ESL Impact Katowice 2023

[e][h]ESL Impact Katowice 2023

League Information

Series:

ESL Impact

Organizer:

ESL

Sponsor(s):

Intel

Game:

Global Offensive

Type:

Offline

Location:

Katowice

Venue:

International Congress Center

Prize Pool:

$100,000 USD

Start Date:

2023-02-10

End Date:

2023-02-12

Teams:

8

Liquipedia Tier:

B-Tier

Links

Maps

Ancient • Anubis • Inferno • Mirage • Nuke • Overpass • Vertigo

About[edit]

Broadcast Talent[edit]

Host:
- Frankie (Frankie Ward)

Analysts:
- Hedje (Hege Botnen)
- missharvey (Stephanie Harvey)

Commentators:
- James Bardolph (James Bardolph)
- Vearless (Veronique Zonneveld)
- LucyLuce (Lucy Eastwood)
- BDog (Brandon Rawlings)

Sideline Reporter:
- Heccu (Anastasija Tolmačeva)

Format[edit]

Group Stage:
- Two double-elimination format (GSL) Groups
  - Each group has 4 teams
  - Opening & Winners' matches are Bo1
  - Elimination & Decider matches are Bo3
- Top two teams from each group advance to the Playoffs

Playoffs:
- Single-Elimination bracket
- All matches are Bo3

Prize Pool[edit]

$100,000 USD are spread among the teams as seen below:

Participants[edit]

Counter Logic Gaming Red

1	GooseBreeder
2	uhKelsie
3	BiBiAhn
4	Kaoday
5	madss
C	flashie


Invited

FURIA Esports Fe

Notes

1	kaah
2	GaBi
3	izaa
4	olga
5	bokor
C	segalla


Invited

¹ January 14th - FURIA Esports Female sign

bokor as

mari is acquired by w7m esports Female. ^[1]^[2]

HSG

1	Hazel
2	GFi
3	Xiaowu
4	Argent
5	hffo
C	fluckz


Invited

Nigma Galaxy Female

1	ANa
2	twenty3
3	vilga
4	tory
5	Kat
C	JTR


Invited

NAVI Javelins

1	Vicu
2	Angelka
3	Hanka
4	Liina
5	Danuu
C	AlcesT


European Qualifier #1

9 Pandas Fearless

1	Elizabeth
2	Ksu
3	victoria
4	f6tal
5	t4tty
C	R3x


European Qualifier #2

Saints

Notes

1	buhnny
2	olya
3	JKranny
4	paula
5	KiKi
C	clipzera


North American Qualifier

¹ January 25th -

KiKi stands in for

sckrafft who misses the event due to visa issues. ^[3]

B4 Esports Female

1	yungher
2	goddess
3	julih
4	nani
5	poppins
C	darkpsy


South American Qualifier

Results[edit]

Group Stage[edit]

Group A[edit]

Group A Week 1 Week 1
1.	Nigma Galaxy FeNGX.fe	2-0	32-13	+19
2.	B4 FemaleB4 Fem	2-1	68-74	-6
3.	HSGHSG	1-2	90-64	+26
4.	SaintsSaints	0-2	9-48	-39

Group A Matches

Opening Matches

Winners Match

Elimination Match

Decider Match

Group B[edit]

Group B Week 1 Week 1
1.	NAVI JavelinsNAVI.J	2-0	32-17	+15
2.	FURIA FemaleFURIA.fe	2-1	60-57	+3
3.	9 Pandas Fearless9P.F	1-2	83-93	-10
4.	CLG RedCLG.R	0-2	50-58	-8

Group B Matches

Opening Matches

Winners Match

Elimination Match

Decider Match

Playoffs[edit]

Semifinals

Semis

SF

Grand Final

Final

GF

Additional Content[edit]

Streams[edit]

Language
Streams

Previews[edit]

2023-02-09 | ESL Impact Katowice set to begin by GSTK of HLTV
2023-02-09 | Quick Peek: The Teams and Storylines of ESL Impact Katowice by LucyLuce of ESL

Interviews[edit]

HLTV[edit]

2023-02-13 | vilga on winning ESL Impact Katowice: "This victory is the best out of all of them" by Professeur of HLTV

Dust2.us[edit]

2023-02-10 | BiBiAhn: "A lower bracket run would be f***ing amazing" by Slevo of Dust2.us
2023-02-14 | Olga: "There's no time to cry now, we have to go home and review everything" by Slevo of Dust2.us

Dust2.com.br[edit]

