ESL One Berlin Major 2023, the upcoming second Major of 2023’s Dota Pro season, is fast approaching. On 26 April, 18 teams will be in Berlin to vie for the US$500,000 prize pool. Here is the breakdown of every team slated to appear in a few weeks.
China
Team | Standing |
Xtreme Gaming | 1st in DPC CN |
PSG.LGD | 2nd in DPC CN |
Invictus Gaming | 3rd in DPC CN |
Team Aster | 4th in DPC CN |
The four Chinese teams participating are Xtreme Gaming, PSG.LGD, Invictus Gaming and Team Aster. Invictus and Aster were previously tied, but Invictus emerged victorious in the tiebreaker.
Western Europe
Team | Standing |
Team Liquid | 1st in DPC WEU |
Tundra Esports | 2nd in DPC WEU |
Gaimin Gladiators | 3rd in DPC WEU |
OG | 4th in DPC WEU |
While Team Liquid is sitting comfortably in 1st place, Tundra Esports and Gaimin Gladiators settled their positions with a tiebreaker. Ooredoo Thunder was also previously tied for 4th place with OG, but OG secured their spot in the tiebreaker.
Southeast Asia
Team | Standing |
Talon Esports | 1st in DPC SEA |
Execration | 2nd in DPC SEA |
Team SMG | 3rd in DPC SEA |
The three Southeast Asian teams heading to Berlin are Talon Esports, Execration and Team SMG. This will be Team SMG’s first attempt at a Major.
Eastern Europe
Team | Standing |
ex-HellRaisers | 1st in DPC EU |
Team Spirit | 2nd in DPC EU |
BetBoom Team | 3rd in DPC EU |
1st place team ex-HellRaisers announced on 2 April that they will no longer go by “HellRaisers”. Going forward, the roster will remain the same.
North America
Team | Standing |
TSM | 1st in DPC NA |
Shopify Rebellion | 2nd in DPC NA |
North and South America each get two teams to represent them in the Major. TSM and Shopify Rebellion are the two teams representing North America.
South America
Team | Standing |
beastcoast | 1st in DPC SA |
Evil Geniuses | 2nd in DPC SA |
Evil Geniuses and beastcoast are the two teams representing South America.
Overall, this is shaping up to be an exciting Major. We’ll have to watch and see what happens next.