Kicking off back on the 31st August, the EPL Season started. Accordingly, with $835,000 on the line, the top 24 teams in the world have been competing since. Now, we have the ESL Pro League Season 16 Playoffs to look forward to!
ESL Pro League Season 16 Playoffs – The Final 12
Credits: Valve
Starting as soon as tomorrow, Intel is stepping things up. With the competition taking place in Malta, Salini Resort, the stakes remain. Apart from the prize pool, 1st place also gets a one-way ticket to the BLAST World Final 2023 and IEM Katowice 2023.
Based on seeding from the Groups, here are the seeded Playoffs:
As the competitive CS:GO scene continues to ramp up after the player break, some major events are on the away. Indeed., one example is the BLAST Premier Fall Showdown 2022 taking place in October. Read on to learn more about how Eternal Fire qualified below!
BLAST Premier Fall Showdown 2022 – All Qualifiers Complete
Out of the sixteen spots available for the BLAST event, 7 are being earned by qualified teams. Accordingly, over the past weekend, the following teams earned the spots:
VERTEX Esports Club – Fortress OCE Masters
Team oNe eSports – ACE NA Qualifier
TYLOO – 5E Arena Asia Cup
ECSTATIC – Nordic Masters
Sangal Esports – EU Champions
Eternal Fire – Eastern European Masters
Fluxo – FireLEAGUE Latin Power
And naturally, you may be asking – who’s Eternal Flame? Indeed, the Turkish team is relatively new to the international stage and is doing it’s best to contend with the best.
Credits: Valve
Accordingly, this looks like the best Turkish team ever seen on CS:GO – but can they make much of an impact with the following team?
Ismailcan “XANTARES” Dortkardes
Ozgur “woxic” Eker
Omer “imoRR” Karatas
Engin “MAJ3R” Kupeli
Ahmet “pat” Karahoca
Anyways, at the BLAST Premier event, there’ll be $135,000 and some of the best in the world. Accordingly, it’s a great test for the climbing team.
Indeed, a regular number of premier events is what makes CS:GO esports so special. Accordingly, the ESL CS:GO 2023 schedule receives a lot of attention. Read on as we describe the recently revealed schedule for 2023!
ESL CS:GO 2023 Schedule – Ready to Go
The #ESLProTour Championships return in 2023!#IEM Katowice🇵🇱 🏟CS:GO – Spodek 📅Feb 10-12 💰$1,000,000 ⚔24 Teams
Accordingly, any fanof CS:GO esports will glady say that IEM Katowice and IEM Cologne are some of the most essential CS:GO events. Both events will feature a $1,000,000 prize pool and will take place offline.
Here are the dates for both events below:
IEM Katowice – January 31st to February 12th
IEM Cologne – July 25th to August 6th
With similar events to last year, the events have moved around the recently revealed summer break for 2023 – taking place earlier than usual.
Credits; Valve
Here are some comments from the Senior Direct at CS:GO ESL FACEIT Group, Shaun Clark:
It’s always an honor to invite fans back to two of the most recognizable esports events worldwide,
Credits: Shaun Clark, Senior Director Game Ecosystems – CS:GO ESL FACEIT Group
These non-Major events look to keep up the pace between the Major events. Otherwise, we’re looking forward to a 2023 filled with great CS:GO esports.
With summer out of the way, the final chapter of the year offers some last epic esports events. Accordingly, in this featured article we’ll be looking at the top 5 Esports Events 2022 Q4. Read on as we take a look at some of the top events for 2022!
Before we proceed, the term ‘Q4’ refers to the final quarter fo the year – the months of October, November and December will be what we look at below. With that out of the way, let’s start ranking!
Honorable Mentions – Esports Events 2022 Q4
Credits: 343 Industries
With so many events to consider, not every event could make it into our top 5 tier list. Below find two honorable mentions worth talking about before diving into the main list:
Naturally, both of these events are post-season events looking to conclude their respective seasons. While PUBG looks to celebrate the Global Championship 2022 once again, Halo is a touch more exciting as it’s been a while.
Anyways, let’s now move on to the official list below.
#5 – Free Fire World Series 2022 Bangkok – Free Fire
Credits; Garena
Date: 25h November – 26th November 2022
Venue: Bangkok
Prize Pool: $2,000,000
Participants: 19 teams
Starting off our list is a mobile esports event. Following up from the Sentosa World Series in 2022, November looks to bring the Bangkok World Series.
