ESL Pro Tour 2021

The ESL Pro Tour 2021 is a world wide Warcraft III pro tour. It is a circuit combining ESL and DreamHack Warcraft III tournaments which are connected by a ranking system into one narrative that builds towards the WC3 Championship.

As the last year, it will offer over $ 205,000 across the tour. In partnership with DreamHack ; starting in 2021, all competitions are aligned within new tier levels: ESL Open Cups, Qualifiers and Challenger Events that lead to the WC3 Championship each year. Everything are tied together with the ESL Pro Tour Ranking.

In 2021 there are three competitive seasons: Summer, Fall, & Winter. Each season will have open online qualification which leads into online regionalized tournaments. The regionalized tournaments will work identically to the 2020 system.

The only new thing is the regionalization of the ESL Open Cups. Each region (Americas, Asia & Europe) has it's ESL Open weekly tournament.

Players earn points in their respective regional seasons and ESL Open Cups in order to qualify for the global final in december 2021 (played online as well).

Schedule[edit]

ESL Pro Tour
Tier		Areas
Championship		Asia
Challenger		America
Closed qualifier		Europe
Open qualifier
Weekly Cup

ESL Pro series
Tier		Country
Main event		Germany
Closed qualifier
Open qualifier

Rankings[edit]

Map pool[edit]

Amazonia	Autumn Leaves	Concealed Hill	Echo Isles	Last Refuge	Northern Isles	Tidehunters

Seasonal division formatting[edit]

ESL Pro Tour 2021 - Division formatting

In 2021, players will compete in regional divisions across 3 seasons to take the road to the Championship in 2021. Each season will consist of: a 2 week window for qualifiers & 3 weeks of main competition.

Global formatting[edit]

The ESL Pro Tour 2021 takes place online, players are split into 3 regions : America, Asia and Europe (last one including Africa).

Regarless of the region, the "normal" path is : sign-up to an open qualifier and get a spot for the closed qualifier. Then participe to the closed qualifier and grant a spot for the Challenger.

The top ranked players are invited to the Challenger, they don't play qualifiers at all.

Open qualifiers format[edit]

The open qualifiers are the first step and consist of a single elimination bracket:

early rounds played as Bo1,
qualifying rounds played as Bo3,
a certain number of players grant a spot for the next step the closed qualifier.
- Americas: 2 players per qualifier advances,
- Asia & Europe: 4 players per qualifier advances.

Closed qualifiers format[edit]

The closed qualifiers are the second and last step and consist of a double elimination system:

half players qualified, half are invited (due to their ranking),
early rounds are Bo3,
qualifications rounds are Bo5,
a certain number of players get a spot for the Challenger event and grant the opportunity of winning EPT points.
- Americas: 4 players per qualifier advances,
- Asia & Europe: 8 players per qualifier advances.

Seasonal prize distribution[edit]

ESL Pro Tour points will split regionally, each region competing within their own division for positions at the ESL WC3 Championship.

Championship distribution[edit]

After the season 3 ending, will be qualified for the tour-ending championship :

the top 2 players from America,
the top 8 players from Asia,
the top 5 players from Europe,
the player with the more points out of the 15 already qualified (out of the 3 regions).

Prize money disctribution[edit]

$ 25,000 per season are spread among the players as seen below:

America : $ 5,000,
Asia : $ 10,000,
Europe : $ 10,000.

America
Place	Prize ($)
1st	1,600
2nd	1,000
3 - 4th	600
5 - 6th	400
7 - 8th	200

Asia
Place	Prize ($)
1st	2,400
2nd	1,200
3 - 4th	800
5 - 8th	600
9 - 12th	400
13 - 16th	200

Europe
Place	Prize ($)
1st	2,400
2nd	1,200
3 - 4th	800
5 - 8th	600
9 - 12th	400
13 - 16th	200

Points distribution[edit]

ESL Open Cups

Regardless of the region each ESL Open Cup awards the winner and the runner-up respectively 10 & 5 EPT points.

Closed qualifiers

Among the players who failed to qualify for the regional Challenger, the best ones earn some points. Regardless of the season:

America : 7th to 9th ranked player each earn 10 points.
Asia : 13th to 18th ranked player each earn 15 points.
Europe : 13th to 18th ranked player each earn 10 points.

