Saturday, March 1, 2025

ESL Pro League Season 21: Schedule, Format, Teams & More

Everyone’s favorite Pro League is back again in 2025 for another season encompassing the best teams and putting them in a League format that will test the depth of their playbook along with endurance on LAN.

Similar to every season, teams will be put in a Swiss format to open up the event that will decide who progresses into the playoffs, giving us weeks’ worth of thrilling matches involving dark horses and juggernauts of Counter-Strike but in the absence of a crowd since ESL moved the event from Malta to their studio in Stockholm.

Stage 1

  • FURIA Esports
  • 3DMAX
  • Eternal Fire
  • GamerLegion
  • HEROIC
  • Nemiga Gaming
  • M80
  • NRG Esports
  • paiN Gaming
  • MIBR
  • TYLOO
  • Lynn Vision
  • Mindfreak
  • FlyQuest
  • SAW
  • Housebets

Stage 2: Main Tournament

  • G2 Esports
  • Team Spirit
  • The MongolZ
  • Team Vitality
  • Natus Vincere
  • MOUZ
  • Team Liquid
  • Team Falcons

Prize Pool

The pot will be distributed as follows:

1st. $100,000 (+$150,000 club share)
2nd. $50,000 (+$75,000 club share)
3-4th. $25,000 (+$55,000 club share)
5-8th. $18,000 (+$40,000 club share)
9-11th. $13,500 (+$25,000 club share)
12-14th. $10,500 (+$10,000 club share)
15-16th. $8,500
17-19th. $6,500
20-22nd. $4,500
23-24th. $3,000

Pro League is undoubtedly the longest-running tier-1 event given the absurd number of matches this tournament hosts. While it may have its downsides, we cannot ignore the fact that this tests teams to their limit, thus giving us exciting moments and thrilling matches.

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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