With an impressive $2,000,000 on the line, the top teams in the world will be completing offline to try and secure the World Championship.
Although a touch behind PUBG Mobile esports, this event looks to continue improving in all aspects to keep Free Fire growing.
#4 – PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2022 – PUBG Mobile
Credits: Tencent
Date: 11th November 2022 – 1st January 2023
Venue: Grand Finals in Indonesia
Prize Pool: $4,000,000
Participants: 51 teams
Over the past two years, the PMGC has been responsible for some incredible viewershi pnumbers. Most notably, the viewership bounced just over 4,000,000 peak viewership two years ago.
Celebrating the international approach of competitive PUBG Mobile, the scale of this event is simply impressive and outstanding compared to other post-season events. Indeed, PUBG Mobile continues to push the ceiling for mobile esports.
Matching ths takes with an incredible prize pool, we can’t wait to see how the PUBG Mobile competitive season concludes thanks to this event!
As is clear to anyone who follows esports, CS:GO is a fierce tier 1 esport. Bearing this in mind, we made the interesting decision of including two CS:GO events at the third place spot on our list.
Specifically, within the space of one month, two $1,000,000 events will be taking place and both are worth considering, especially the Rio Major after being cancelled last time!
Both are different types of events – one being more open and the other closed to partner teams. While we might be bending the rules here, it’s to ensure a diverse Top 5 list filled with the best events from multiple esports.
#2 – The International 2022 – Dota 2 – Esports Events 2022 Q4
And, to nobody’s surprise, it’s time to take about The International 2022. Following up on a legacy of incredible, record-breaking esports events, TI 2022 looks to follow this trend.
Bearing this in mind, the top 20 teams from the Dota Pro Circuit are looking to conquer and claim the massive prize pool as to be finalized by crowdfunding.
Last year, the incredible run of Team Spirit was beloved by the community – who knows what stories will be written this time around?
Rounding off the list, based on statistics from last year, is Worlds 2022. With Worlds 2021 earning the top viewership from last year, this year looks to be no different.
Accordingly, once again Riot Games is keeping the same formular. Indeed, by stretching the competition over a month, the epic story looks to unfold and the community tuning into an awesome story. Naturally, only one team will earn the Summoner’s Rift trophy.
Notably, this year Worlds 2022 is heading to North America for the first time in a long time – adding to the excitement! Check out the event on esportsguide here.
As one of the oldest esports in the industry, CS:GO still celebrates a special passion for open, lower stakes, open events. Accordingly, Fragadelphia 17 follows a long lineage of events and kicks off within the week. Read on to learn How to Watch this exciting event below!
Organized by the likes of Nerd Street Games, Fragadelphia is a North American LAN and online tournament organizer. Also hosting the ESEA Cash Cup events, the organizers have held events like this since 2014.
This time around, it’s no different. Inviting the top 24 teams from the open bracket in North America, $100,000 will be up for grabs as teams compete offline at The Block venue in Philadelphia.
Taking place from 9th September to 11th September, the event looks to fill up the weekend.
Usually, here we take the opportunity to list down the competitors taking part. However, the full list of competitors will only be known a day before the competition as qualifiers are yet to be played.
As of right now, here are the teams we know will be attending:
timbermen
Squirtle Squad
ATK
Electrify Steel
Vendetta
Davenport University
Argon Esports
Phantom Troupe
Last Chance Qualifier (TBD x 8)
Read on as we dive a little deeper to understand exactly how this event will take place!
Format
Credits: Valve
Considering the legacy of the organizers, the format won’t be changing much. Unlike, last season’s event, Fragadelphia 16, the format will involve two stages.
Specifically, first we’ll have a Group Stage. Here, four double elimination format GSL groups will determine the top half of the competition. Notably, there will be four groups of four. From these groups of four, only the top 2 will progress. With BO3 matches, only 8 teams will proceed to the final stage.
The groups are yet to be revealed considering a number of teams are yet to qualify.
Finally, the competition will boil down to a Single Elimination Playoffs bracket, where matches are BO3. Teams having one life each will try fight to the end of the bracket and be crowned winners of Fragadelphia 17.
We highly recommend staying up to date via the Fragadelphia Twitter page viewable here.
Schedule for Fragadelphia 17
Credits: Valve
As an Open event, the schedule will likely be very packed and revealed very close to the event. Once again we recommend staying in tune with the Twitter page.
