ESL Challenger League Season 52: Europe – Cup #9 Preview: Format, Rosters, Prize Pool, Day 1 Schedule
The matches for ESL Challenger League Season 52: Europe - Cup #9 kick off tomorrow. The tournament format, list of participants, prize pool distribution, and schedule for the first day of play are detailed below.
Format and Dates
ESL Challenger League Season 52: Europe - Cup #9 will take place October 21–23 in an online format. Sixteen teams will compete in the event, with only eight advancing to the playoffs based on the results of the group stage. The final stage of the tournament will be a single-elimination bracket.
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List of Participants
Dark Moon
- Dani “Maison” Kelgenbay
- Adil “modeSavage” Tileuliev
- Daulet “dako” Ondasynov
- Ibrahim “keiyon” Atchibaev
- While
Four Magic
- Finn “keiyon” Shusjara
- Georgi “GeGo” Gospodinov
- Eduard “sensey” Iklozan
- st1xsy
- LkS
- Vinicius “STATI” Stati (coach)
GenOne
- Hugo “Brooxsy” Di Bono
- Thomas “Djoko” Pavoni
- Nicolas “Keoz” Dgus
- Elias “bL4SEZ” Amyar
- Christophe “SIXER” Sia
- Pierrick “cHeuuuuk” Riott (coach)
KAMUI
- Yegor “262” Korenok
- Vladimir “Scr4pi” Yatsik
- Andrey “Kaname” Kashinsky
- Rustam “Alpina” Rioneli
- Cursedo
KUUSAMO.gg
- Elias “epik” Källönen
- Oskari “osku” Pulkkinen
- Matti “Matz” Alatalo
- Niklas “rbm” Niminen
- Lukas “Keksimage” Kuntsi
- Jussi “Airax” Airaksinen (coach)
los kogutos
- Adrian “AdrieN” Mucha
- Martin “maaryy” Nakonechny
- Tomáš “tomiko” Uroda
- Sebastian “showk” Geltz
- Lukasz “mwlky” Pachucki
- Kasper “pako” Maziasz (coach)
LPH Gaming
- David “lojzo” Dzhurik
- Radim “KAD1M” Wojkówka
- Nicholas “N1KOLAJ” Leshko
- Dominik “d0mZ1k” Zikmund
- Pavel “Fajr” Tuma
- Vladimir “Marv” Marvan (coach)
MAYBE
- Alexander “shallthing” Vladov
- Denis “thirtythird” Tabaka
- Artem “m4d4ra” Nikolsky
- Eduard “edixenn” Lyubchenko
- Zakhar “Awi4” Vutkevich
- Dmitry “BORSCHETSKIY” Borshch (coach)
mellren
- Igor “lollipop21k” Solodkov
- Maksim “shootic” Bondarenko
- Maksim “menddel” Shved
- Semyon “mdl” Kuzmitsky
- Maksim “Maksilvl” Makarov
Morrow Esports
- Maxim “norescue” Shashkin
- Daniil “yoyoS2” Abuladze
- Nikolay “K014NZ” Glushnev
- Vyacheslav “facer” Grudin
- Alexander “Wign” Petrov
Noir Verse
- Nazar “xeNji” Gorbovyi
- Max “Naginat” Basisty
- Elvinas “Santuriano” Kovalevas
- Yegor “wh1temink” Grigoriev
- Andrey “kirxttu” Osinsky
Saint Sinners
- Ilya “halfjix” Pogodin
- Ensar “Caleyy” Erguzi
- Arlind “deb0” Sadiku
- Pavel “pavlysha” Shafransky
- Ilya “iRV1NG” Rusin
Sökerorg
- Anton “Sapec” Palmgren
- Lucas “L00m1” Hokland
- Anton “dottie” Alevarn
- Alexander “redzy” Johansson
- Adam “flaw” Gustafsson
- Ph-nX (coach)
Team Spirit Academy Green
- Gleb “maun” Lukashev
- Danil “d3nks” Kurta
- Lev “sae” Rakov
- Kirill “flytex” Skazhutin
- Erik “AKIMOV” Akimov
Vexar
- Kirill “datet” Turkov
- Vladislav “Bottega” Galimov
- Yaroslav “KEEMBO” Gushcharin
- Alexander “ADntZ” Dontsov
- Andrey “aMPYLS0N” Kovalenko
WhiteBIT Academy
- Mikhail “svemyy” Sverchkov
- Andrey “tired73” Glushko
- Daniil “fl1peR” Salamakha
- Darius “NxStep” Stepovyi
- Kirill “marat2k” Samsoniuk
- Alexander “Shockwave” Netreba (coach)
Prize Pool Distribution
Teams will compete for a $7,000 prize pool and one slot in the regional finals.
- 1st place — $4,000 + an invite to ESL Challenger League Season 52: Europe.
- 2nd place — $2,000;
- 3rd place — $1,000.
Schedule for the First Day of Play
October 21, times listed in Moscow time.
- 4:00 PM — GenOne vs. Dark Moon.
- 4:00 PM — Morrow Esports vs. Saint Sinners.
- 4:00 PM — mellren vs. Four Magic.
- 4:00 p.m. — Sökerorg vs. los kogutos.
- 4:00 p.m. — WhiteBIT Academy vs. Team Spirit Academy Green.
- 4:00 p.m. — Noir Verse vs. MAYBE.
- 4:00 p.m. — Vexar vs. KAMUI.
- 4:00 p.m. — LPH Gaming vs. KUUSAMO.gg.
- 8:00 PM — Group A winners’ match.
- 8:00 PM — Group A losers’ match.
- 8:00 PM — Group B winners’ match.
- 8:00 PM — Group B Losers’ Match.
- 8:00 PM — Group C winners’ match.
- 8:00 p.m. — Group C Losers’ Match.
- 8:00 p.m. — Winners’ match in Group D.
- 8:00 p.m. — Group D Losers’ Match.
Where to watch ESL Challenger League Season 52: Europe - Cup #9
- English-language broadcast — kick.
Photo — ESL.
