The European closed qualifiers for the Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023 will begin today. It's time to discuss the format of the championship, its participants, and similar details.

List of participants

First and foremost, let's see who is competing in the championship. Today, 8 teams will compete for a slot at the Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023.

The full list of participating teams is below:

• Ninjas in Pyjamas
• 1WIN
  
• 9INE
  
• Victory Zigzag
  
• OG
  
• BetBoom
  
• Apeks
  
• knasigt
  

Tournament format:

The closed European qualifiers for the Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023 will follow a regular Playoffs bracket format, with a lower bracket. This makes the tournament slightly more interesting but on the other hand, more predictable since all teams have one chance to make an error.

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Only two teams that make it to the final will get a slot at IEM Sydney 2023!

Tournament bracket:

The championship bracket is as follows:

Schedule and prize pool:

The closed qualifiers begin today (August 23, 2023) and are planned to end on August 25. The first matches of each day will start at 16:30 Kyiv time.

The tournament does not have a prize pool, but the teams that reach the final of the qualifiers will secure a place in the main stage of the championship - Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023!

The main tournament is scheduled for October 2023, and the championship prize pool will be $250,000!