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ESL One Malaysia 2022 Preview Guide

After four years, ESL returns to Malaysia for a LAN with a new Dota 2 tournament at Genting Highlands. Here's all you need to know. 

ESL One Malaysia 2022, which will take place August 23-28 at the Arena of Stars in Resorts World Genting, will be the first LAN held in Southeast Asia since late 2019 and the first premiere LAN tournament held for Dota 2 in the country since the 2018 edition of ESL One Genting.

It is the third event in Genting Highlands organized by ESL, the previous two were held in 2017 and 2018.

The event will be held in front of a live audience and will welcome 12 of the world's best teams to fight for the title and a share of the $400,000 prize pool.

Here's all you need to know about the upcoming event for those that won't be heading there in person. 

ESL One Malaysia 2022 Teams

ESL One Malaysia 2022 Groups 


ESL One Malaysia 2022 Format

  • Participants
    • Twelve teams
      • Seven invited teams
      • One team each from Europe/CIS, China, Southeast Asia, North America, and South America
  • Group Stage – August 23rd - August 25th, 2022
    • Two groups of six teams
    • Single round-robin
    • All series are two matches
    • Top two teams from each group advance to the upper bracket of the playoffs
    • 3rd and 4th place teams from each group advance to the lower bracket of the playoffs
    • The remaining teams are eliminated
  • Playoffs – August 26th - August 28th, 2022
    • Double-elimination bracket
    • All matches are best-of-three
    • Grand Final is Best-of-five

ESL One Malaysia 2022 Broadcasts

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