ESL has unveiled the groups for the upcoming Season of the Pro League, one of the most important CS:GO competitions in the world. The 15th Season of Pro League will take place on a LAN in Malta from March 9 to April 10 and will feature 24 teams, including all of the top 14 teams in the HLTV.org rankings, divided into four groups of six, with the top three teams progressing to the playoffs.
ESL Pro League Season 15 Groups
In the prestigious tournament, all teams will play each other once in best-of-three matches during the group stage, which will be played in a single round-robin style. The winners of each group will proceed directly to the quarterfinals, while the runners-up and third-place teams will compete in the round of 12.
Group A
- G2
- NIP
- Entropiq
- Fnatic
- MOUZ
- LookingForOrg
The event will begin on March 9-13 with Group A, which includes teams such as G2, NIP, and Fnatic.
Group B
- Vitality
- Virtus.pro
- FaZe
- FURIA
- ENCE
- Sprout
The new international lineups of Vitality and FaZe will compete in Group B from March 16 to 20.
Group C
- Gambit
- Liquid
- GODSENT
- BIG
- Movistar Riders
- Party Astronauts
In Group C, Russian representative Gambit and Liquid with newly roster will compete on March 23-27.
Group D
- Natus Vincere
- Heroic
- Astralis
- Complexity
- Evil Geniuses
- AGO
In Group D, NAVI, who won the ESL Pro League Season 14 championship will try to defend their title, alongside Heroic and Astralis, will conclude the group stage on March 30-April 3.
The event will finish on April 10th with the crowning of a champion after Bo5 Grand Final.
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If all goes according to plan, this Season of Pro League will be the first to be played on LAN since Season 10. Because of the COVID-19 epidemic, the previous four editions had to be played online.
The prize pool for Season 15 of the ESL Pro League is $823,000. The winner will get $175,000 in addition to a berth in the BLAST Premier World Final in December, with the runners-up receiving $70,000.
