The schedule for the group stage of the Berlin Major 2023 is finally out.
Berlin Major 2023 Group Stage: Schedule, Results, and Other Details
The ESL One Berlin Major 2023 is the second Major of the 2023 Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) season and this tournament is all set to happen in Berlin, Germany. The schedule for the group stage of the Berlin Major 2023 is finally out and fans will be treated to five days of intense Dota 2 action across four different streams. Apart from the $500K USD prize pool, teams are also vying to claim the majority share of the 2700 DPC points available to make it to The International 12 (TI12).
The Berlin Major is scheduled to kick off on 26th April and will conclude on 7th May. The Group Stage of the tournament will be single round-robin and all of these series will be best-of-two (BO2) games. The bottom two teams in both groups will be eliminated from play and will not advance to the Playoffs.
Here are the schedule, results, standings, and other details about the Berlin Major’s group stage.
A guide to Berlin Major 2023 Group Stage
Group Teams
The two groups in which teams will compete at the Berlin Major have been announced by Valve:
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
| Team Liquid (Western Europe) | Xtreme Gaming (China) |
| 9 Pandas (Eastern Europe) | Talon Esports (Southeast Asia) |
| Team SoloMid (North America) | beastcoast (South America) |
| PSG.LGD (China) | Tundra Esports (Western Europe) |
| Execration (Southeast Asia) | Team Spirit (Eastern Europe) |
| Evil Geniuses (South America) | Shopify Rebellion (North America) |
| Gaimin Gladiators (Western Europe) | Invictus Gaming (China) |
| BetBoom Team (Eastern Europe) | Team SMG (Southeast Asia) |
| Team Aster (China) | OG (Western Europe) |
Berlin Major 2023 Standings
Group A
| Place | Group A | Series (W-D-L) | Games (W-L) | Qualifed for Next Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaimin Gladiators | 5-3-0 | 13-3 | Yes |
| 2 | Team Liquid | 3-4-1 | 10-6 | Yes |
| 3 | 9 Pandas | 2-6-0 | 10-6 | Yes |
| 4 | PSG.LGD | 3-3-2 | 9-7 | Yes |
| 5 | Team Aster | 2-4-2 | 8-8 | Yes |
| 6 | Evil Geniuses | 2-4-2 | 8-8 | Yes |
| 7 | BetBoom Team | 1-6-1 | 8-8 | No |
| 8 | Execration | 1-2-5 | 4-12 | No |
| 9 | Team SoloMid (TSM) | 0-2-6 | 2-14 | No |
Group B
| Place | Group B | Series (W-D-L) | Games (W-L) | Qualifed for Next Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tundra Esports | 6-2-0 | 14-2 | Yes |
| 2 | OG | 4-4-0 | 12-4 | Yes |
| 3 | Team Spirit | 3-5-0 | 10-4 | Yes |
| 4 | Shopify Rebellion | 3-4-1 | 10-6 | Yes |
| 5 | Talon Esports | 2-3-3 | 7-9 | Yes |
| 6 | Xtreme Gaming | 2-2-4 | 6-10 | Yes |
| 7 | beastcoast | 1-3-4 | 5-11 | No |
| 8 | Team SMG | 1-2-5 | 4-12 | No |
| 9 | Invictus Gaming | 0-3-4 | 3-11 | No |
Schedule and Results (All times are in CEST)
The Group Stage of the Berlin Major 2023 kicks off on 26th April and concludes on 30th April where the bottom two teams in Group A and B are eliminated from the tournament.
On each of the first four days of the group stage, 16 series will be played. Meanwhile, Day 5, the last day of groups, features eight series and also possible tiebreakers.
Day 1 - 26th April (Wednesday)
| Time (CEST) | Group | Stream 1 (Main) | Stream 2 (Ember) | Stream 3 (Storm) | Stream 4 (Earth) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 PM | Group A | Evil Geniuses [1] - [1] Gaimin Gladiators | PSG.LGD [2] - [0] Execration | 9 Pandas [2] - [0] TSM | BetBoom Team [1] - [1] Team Aster |
| 2.30 PM | Group A | Team Liquid [1] - [1] Team Aster | TSM [0] - [2] BetBoom Team | PSG.LGD [0] - [2] Gaimin Gladiators | Execration [0] - [2] Evil Geniuses |
| 5.15 PM | Group B | Tundra Esports [1] - [1] Team Spirit | Talon Esports [1] - [1] beastcoast | Shopify Rebellion [2] - [0] Invictus Gaming | Team SMG [0] - [2] OG |
| 7.45 PM | Group B | Xtreme Gaming [0] - [2] OG | Taeam Spirit [1] - [1] Shopify Rebellion | Invictus Gaming [0] - [2] Tundra Esports | beastcoast [1] - [1] Team SMG |
Day 2 - 27th April (Thursday)
| Time (CEST) | Group | Stream 1 (Main) | Stream 2 (Ember) | Stream 3 (Storm) | Stream 4 (Earth) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 PM | Group A | PSG.LGD [2] - [0] Evil Geniuses | Gaimin Gladiators [1] - [1] BetBoom Team | Team Liquid [1] - [1] 9 Pandas | Execration [0] - [2] Team Aster |
