Looks like Dota’s back on the menu, boys — and it’s coming back to Kuala Lumpur.
ESL One KL, running from December 11 to 17, features 12 of the world’s best teams after a grueling series of qualifiers. We’ll get to see three of the top four teams at The International 2023 as well — though there will be some massive personnel changes.
Here’s everything you need to know about ESL One Kuala Lumpur.
What is ESL One Kuala Lumpur?
ESL One Kuala Lumpur is officially the second event of the ESL Pro Tour 2024, and the first major LAN event after The International 2023.
Featuring a US$1 million prize pool and EPT points — a sort-of replacement for the now-abolished Dota Pro Circuit — 12 of the best teams in the world are fighting for direct invites to ESL’s new events, as well as a potential showdown tournament in July.
Teams competing in ESL One KL
These are all the teams attending ESL One Kuala Lumpur.
| TEAM | QUALIFIED VIA |
| Gaimin Gladiators | Invited |
| LGD Gaming | Invited |
| Azure Ray | Invited |
| Team Liquid | Western Europe |
| Team Secret | Western Europe |
| BetBoom Team | Eastern Europe |
| 9Pandas | Eastern Europe |
| Team Falcons | MENA |
| Invictus Gaming | China |
| Blacklist International | Southeast Asia |
| TSM | North America |
| Wawitas Sagazes | South America |
TI12 winner Team Spirit was originally invited, but instead withdrew from the tournament due to health issues, according to tournament organizers ESL. The tournament slot instead went to the Western Europe closed qualifiers, which allowed Team Secret to qualify.
ESL One KL format
The group stage sees 12 teams split into two single round-robin groups. Each series is two games.
The top two teams advance to the upper bracket in the playoffs, while the bottom two teams are eliminated. The remaining two teams are seeded into the lower bracket.
The playoffs are double-elimination. All matches will be best-of-three, save for the best-of-five grand final.
ESL One KL schedule and results
ESL One KL group stage schedule and results
The ESL One KL group stage runs from December 11 to 13.
Group A
| STANDING | TEAM | GAME RECORD | MATCH RECORD (W-D-L) |
| 1st | Azure Ray | 8 – 2 | 3 — 2 — 0 |
| 2nd | Gaimin Gladiators | 6 – 4 | 2 — 2 — 0 |
| 3rd | Team Secret | 6 – 4 | 2 — 2 — 1 |
| 4th | BetBoom Team | 4 – 4 | 0 — 5 — 0 |
| 5th | Blacklist International | 4 – 6 | 1 — 2 — 2 |
| 6th | Wawitas Sagazes | 1 – 3 | 0 — 1 — 4 |
Group B
| STANDING | TEAM | GAME RECORD | MATCH RECORD (W-D-L) |
| 1st | G2.iG | 8 – 2 | 4 — 0 — 1 |
| 2nd | Team Falcons | 7 – 3 | 3 — 1 — 1 |
| 3rd | Tundra Esports | 5 – 5 | 2 — 1 — 2 |
| 4th | Team Liquid | 5 – 5 | 2 — 1 — 2 |
| 5th | LGD | 4 – 6 | 1 — 2 — 2 |
| 6th | 9Pandas | 1 – 9 | 0 — 1 — 4 |
December 11 Group A
| TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
| BetBoom Team | 1 – 1 | Gaimin Gladiator |
| Azure Ray | 2 – 0 | Team Secret |
| Blacklist International | 2 – 0 | Wawitas |
| Gaimin Gladiator | 1 – 1 | Team Secret |
| Azure Ray | 1 – 1 | Blacklist International |
| BetBoom Team | 1 – 1 | Wawitas |
December 11 Group B
| TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
| LGD | 0 – 2 | Falcons |
| 9Pandas | 0 – 2 | Team Liquid |
| G2.iG | 0 – 2 | Tundra Esports |
| G2.iG | 2– 0 | LGD |
| Falcons | 2 – 0 | Team Liquid |
| 9Pandas | 0 – 2 | Tundra Esports |
December 12 Group A
| TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
| Blacklist International | 0 – 2 | Gaimin Gladiators |
| Azure Ray | 2 – 0 | Wawitas |
| BetBoom Esports | 1 – 1 | Team Secret |
| Blacklist International | 0 – 2 | Team Secret |
| Azure Ray | 1 – 1 | BetBoom Team |
| Gaimin Gladiators | 2 – 0 | Wawitas |
December 12 Group B
| TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
| G2.iG | 2 – 0 | Team Liquid |
| LGD | 1 – 1 | Tundra Esports |
| 9Pandas | 1 – 1 | Falcons |
| G2.iG | 2 – 0 | Falcons |
| 9Pandas | 0 – 2 | LGD |
| Team Liquid | 2 – 0 | Tundra Esports |
December 13 Group A
| TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
| Azure Ray | 2 – 0 | Gaimin Gladiator |
| BetBoom Esports | 1 – 1 | Blacklist International |
| Team Secret | 2 – 0 | Wawitas |
December 13 Group B
| TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
| LGD | 1 – 1 | Team Liquid |
| 9Pandas | 0 – 2 | G2.iG |
| Falcons | 2 – 0 | Tundra Esports |
ESL One KL playoffs schedule and results
The ESL One KL playoffs will run from December 13 to 17.
December 13
Upper bracket semifinals
| TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
| Azure Ray | 2 – 1 | Falcons |
| G2.iG | 1 – 2 | Gaimin Gladiators |
December 15
Lower bracket round 1
| TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
| 0 – 2 | Team Liquid | |
| 0 – 2 | BetBoom Team |
Lower bracket quarterfinals
| TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
| 1 – 2 | Team Liquid |
December 16
Lower bracket quarterfinals
| TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
| 0 – 2 | BetBoom Team |
Upper bracket final
| TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
| 0 – 2 | Gaimin Gladiators |
Lower bracket semifinal
| TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
| Team Liquid | 2 – 0 |
December 17
Lower bracket finals
| TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
| Azure Ray | 2 – 1 |
Grand finals
| TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
| 2 – 3 | Azure Ray |
ESL One KL prize pool
ESL One KL has a US$1 million prize pool.
| STANDING | TEAMS | PRIZE MONEY | EPT POINTS |
| 1st | Azure Ray | US$300,000 | 4,800 |
| 2nd | Gaimin Gladiators | US$175,000 | 3,600 |
| 3rd | Team Liquid | US$120,000 | 3,000 |
| 4th | BetBoom Team | US$85,000 | 2,400 |
| 5th-6th | G2.iG Team Falcons | US$57,500 | 1,680 |
| 7th-8th | Team Secret Tundra Esports | US$47,500 | 780 |
| 9th-10th | Blacklist International LGD Gaming | US$30,000 | 420 |
| 11th-12th | 9Pandas Wawitas Sagazes | US$25,000 | 210 |
(To be updated)
ESL One KL streams
You can watch the Berlin Major on ESL’s official Twitch and YouTube channels.
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