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ESL restructure Pro League and expands to 34 teams

Some big changes have been announced for next year's edition.

2021-09-16 | @Anders_Frost

While Natus Vincere and s1mple triumphed at the latest edition of ESL Pro League, the Tournament Organizer was already thinking about next year's tournament.

ESL presented their new plan for ESL Pro League on Twitter.

From ESL Pro League Season 15 and onwards, there will be a Conference League played before the Group Stage of the Pro League. The Conference League will act as a qualifier for the Group Stage as we know from the Play-ins at IEM Cologne and Katowice this year. The Pro League will increase from 24 teams to 34. The prize pool will also increase to $850,000.

Sixteen teams earn their spots into ESL Pro League exclusively via the EPT Challenger Competitions.

  • ESL National Championships

  • ESL Challenger (formerly known as DH Open)

  • ESL Challenger Leagues (formerly known as ESEA Premier).

ESL Pro League Season 15 will serve as a transitional season already starting 23rd of November 2021 with the Conference League, while the main tournament will take place from the 9th of March 2022.

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