After seeing the success of young Malaysians bringing back three gold medals in esports events at the 2022 Commonwealth Esports Championships, the Ministry of Youth and Sports welcomes the ESL One tournament powered by Intel to Malaysia.
The third Dota 2 tournament in Malaysia will once again be held at Resorts World Genting.
12 teams from all over the world will converge and compete for the ESL One Malaysia 2022 title and a prize pool of US$400,000.
The local esports community has managed to put Malaysia’s mark on the world’s biggest esports stages.
From our esports athletes’ recent success in the Commonwealth Games and SEA Games, to our Malaysian representatives competing in ESL One Malaysia 2022 and other professional tournaments both local and global, I hope to see the continuous and sustainable growth of the esports industry and will continue supporting our flag bearers.
Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Sri Ahmad Faizal Azumu.
The tournament’s group stage gets underway on 23 August with all 12 teams competing for one of eight open playoff positions in a best-of-two round-robin format. After the group stage, there are live playoffs with a best-of-three double elimination bracket. The grand finalists will then compete for the championship title in a best-of-five format.
The 12 teams competing in the ESLOne Malaysia 2022 powered by Intel tournament are:
| Team | Region | Status |
| Alliance | Europe | Direct invite |
| BOOM Esports | Southeast Asia | Qualifier winner |
| Entity | Europe | Qualifier winner |
| Fnatic | Southeast Asia | Direct invite |
| Nigma Galaxy | Europe | Direct invite |
| OG | Europe | Direct invite |
| Talon Esports | Southeast Asia | Qualifier runner-up |
| Team Aster | China | Qualifier winner |
| Team Liquid | Europe | Direct invite |
| Team Secret | Europe | Direct invite |
| Thunder Awaken | South America | Qualifier winner |
| TSM FTX | North America | Qualifier winner |
