Esports | Brawl Stars | ZETA DIVISION — The 3-1 Rematch at Elmia

On Sunday, November 26, 2023, ZETA DIVISION’s three-player Brawl Stars lineup returned to the stage at Elmia in Jönköping for a rematch with STMN Esports. STMN had beaten ZETA 3–2 in the group stage two days earlier; now the same teams met in the Grand Final with the championship decided by the first side to win three sets.

This was the publisher-run Brawl Stars World Finals, staged by Supercell with ESL at DreamHack Winter 2023. Twelve teams entered four three-team groups, the top two from each group advanced, and Sunday’s quarterfinals, semifinals, and final used a single-elimination bracket.

Brawl Stars is a mobile team game in which three-player squads compete across short objective modes rather than one repeated ruleset. A match was best-of-five sets: each set used a specified mode and map and normally required two game wins, so ZETA’s 3–1 result means four different set contests were completed—not four individual games.

ZETA fielded GeRo, Nowy297, and MeOw, coached by inso; STMN’s active trio was Zhar, bobby, and sans. ZETA reached the final by defeating Luminosity Gaming 3–2 and Crazy Raccoon 3–2, while STMN arrived after beating Revenant Esports and then sweeping SK Gaming.

The final ended 3–1 to ZETA DIVISION, reversing the group-stage result and awarding the organization the $250,000 first prize from a $750,000 pool. The public mobile client was in Update 52, the “Bizarre Circus” production window; an [Android release archive](https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/supercell/brawl-stars/brawl-stars-52-177-release/brawl-stars-52-177-2-android-apk-download/) identifies version 52.177, while Supercell’s patch notes define the content and balance environment, and no unsupported handset model is assigned here.

The result gave ZETA DIVISION a third consecutive Brawl Stars world title, but it was not a simple continuation by the same players. The organization’s 2021 and 2022 championships had come through East Asian rosters; the 2023 team consisted of three Polish players competing through the EMEA region, making Elmia the place where a rebuilt lineup extended the streak.

Elmia’s North Entrance—the curved hall front marked with the venue’s teal name—still identifies the convention complex at [Elmiavägen 11](https://www.elmia.se/en/travel-stay/) where DreamHack Winter hosted the final. The photograph shows that entrance in 2019, not the match itself.

Sources: [Supercell event guide](https://supercell.com/en/games/brawlstars/blog/news/brawl-stars-world-finals-2023-all-you-need-to-know-2/); [ESL FACEIT Group venue and winner record](https://eslfaceitgroup.com/press/dreamhack-winter-2023-concludes-with-record-breaking-attendance/); [ZETA DIVISION results and roster](https://zetadivision.com/news/2023/11/27/18746); [official Day 3 recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJOxaB2WQu8); [independent tournament record](https://escharts.com/tournaments/brawl-stars/brawl-stars-world-finals-2023-brawl-stars); [Supercell Bizarre Circus patch notes](https://supercell.com/en/games/brawlstars/blog/release-notes/bizarrecircus-patch-notes/).

Photo: Klaarsandra / Elmia, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.