ESL Pro League Season 20 viewer’s guide
There’s no rest for Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) esports fans, and honestly, that’s awesome! Just as one big event finishes up, another begins. This week, ESL Pro League Season 20 kicks off, and it runs for a full three weeks. Here’s what you need to know so you don’t miss any of the action.
ESL Pro League Season 20 details
ESL Pro League Season 20 is a huge LAN event running from 3 to 22 September 2024, with the best CS2 teams in the world in attendance. A total of 32 teams are competing for their share of the $750,000 prize pool in Saint Julian’s, Malta, in front of a crowd at the InterContinental Malta venue. At the current Dollar to Rand exchange rate, that’s roughly R13.3 million to fight for.
The action begins with four triple-elimination format groups, with each group featuring eight teams. All matches are best-of-three. The first-place teams advance to the Quarterfinals of ESL Pro League Season 20, while the 2nd-place teams advance to the Round of 12 in the playoffs as the High Seeds. The third-placed teams in each group advance to the Round of 16 as the High Seeds, while the 4th-placed teams advance to the Round of 16 as the Low Seeds. The rest are eliminated.
Group A teams:
- FlyQuest
- Eternal Fire
- Sangal Esports
- FaZe Clan
- Lynn Vision
- NAVI
- NIP
- HEROIC
Group B teams:
- The MongolZ
- Wildcard
- MIBR
- 9z Team
- Team Spirit
- KOI
- G2 Esports
- 3DMax
Group C teams:
- Imperial Esports
- BIG
- Rooster
- MOUZ
- Complexity
- Fnatic
- M80
- Astralis
Group D teams:
- ATOX Esports
- Team Vitality
- Team Falcons
- FURIA Esports
- ENCE
- Team Liquid
- Virtus.pro
- RED Canids
The teams who survive the group stage will compete in a single-elimination bracket, where all matches are best-of-three, with the exception of the grand finale, which is best-of-five.
You can catch all the CS2 esports action via the official ESL CS Twitch channel. We can’t wait to see which team comes out on top. Will NAVI, Team Vitality, or Team Spirit reign supreme? Will FaZe Clan find their form, or will another victor emerge? We’ll share all the highlights and results here at Esports Central, so stay tuned!
Header image via ESL.
