ESL Pro League Season 20: All you need to know

32 teams are ready to fight for the 20th edition of ESL Pro League, when the tournament kicks off tomorrow. Groups A and B will play out this week, while Groups C and D will begin next week.

Group A:

FaZe and Natus Vincere are the two biggest favorites to advance to the upper final of the group. Eternal Fire, HEROIC, and Ninjas in Pyjamas will probably fight for 3rd and 4th place in the group that also gives access to the playoff stage of the tournament.

Group B:

Spirit and Danil "donk" Kryshkovets are on fire after winning the BetBoom Dacha tournament last week. In Group B they will most likely go head to head with G2 in the upper final for a direct spot in the Quarter-finals.

Group C:

MOUZ has won Pro League back-to-back and will try and do what no team has done before by winning three Pro Leagues in a row. Group C features Astralis, Complexity, and BIG as contenders for the Quarter-final spot in the group.

Group D:

The Group of Death at ESL Pro League Season 20! Vitality, Virtus.pro, FURIA, Falcons, Liquid, and ENCE are all placed in the same group. The Frenchmen must be the favorite to win the group, but the rest of the games will undoubtedly be spicy!

Favorites to win ESL Pro League Season 20:

According to Bet365, these are the winner odds for the tournament:

Vitality – 4.00
NAVI – 4.33
Team Spirit – 4.50
G2 – 5.00
MOUZ – 6.00
FaZe – 7.00
Team Liquid – 10.00
Virtus.pro – 13.00
Astralis – 13.00

Lowest odds:

Atox – 1501
Rooster – 1501

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Schedule for ESL Pro League Season 20:

Tuesday – 3rd of September: (Times in CET)

13.30: FlyQuest – Eternal Fire 0-2
13.30: Lynn Vision – Natus Vincere 0-2
16.30: FaZe – Sangal 1-2
16.30: HEROIC – Ninjas in Pyjamas 1-2
19.30: MIBR – 9z 2-0
19.30: KOI – G2 0-2

Wednesday: 4th of September

13.30: Spirit – Wildcard
13.30: The MongolZ – 3DMAX 0-2
16.30: FlyQuest - FaZe 0-2
16.30: Eternal Fire - Sangal 2-0
19.30: Natus Vincere - Ninjas in Pyjamas 2-0
19.30: Lynn Vision - HEROIC 1-2

Thursday: 5th of September

13.30: MIBR - Spirit 2-1
13.30: KOI - The MongolZ 0-2
16.30: 9z - Wildcard 2-0
16.30: G2 - 3DMAX 2-1
19.30: FaZe - Ninjas in Pyjamas 2-1
19.30: Sangal - HEROIC 2-1

Friday: 6th of September

13.30: 3DMAX - Spirit 1-2
13.30: KOI - Wildcard 0-2
16.30: FlyQuest - Lynn Vision 2-1
16.30: Sangal - FaZe 0-2
19.30: The MongolZ - Spirit 1-2
19.30: 9z - 3DMAX 0-2

Saturday: 7th of September

13.30: Eternal Fire - Natus Vincere 0-2
13.30: HEROIC - Ninjas in Pyjamas 2-1
16.30: Wildcard - 3DMAX 0-2
16.30: Sangal - FlyQuest 2-0
19.30: 9z - The MongolZ 0-2

Sunday: 8th of September

13.30: MIBR - G2 0-2
16.30: Sangal - HEROIC 0-2
19.30: The MongolZ - 3DMAX 2-0

Tuesday: 10th of September

13.30: Fnatic - Astralis 2-1
13.30: MOUZ - Rooster 2-1
16.30: BIG - Imperial 1-2
16.30: Liquid - ENCE 2-0
19.30: Complexity - M80 0-2
19.30: RED Canids - Virtus.pro 0-2

Wednesday: 11th of September

13.30: FURIA - Falcons 2-1
13.30: Vitality - ATOX 2-0
16.30: Rooster - BIG 0-2
16.30: Astralis - Complexity 0-2
19.30: Fnatic - M80 0-2
19.30: MOUZ - Imperial 0-2

Thursday: 12th of September

13.30: ATOX - Falcons 0-2
13.30: Liquid - Virtus.pro 2-0
16.30: Vitality - FURIA 2-0
16.30: ENCE - RED Canids 1-2
19.30: BIG - Fnatic 2-0
19.30: Complexity - MOUZ 2-0

Friday: 13th of September

13.30: FURIA - RED Canids 2-1
13.30: Falcons - Virtus.pro 1-2
16.30: Rooster - Astralis 0-2
16.30: BIG - Complexity 2-1
19.30: ATOX - ENCE 2-0
19.30: FURIA - Virtus.pro 1-2

Saturday: 14th of September:
13.30: Fnatic - MOUZ 0-2
13.30: Falcons - RED Canids 0-2
16.30: ATOX - FURIA 0-2
16.30: Complexity - Astralis 2-1
19.30: Imperial - M80 0-2

Sunday: 15th of September

13.30: MOUZ - Complexity 0-2
16.30: RED Canids - FURIA 0-2
19.30: Liquid - Vitality 1-2

Tuesday: 17th of September

13.00: Virtus.pro – HEROIC 0-2
13.00: BIG – The MongolZ 1-2
16.15: Spirit – FURIA 2-0
19.30: FaZe – Complexity 0-2

Wednesday: 18th of September

13.00: Eternal Fire – The MongolZ
13.00: MIBR – HEROIC
16.15: Imperial – Spirit
19.30: Liquid – Complexity

Thursday: 19th of September

16.15: M80 – TBD
19.30: Vitality – TBD

Friday: 20th of September

16.15: Natus Vincere – TBD
19.30: G2 – TBD

Saturday: 21st of September

16.15: Semi-Final #1
19.30: Semi-Final #2

Sunday: 22nd of September

17.00: Grand Final

Talent Lineup

The talent for ESL Pro League Season 20 is a mix of familiar faces and top-tier analysts. On the A stream, fans can expect to see:

Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill and Alex "Machine" Richardson leading the casting.

Analysts like Janko "YNk" Paunović and Mathieu "Maniac" Quiquerez* providing in-depth insights.

The B stream will feature talents like Sudhen "Bleh" Wahengbam and Adam "Dinko" Hawthorne, ensuring comprehensive coverage across all matches.

*Mathieu "⁠Maniac⁠" Quiquerez has been removed from the talent lineup after allegations about sexual assault.

You can see all the talents here:

A stream:

Tres "⁠stunna⁠" Saranthus

Freya "⁠Freya⁠" Spiers

Jason "⁠moses⁠" O'Toole

Janko "⁠YNk⁠" Paunović

Mathieu "⁠Maniac⁠" Quiquerez

Harry "⁠JustHarry⁠" Russell

Hugo "⁠Hugo⁠" Byron

Henry "⁠HenryG⁠" Greer

Chad "⁠SPUNJ⁠" Burchill

Alex "⁠Machine⁠" Richardson

Geordie "⁠Mac⁠" McAleer

B stream

Mike "⁠DarfMike⁠" Winnick

Sudhen "⁠Bleh⁠" Wahengbam

Adam "⁠Dinko⁠" Hawthorne

Cole "xner" McHenry 

ESL Pro League live streams:

Prize Pool Distribution

The $750,000 prize pool will be distributed as follows: