ESL Pro League Season 15 Viewer’s Guide
Following the fantastic IEM Katowice 2022 event, the next big, S-Tier CS:GO esports tournament is none other than ESL Pro League Season 15. This LAN event, taking place in Germany, features the top teams in the world, fighting for a huge prize pool. So CS:GO esports fans don’t miss out on any of the action, we’ve got a viewer’s guide for ESL Pro League Season 15.
ESL Pro League S15 details
ESL Pro League Season 15 kicks off on 9 March 2022 and runs until 10 April 2022. 24 of the best teams in the world will compete for their share of the $823,000 prize pool. At the current Dollar to Rand exchange rate, that’s roughly R12.6 million. The winner will also get a direct invitation to the BLAST Premier World Final 2022.
The group stage follows a round-robin format with all matches being best-of-three. Playoffs feature a single-elimination bracket, with all matches being best of three, with the exception of the grand finals, which is a best-of-five affair. The playoffs run from 5 to 10 April 2022.
Group A teams:
- G2 Esports
- Ninjas in Pyjamas
- Entropiq
- Fnatic
- MOUZ
- LookingForOrg
Group B teams:
- Team Vitality
- Virtus.pro
- FURIA
- FaZe Clan
- Sprout
- ENCE
Group C teams:
- Team Vitality
- Virtus.pro
- FURIA
- FaZe Clan
- Sprout
- ENCE
Group D teams:
- Natus Vincere
- AGO
- Evil Geniuses
- Astralis
- Complexity Gaming
- Heroic
ESL recently banned Russian organizations and sponsors from the EPL following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. However, the players will still be allowed to compete with a neutral name. At the time of writing, it is unclear what Gambit and Virtus.pro will be called during the tournament.
You can watch all the IEM Katowice 2022 playoff matches by tuning in to the ESL CS:GO Twitch channel, so don’t miss out.
Header image via ESL.