Brawl Stars' biggest esports competition, the Brawl Stars Championship, promises to be a phenomenal spectacle in 2023. Here are all the details about it.
The fifth installment of Supercell's annual Brawl Stars esports competition, the Brawl Stars Championship, will be bigger and better in 2023.
The previous iterations have demonstrated the game's growing, vibrant, and international community, so the upcoming tournament will take it up a notch with a slew of important changes. These range from the qualification process, the rules, the prize pool, and more.
It will be a year in the making before we finally discover who will be crowned the World Champions for 2023, but it doesn't mean we can't get a headstart on what we can expect from this blockbuster competition.
Let's walk through all the details about the Brawl Stars Championship 2023 and all of its new additions.
Brawl Stars Championship 2023 Finals Schedule
The preliminary rounds of the Brawl Stars Championship first began in February 2023. From there, several qualification rounds will be held throughout the year.
Ultimately, this will culminate in the Brawl Stars World Finals. This is a three-day live event that will be held in November at Dreamhack Winter in Jönköping, Sweden.
Here is an overview of the Brawl Stars World Finals 2023 schedule:
- November 24: Group stages for Groups 1 and 2
- November 25: Group stages for Groups 3 and 4
- November 26: Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and the Grand Final
If you are interested in attending any of these days, you can purchase a ticket from the DreamHack Winter site.
However, if you are not able to, you will still have an enjoyable experience as you will be able to earn rewards from watching the livestream.
All Teams Qualified For The Brawl Stars Championship 2023
The 12 most successful teams from the qualifying rounds will participate in the Brawl Stars World Finals 2023. At the moment, no teams have officially qualified for it.
This is how the teams will be decided:
- 8 teams will join from the regular Brawl Stars Championship tournaments. These will include grassroots as well as Supercell-organized competitions.
- 4 teams will join from the 'Last Chance Qualifiers'. The runners-up from each region will compete for one of these four final spots.
A new rule has been added to 2023's iteration of the Brawl Stars Championship: Tagging out. This allows teams to swap players in their roster between matches.
New Sub-Regions Added To The Brawl Stars Championship 2023
Several new sub-regions have been added to the already existing regions in the Brawl Stars Championship. Here's a look at these new regions:
- Singapore and India in Southeast and South Asia
- East and West South America
- East and West North America
Brawl Stars Championship 2023 Prize Money
The prize money for the Brawl Stars Championship monthly finals has increased. The amounts will vary for each of them.
Besides this, the prize pool money for the World Finals has increased to USD $750,000. This is a massive increase to the prize pool which was only USD $500,000 in 2022.
Brawl Stars Championship 2023 Map Pool
The map pool for the six game modes that will be played in the Brawl Stars Championship 2023 qualifying rounds has been revealed. These are:
- Bounty: Shooting Star, Canal Grande, Layer Cake
- Brawl Ball: Super Beach, Pinhole Punt, Sneaky Fields
- Gem Grab: Hard Rock Mine, Double Swoosh, Crystal Arcade
- Heist: Pit Stop, Safe Zone, Bridge Too Far
- Hot Zone: Ring of Fire, Dueling Beetles, Open Zone
- Knockout: Goldarm Gulch, Out in the Open, Belle’s Rock
If you're interested in reading all the finer details, you can check out the full Brawl Stars Championship 2023 rulebook. You can also follow all the latest news from the tournament on Twitter.
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