ECL '23 Winter - 1v1 Season Information

SportsGamers,

With the new ECL '23 Winter season at the doorstep, we are happy to announce the first-ever ECL 1v1. In true ECL fashion, this league is for all the best European gamers to test their skills against their peers, and ultimately compete for a great prize pool and the European Championship League title. 

Description

ECL 1v1 is for players who want to test their skills against the best of the best in competitive play. The ECL 1v1 Winter season features four qualifiers, leading to group play with the top 128 players of these qualifiers involved. The top 64 of the group stage will continue to determine the best of the best in the best-of-three playoffs with a prize pool totaling 2500€. Taking part in the ECL 1v1 seasons requires the purchase of the ECL '23 Player License.

Format

The league is played in three stages:

Stage 1: Qualifier stage (BO1, single elimination) - Four qualifiers open to anyone, the top 32 players from each Qualifier advance to stage 2, with seeding baskets for stage 2 being determined by qualifier rank.

Stage 2: Group play (BO1) - The top 128 players will be seeded into eight groups with 16 players each, the 8 best will advance to the playoffs from each group.

Stage 3: Playoffs (BO3, single elimination) - The Semifinals and Finals will be played live at the SportsGamer offices in Espoo, Finland January 13th, 2023.
 

ECL '23 Winter: 1v1 Schedule

Qualifier 1

• Sign up period
  • 15.-25.11.2022
• Qualifiers (BO1)
  • Saturday 26.11.
    • RO128: 16:00CET
    • RO64: 17:00CET
    • RO32: 17:30CET
  • Sunday 27.11.
    • RO16: 15:00CET
    • RO8: 15:30CET
    • RO4: 16:00CET
    • RO2: 16:30CET

Qualifier 2

• Sign up period
  • 15.- 3.12.2022 12:00CET
• Qualifiers (BO1)
  • Saturday 3.12.
    • RO64: 17:00CET
    • RO32: 18:00CET
    • RO16: 18:30CET
    • RO8: 19:00CET
  • Sunday 4.12.
    • RO4: 16:00CET
    • RO2: 16:30CET

Qualifier 3

• Sign up period
  • 15.-9.12.2022
• Qualifiers (BO1)
  • Saturday 10.12.
    • RO512: 16:00CET
    • RO256: 17:00CET
    • RO128: 17:30CET
    • RO64: 18:00CET
    • RO32: 18:30CET
  • Sunday 11.12
    • RO16: 15:00CET
    • Quarterfinals: 15:30CET
    • Semifinals: 16:00CET
    • Finals: 27.11. 16:30CET

Qualifier 4

• Sign up period
  • 15.11-16.12.2022
• Qualifiers (BO1)
  • Saturday 17.12
    • RO512: 16:00CET
    • RO256: 17:00CET
    • RO128: 17:30CET
    • RO64: 18:00CET
    • RO32: 18:30CET
  • Sunday 18.12
    • RO16: 15:00CET
    • Quarterfinals: 15:30CET
    • Semifinals: 16:00CET
    • Finals: 16:30CET

TOP 128 Group Play (BO1)

• Tuesday 27.12.
  • R1: 18:00
  • R2: 18:30
  • R3: 19:00
  • R4: 19:30
• Thursday 29.12.
  • R5: 18:00
  • R6: 18:30
  • R7: 19:00
  • R8: 19:30
• Friday 30.12.
  • R9: 18:00
  • R10: 18:30
  • R11: 19:00
  • R12: 19:30
• Tuesday 3.1.
  • R13: 18:00
  • R14: 18:30
  • R15: 19:00

Playoffs (BO3)

• Friday 6.1.
  • RO64: 18:00CET
  • RO32: 19:30CET
• Sunday 8.1.
  • RO16: 15:00CET
  • Quarterfinals: 16:30CET
• Friday 13.1. @ the SportsGamer studio in Espoo, Finland
  • Semifinals: 18:00CET
  • Finals: 20:00CET