ESL One Malaysia 2022 is part of the ESL tournament series. During the tournament, the top 12 teams, will draw a prize pool of 400 thousand dollars.

Participants:

• twelve teams:
  • Seven invited;
  • Five from regional qualifiers.

Group Stage - 23.08.2022 - 25.08.2022:

• two groups of six teams
• single round-robin
• all matches are Bo2;
• the top two teams from each group qualify for the top playoffs;
• 3rd and 4th place in each group go to the lower playoff bracket;
• 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 - 26.04.2024 - 28.04.2024:

• Double-elimination bracket;
• all matches except the Grand final are Bo3;
• Grand final - Bo5.