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):
- Neustadtl score;
- Head-to-head record between the tied participants taking only game score into account;
- Record vs the first team below the tied teams, continuing to each subsequent team below the tied teams til the tie is resolved;
- 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.
