IESF World Championship 2023: How to Watch, Schedule, Teams

The IESF World Championship 2023 will take place in the Romanian city of Iasi from August 24 to September 4. This will be the 15th anniversary event organized by the International Esports Federation, featuring several international tournaments. In 2023, teams from all over the world will compete in CS:GO, Dota 2, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang tournaments, and other disciplines. The total prize pool will amount to approximately $500K.

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The uniqueness of the IESF World Championship lies in the fact that national teams participate in these tournaments — meaning all team members must be representatives of the same country. Because of this rule, many top international organizations do not participate in IESF tournaments, which opens up opportunities for young or mixed teams.

All ESF World Championship 2023 Tournaments

Game	Date	Prize Pool	Reportage
CS:GO	Aug 25 - Sep 3	$100K	tournament page
CS:GO Female	Aug 25 - Sep 3	$80K	page
Dota 2	Aug 25 - Sep 3	$100K	page
Mobile Legends	Aug 25 - Sep 3	$100K	page
PUBG Mobile	Aug 24 - Sep 4	$100K	page
eFootball	Aug 26 - Sep 2	$20K	page
Tekken 7	Aug 26 - Sep 2	$20K	page

The upcoming event deserves special attention for the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang tournament. Essentially, the IESF World Championship 2023 will be the first international tournament for this discipline to take place outside of Southeast Asia (the home region for MLBB). One of the favorites for this tournament is the Indonesian national team, represented by five players from Bigetron Alpha. It is a strong team, considered a solid mid-tier team in the MPL Indonesia league. Its main competitor will be the Philippine national team, represented by a five-player lineup from AP.Bren (also participants in the local MPL league).

In the Dota 2 tournament, it's worth noting the teams from Romania, the United States, the Philippines, Bulgaria, and Kyrgyzstan. In CS:GO, the favored teams are from Germany, Denmark, and Sweden — many players from the youth squads of top clubs are represented in these countries.

IESF World Championship 2023 broadcasts

The tournaments of the IESF 2023 World Championship will be streamed on the official IESF channels on Twitch and YouTube. It is also possible that there will be broadcasts available from community casters.

Other activities at IESF World Championship 2023

The matches of the IESF World Championship 2023 will take place at Palatul Culturii venue. Parallel to the esports tournament, from August 25 to 27, one of the stages of the East European Comic Con 2023 festival will also be held at the same exhibition center. The festival will be attended by many film and television stars, such as Henry Ian Cusick (Lost), Jack Gleeson (Game of Thrones), and other actors. After Iasi, the East European Comic Con 2023 festival will move to Bucharest, where the event will continue at Arena Nationala from September 1 to 3. The full list of participants can be found on the official event website.

A grand musical program is planned to take place during the closing ceremony of the IESF World Championship 2023. Tom Odell, JP Cooper, and other invited guests will perform on the main stage. For more detailed information, please visit the official IESF website.