Elisa Invitational Winter 2023 starts in January!
Elisa Invitational CS:GO tournament series is back with the Winter edition! Elisa Invitational Winter 2023 will be played between qualified teams and some of the most prestigious invite teams in the world. The tournament starts on the 16th of January.
The next Elisa Invitational season will be played from the 16th of January to the 11th of March. Opening qualifiers will be played on the 10th of January, where 4 teams among 12 invites will get their spot in the Contenders stage. The invited teams will be announced closer to the event. Teams will compete for a total Prize Pool of $25,000 and a spot to an unannounced LAN event.
- Format
- Stage 1 – Qualifiers
- Stage 2 – Contenders
- January 16th – February 2nd
- Every week from Monday to Thursday
- Swiss Group (Round 1 and 2 BO1, rest of BO3) with 12 invite teams and 4 teams from the Open Qualifiers.
- The top 8 teams will advance to Stage 3, Main Swiss
- Stage 3 – Main Swiss
- February 6th – March 2nd
- Every week from Monday to Thursday
- Swiss Group (Best-of-3) with 8 invite teams and 8 teams from the Contenders
- The top 8 teams will secure spots in Stage 4, the Playoffs
- Stage 4 – Playoffs
- March 7th – March 11th
- Single-Elimination Bracket with 4 rounds of play: Opening Matches, Quarter Finals, Semi Finals, and Grand Finals
- 12 teams in total; 8 teams in the Opening Matches from Main Swiss, 4 teams invited straight to the Quarter Finals
- Prize pool
- 1st: $12,500 + spot to an unannounced LAN event
- 2nd: $3,500
- 3-4th: $1,500
- 5-8th: $1,000
- 9-12th: $500
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