ESL Pro Tour S23/24 announced

The legacy of one of the longest-running video games in esports history, StarCraft 2, continues, and of course, ESL can’t ignore this legacy.

A few hours ago, ESL announced all the details regarding the ESL Pro Tour for its 2023/24 season. The schedule includes ESL Open Cups that will be played weekly, two ESL StarCraft II online, Regional Masters Regionals with live finals, and the live EPT Championship.

ESL also announced that next year, the DreamHack StarCraft II Masters would change its name to ESL StarCraft II Masters.

ESL Pro Tour

The ESL Pro Tour is the most important tournament in the global StarCraft II competitive scene. Players from all regions of the world battle it in each regional event to qualify for the most important events of each season.

According to ESL’s official press release, players and fans should expect the same excitement in regional and international competitions. However, they also highlight that there will be a 180° turn regarding the format that will be implemented in the season.

First of all, it should be noted that there will be changes in the regions, as they will no longer be as we know them now. The North America and Latin America regions will be merged to form a new region called Americas (AM). On the other hand, a new region called Asia will also be created, which will be formed by:

• China
• Taiwan
• Hong Kong
• Macau
• Japan
• Oceania
• Rest of Asia

Finally, the EU and KR regions will remain the same as in previous editions.

EPT StarCraft II Championship

Once again, we will have the actions of the EPT StarCraft II Championship, which will have the participation of the best StarCraft II players worldwide. In this tournament, the players with the best performance during the season will have a direct invitation and the chance to fight for the world champion trophy.

ESL StarCraft II Masters schedule and prize pools

The world’s best StarCraft II players will compete throughout the season in each of the four regions in two main events, the Winter and Summer Masters. Below, we have all the information you need to know about these tournaments.

ESL StarCraft II Masters Summer

• Online Regionals: May 2 to 21, 2023
• Finals to take place live at DreamHack Summer in Jönköping, Sweden, on June 16-18, 2023
• Prize pool: $200,000

ESL StarCraft II Masters Winter

• Online Regionals: October 31 to November 19, 2023
• Finals to take place live at DreamHack Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, on December 15-17, 2023
• Prize pool: $200,000

This new 2023/24 season schedule marks the fourth year of the renewed partnership between ESL and Blizzard. Beginning with the 2023 season, ESL will fund the program, including prize money.

Michael Van Driel, Vice President of Game Ecosystems at ESL FACEIT Group, said:

“EFG is committed to the StarCraft II and RTS community. Earlier this year at IEM Katowice, Li “Oliveira” Peinan showed the world what it means to win the Championship title. Moments like these are why we want to continue providing the platform for players to excel and succeed, and we look forward to seeing the fans and community unite again this year around the ESL Pro Tour.”

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