Accordingly, right now the Dota 2 competitive scene is patiently waiting for The International. However, there’s still some post-season competition to enjoy before the final event. Bearing this in mind, ESL One Malaysia 2022 is right around the corner – read on to learn how to watch!
Event Background
Indeed, hosted by ESL, this is the third time the organizer is being hosted in Genting Highlands in Malaysia. This is only the third time ESL is doing this, after having organized similar events back in 2017 and 2018.
Overall, we have some of the top teams in the world competing together with those who were either invited or qualified. Competing for $400,000 from 23rd to 28th April, the following are your 12 teams:
Invited
- OG
- Fnatic
- Alliance
- Team Liquid
- Team Secret
- Nigma Galaxy
Qualifiers
- Entity – Europe/CIS
- Team Asters – China
- BOOM Esports – Southeast Asia
- Talon Esports – Southeast Asia
- TSM – North America
- Thunder Awaken – South America
Read on as we discuss the format and predictions.
Format
For all teams involved, this is a great opportunity to practice for The International. Furthermore, the event has a similar format to the event, consisting of a Group Stage and Playoffs.
Firstly, the Group Stage will take place between 23rd and 25th August. Here, two groups of six teams will fight through a single round robin with BO2 matches. Let’s take a look at the groups below:
- Group A: Alliance, Entity, Talon Esports, Team Aster, Team Secret, Thunder Awaken
- Group B: BOOM Esports, Fnatic, Nigma Galaxy, OG, Team Liquid, TSM
From here, seeds will go on to the Playoffs. Accordingly, here’s how seeding works:
- Top 2 from each group – advanced to upper bracket of playoffs
- 3-4th from each group – lower bracket of playoffs
- 5-6th from each group – eliminated
The best teams will make it to the Playoffs, with competition running from August 26th to 28th. This final stage will involve a double elimination bracket. Accordingly, teams will fight through BO3 matches while Grand Final will be BO5.
For those unaware, a double elimination bracket means that teams in ther Upper Bracket will have to lose twice in order to be eliminated from the competition.
Schedule for the ESL One Malaysia 2022
With regards to the schedule, let’s take a look at the first day of competition for both Groups in the CEST region.
August 23rd – Group A:
- Aster vs Talon Esports (06:00)
- Entity vs Alliance (06:00)
- Team Secret vs Thunder Awaken (06:00)
- Team Secret vs Alliance (08:30)
- Aster vs Thunder Awaken (08:30)
- Entity vs Talon Esports (08:30)
August 23rd – Group B:
- OG vs Team Liquid (11:15)
- BOOM Esports vs Fnatic (11:15)
- NGX vs TSM (11:15)
- OG vs Fnatic (13:40)
- BOOM Esports vs TSM (13:40)
- NGX vs Team Liquid (13:40)
For the remaining schedule, we highly recommend visitng the event page here.
Watch the ESL One Malaysia 2022 on esportsguide
You can also watch the ESL One Malaysia live stream via our very own website. Providing an extensive list of the biggest esports together with streams for each esports match live today or upcoming matches.
Predictions
Accordingly, looking at PGL Arlington, we can predict the standings. Here’s a brief look:
- #1 – Team Spirit
- #2 – PSG.LGD
- #3 – Team Aster
- #4 – OG
- #5-6 – beastcoast, Entity
Considering this, we highly favour Team Spirit and Team Aster with PSG.LGD not attending the event.
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