Watch Fragadelphia 17 on esportsguide
You can also watch the Fragadelphia 17 live stream via our very own website. Providing an extensive list of the biggest esports together with streams for each esports match live today or upcoming matches.
With regards to predictions, naturally we’ll be taking a look at the standings from the previous event – Fragadelphia 16. Here is how the scene ranked in March this year:
#1 – Strife Esports
#2 – Apeks Rebel
#3-4 – Team oNe eSports, ATK
Yet, considering the open nature of the event, it’s anyone’s ball-game! Indeed, that’s what makes Fragadelphia so exciting! In the end, regardless of winner, it’s great to see the legacy of collegiate and lower tier competition carry on in 2022 with offline events.
With the announcement of the IEM Rio Major event, there are a few events leading up to the big one. Accordingly, qualifiers such as the IEM Rio Major Europe RMR have everyone excited. Read on as we discuss the seeding for this event!
IEM Rio Major Europe RMR – Two Separate Events
Credits: IEM
Specifically, there are two sets of qualifier events taking place for Europe – RMR A and RMR B. Accordingly, each qualifier has 16 teams seeded with different qualification criteria.
Let’s start by looking at RMR A. Here are the teams involved:
FaZe Clan
Team Spirit
Ninjas in Pyjamas
G2 Esports
Cloud9
Bad News Eagles
Sprout
Aurora Gaming
Fnatic
forZe
Eternal Fire
B8
ECSTATIC
Astralis
1WIN
GamerLegion
From here, seeds will work as follows. Firstly, 1-4th will earn Legend Status, while 5-6th will sit as Challenger. Meanwhile, 7-8th will be Contender Status.
Not every event can involve the top teams in the esport. Accordingly, with regards to competitive CS:GO, the ESL Challenger events offer a platform for lower tier competition. Bearing this in mind, read on to learn how to watch the ESL Challenger DreamHack Melbourne event below!
Event Background
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Forming part of the ESL Challenger series of events, these events are ESL’s way of celebrating the tier A competition for CS:GO.
Hosting multiple international events each year, ESL Challenger DreamHack Melbourne is simply the next stop for the scene. Taking place from the 2nd to the 4th September, a total of $100,000 is on the line.
With teams competing offline at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia, the following 8 will be competing as per qualification:
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Apart from the prize pool, teams will be competing for a single seed to the ESL Pro League Conference Season 17. Let’s see what format they’ll have to fight through!
With regards to the format, there are two stages of competition. Firstly, the eight teams will fight through a group stage. Here, the following groups have been randomly decided:
Specifically, each group will compete through a GSL format, or double elimination format. For those unaware, this means that teams need to win two games in order to progress.
Bearing this in mind, Opening and Winners’ matches are BO1 while Elimination and Decider matches are BO3.
Credits: ESL
From this stage, only the top 2 teams from each group will progress to the Playoffs.
Once in the playoffs, the final four will compete in a single elimination bracket with BO3 matches. After two days of competition, a winner will be decided in the Grand Final on 4th September.
Schedule for the ESL Challenger DreamHack Melbourne
With regards to the schedule, we highly recommend visiting the official event page here.
Watch the ESL Challenger DreamHack Melbourne on esportsguide
You can also watch the ESL Challenger DreamHack Melbourne live stream via our very own website. Providing an extensive list of the biggest esports together with streams for each esports match live today or upcoming matches.
Naturally, heading into this event, the teams seeding through the ESL World Ranking are certainly favoured. Let’s take a look to see exactly where they sit in this international ranking system:
#1 – OG – #16
#2 – Imperial – #18
#3 – paiN Gaming – #23
#4 – ORDER – #41
Considering these rankings, it seems that OG, Imperial and paiN Gaming are a step above.
Otherwise, the qualifier teams can also make some noise, especially the likes of Entropiq and Evil Geniuses who ranks in the early 30s of the ESL World Ranking.
In addition, VERTEX ESC and Wings Up Gaming could very well surprise the competition – likely through an early upset in the BO1 matches.
Throughout we’ll be keeping an eye to see who’ll make it to the ESL Pro League Conference – note that paiN Gaming has already qualified for this event.
For those unaware, the IEM Rio Major is hugely awaited for multiple reasons. Indeed, apart from being a CS:GO Major, the formerly cancelled event looks to make an epic return. Bearing this in mind, we finally have details for IEM Road to Rio 2022 – read on to learn more!
