ESL Meisterschaft: Spring 2023

League Information

Series:

ESL Meisterschaft

Organizer:

Freaks 4U Gaming

Sponsor(s):

Müllermilch

Game:

Global Offensive

Type:

Online/Offline

Location:

Krefeld

Venue:

TaKeTV Bar

Prize Pool:

€50,000 EUR
(≃ $53,680.90 USD)

Start Date:

2023-03-06

End Date:

2023-06-11

Teams:

12

Liquipedia Tier:

B-Tier

Links

Maps

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

Chronology

Autumn 2022

Autumn 2023

About[edit]

Broadcast Talent[edit]

Primary Broadcast[edit]

Host:
- Knochen (Matthias Remmert)

Commentators:
- Fippe (Philippe Wolf)
- Horstor (Timo Prestin)

Analysts:
- denis (Denis Howell)
- enkay J (Niclas Krumhorn)
- red (Christoph Hinrichs)
- zonixx (Michele Köhler)

Observers:
- JNZ (Jonas Lenz)
- Epsor (Johannes Meiners)

Secondary Broadcast[edit]

Commentators:
- Skywalker (Leon Koletzko)
- K4iG (Kai Gropp)
- Kiigass (Florian Georgi)
- DavideKant (David Scheu)

Format[edit]

Play-In Group Stage:
- Round-Robin format league
  - All teams play each other once
  - All matches are Bo2
- Top 3 teams from each Group advance to the Main Group Stage Upper Group
- Bottom 3 teams from each Group advance to the Main Group Stage Lower Group

Main Group Stage:
- Round-Robin format league
  - All teams play each other once
  - All matches are Bo2
- All teams from the Upper Group and the Top 2 teams from the Lower Group advance to the Playoffs
  - 1^st & 2^nd place teams from the Upper Group advance to the UB Final
  - 3^rd & 4^th place teams from the Upper Group advance to the MB Semifinal
  - 5^th & 6^th place teams from the Upper Group advance to the LB Round 1
  - 1^st & 2^nd place teams from the Lower Group advance to the LB Round 1

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

Prize Pool[edit]

€50,000 EUR (≃ $53,680.90 USD) are spread among the participants as seen below:

(Converted $ USD prizes are based on the exchange rate on Jun 11, 2023: €1 EUR ≃ $1.07362 USD)

Base Prize Money
Place	€ EUR
1st	€7,600
2nd	€4,300
3rd	€3,200
4th	€2,100
5th - 12th	€1,000

Note: For each map victory during the Regular Season a team is awarded €200 EUR.

Note: ALTERNATE aTTaX replace BIG Academy in EPL S18: EU Conference due to BIG already having a spot in the main event.

Participants[edit]

BIG Academy

Notes

1	ArroW
2	S3NSEY

1	prosus
2	s1n
3	skyye
4	Krimbo
5	hyped
C	TuGuX


Autumn 2022

¹ January 6th - BIG Academy part ways with

Aqua and acquire

ArroW from ONYX Talents. ^[1]^[2]

² December 19th - BIG Academy replace

Anhuin with

TuGuX as coach. ^[3]

³ February 20th -

hyped is promoted to the main team. ^[4]

⁴ March 10th - BIG Academy acquire

S3NSEY from Sangal Esports. ^[5]

ALTERNATE aTTaX

Notes

1	awzek
2	FreeZe
3	PerX
4	slaxz-
5	Spiidi
C	xenn


Autumn 2022

¹ January 3rd - ALTERNATE aTTaX part ways with

PANIX and

pdy. ^[6]

² January 11th - ALTERNATE aTTaX sign

slaxz- and

Spiidi. ^[7]

ONYX

Notes

1	NoRules

1	MoJo
2	SnacKZ1
3	mave
4	pxsl
5	florento
C	Mikael


Autumn 2022

¹ January 6th -

ArroW is acquired by BIG Academy. ^[2]

² January 10th - ONYX Talents part ways with

Askan. ^[8]

³ January 10th - ONYX promote their Talents squad and additionaly sign

pxsl from ex-Morekats,

mave, and

CptMikael as coach. ^[9]

⁴ April 13th - ONYX part ways with

NoRules and sign

florento. ^[10]^[11]

Entropy Gaming

Notes

1	devraNN
2	tahsiN
3	fADE
4	DAVEN
5	CHANKY


Autumn 2022

¹ January 12th - Entropy Gaming sign

DAVEN and

CHANKY. ^[12]

