EMEA Masters Summer 2023 – Details, schedule, and more

With the various ERLs having finished their summer splits, the best teams will be facing each other in the EMEA Masters Summer 2023. The two finalists will face off at the Sud de France arena in Montpellier, the day before the final matches of the LEC Season Finals.

EMEA Masters Summer 2023 – the peak ERL competition

The EMEA Masters 2023 Summer is the twelfth edition of Europe’s competition that includes the 13 LoL European Regional Leagues (ERLs), and it’s the best competition below the LEC.  Previously known as EU Masters, this is the second edition of the tournament that sees TR, CIS, and MENA added as ERLs, thus becoming EMEA.

After the end of the spring splits from each ERLs, the best teams will participate at the EMEA Masters, representing their country and fighting for glory. Below is the list of the 13 regional leagues:

Arabian League 2023 (Middle East & North Africa)
Elite Series (Benelux)
Esports Balkan League (Balkans)
Greek Legends League (Greece & Cyprus)
Hitpoint Masters (Czech Republic & Slovakia)
La Ligue Française (France)
Liga Portuguesa de League Of Legends (Portugal)
Northern League Of Legends Championship (UK & Nordics)
PG Nationals (Italy)
Prime League (Germany, Austria, Switzerland)
Superliga (Spain)
TCL (Turkey)
Ultraliga (Poland & Baltics)

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EMEA Summer 2023 Tournament Format and Schedule

Just like the Spring edition, EMEA Masters Summer 2023 will feature a total of 28 teams that will compete against each other over the course of four weeks. 12 teams will qualify directly to the group stage, while the remaining 16 will go through play-ins.

Play-ins

The play-ins stage starts on August 14, where the 16 teams will be split into four groups in a double round-robin. The top two from each group go to Knockouts, where the best four qualify for the second phase (matches will be Bo3).

Depending on the strength and importance, each region will get either three or two seeds, with some regions getting one or two seeds to the group stage, and others getting both teams in play-ins. The play-in schedule is:

August 14, 15, 17

Group Stage

At this point, the 16 teams left will go at it once again in a double round-robin, with the top two of each group advancing to the next stage. Group Stage will begin on August 21 and it will be Bo1 matches.

Day 1: August 21
Day 2: August 22
Day 3: August 23
Day 4: August 24

Knockout Stage

The knockout stage sees the eight best teams competing in a Bo5 single elimination bracket. Starting with the Quarterfinals on August 28, the winner will be declared on Friday, September 8. Below is the full schedule for the Knockout Stage:

Quarterfinals: August 28, August 29
Semifinals: August 31, September 1
Grand Final: September 8

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Participating Teams

Play-in

Pool 1 

Team GO – LFL #3 seed
FUT Esports – TCL #3 seed
NORD Esports – NLC #2 seed
Dsyre Esports – PG Nationals #2 seed

Pool 2

Diamant Esports – EBL #1
Anorthossis Famagusta – GLL #1
GTZ Esports – LPLOL #1
Team 7AM – Elite Series #1

Pool 3 

Entropiq – Hitp. Masters #1
Anubis Gaming – Arabian #1
Partizan Esports – EBL #2
We Love Gaming – GLL #2

Pool 4

White Dragons – LPLOL #2
KRC Genk Esports – Elite Series #2
BRUTE – Hitp. Masters #2
Nigma Galaxy – Arabian #2

GTZ Esports, Team GO, Anorthosis Famagusta, and Dsyre Esports are the four teams that qualified to the group stage.

Group Stage

Pool 1 

Instanbul Wildcats – TCL #1 seed
Karmine Corp – LFL #1 seed
SK Gaming Prime – Prime League #1 seed
Movistar Riders – LVP SL #1 seed

Pool 2

Nativz – NLC #1 seed
Orbit Anonymo – Ultraliga #1 seed
NASR Turkey – TCL #2 seed
BK ROG Esports – LFL #2 seed

Pool 3

BISONS ECLUB – LVP SL #2 seed
UOL Sexy Edition – Prime League #2 seed
AliorBank team – Ultraliga #2 seed
Macko Esports – PG Nationals #1 seed

Pool 4

GTZ Esports – qualified through Play-in
Team GO – qualified through Play-in
Anorthosis Famagusta – qualified through Play-in
Dsyre Esports – qualified through Play-in

Results

Group A 

DenizBank Instanbul Wildcats
GTZ Esports
Orbit Anonymo Esports
BISONS ECLUB

Group B 

BK ROG Esports
SK Gaming Prime
Dsyre Esports
AliorBank Team

Group C

Macko Esports
Karmine Corp
Nativz
Anorthosis Famagusta

Group D

Movistar Riders
Team GO
NASR eSports Turkey
Unicorns of Love Sexy Edition

Knockout Stage

The top two of each group will head to the knockout stage, where each 1st place team will face a 2nd place team in a single elimination bracket. Matches are Bo5.

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Where to watch EMEA Masters Summer 2023

The entire EMEA Masters Summer will be broadcasted on various different channels in multiple languages:

For the Play-Ins, the English streams will be provided by EUniverse and ESLOL, but the matches will be also broadcast in other languages, including:

French,
Turkish,
Polish,
Italian,
Czech,
Portuguese,
Greek,
Serbian,
Arabian,
Hungarian.

The Main Event will also have national coverage in all the languages mentioned above and there will also be the official EMEA Masters Twitch channel, with some of the best and rising casting talents of the EMEA and ERL circuit.

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