ESL Pro League Season 21

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[e][h]ESL Pro League Season 21
League Information
Organizer:
Type:
Offline
Location:
Sweden Stockholm
Venue:
ESL Studio
Prize Pool:
$400,000 USD
Start Date:
2025-03-01
End Date:
2025-03-16
Teams:
24
Liquipedia Tier:
ESL Pro Tour Tier:
Masters Masters
Valve Tier:
Links
Maps
Ancient • Anubis • Dust II • Inferno • Mirage • Nuke • Train
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About[edit]

Broadcast Talent[edit]

Primary Broadcast[edit]
  • Commentators/Analysts:
    • TBA
  • Observer:
    • TBA
Secondary Broadcast[edit]
  • Commentator:
    • TBA
  • Observer:
    • TBA

Format[edit]

  • Stage 1:
    • 16 Team Swiss System Format
      • All matches are Bo3
      • Top 8 teams proceed to Stage 2
    • Click here for a detailed explanation of the Swiss System format
  • First Round:
    • Match-ups are drawn based on the Team-Selected Seeding
  • All attending teams subjectively rank all the other teams
  • The total scores are summed up for each team
  • Votes outside of the expected spread range are discarded
  • The final rankings are formed
    • All matches are Bo3
  • Second Round:
    • Division into 2 groups:
      • Winners of the first round ("High")
      • Losers of the first round ("Low")
    • Teams are drawn an opponent which they have not yet played from their group, based on their "Live ELO Rating"
    • All matches are Bo3
  • Third Round:
    • Division into 3 groups:
      • Teams with a score of 2:0 ("High")
      • Teams with a score of 1:1 ("Mid")
      • Teams with a score of 0:2 ("Low")
    • Teams are drawn an opponent which they have not yet played from their group, based on their "Live ELO Rating"
    • "High" matches are Bo3; Winners advance to the next stage
    • "Mid" matches are Bo3
    • "Low" matches are Bo3; Losers are eliminated
  • Fourth Round:
    • Division into 2 groups:
      • Teams with a score of 2:1 ("High")
      • Teams with a score of 1:2 ("Low")
    • Teams are drawn an opponent which they have not yet played from their group, based on their "Live ELO Rating"
    • "High" matches are Bo3; Winners advance to the next stage
    • "Low" matches are Bo3; Losers are eliminated
  • Fifth Round:
    • Teams are drawn an opponent which they have not yet played based on their "Live ELO Rating"
    • All matches are Bo3
    • Winners advance to the next stage
    • Losers are eliminated
  • Stage 2:
    • 16 Team Swiss System Format
      • All matches are Bo3
      • Top 8 teams proceed to Playoffs
    • Click here for a detailed explanation of the Swiss System format
  • First Round:
    • Match-ups are drawn based on the Team-Selected Seeding
  • All attending teams subjectively rank all the other teams
  • The total scores are summed up for each team
  • Votes outside of the expected spread range are discarded
  • The final rankings are formed
    • All matches are Bo3
  • Second Round:
    • Division into 2 groups:
      • Winners of the first round ("High")
      • Losers of the first round ("Low")
    • Teams are drawn an opponent which they have not yet played from their group, based on their "Live ELO Rating"
    • All matches are Bo3
  • Third Round:
    • Division into 3 groups:
      • Teams with a score of 2:0 ("High")
      • Teams with a score of 1:1 ("Mid")
      • Teams with a score of 0:2 ("Low")
    • Teams are drawn an opponent which they have not yet played from their group, based on their "Live ELO Rating"
    • "High" matches are Bo3; Winners advance to the next stage
    • "Mid" matches are Bo3
    • "Low" matches are Bo3; Losers are eliminated
  • Fourth Round:
    • Division into 2 groups:
      • Teams with a score of 2:1 ("High")
      • Teams with a score of 1:2 ("Low")
    • Teams are drawn an opponent which they have not yet played from their group, based on their "Live ELO Rating"
    • "High" matches are Bo3; Winners advance to the next stage
    • "Low" matches are Bo3; Losers are eliminated
  • Fifth Round:
    • Teams are drawn an opponent which they have not yet played based on their "Live ELO Rating"
    • All matches are Bo3
    • Winners advance to the next stage
    • Losers are eliminated
  • Playoffs:
    • Single-Elimination bracket
    • Quarterfinals and Semifinals are Bo3
    • Grand Final is Bo5

Prize Pool[edit]

$400,000 USD are spread among the participants as seen below:

Participants[edit]

Stage 2 Invited Teams[edit]

Stage 1 Invited Teams[edit]