Sissi State Punks

Notes

1	Cl34v3rs
2	farmaG
3	Sw1ft
4	cello
5	KraiS
C	anNbelievable


Autumn 2022

¹ January 1st - Sissi State Punks part ways with

Orbit following the expiration of his contract. ^[13]

² January 17th - Sissi State Punks sign

cello. ^[14]

³ March 2nd - Sissi State Punks acquire

KraiS from CYBER.MD. ^[15]

TOG

Notes

1	bLESSED
2	Pictrucz
3	Spidergum
4	edox
5	Orbit
C	SittingDuck


Autumn 2022

¹ January 3rd - Morekats part ways with their roster. ^[16]

² January 10th -

pxsl is signed by ONYX. ^[9]

³ February 28th - TeamOrangeGaming sign ex-Morekats. ^[17]

SNOGARD Dragons

Notes

1	glaVed
2	ND
3	LapeX
4	FoG
5	pr1metapz
C	Luxarr


Autumn 2022 Div. 2.1 #1

¹ January 11th - SNOGARD Dragons part ways with

NIKZEj and sign

FoG. ^[18]

² January 15th - SNOGARD Dragons re-sign

pr1metapz. ^[19]

³ February 14th - SNOGARD Dragons part ways with

sha. ^[20]

⁴ March 7th - SNOGARD Dragons acquire

Luxarr from Munich eSports as coach. ^[21]

EPIC DUDES

Notes

S	MRC9

1	Bonga
2	jansen
3	rapala
4	HadeZ
5	DreaM-
C	Kirby


Autumn 2022 Div. 2.2 #1

¹ February 1st - EPIC DUDES sign

jansen,

rapala,

HadeZ, and

DreaM-. ^[22]

² June 9th - EPIC DUDES sign

Kirby as coach. ^[23]

DIVIZON

Notes

1	j1NZO
2	impulsG
3	maxe
4	Pashorty
5	sesL
C	Ghos7


Autumn 2022 Relegation

¹ February 6th - DIVIZON sign

impulsG,

maxe,

Pashorty,

sesL and

Ghos7, the latter as coach. ^[24]

Reveal

Notes

1	janfy
2	doxors
3	OneLion
4	Miku
5	ChLo
S	Sacré


Autumn 2022 Relegation

¹ January 4th - Reveal sign

ChLo. ^[25]

² March 29th -

Sacré stands in for

janfy who misses a part of the event due to illness. ^[26]

Team DeftFox

Notes

1	XCR
2	sjN
3	S1M
4	Spexy
5	Snance
C	tob1


Autumn 2022 Relegation

¹ January 20th - Team DeftFox replace Sprout. ^[27]

teamKR

Notes

1	Fabs
2	polzerm
3	MaxKneru
4	Engels
5	Patrick
C	ShaZ


Autumn 2022 Relegation

¹ February 2nd - teamKR sign ShaZ as coach. ^[28]

Results[edit]

Play-In Group Stage[edit]

Group A[edit]

Group A Week 1 Week 1
1.	ALTERNATE aTTaXaTTaX	5-0-0	160-90	+70
2.	EPIC DUDESDUDES	3-1-1	130-99	+31
3.	Entropy GamingEntropy	1-2-2	112-111	+1
3.	teamKR eSportteamKR	1-2-2	104-149	-45
5.	Sissi State PunksSSP	1-1-3	124-145	-21
6.	Team DeftFoxDeftFox	0-2-3	115-151	-36

Group A Matches

Week 1 Matches

Week 2 Matches

Week 3 Matches

Week 4 Matches

Week 5 Matches

Week 6 Matches

Group B[edit]

Group B Week 1 Week 1
1.	BIG AcademyBIG.A	4-1-0	158-76	+82
2.	SNOGARD DragonsSNGRD	4-0-1	146-118	+28
3.	RevealRev	1-3-1	135-138	-3
4.	ONYXONYX	1-2-2	147-165	-18
5.	DIVIZONDIV	1-1-3	111-148	-37
6.	TeamOrangeGamingTOG	0-1-4	115-167	-52

Group B Matches

Week 1 Matches

Week 2 Matches

Week 3 Matches

Week 4 Matches

Week 5 Matches

Week 6 Matches

Main Group Stage[edit]

Upper Group[edit]

Upper Group Week 1 Week 1
1.	ALTERNATE aTTaXaTTaX	4-1-0	154-96	+58
2.	BIG AcademyBIG.A	3-1-1	135-96	+39
3.	EPIC DUDESDUDES	2-1-2	123-125	-2
4.	SNOGARD DragonsSNGRD	1-2-2	118-136	-18
5.	RevealRev	1-1-3	99-147	-48
6.	Entropy GamingEntropy	1-0-4	119-148	-29

