The stage for ESL Pro League Season 21 playoff is now ready and the teams are finalized. This is going to be a studio playoff and several top CS2 teams are there at this stage.
Spirit is the fan-favorite this time as they recently won the Shanghai Major. Apart from that, Danil “donk” Kryshkovets is in very good form right now. They will face Eternal Fire in the EPL S21 playoff.
Falcons were also doing great, but last night, they lost to Eternal Fire which we have covered here. Eternal Fire secured a 2-1 series victory over Falcons after a hard-fought battle across three maps.
Despite losing the pistol round, Falcons dominated the first half of Map 1 but were completely shut down in the second half, losing 13-8. On Map 2 (Mirage), Falcons initially edged out Eternal Fire but struggled on defense, allowing Eternal Fire to take control and level the series. In the decider (Dust2), Falcons gained momentum early, but XANTARES and woxic led Eternal Fire to a 13-9 victory, sealing the series.
On the other bracket, we have Vitality, the champions of Katowice. Also, Vitality has stunned everyone on the group stage with a perfect 3-0. They will be facing Liquid in the playoff.
MOUZ, who have just won Cluj-Napoca, are going up against G2. And then we have Natus Vincere against The MongolZ. These two matches will be a neck-and-neck battle for sure.
However, if you are a LAN enthusiast, there is bad news for you. This year the playoffs will take place in a studio setting behind closed doors in Stockholm.
A total of eight teams will compete in a single-elimination bracket for the $250,000 prize pool. The grand final will take place on Sunday, March 16th.
Let’s take a look at all the matchups:
- Eternal Fire vs Team Spirit
- MOUZ vs G2 Esports
- Vitality vs Team Liquid
- NAVI vs The MongolZ
This is going to be a tough battle between the teams as they all are quite prominent. However, which team do you think will win ESL Pro League Season 21? Let us know in the comment section below.