ESL Pro League Season 20: All you need to know
The 20th edition of ESL Pro League is almost here. Can MOUZ win their third Pro League in a row?
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
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:
1st place: $170,000
2nd place: $80,000
3rd-4th place: $45,000 each
5th-8th place: $32,000 each
9th-12th place: $23,500 each
13th-16th place: $17,500 each
17th-20th place: $12,000 each
21st-28th place: $7,000 each
29th-32nd place: $3,500 each