2023-02-10 | GaBi se vê "mais experiente e mais confiante" em terceiro mundial em Katowice [GaBi sees herself "more experienced and more confident" in third world in Katowice GaBi sees herself "more experienced and more confident" in third world in Katowice] by vhporto of Dust2.com.br
2023-02-10 | goddess avalia jogos e Nigma Galaxy: "Não é um bicho de sete cabeças" [goddess evaluates games and Nigma Galaxy: "It's not a seven-headed animal" goddess evaluates games and Nigma Galaxy: "It's not a seven-headed animal"] by vhporto of Dust2.com.br
2023-02-10 | Olga analisa derrota e vê caminho "muito mais difícil" para final [Olga analyzes defeat and sees a "much more difficult" path to the final Olga analyzes defeat and sees a "much more difficult" path to the final] by vhporto of Dust2.com.br
2023-02-11 | "Hoje senti que essa é a FURIA", diz izaa ["Today I felt that this is the FURIA", says izaa "Today I felt that this is the FURIA", says izaa] by vhporto of Dust2.com.br
2023-02-11 | julih tira pressão da semifinal: "É só mais um jogo de CS" [julih takes the pressure off the semifinal: "It's just another CS game" julih takes the pressure off the semifinal: "It's just another CS game"] by vhporto of Dust2.com.br
2023-02-12 | poppins revela que segurou o choro após eliminação e se diz orgulhosa da B4 [poppins reveals that she held back the tears after elimination and says she is proud of B4 poppins reveals that she held back the tears after elimination and says she is proud of B4] by vhporto of Dust2.com.br
2023-02-12 | "Bala a gente tem, falta um pouco de conceito", avalia kaah ["Bala we have, lacks a bit of concept", evaluates kaah "Bala we have, lacks a bit of concept", evaluates kaah] by vhporto of Dust2.com.br

BLIX.GG[edit]

2023-02-12 | twenty3: "Even if there are girls who can play on the same level, they don't have orgs supporting them" by AN1MO of BLIX.GG
2023-02-12 | Hanka: "I'm sure that now we are prepared to win against [Nigma Galaxy]" by AN1MO of BLIX.GG
2023-02-17 | buhnny: "I do believe that if NA invested more into female CS, you'll have teams that are ready to compete..." by AN1MO of BLIX.GG
2023-02-21 | KiKi: " I want to find myself a team and compete" by AN1MO of BLIX.GG
2023-02-21 | BiBiAhn: "The reason I play is to become a role model, I think my true goal is to play in mixed" by rizegeeko of BLIX.GG
2023-02-28 | Olga: “...when you talk about other teams in Impact, Nigma is always improving.” by AN1MO of BLIX.GG

EsportFire[edit]

2023-02-11 | ANa: "[ESL Impact] is the light at the end of the tunnel" by GrimyRannarr of EsportFire
2023-02-13 | Kat: "Everyone is trying to beat us" - After their grand final win at ESL Impact Katowice 2023 by GrimyRannarr of EsportFire
2023-02-14 | poppins: "As an athlete you mature faster" - Interview at ESL Impact Katowice 2023 by GrimyRannarr of EsportFire
2023-02-20 | KiKii and buhnny: "[Impact] brings female sports together!" - Interview ESL Impact Katowice 2023 by GrimyRannarr of EsportFire

Cybersport.pl[edit]

2023-02-12 | Angelka: Jak dostałyśmy się do Katowic, to rozpłakałyśmy się ze szczęścia [Angelka: When we got to Katowice, we cried with happiness Angelka: When we got to Katowice, we cried with happiness] by Maciej Petryszyn of Cybersport.pl

Videos and Photos[edit]

Galleries[edit]

2023-02-10 | ESL Impact Katowice 2023 - Day 1 of HLTV
2023-02-12 | ESL Impact Katowice 2023 - Day 3 of HLTV

References[edit]

↑ FURIA Esports (2023-01-14). "Conheçam a mais nova jogadora da #FURIACS Feminina!" [Meet the newest female #FURIACS player!] (in Portuguese).
↑ w7m esports Female (2023-01-14). "Nesse novo ano de 2023, chegamos com um compromisso" [In this new year of 2023, we arrived with a commitment] (in Portuguese).
↑ Saints (2023-01-25). "Due to visa issues and not having enough time under our belt, we unfortunately will not be having @Sckrafft playing side by side with us in Katowice".

[1] FURIA Esports (2023-01-14). "Conheçam a mais nova jogadora da #FURIACS Feminina!" [Meet the newest female #FURIACS player!] (in Portuguese).

[2] w7m esports Female (2023-01-14). "Nesse novo ano de 2023, chegamos com um compromisso" [In this new year of 2023, we arrived with a commitment] (in Portuguese).

[3] Saints (2023-01-25). "Due to visa issues and not having enough time under our belt, we unfortunately will not be having @Sckrafft playing side by side with us in Katowice".

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