The 2023 ESL ONE Kuala Lumpur is an offline tournament held in Malaysia this December for Dota 2’s organizer by ESL. The world's best 12 teams for a massive prize pool of $1,000,000 and will be crowned the 2023 ESL One Kaula Lumpur Champion!

Tournament Format

Group Stage will be played in a single-elimination round-robin format, and all matches are played in the best-of-two series. The top four teams from each group will advance to playoffs, while the 3rd and 4th place teams will proceed to the lower shelf of the playoffs.

Playoffs will be played in a double-elimination format, and all matches are played in the best-of-three series except for the best-of-five grand final.