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One week after twelve other teams were set for ESL One Los Angeles Major, the three Chinese representatives have been determined.
The Chinese qualifiers for the third wave of DPC 2019-2020 season events were postponed due to the impact CoronaVirus has had on the region.
Now the dust has finally settled and three teams are hoping to travel to the United States to participate in the ESL One Los Angeles Major set to begin March 15th. If getting visas wasn't already troublesome, the players from China now have less than a month's time to secure them —and even then, there are still some big questions lingering on how feasible it will be for them to travel to the event.
For now, Valve has not indicated any mitigation or risk management plans in the event of the teams being unable to participate, so without further ado, welcome Invictus Gaming, Royal Never Give Up and EHOME to the lineup.
The StarLadder Minor Chinese qualifiers will continue over the course of the next two days and one more team from the region —Team Aster, Newbee, Keen Gaming or Avengers will lock in a ticket for the third round of DPC events.
ESL One Los Angeles Major Teams
TBD
ESL One Los Angeles Major Format
- Participants:
- Fifteen Teams from Regional Qualifiers
- Three teams each from Europe, China and Southeast Asia
- Two teams each from CIS, North and South America
- One team as champion of StarLadder ImbaTV Minor S3
- Fifteen Teams from Regional Qualifiers
- Group Stage:
- Four GSL groups
- All games are Bo3
- Top two teams advance to the Upper Bracket of the playoffs
- Bottom two teams advance to the Lower Bracket of the playoffs
- Playoffs:
- Double elimination bracket
- First round of the Lower Bracket are Bo1
- All other games are Bo3
- Bo5 Grand Finals
ESL One Los Angeles Major PrizePool and DPC points
The prize pool for the tournament is $1,000,000 USD and 15000 Pro Circuit Points.
| Place | $ USD | DPC Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | $300,000 | 4,850 |
| 2nd | $160,000 | 3,000 |
| 3rd | $110,000 | 2,100 |
| 4th | $80,000 | 1,350 |
| 5th-6th | $60,000 | 900 |
| 7th-8th | $40,000 | 450 |
| 9th-12th | $25,000 | 150 |
| 13th-16th | $12,500 | 100 |
ESL One Los Angeles Major
Between March 15-22nd, 16 teams —15 determined via qualifiers and the champions from Starladder Minor will battle it out at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California for the lion's share of the $1,000,000 prize pool and 15,000 DPC points.