3DMAX
Notes
1France Lucky
2France Ex3rcice
3France Maka
4France Graviti
5France bodyy
CFrance wasiNk
1 February 8th - 3DMAX bench France Djoko. [3]
2 February 9th - 3DMAX sign France bodyy. [4]
FlyQuest
Notes
1Australia INS
2Australia Liazz
3Australia Vexite
4Australia dexter
5Romania regali
CMongolia erkaSt
1 December 19th - FlyQuest bench Australia aliStair. [5]
2 December 30th - FlyQuest sign Romania regali. [6]
SAW
Notes
1Portugal MUTiRiS
2Portugal rmn
3Portugal story
4Portugal Ag1l
5Portugal shr
CSweden Golden
1 October 28th - SAW sign Sweden Golden as their new coach. [7]
2 December 4th - SAW bench Portugal ewjerkz and acquire Portugal shr from GTZ.ESPORTS as his replacement. [8][9]
HEROIC
Notes
1Spain SunPayus
2Sweden LNZ
3Sweden yxngstxr
4Turkey xfl0ud
5Belarus tN1R
CFinland sAw
1 December 19th - Sangal Esports part ways with Poland SaMey. [10]
2 January 2nd - Sangal Esports part ways with Turkey jottAAA as he is recalled by Eternal Fire. [11]
3 January 10th - Sweden LNZ, Sweden yxngstxr, and Turkey xfl0ud are acquired by HEROIC. [12]
NRG
Notes
1United States oSee
2Canada HexT
3United States nitr0
4United States Jeorge
5Denmark br0
CCanada daps
1 November 22nd - NRG bench United States autimatic and acquire United States Jeorge from Nouns Esports as his replacement. [13]
2 January 13th - NRG part ways with United States Brehze and sign Denmark br0 as his replacement. [14][15]
TYLOO
Notes
1China JamYoung
2China Moseyuh
3China Mercury
4China Jee
5 TBD
CChina zhokiNg
1 November 20th - TYLOO bench China JamYoung. [16]
2 December 26th - China Starry is acquired by Lynn Vision Gaming. [17]
3 January 11th - TYLOO reinstate China JamYoung to the starting lineup. [18]
Lynn Vision
Notes
1China westmelon
2China z4kr
3China EmiliaQAQ
4China Starry
5 TBD
CChina Gum
1 November 18th - Lynn Vision Gaming bench China flying. [19]
2 December 26th - Lynn Vision Gaming acquire China Starry from TYLOO. [17]
3 December 26th - Lynn Vision Gaming move China afufu to the academy team. [20]
paiN Gaming
Notes
1Brazil biguzera
2Brazil kauez
3Brazil nqz
4Brazil snow
5Chile dav1deuS
CBrazil rikz
1 January 3rd - Brazil lux is acquired by Legacy. [21]
2 January 10th - paiN Gaming sign Chile dav1deuS. [22]
MIBR
Notes
1Brazil exit
2Brazil insani
3Brazil drop
4Brazil saffee
5Brazil Lucaozy
CBrazil BIT
1 January 8th - Brazil nak moves to an assistant coach and analyst position while Brazil BIT takes over as head coach. [23]

Results[edit]

Stage 1[edit]

#TeamMatchesRoundsRDRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5
.FURIA Esports FURIA EsportsFURIAFURIA Esports FURIA-  
.3DMAX 3DMAX3DMAX3DMAX 3DMAX-  
.Eternal Fire Eternal FireEFEternal Fire EF-  
.GamerLegion GamerLegionGLGamerLegion GL-  
.FlyQuest FlyQuestFLYFlyQuest FLY-  
.SAW SAWSAWSAW SAW-  
.HEROIC HEROICHEROICHEROIC HEROIC-  
.Nemiga Gaming Nemiga GamingNemigaNemiga Gaming Nemiga-  
.M80M80 M80M80M80M80 M80-  
.NRGNRG NRGNRGNRGNRG NRG-  
.TYLOO TYLOOTYLOOTYLOO TYLOO-  
.Lynn Vision Gaming Lynn Vision GamingLVGLynn Vision Gaming LVG-  
.paiN GamingpaiN Gaming paiN GamingpaiNpaiN GamingpaiN Gaming paiN-  
.MIBRMIBR MIBRMIBRMIBRMIBR MIBR-  
.Mindfreak MindfreakMindfreakMindfreak Mindfreak-  
.Housebets HousebetsHousebetsHousebets Housebets-  


For detailed match results of Stage 1, click here.

