After weeks of qualifiers in March and April, the eight CS:GO<\/a> teams participating at ESL Challenger Melbourne 2023 have been announced.<\/p>\n

ESL Challenger Melbourne 2023 will begin on April 28 and conclude on April 30, with the entire event taking place during DreamHack Melbourne at Rod Laver Arena.<\/p>\n

The eight rosters will compete for a US$100,000 prize pool and a $50,000 winners’ cheque, as well as a spot in ESL Pro League<\/a> Season 18 in August.<\/p>\n

World no.13 Complexity and no.22 IHC were both invited due to their ESL rankings, while Grayhound (#27) and Bad News Eagles (#29) will also be among the drawcards.<\/p>\n

Rare Atom (#26), ECSTATIC (#60), EG Black (#63), and Vertex (#76) qualified through the North American, European, Asian, and Oceania closed qualifiers.<\/p>\n

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These eight teams will be enjoying a Chicken Parma come April 28 – 30 for #ESLChallenger<\/a> Melbourne\ud83d\ude0e<\/p>\n

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\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddff@VertexESC<\/a>
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— ESL Counter-Strike 2 (@ESLCS) April 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n