{"id":33072,"date":"2023-11-07T19:31:46","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T00:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=33072"},"modified":"2023-11-07T19:31:46","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T00:31:46","slug":"esl-announce-invites-for-kuala-lumpur-major","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/esl-announce-invites-for-kuala-lumpur-major\/","title":{"rendered":"ESL announce invites for Kuala Lumpur major"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/dota-2\/\" title=\"Dota 2 betting guide\">Dota 2<\/a> fans can look forward to the next major event in December, as ESL has just unveiled the four invited teams for the Kuala Lumpur tournament.<\/p>\n<p>However, the reigning champions of <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/dota-2\/the-international\/\" title=\"The International betting guide\">The International 2023<\/a>, Team Spirit, might miss out on the competition due to roster issues.<\/p>\n<p>Dmitry &#8220;Korb3n&#8221; Belov, Team Spirit&#8217;s 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src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>With the Dota Pro Circuit no longer in place, professional teams are starting the new competitive season earlier than usual, with a major event right at the outset.<\/p>\n<p>While Team Spirit could choose to skip this tournament, they prefer not to do so because ESL tournaments are a crucial pathway to the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/gamers8\/riyadh-masters\/\" title=\"Riyadh Masters betting guide\">Riyadh Masters<\/a>, which boasts the biggest prize pool in Dota 2 since the reduction in The International 2023&#8217;s prize pool.<\/p>\n<p>Kuala Lumpur is quite a distance from Eastern Europe, making it an exhausting journey for Team Spirit&#8217;s players who recently claimed the Aegis of Champions in Seattle.<\/p>\n<p>However, no invited team has declared their rosters for ESL&#8217;s Kuala Lumpur event yet, and they may wait until after the regional qualifiers to determine their 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