{"id":29427,"date":"2023-04-03T01:54:17","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T05:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=29427"},"modified":"2023-04-03T01:54:17","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T05:54:17","slug":"esl-challenger-melbourne-2023-teams-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/esl-challenger-melbourne-2023-teams-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"ESL Challenger Melbourne 2023 teams announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After weeks of qualifiers in March and April, the eight <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/\" title=\"CS:GO betting guide\">CS:GO<\/a> teams participating at ESL Challenger Melbourne 2023 have been announced.<\/p>\n<p>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<p>The eight rosters will compete for a US$100,000 prize pool and a $50,000 winners&#8217; cheque, as well as a spot in <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/esl-pro-league\/\" title=\"ESL Pro League betting guide\">ESL Pro League<\/a> Season 18 in August.<\/p>\n<p>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<p>Rare Atom (#26), ECSTATIC (#60), EG Black (#63), and Vertex (#76) qualified through the North American, European, Asian, and Oceania closed qualifiers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">These eight teams will be enjoying a Chicken Parma come April 28 &#8211; 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