ESL One Berlin Major 2023 is the second Major of the 2023 Dota Pro Circuit season. The event will be held in Berlin, Germany. Participants will compete for a prize pool of $500,000 and 2,700 DPC points.

Participants:

• eighteen teams;
• four teams each from Western Europe and China;
• three teams each from Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe;
• two teams each from North America and South America;

Group Stage - April 26 - April 30, 2023

• two groups of nine teams each;
• single round-robin;
• all matches are Bo2;
• top four teams from each group advance to the upper bracket of the playoffs;
• 5th and 6th place teams from each group 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 - May 1 - May 7, 2023

• double-elimination bracket;
• all matches except Grand Final are Bo3;
• grand final is Bo5;