The International 11 is more than one month away, but there’s plenty of Dota in the meantime.
ESL One Malaysia 2022 is returning to Genting after five years, and will feature 12 teams for an intense, six-day tournament with a US$400,000 prize pool.
What is ESL One Malaysia 2022?
ESL One Malaysia is a premier LAN event that is not part of the Dota Pro Circuit.
ESL One Malaysia is one of the last tournaments before The International 11 regional qualifiers begin in October—with the wildcard, group stage, and main event proper—and therefore a chance for participants to scope out their competition.
Format of ESL One Malaysia 2022
12 teams will be split into two groups, playing a single round-robin best-of-two.
The top two teams advance to the upper bracket of the playoffs. The next two teams will be placed in the lower bracket. The last two teams will be eliminated.
The playoffs is a double elimination bracket. Each match will be a best-of-three series. The grand finals will be played in a best-of-five.
ESL One Malaysia 2022 schedule and results
Group stage
Group A
| STANDING | TEAM | GAME RECORD | MATCH RECORD (W-D-L) |
| 1st | Team Aster | 8 — 2 | 3 — 2 — 0 |
| 2nd | Team Secret | 7 — 3 | 2 — 3 — 0 |
| 3rd | Entity | 6 — 4 | 2 — 2 — 1 |
| 4th | Thunder Awaken | 4 — 6 | 1 — 2 — 2 |
| 5th | Talon Esports | 3 — 7 | 0 — 3 — 2 |
| 6th | Alliance | 2 — 8 | 0 — 2 — 3 |
Group B
| STANDING | TEAM | GAME RECORD | MATCH RECORD (W-D-L) |
| 1st | OG | 7 — 3 | 3 — 1 — 0 |
| 2nd | Fnatic | 5 — 5 | 1 — 3 — 1 |
| 3rd | Nigma Galaxy | 5 — 5 | 1 — 3 — 1 |
| 4th | TSM FTX | 5 — 5 | 0 — 5 — 0 |
| 5th | BOOM Esports | 4 — 6 | 1 — 2 — 2 |
| 6th | Team Liquid | 4 — 6 | 0 — 4 — 1 |
August 23 (Group A)
| TEAM | SCORE | TEAM |
| Team Aster | 2 – 0 | Talon Esports |
| Entity | 2 – 0 | Alliance |
| Team Secret | 2 – 0 | Thunder Awaken |
| Team Secret | 2 – 0 | Alliance |
| Team Aster | 2 – 0 | Thunder Awaken |
| Entity | 2 – 0 | Talon Esports |
August 23 (Group B)
| TEAM | SCORE | TEAM |
| OG | 2 – 0 | Team Liquid |
| BOOM Esports | 0 – 2 | Fnatic |
| Nigma Galaxy | 1 – 1 | TSM FTX |
| OG | 2 – 0 | Fnatic |
| BOOM Esports | 1 – 1 | TSM FTX |
| Nigma Galaxy | 1 – 1 | Team Liquid |
August 24 (Group A)
| TEAM | SCORE | TEAM |
| Team Aster | 1 – 1 | Team Secret |
| Talon Esports | 1 – 1 | Alliance |
| Entity | 0 – 2 | Thunder Awaken |
| Entity | 1 – 1 | Team Secret |
| Team Aster | 2 – 0 | Alliance |
| Talon Esports | 1 – 1 | Thunder Awaken |
August 24 (Group B)
| TEAM | SCORE | TEAM |
| Fnatic | 1 – 1 | Team Liquid |
| BOOM Esports | 0 – 2 | Nigma Galaxy |
| OG | 1 – 1 | TSM FTX |
| OG | 2 – 0 | Nigma Galaxy |
| BOOM Esports | 1 – 1 | Team Liquid |
| Fnatic | 1 – 1 | TSM FTX |
August 25 (Group A)
| TEAM | SCORE | TEAM |
| Entity | 1 – 1 | Team Aster |
| Team Secret | 1 – 1 | Talon Esports |
| Thunder Awaken | 1 – 1 | Alliance |
August 25 (Group B)
| TEAM | SCORE | TEAM |
| OG | 0 – 2 | BOOM Esports |
| Nigma Galaxy | 1 – 1 | Fnatic |
| TSM FTX | 1 – 1 | Team Liquid |
August 25 (Group B tiebreakers)
1v1 mid
| TEAM | SCORE | TEAM |
| Nigma Galaxy (SumaiL) | 0 – 1 | Fnatic (Armel) |
Playoffs
August 25
Upper bracket semifinals
| TEAM | SCORE | TEAM |
| Team Aster | 2 – 1 | Fnatic |
| OG | 1 – 2 | Team Secret |
August 26
Lower bracket round 1
| TEAM | SCORE | TEAM |
| Entity | 2 – 0 | TSM FTX |
| Nigma Galaxy | 0 – 2 | Thunder Awaken |
Lower bracket quarterfinals
| TEAM | SCORE | TEAM |
| Fnatic | 2 – 1 | Entity |
August 27
Lower bracket quarterfinals
| TEAM | SCORE | TEAM |
| OG | 2 – 1 | Thunder Awaken |
Upper bracket final
| TEAM | SCORE | TEAM |
| Team Aster | 2 – 0 | Team Secret |
Lower bracket semifinal
| TEAM | SCORE | TEAM |
| Fnatic | 1 – 2 | OG |
August 28
Lower bracket finals
| TEAM | SCORE | TEAM |
| Team Secret | 0 – 2 | OG |
Grand finals
| TEAM | SCORE | TEAM |
| Team Aster | 0 – 3 | OG |
OG wins ESL One Malaysia 2022!
Teams competing in ESL One Malaysia 2022
12 teams from Europe, China, Southeast Asia, and the Americas will play at the event.
| TEAM | STATUS |
| OG | Direct Invite |
| Fnatic | Direct Invite |
| Alliance | Direct Invite |
| Team Liquid | Direct Invite |
| Team Secret | Direct Invite |
| Nigma Galaxy | Direct Invite |
| Entity | Qualified (Europe/CIS) |
| Team Aster | Qualified (China) |
| BOOM Esports | Qualified (Southeast Asia) |
| Talon Esports | Qualified (Southeast Asia) |
| TSM FTX | Qualified (North America) |
| Thunder Awaken | Qualified (South America) |
ESL One Malaysia 2022 prize pool
The prize pool stands at US$400,000.
| Placement | Prize money | Team |
| 1st | $175,000 | OG |
| 2nd | $85,000 | Team Aster |
| 3rd | $45,000 | Team Secret |
| 4th | $25,000 | Fnatic |
| 5th-6th | $15,000 | Entity Thunder Awaken |
| 7th-8th | $10,000 | Nigma Galaxy TSM FTX |
| 9th-10th | $5,000 | Talon Esports BOOM Esports |
| 11th-12th | $5,000 | Alliance Team Liquid |
(To be updated)
Where to watch the ESL One Malaysia 2022?
You can watch the games live on ESL Dota 2’s official Twitch channel.
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