Movistar Riders secure ESL Challenger Melbourne 2023 title

Movistar Riders won ESL Challenger Melbourne 2023, held from April 28-30 in Australia, as in the final of the event, the Spaniards defeated Bad News Eagles with a scoreline of 2:0 – 16:10 on Anubis and 16:13 on Ancient.

The winners kicked off the tournament with two victories against Rare Atom and Bad News Eagles in the group, due to which Movistar Riders advanced to the playoffs with a higher seed. In the semi-finals of the event, the Spanish roster also bested ECSTATIC.

The final playoff bracket looks as follows:

The prize pool distribution is:

1.  Movistar Riders – $50,000 + ESL Pro League Season 18 slot
2.  Bad News Eagles – $20,000
3-4.  Grayhound – $10,000
3-4.  ECSTATIC – $10,000
5-6.  Rare Atom – $3,000
5-6.  Complexity – $3,000
7-8.  EG Black – $2,000
7-8.  VERTEX – $2,000