Stage 2[edit]

#TeamMatchesRoundsRDRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5
.G2 EsportsG2 Esports G2 EsportsG2G2 EsportsG2 Esports G2-  
.Team SpiritTeam Spirit Team SpiritSpiritTeam SpiritTeam Spirit Spirit-  
.The MongolZ The MongolZMongolZThe MongolZ MongolZ-  
.Team VitalityTeam Vitality Team VitalityVitalityTeam VitalityTeam Vitality Vitality-  
.MOUZ MOUZMOUZMOUZ MOUZ-  
.Natus VincereNatus Vincere Natus VincereNAVINatus VincereNatus Vincere NAVI-  
.Team Falcons Team FalconsFalconsTeam Falcons Falcons-  
.Team LiquidTeam Liquid Team LiquidLiquidTeam LiquidTeam Liquid Liquid-  
.To Be Determined TBDTBDTo Be Determined TBD-  
.To Be Determined TBDTBDTo Be Determined TBD-  
.To Be Determined TBDTBDTo Be Determined TBD-  
.To Be Determined TBDTBDTo Be Determined TBD-  
.To Be Determined TBDTBDTo Be Determined TBD-  
.To Be Determined TBDTBDTo Be Determined TBD-  
.To Be Determined TBDTBDTo Be Determined TBD-  
.To Be Determined TBDTBDTo Be Determined TBD-  


For detailed match results of Stage 2, click here.

Playoffs[edit]

Quarterfinals
Quarterfinals
Quarters
QF
Semifinals
Semifinals
Semis
SF
Grand Final
Grand Final
Final
GF
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Streams[edit]

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Previews[edit]

Conclusions[edit]

Interviews[edit]

Videos and Photos[edit]

Galleries[edit]

Highlights[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ MOUZ (2025-01-22). "We are announcing updates for our Counter-Strike roster, effective immediately".
  2. ↑ MOUZ (2025-01-23). "1 Major win, 2 IEM wins and 3 HLTV Top 20 medals under his belt".
  3. ↑ 3DMAX (2025-02-08). "PRESS RELEASE".
  4. ↑ 3DMAX (2024-02-09). "New player, new ambitions".
  5. ↑ FlyQuest (2024-12-19). "Today we're announcing an update for our CS2 lineup".
  6. ↑ FlyQuest (2024-12-30). "Welcome @regali_cs as our new AWPer!".
  7. ↑ SAW (2024-10-28). "O @goldenmajk é o novo reforço na luta pelo Major" [@goldenmajk is the new reinforcement in the fight for the Major] (in Portugal Portuguese).
  8. ↑ SAW (2024-12-04). "Foram muitas as conquistas alcançadas em conjunto" [There have been many achievements together] (in Portugal Portuguese).
  9. ↑ SAW (2024-12-04). "A warrior has returned!".
  10. ↑ "Farewell, SaMey". Sangal Esports. 2024-12-19.
  11. ↑ Sangal Esports (2025-01-02). "Thank you Samet!".
  12. ↑ HEROIC (2025-01-10). "we are so back".
  13. ↑ NRG (2024-11-22). "Please welcome @jeorgecs to NRG CS2!".
  14. ↑ NRG (2025-01-13). "With the addition of br0, we have made the decision to part ways with @Brehze".
  15. ↑ NRG (2025-01-13). "Bro... it's time".
  16. ↑ TYLOO (2024-11-20). "Announcement of personnel changes in the CS2 division of TYLOO e-sports club".
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 TYLOO (2024-12-26). "TYLOO Esports Club CS Division Personnel Changes Announcement".
  18. ↑ TYLOO (2025-01-11). "TYLOO电子竞技俱乐部CS2分部参赛名单公告" [TYLOO E-sports Club CS2 Division Participation List Announcement] (in China Chinese).
  19. ↑ Lynn Vision Gaming (2024-11-18). "LVG电子竞技俱乐部人员变动公告" [LVG E-sports Club Personnel Change Announcement] (in China Simplified Chinese).
  20. ↑ Lynn Vision Gaming (2024-12-26). "赛事预告" [Tournament Preview] (in China Simplified Chinese).
  21. ↑ Legacy (2025-01-03). "Sempre é um bom momento para presentear pessoas queridas!" [It's always a good time to give gifts to loved ones!] (in Brazil Portuguese).
  22. ↑ paiN Gaming (2025-01-10). "nossa jornada na selva europeia continua" [our journey in the european jungle continues] (in Brazil Portuguese).
  23. ↑ gabrielpumba (2025-01-08). "nak deixa comando do MIBR: "Estaremos muito bem servidos com o bit"" [nak leaves MIBR command: "We will be very well served with bit"] (in Brazil Portuguese). Dust2.com.br.
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