Get excited Malaysian Dota fans as ESL One powered by Intel® is once again coming to our shores this December with ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023.
A Tournament to Rise Above Southeast Asia
Running from 11th to 17th of December, ESL One heads to Kuala Lumpur’s MITEC Exhibition Centre bearing the theme “Rise Above Fate”. The previous three iterations of ESL One Malaysia were held in Genting’s Arena of Stars, and they were definitely tournaments to remember. Now with a venue in the heart of KL and more than 3 times the seating capacity, we can expect an even greater atmosphere for this spectacle! Caitlin Kang, Managing Director of ESL Malaysia at ESL FACEIT Group hopes to welcome thousands of Dota fans to Kuala Lumpur and continue ESL One’s legacy in Malaysia.
Top tier Dota, top tier prize pool
Adding to the spectacle is an increased prize pool of US$1,000,000 (over RM4.6 million), a huge leap from the US$400,000 of ESL One Malaysia 2022. Fighting for a share of the prize will be 12 top tier Dota teams from around the world. From the 11th to 13th December, these teams play the Group Stage; two groups of six teams, playing a single-round robin format.
The top six teams from each group then proceed to the Playoff Stage. They will play a double elimination format in front of a live audience on the 15th to 17th of December. The official team lineups have not been announced, but from the previous ESL One Malaysia 2022, we can expect 7 top teams to be invited and the remaining five to make it through regional qualifiers.
Will we see ESL One Malaysia 2022 winners OG, Bali Major champions Gaimin Gladiators or even the future winner of The International 12? Stay tuned for the official announcement of competing teams!
Tickets go on sale 21st September 2023
Tickets will go on sale this Thursday, 21st September 2023 at 1500 MYT (3:00pm GMT+8) and will be available on the official ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 website. There are three categories of tickets available with prices starting at RM149.
For those who are unable to join in live, you can catch the ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 action on the ESL Dota 2 Twitch and YouTube channels, and via dedicated broadcast partners.
ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 is a celebration of Tier 1 Dota not just for Malaysian but for all Southeast Asian Dota fans. With a huge prize pool,easily accessible and high capacity venue , this could be the biggest ESL One Malaysia as of yet!