1win Essence III

1win Essence Season 3 is back with a $200,000 prize pool. Twelve teams play online on the Europe West server from November 12 to 18. BASED Esports keeps the format from last season, round-robin groups into a double-elimination playoff, but expands the field from ten to twelve teams, with a Play-In deciding the final spots. I'll be covering every series with ELO-based predictions and honest analysis — no backdating, win or lose.

Group Stage (November 12 – November 14): Twelve teams are divided into four single round-robin groups of three. Every match is a Bo3. The top two teams from each group proceed to playoffs, while the remaining teams are eliminated.

Playoffs (November 15 – November 18): An eight-team, four-day double-elimination bracket. All matches are Bo3, building up to a Bo5 Grand Final