ESL brings ESL Thailand 2020 to Asia and the Americas featuring a $200,000 prize pool.
Twenty teams total from Asia and the Americas will be competing for a prize pool worth $200,000 starting August 8th for Americas and August 20th for Asia.
ESL One Thailand 2020 is being supported by Thailand’s Ministry of Tourism & Sports and the Sports Authority of Thailand, aiming to give local teams a chance to compete at higher levels and bringing attention to the regional scene. Two local Thai teams will earn the chance to compete against Asia's top teams and gain a piece of the prize pool.
Americas
Format
- Participants
- Six invited teams
- Two teams from a closed qualifier
- Group Stage - August 8th - August 23rd, 2020
- Single round-robin
- All matches are Bo3
- Top four teams advance to the upper bracket of the playoffs
- Bottom four teams are eliminated
- Playoffs - August 25th - August 30th, 2020
- Double-elimination bracket
- All matches except Grand Final are Bo3
- Grand Final is Bo5
Prize Pool
$65,000 USD is spread among the teams as seen below:
| Place | $ USD | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | $28,000 | TBD |
| 2nd | $14,000 | TBD |
| 3rd | $7,000 | TBD |
| 4th | $5,000 | TBD |
| 5th | $3,500 | TBD |
| 6th | $3,000 | TBD |
| 7th | $2,500 | TBD |
| 8th | $2,000 | TBD |
Asia
Format
- Participants
- Eight invited teams
- Two teams from ESL Thailand Championship 2020 Season 1
- Two teams from a closed qualifier
- Group Stage - August 20th - August 31st, 2020
- Two groups of six teams each
- Single round-robin
- All matches are Bo3
- 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
- Bottom two teams from each group are eliminated
- Playoffs - September 1st - September 6th, 2020
- Double-elimination bracket
- All matches except Grand Final are Bo3
- Grand Final is Bo5
Prize Pool
$135,000 USD is spread among the teams as seen below:
| Place | $ USD | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | $50,000 | TBD |
| 2nd | $25,000 | TBD |
| 3rd | $15,000 | TBD |
| 4th | $10,000 | TBD |
| 5th-6th | $7,500 | TBD |
| TBD | ||
| 7th-8th | $5,000 | TBD |
| TBD | ||
| 9th-10th | $3,000 | TBD |
| TBD | ||
| 11th-12th | $2,000 | TBD |
| TBD |
