Elisa Invitational Spring 2023 Contenders Stage: Viewer’s guide
The Contenders Stage of Elisa Invitational Spring 2023 is scheduled to commence on Monday, March 20th. Out of the 16 teams participating, only the top 8 teams will advance to the Main Stage!
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Contenders Stage teams
- Partizan (Invited)
- Illuminar (Invited)
- iNation (Invited)
- PALOMA (Invited)
- Tricked (Invited)
- PROSPECTS (Invited)
- ECLOT (Invited)
- HEET (Invited)
- EYEBALLERS (Invited)
- 359 (Invited)
- LDLC OL (Invited)
- ENCE Academy (from Elisa Open Suomi 4.)
- ENTERPRISE (From European Online Qualifier)
- Iron Branch (From European Online Qualifier)
- NtK (from Nordic Online Qualifier)
- Empiregoblins (From Nordic Online Qualifier)
Schedule
The schedule will be updated weekly as the tournament proceeds forward.
Round 1 (BO1) 20.-23.3.2023
| Opening round 20.3.2023 11.00 CET | iNation vs. Empiregoblins |
| Opening round 20.3.2023 14.00 CET | EYEBALLERS vs. ENTERPRISE |
| Opening round 21.3.2023 11.00 CET | HEET vs. ENCE Academy |
| Opening round 21.3.2023 14.00 CET | Tricked vs. NtK |
| Opening round 22.3.2023 11.00 CET | Illuminar vs. Iron Branch |
| Opening round 22.3.2023 14.00 CET | LDLC OL vs. PROSPECTS |
| Opening round 23.3.2023 11.00 CET | Partizan vs. 359 |
| Opening round 23.3.2023 14.00 CET | Paloma vs. ECLOT |
Round 2 (BO1) 27.-30.3.2023. NOTE: Moving to Summer Time (CEST)!
| Low Match 27.3.2023 11.00 CEST | ENTERPRISE vs. Empiregoblins |
| Low Match 27.3.2023 14.00 CEST | ECVLOT vs. 359 |
| Low Match 28.3.2023 11.00 CEST | PROSPECTS vs. NtK |
| Low Match 28.3.2023 14.00 CEST | Illuminar vs. ENCE Academy |
| High Match 29.3.2023 11.00 CEST | Heet vs. Iron Branch |
| High Match 29.3.2023 14.00 CEST | Partizan vs. Paloma |
| High Match 30.3.2023 11.00 CEST | Tricked vs. LDLC OL |
| High Match 30.3.2023 14.00 CEST | iNation vs. EYEBALLERS |
Round 3 (BO3) 3.-6.4.2023
| Elimination Match 3.4.2023 11.00 CEST | ECLOT vs. Empiregoblins |
| Elimination Match 3.4.2023 14.00 CEST | Illuminar vs. NtK |
| Mid Match 4.4.2023 11.00 CEST | 359 vs. Iron Branch |
| Mid Match 4.4.2023 14.00 CEST | Tricked vs. PROSPECTS |
| Mid Match 5.4.2023 11.00 CEST | Partizan vs. ENTERPRISE |
| Mid Match 5.4.2023 14.00 CEST | iNation vs. ENCE Academy |
| High Match 6.4.2023 11.00 CEST | HEET vs. Paloma |
| High Match 6.4.2023 14.00 CEST | EYEBALLERS vs. LDLC OL |
Round 4 (BO3) 17.-19.4.2023
| Elimination Match 17.4.2023 11.00 CEST | |
| Elimination Match 17.4.2023 14.00 CEST | |
| Elimination Match 18.4.2023 11.00 CEST | |
| High Match 18.4.2023 14.00 CEST | |
| High Match 19.4.2023 11.00 CEST | |
| High Match 19.4.2023 14.00 CEST |
Round 5 (BO3) 20.3.2023
| Elimination Match 20.4.2023 11.00 CEST | |
| Elimination Match 20.4.2023 14.00 CEST | |
| Elimination Match 20.4.2023 17.00 CEST |
Enjoy the Spring with the new season of Elisa Invitational!
Elisa Invitational Spring 2023 will be played from the 20th of March to the 10th of June 2023. Open qualifiers will be played on the 4th of March, where 4 teams will get their spot for the Contenders Stage where they will meet 12 invited teams. Play in the Open Qualifiers to secure your spot in the $25,000 prize pool Spring 2023 season! Invited teams will be announced closer to the event.
The winner of Elisa Invitational Spring 2023 will be also awarded with a spot in a Closed Qualifier of an unannounced LAN event!
- Format
- Stage 1 – Qualifiers
- Played on 4th of March
- The top 2 from each Qualifier secure a spot in Stage 2, Contenders Stage
- Signups are open now!
- Stage 2 – Contenders
- March 20th – April 20th
- Every week from Monday to Thursday
- Swiss Group (Round 1-2 Best-of-1, Round 3-5 Best-of-3) with 12 invite teams and 4 teams from the Open Qualifiers
- The top 8 teams will advance to the Stage 3, Main Swiss
- Stage 3 – Main Swiss
- April 24th – June 1st
- 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
- June 6th – June 10th
- Single-Elimination Bracket with 4 rounds of play: Opening Matches, Quarter Finals, Semi Finals, and Grand Final
- 12 teams in total; 8 teams in the Opening Matches from Main Swiss, 4 teams invited straight to the Quarter Finals
- Stage 1 – Qualifiers
