MDL S29 Global Challenge schedule and location revealed
ESEA has announced the dates and schedule for its upcoming MDL Global Challenge, which will also feature relegation matches for ESL Pro League.
While previous Global Challenges typically took place around two months following the end of the MDL online playoffs, the LAN event will take place from December 5th to December 9th, at the Mavs Gaming Training Facility in Dallas, TX.
The first two days will see Swole Patrol take on cantwinalan for a spot in the next season of ESL Pro League, as well as the EPL Relegation matches. The last three days will then consist of the Global Challenge, featuring teams from across North America, Europe, Brazil, and Australia duke it out for a piece of the $50,000 prize pool.
The list of teams slated to play in EPL NA relegation are:
 Rogue |
Envy |
 MDL NA Finals #2 |
Singularity |
The list of teams set to play in the Global Challenge are:
 3DMAX |
 Virtus.pro |
| Kinguin |
Swole Patrol |
| cantwinalan |
Singularity |
 Grayhound |
 Brazil Open #1 |
The full schedule can be seen below, with times in EST.
| Wednesday, December 5th | ||
| 11:00 AM | MDL EU Grand Final | BO3 |
| 11:00 AM | EPL EU Relegation Match #1 | BO3 |
| 3:30 PM | MDL NA Grand Final | BO3 |
| 3:30 PM | EPL NA Relegation Match #1 | BO3 |
| 8:00 PM | EPL EU Relegation Match #2 | BO3 |
| 8:00 PM | EPL NA Relegation Match #2 | BO3 |
| Thursday, December 6th | ||
| 11:00 AM | EPL EU Relegation - Winners' Match | BO3 |
| 11:00 AM | EPL NA Relegation - Winners' Match | BO3 |
| 3:30 PM | EPL EU Relegation - Losers' Match | BO3 |
| 3:30 PM | EPL NA Relegation - Losers' Match | BO3 |
| 8:00 PM | EPL EU Relegation - Decider Match | BO3 |
| 8:00 PM | EPL NA Relegation - Decider Match | BO3 |
| Friday, December 7th | ||
| 11:00 AM | Group A Match #1 | BO1 |
| 12:30 PM | Group A Match #2 | BO1 |
| 2:00 PM | Group B Match #1 | BO1 |
| 3:30 PM | Group B Match #2 | BO1 |
| 5:00 PM | Group A Winners' Match | BO1 |
| 6:30 PM | Group B Winners' Match | BO1 |
| 8:00 PM | Group A Losers' Match | BO3 |
| Saturday, December 8th | ||
| 11:00 AM | Group B Losers' Match | BO3 |
| 2:30 PM | Group A Decider Match | BO3 |
| 6:00 PM | Group B Decider Match | BO3 |
| Sunday, December 9th | ||
| 11:00 AM | Semi Final #1 | BO3 |
| 2:30 PM | Semi Final #2 | BO3 |
| 6:30 PM | Grand Final | BO3 |