Upper Group Matches

Week 1 Matches

Week 2 Matches

Week 3 Matches

Week 4 Matches

Week 5 Matches

Week 6 Matches

Lower Group[edit]

Lower Group Week 1 Week 1
1.	Sissi State PunksSSP	3-2-0	151-111	+40
2.	teamKR eSportteamKR	1-3-1	120-140	-20
3.	DIVIZONDIV	1-3-1	128-130	-2
4.	Team DeftFoxDeftFox	1-3-1	129-129	0
5.	ONYXONYX	2-1-2	136-123	+13
6.	TeamOrangeGamingTOG	0-2-3	113-144	-31

Lower Group Matches

Week 1 Matches

Week 2 Matches

Week 3 Matches

Week 4 Matches

Week 5 Matches

Playoffs[edit]

Upper Bracket Final

UB Final

UBF

Grand Final

Final

GF

Mid Bracket Quarterfinal

MB Quarterfinal

MBQF

Mid Bracket Semifinal

MB Semifinal

MBSF

Mid Bracket Final

MB Final

MBF

Lower Bracket Round 1

LB Round 1

LBR1

Lower Bracket Quarterfinals

LB Quarterfinals

LBQF

Lower Bracket Semifinal

LB Semifinal

LBSF

Lower Bracket Final

LB Final

LBF

Additional Content[edit]

Streams[edit]

Language
Streams

References[edit]

↑ BIG (2023-01-06). "Leaving for a new chapter, today we say goodbye to @AquaEvergarden , @jansenb0b and @raaadion".
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 BIG (2023-01-06). "Give a warm welcome to our new young Counter-Strike talent!".
↑ BIG (2023-01-19). "Introducing the new head coach of the BIG @OMENbyHP_de Academy".
↑ BIG (2023-02-20). "We would like to update you on the recent changes to our main CS:GO lineup".
↑ BIG (2023-03-10). "Standing in for the BIG @OMENbyHP_de Academy the past few weeks, we are delighted to announce @S3NSEY as a permanent addition to the team!".
↑ ALTERNATE aTTaX (2023-01-03). "This year was one hell of a journey, and these two were a massive part of it".
↑ ALTERNATE aTTaX (2023-01-11). "Please welcome @SpiidiCS and @slaxzcs to our CS:GO roster".
↑ ONYX (2023-01-10). "farewell, @AskanHydra".
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 ONYX (2023-01-10). "Wir freuen uns die neuen Mitglieder in der Familie willkommen zu heißen" [We are happy to welcome the new members to the family] (in German).
↑ ONYX (2023-04-13). "Wir verabschieden uns heute von @NoRulesCS!" [Today we part ways with @NoRules!] (in German).
↑ ONYX (2023-04-13). "Wir begrüßen unseren festen Neuzugang für das CS:GO Team" [We welcome our permanent addition to the CS:GO team] (in German).
↑ Entropy Gaming (2023-01-12). "Startklar für die neue Saison" [Ready for the new season].
↑ Sissi State Punks (2023-01-01). "As of today, the contracts of two very special players expire".
↑ Sissi State Punks (2023-01-17). "Is it Announcement Day today?".
↑ Sissi State Punks (2023-03-02). "We are very happy to welcome @krais_csgo_off to our main CS:GO roster and to the SSP family!".
↑ Morekats (2023-01-03). "FAREWELL".
↑ TeamOrangeGaming (2023-02-28). "Wir machen’s kurz: Counter-Strike" [We'll make it short: Counter-Strike] (in German).
↑ SNOGARD Dragons (2023-01-11). "Ein neuer Drache" [A new dragon] (in German).
↑ SNOGARD Dragons (2023-01-15). "GUESS WHO IS BACK?!".
↑ sha (2023-02-14). "Damit verabschiede ich mich vorerst in die Inaktivität" [With that I say goodbye and go into inactivity for now].
↑ SNOGARD Dragons (2023-03-07). "WELCOME....".
↑ EPIC DUDES (2023-02-01). "the #CSGO DUDES 2023".
↑ EPIC DUDES (2023-06-09). "Moin Coach @NPKirbyy" [Hi Coach @NPKirbyy] (in German).
↑ DIVIZON (2023-02-06). "New season, new chapter, new goals".
↑ Reveal (2023-01-04). "ANNOUCEMENT".
↑ Reveal (2023-03-29). "SPIELERWECHSEL #CSGO MAIN" [PLAYERCHANGE #CSGO MAIN] (in German).
↑ Leauge-managment ESLM (2023-01-20). "Team DeftFox rückt in 1. Division der ESL Meisterschaft nach - ein slot offen" [Team DeftFox replaces to the 1st Division of the ESL Meisterschaft - one more slot open] (in German). 99Damage.
↑ teamKR (2023-02-02). "Wir begrüssen ganz herzlich @ShaZ_1337 bei uns" [We warmly welcome @ShaZ_1337] (in German).