Challengers

Each Challenger event provides EPT points depending of the area, not of the season:

America
Place	Points
1st	300
2nd	150
3 - 4th	80
5 - 6th	50
7 - 8th	25

Asia
Place	Points
1st	600
2nd	400
3 - 4th	250
5 - 8th	120
9 - 12th	60
13 - 16th	30

Europe
Place	Points
1st	450
2nd	300
3 - 4th	190
5 - 8th	90
9 - 12th	45
13 - 16th	25

External links[edit]

, & Year presentation.
pro.eslgaming.com: Season schedule, How it works, Qualification system & Preseason update.
Structure and Regulations.

#	Participant	Total Points	Summer	Fall	Winter	ESL Opens
1	Hitman	1,100	300	300	300	200
2	CrunCher	450	150	150	150
3	iNSUPERABLE	275	50	80	80	65
4	Happy	260				260
5	KiWiKaKi	240	80	80	80
6	Duck	155	80	50	25
7	SaysO	100		50	50
8	Hunter	90	25		50	15
9	Chaemiko	80				80
9	FoCuS	80				80
9	Foggy	80				80
9	LawLiet	80				80
13	Colorful	75				75
14	HawK	60				60
14	MichaeL	60				60
16	Ark	50	25		25
16	Ceron	50	50
18	ThundeR	30				30
19	Lyn	25				25
19	MysT	25		25
19	PaTo	25		25
19	Soin	25				25
19	Sok	25				25
24	Blade	15				15
24	Fish	15				15
24	Sheik	15				15
27	Fortitude	10				10
27	KraV	10				10
27	ToD	10				10
27	Yange	10				10
31	JohnnyCage	5				5
31	ReMinD	5				5
31	XlorD	5				5

#	Participant	Total Points	Summer	Fall	Winter	ESL Opens
1	Colorful	1,135	400	60	600	75
2	Moon	1,060	600	400	60
3	eer0	970	250	600	120
4	FoCuS	700	250	250	120	80
5	Lyn	665	120	120	400	25
6	Chaemiko	350	30	120	120	80
6	Fortitude	350	60	30	250	10
8	Soin	325	120	60	120	25
9	LawLiet	320	60	120	60	80
10	ReMinD	315		250	60	5
11	15sui	310		60	250
12	Fly100%	300	120	120	60
13	Happy	260				260
14	Sok	235	120	60	30	25
15	Hitman	200				200
16	MichaeL	120	30		30	60
16	ThundeR	120	60	30		30
18	Alice	90	60		30
18	Lin Guagua	90	30	30	30
20	Foggy	80				80
21	iNSUPERABLE	65				65
22	HawK	60				60
23	Yange	40	30			10
24	Sini	30		30
25	Blade	15				15
25	Fish	15				15
25	Hunter	15				15
25	Sheik	15				15
29	KraV	10				10
29	ToD	10				10
31	JohnnyCage	5				5
31	XlorD	5				5

#	Participant	Total Points	Summer	Fall	Winter	ESL Opens
1	Happy	1,610	450	450	450	260
2	Foggy	980	300	300	300	80
3	HawK	485	190	45	190	60
4	XlorD	475	190	90	190	5
5	JohnnyCage	375	90	190	90	5
6	Blade	295	90	190		15
7	KraV	280	90	90	90	10
8	Hitman	200				200
9	Dise	180	45	45	90
9	Sonik	180	90	45	45
9	Spiral	180		90	90
12	Starbuck	160	25	90	45
13	Neytpoh	95	45	25	25
13	Starshaped	95	25	25	45
15	EnTe	90		45	45
16	Chaemiko	80				80
16	FoCuS	80				80
16	LawLiet	80				80
19	Colorful	75				75
20	iNSUPERABLE	65				65
21	MichaeL	60				60
22	ThorZaIN	50	25		25
23	SyDe	45	45
23	VortiX	45	45
25	ThundeR	30				30
26	Kevin	25		25
26	LiiLD.C	25	25
26	Lyn	25				25
26	Please	25			25
26	Soin	25				25
26	Sok	25				25
26	TeRRoR	25		25
33	Fish	15				15
33	Hunter	15				15
33	Sheik	15				15
36	Fortitude	10				10
36	ToD	10				10
36	Yange	10				10
39	ReMinD	5				5

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