| 2.30 PM | Group A | Team Liquid [1] - [1] BetBoom Team | TSM [1] - [1] Evil Geniuses | 9 Pandas [1] - [1] Team Aster | Execration [0] - [2] Gaimin Gladiators |
| 5.15 PM | Group B | Xtreme Gaming [2] - [0] Talon Esports | Tundra Esports [2] - [0] Shopify Rebellion | Team Spirit [1] - [1] OG | Invictus Gaming [0] - [2] Team SMG |
| 7.45 PM | Group B | beastcoast [0] - [2] Shopify Rebellion | Talon Esports [0] - [2] OG | Team Spirit [2] - [0] Invictus Gaming | Xtreme Gaming [2] - [0] Team SMG |
Day 3 - 28th April (Friday)
| Time (CEST) | Group | Stream 1 (Main) | Stream 2 (Ember) | Stream 3 (Storm) | Stream 4 (Earth) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 PM | Group A | 9 Pandas [2] - [0] PSG.LGD | Team Liquid [2] - [0] TSM | Gaimin Gladiators [2] - [0] Team Aster | Evil Geniuses [1] - [1] BetBoom Team |
| 2.30 PM | Group A | Team Liquid [0] - [2] Gaimin Gladiators | 9 Pandas [1] - [1] BetBoom Team | TSM [1] - [1] Execration | PSG.LGD [1] - [1] Team Aster |
| 5.15 PM | Group B | Invictus Gaming [1] - [1] OG | Talon Esports [0] - [2] Tundra Esports | Extreme Gaming [0] - [2] beastcoast | Shopify Rebellion [2] - [0] Team SMG |
| 7.45 PM | Group B | beastcoast [0] - [2] Team Spirit | Tundra Esports [1] - [1] OG | Xtreme Gaming [1] - [1] Invictus Gaming | Talon Esports [2] - [0] Team SMG |
Day 4 - 29th April (Saturday)
| Time (CEST) | Group | Stream 1 (Main) | Stream 2 (Ember) | Stream 3 (Storm) | Stream 4 (Earth) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 PM | Group A | TSM [0] - [2] Team Aster | 9 Pandas [1] - [1] Evil Geniuses | Team Liquid [1] - [1] PSG.LGD | Execration [2] - [0] BetBoom Team |
| 2.30 PM | Group A | Team Liquid [2] - [0] Execration | TSM [0] - [2] PSG.LGD | Evil Geniuses [2] - [0] Team Aster | 9 Pandas [1] - [1] Gaimin Gladiators |
| 5.15 PM | Group B | Xtreme Gaming [0] - [2] Tundra Esports | Talon Esports [1] - [1] Shopify Rebellion | beastcoast [0] - [2] OG | Team SMG [1] - [1] Team Spirit |
| 7.45 PM | Group B | Shopify Rebellion [1] - [1] OG | beastcoast [0] - [2] Tundra Esports | Xtreme Gaming [0] - [2] Team Spirit | Talon Esports [2] - [0] Invictus Gaming |
Day 5 - 30th April (Sunday)
| Time (CEST) | Group | Stream 1 (Main) | Stream 2 (Ember) | Stream 3 (Storm) | Stream 4 (Earth) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 PM | Group A | PSG.LGD [1] - [1] BetBoom Team | TSM [0] - [2] Gaimin Gladiators | Team Liquid [2] - [0] Evil Geniuses | 9 Pandas [1] - [1] Execration |
| 2.45 PM | Group B | Tundra Esports [2] - [0] Team SMG | Talon Esports [1] - [1] Team Spirit | beastcoast [1] - [1] Invictus Gaming | Xtreme Gaming [1] - [1] Shopify Rebellion |
Tiebreakers
| Time (CEST) | Stream 1 (Main) |
|---|---|
| 4:25 PM | Aster [1] - [0] Evil Geniuses |
| 7:35 PM | BetBoom [0] - [1] Team Aster |
| 8:45 PM | BetBoom [0] - [1] Evil Geniuses |
Format (26th April to 30th April)
A total of eighteen teams participate
Western Europe (WEU) and China (CN): 4 seeds
Southeast Asia (SEA) and Eastern Europe (EEU): 3 seeds
North America (NA) and South America (SA): 2 seeds
Two groups of nine teams each
Single round-robin setup
All matches are BO2
Top four teams from each group advance to the upper bracket of the playoffs
The 5th and 6th place teams from each group advance to the lower bracket of the playoffs
The bottom two teams are eliminated
Note that after the groups, the top six teams will advance to the stage at Velodrom Arena where they will go head-to-head in front of a live crowd.
Where to watch Berlin Major 2023 Group Stage matches
Apart from the Dota 2 client, fans can tune into the ESL_Dota2 Twitch channel. Given that there are multiple series happening at the same time, you can tune into other broadcasts simultaneously to watch them all on other Dota 2 Twitch channels. Note that you can watch multiple nail-biting series at once on your screen by simply opting for the Squad streaming option on Twitch.
In case you have missed out on watching the Berlin Major 2023 Group Stage matches live, you can also head over to the ESL Dota 2 YouTube channel to check out the videos-on-demand (VODs).