[1] BIG (2023-01-06). "Leaving for a new chapter, today we say goodbye to @AquaEvergarden , @jansenb0b and @raaadion".

[+ArroW-2] 2.0 ^2.1 BIG (2023-01-06). "Give a warm welcome to our new young Counter-Strike talent!".

[3] BIG (2023-01-19). "Introducing the new head coach of the BIG @OMENbyHP_de Academy".

[4] BIG (2023-02-20). "We would like to update you on the recent changes to our main CS:GO lineup".

[5] BIG (2023-03-10). "Standing in for the BIG @OMENbyHP_de Academy the past few weeks, we are delighted to announce @S3NSEY as a permanent addition to the team!".

[6] ALTERNATE aTTaX (2023-01-03). "This year was one hell of a journey, and these two were a massive part of it".

[7] ALTERNATE aTTaX (2023-01-11). "Please welcome @SpiidiCS and @slaxzcs to our CS:GO roster".

[8] ONYX (2023-01-10). "farewell, @AskanHydra".

[onyx_2023_squad-9] 9.0 ^9.1 ONYX (2023-01-10). "Wir freuen uns die neuen Mitglieder in der Familie willkommen zu heißen" [We are happy to welcome the new members to the family] (in German).

[10] ONYX (2023-04-13). "Wir verabschieden uns heute von @NoRulesCS!" [Today we part ways with @NoRules!] (in German).

[11] ONYX (2023-04-13). "Wir begrüßen unseren festen Neuzugang für das CS:GO Team" [We welcome our permanent addition to the CS:GO team] (in German).

[12] Entropy Gaming (2023-01-12). "Startklar für die neue Saison" [Ready for the new season].

[13] Sissi State Punks (2023-01-01). "As of today, the contracts of two very special players expire".

[14] Sissi State Punks (2023-01-17). "Is it Announcement Day today?".

[15] Sissi State Punks (2023-03-02). "We are very happy to welcome @krais_csgo_off to our main CS:GO roster and to the SSP family!".

[16] Morekats (2023-01-03). "FAREWELL".

[17] TeamOrangeGaming (2023-02-28). "Wir machen’s kurz: Counter-Strike" [We'll make it short: Counter-Strike] (in German).

[18] SNOGARD Dragons (2023-01-11). "Ein neuer Drache" [A new dragon] (in German).

[19] SNOGARD Dragons (2023-01-15). "GUESS WHO IS BACK?!".

[20] sha (2023-02-14). "Damit verabschiede ich mich vorerst in die Inaktivität" [With that I say goodbye and go into inactivity for now].

[21] SNOGARD Dragons (2023-03-07). "WELCOME....".

[22] EPIC DUDES (2023-02-01). "the #CSGO DUDES 2023".

[23] EPIC DUDES (2023-06-09). "Moin Coach @NPKirbyy" [Hi Coach @NPKirbyy] (in German).

[24] DIVIZON (2023-02-06). "New season, new chapter, new goals".

[25] Reveal (2023-01-04). "ANNOUCEMENT".

[26] Reveal (2023-03-29). "SPIELERWECHSEL #CSGO MAIN" [PLAYERCHANGE #CSGO MAIN] (in German).

[27] Leauge-managment ESLM (2023-01-20). "Team DeftFox rückt in 1. Division der ESL Meisterschaft nach - ein slot offen" [Team DeftFox replaces to the 1st Division of the ESL Meisterschaft - one more slot open] (in German). 99Damage.

[28] teamKR (2023-02-02). "Wir begrüssen ganz herzlich @ShaZ_1337 bei uns" [We warmly welcome @ShaZ_1337] (in German).

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ESL Meisterschaft: Spring 2023

About[edit]

Broadcast Talent[edit]

Primary Broadcast[edit]

Secondary Broadcast[edit]

Format[edit]

Prize Pool[edit]

Participants[edit]

Results[edit]

Play-In Group Stage[edit]

Group A[edit]

Group B[edit]

Main Group Stage[edit]

Upper Group[edit]

Lower Group[edit]

Playoffs[edit]

Additional Content[edit]

Streams[edit]

References[edit]