{"id":35412,"date":"2024-04-21T20:27:41","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T00:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=35412"},"modified":"2024-04-21T23:32:54","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T03:32:54","slug":"whats-on-in-esports-for-week-beginning-april-22-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/whats-on-in-esports-for-week-beginning-april-22-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s on in esports for week beginning April 22, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another huge week of esports kicks off on April 22, 2024, with <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/\" title=\"Counter-Strike 2 betting guide\">Counter-Strike 2<\/a> taking the focus of the esports world.<\/p>\n<p>The 19th season of the ESL Pro League will begin on April 23 in Saint Julian&#8217;s, Malta, with action from Group A kicking off the three-week-long event.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the ESL One Birmingham tournament will kick off on April 22, with the world&#8217;s best Dota 2 teams congregating in Birmingham, England, for the week. <\/p>\n<hr>\n<ul class=\"pageList mb arrows\">\n<li>\n<h2>CS2 ESL Pro League Season 19<\/h2>\n<p>The first season of the ESL Pro League for 2024 will be Season 19, with 32 of the best Counter-Strike 2 teams taking their place in the US$750,000 tournament.<\/p>\n<p>As there will be 16 squads that are ranked inside the top 20 in the world, it is expected that the competition will be fierce throughout the event.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/sites\/\" title=\"Best esports betting sites\">Esports betting sites<\/a> have recent IEM Chengdu champions FaZe Clan marked as the favourites at +250 to claim the ESL Pro League title, closely followed by Team Vitality and Natus Vincere, who are both rated a +300 chance.<\/p>\n<p>Check out our extensive <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/esl-pro-league\/\" title=\"CS2 ESL Pro League betting guide\">CS2 ESL Pro League betting guide<\/a> to get the latest odds and tournament information.<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2>Dota 2 ESL One Birmingham<\/h2>\n<p>ESL One Birmingham will begin on Monday as 12 Dota 2 teams take their place in the US$1,000,000 event over the next seven days.<\/p>\n<p>With the group stage scheduled to run from April 22\u201324, the playoffs will begin on April 25, culminating with the grand final on Sunday, April 28.<\/p>\n<p>Team Falcons have been installed as favourites for ESL One Birmingham at +275, closely followed by Xtreme Gaming at +300. 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