We take a look at the week ahead in esports and highlight the main events for April 22-28, with Counter-Strike 2 taking the spotlight.
What’s on in esports for week beginning April 22, 2024
Another huge week of esports kicks off on April 22, 2024, with Counter-Strike 2 taking the focus of the esports world.
The 19th season of the ESL Pro League will begin on April 23 in Saint Julian’s, Malta, with action from Group A kicking off the three-week-long event.
Meanwhile, the ESL One Birmingham tournament will kick off on April 22, with the world’s best Dota 2 teams congregating in Birmingham, England, for the week.
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CS2 ESL Pro League Season 19
The first season of the ESL Pro League for 2024 will be Season 19, with 32 of the best Counter-Strike 2 teams taking their place in the US$750,000 tournament.
As there will be 16 squads that are ranked inside the top 20 in the world, it is expected that the competition will be fierce throughout the event.
Esports betting sites have recent IEM Chengdu champions FaZe Clan marked as the favourites at +250 to claim the ESL Pro League title, closely followed by Team Vitality and Natus Vincere, who are both rated a +300 chance.
Check out our extensive CS2 ESL Pro League betting guide to get the latest odds and tournament information.
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Dota 2 ESL One Birmingham
ESL One Birmingham will begin on Monday as 12 Dota 2 teams take their place in the US$1,000,000 event over the next seven days.
With the group stage scheduled to run from April 22–24, the playoffs will begin on April 25, culminating with the grand final on Sunday, April 28.
Team Falcons have been installed as favourites for ESL One Birmingham at +275, closely followed by Xtreme Gaming at +300. Team Spirit and Gaimin Gladiators are on the next line of betting, locked together at +650.
Check out our extensive Dota 2 ESL One Birmingham betting guide to get the latest odds and tournament information.
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Ciaran Jackman
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