoffs - 24.06.2023 - 25.06.2023:

• Double-elimination bracket;
• All matches except Grand Final are Bo3;
• Grand Final is Bo5;
• Two teams qualify to Riyadh Masters 2023;
• One team if Gaimin Gladiators place top 2 as the team is already qualified, the teams invited from average DreamLeague placements would increase from 5 to 6.