IEM Road to Rio 2022 – Venues and Schedule
The schedule and locations have been set for #IEM Road to Rio!
From the 4th of October, Malta, Sweden, and Australia will host all Major hopefuls battling it out to cement their spot in history.
Officially, the ‘IEM Road to Rio’ is Intel’s term for the qualifiers leading up to the Rio Major later this year.
Qualification involves three regions and multiple heats. Note that teams will be qualifying in Tiers, either as Legends, Challengers or Contenders in that diminishing order.
Here are some details for each Europe with regards to locations and seeding:
Indeed, while the best teams in the world fight through the BLAST Premier Fall Groups, other competition is ongoing. Accordingly, the ESL Challenger Melbourne event is kicking off shortly. Read on to learn about the revealed groups!
CS:GO ESL Challenger Melbourne – Starting Next Week
Accordingly, hosted by ESL, the event will run from 2nd to 4th September. Furthermore, this is an A-Tier event in the lower tier of CS:GO competition.
Bearing this in mind, $100,000 are on the line for the 8 qualified teams.
For those unaware, the format was set to have two stages. Firstly, a Group Stage featuring 4 teams in each group will allow only the top 2 from each group to progress.
Progress means making it to the final Playoffs bracket. Here, a single elimination bracket will decide the competition.
We can’t wait to see this tightly knit competition kick off. While these aren’t the very best teams in the world, they’re smaller teams using this opportunity to build their reputation.
With August out of the way, the CS:GO player break is over. Accordingly, the community is ready to get back to some incredible esports events. Furthermore, the ESL Pro League Season 16 is here within the week – read on to learn how to watch below!
Event Background
Credits: ESL
Indeed, the ESL Pro League is a community favourite and is the sixteenth time ESL is hosting the event. Accordingly, the Intel Grand Slam will also be on the line – teams are hoping to earn wins to try and win a $1,000,000 prize pool.
Taking place offline in an announced venue so far, the event will run from 31st August to 2nd October, Featuring the top 24 teams in world of CS:GO, a prize pool of $825,000 will be on the line. Here are the teams listed below:
Permanent Partner Team
Astralis
BIG
Complexity
ENCE
Evil Geniuses
FaZe Clan
Fnatic
FURIA Esports
G2 Esports
Heroic
MOUZ
Natus Vincere
Ninjas in Pyjamas
Team Liquid
Team Vitality
ESL World Ranking
Cloud9
Movistar Rider
Team Spirit
Conference Stage
MIBR
Endpoint
Eternal Fire
Outsiders
HEET
FTW
Also note that apart from the prize pool, there are also BLAST Premier Points up for grabs too. With regards to seeds, 1st place earns seeds to both BLAST World Finals 2022 and IEM Katowice 2023.
Format
Credits: ESL
Just like the seasons before, the ESL Pro League Season 16 event will feature two stages of competition.
Firstly, we’ll enjoy a Group Stage with four single round robin format groups. Notably, each group has six teams with BO3 Matches. Here are the groups below:
A: Natus Vincere, Ninjas in Pyjamas, Team Vitality, Fnatic, Team Spirit, Endpoint
D: Cloud9, Movistar Riders, Team Liquid, FURIA Esports, Evil Geniuses, Eternal Fire
For those unaware, a single round robin means that teams within each group will face one another once. Seeding for the Playoffs will be determined as follows:
1st place – advance to the Quarterfinals
2-3rd place – advance to Round of 12
Credits: ESL
Once in the Playoffs, teams will have to fight through a single elimination bracket. Teams will only have one lifeline to fight through BO3 matches where the Grand Final will be a BO5 conclusion!
Schedule for the ESL Pro League Season 16
Considering that the schedule is constantly released through the Twitter page, we highly recommend following it here.
Watch the ESL Pro League Season 16 on esportsguide
You can also watch the ESL Pro League Season 16 live stream via our very own website. Providing an extensive list of the biggest esports together with streams for each esports match live today or upcoming matches.
Concerning predictions, let’s take a look at the most recent CS:GO event – IEM Season XVII Cologne:
#1 – FaZe Clan
#2 – Natus VIncere
#3-4 – Astralis, Movistar Riders
Naturally, FaZe Clan and Natus Vincere remain the favourites once again. However, considering many roster changes took place in August, it’s unsure as to whether or not teams have improved or declined.
Regardless, it looks to be an exciting return for competitive CS:GO – we’ll be sure to keep you up to date in the coming week!
