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ESL Pro League Season 20 Overview
ESL Pro League is an S-tier tournament with a prize pool of $750,000. It will be played in Malta from September 3 to September 22. There are 32 teams featured, split into four groups. The top four teams from each group will advance to the Playoff Stage. Among the participants are all the top teams, such as Natus Vincere, Vitality, Spirit, FaZe, G2, and many others.
Tournament Format
Group Stage:
- Four triple-elimination format groups
- Each group has eight teams
- All matches are Bo3
- The top four teams from each group advance to the Playoffs:
- Group stage winners advance to the Quarterfinals
- Group stage runners-up advance to the Round of 12 as the High Seeds
- Group stage 3rd place teams advance to the Round of 16 as the High Seeds
- Group stage 4th place teams advance to the Round of 16 as the Low Seeds
Playoffs:
- Single-Elimination bracket
- All matches (excl. Grand Final) are Bo3
- The Grand Final is Bo5
Teams List and Groups
Group A
- FaZe
- Sangal
- FlyQuest
- Eternal Fire
- HEROIC
- Ninjas in Pyjamas
- Lynn Vision
- Natus Vincere
Group B
- Team Spirit
- Wildcard
- MIBR
- 9z
- TheMongolZ
- 3DMAX
- KOI
- G2
Group C
- MOUZ
- Rooster
- BIG
- Imperial
- Complexity
- M80
- Fnatic
- Astralis
Group D
- Vitality
- ATOX
- FURIA
- Falcons
- Liquid
- ENCE
- Red Canids
- Virtus.pro
Opening Matches
ESL Announcement
Group A
- FaZe vs. Sangal
- FlyQuest vs. Eternal Fire
- HEROIC vs. Ninjas in Pyjamas
- Lynn Vision vs. Natus Vincere
Group B
- Spirit vs. Wildcard
- MIBR vs. 9z
- TheMongolZ vs. 3DMAX
- KOI vs. G2
Group C
- MOUZ vs. Rooster
- BIG vs. Imperial
- Complexity vs. M80
- fnatic vs. Astralis
Group D
- Vitality vs. ATOX
- FURIA vs. Falcons
- Liquid vs. ENCE
- RED Canids vs. Virtus.pro
Schedules for the matches are yet to be revealed.
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