The ESL Pro League Season 20 is being held from September 3 to 22 in Malta, with a prize pool of $750,000.
Tournament Structure:
- Participants: 32 teams
- Group Stage: 4 groups of 8 teams each, with a Triple Elimination format (teams must lose 3 matches to be eliminated).
- Playoffs: Top 4 teams from each group advance, with seeding based on group stage performance. The playoffs are single-elimination, with best-of-3 matches and a best-of-5 grand final.
Group Stage:
- Group A: FaZe, Sangal, FlyQuest, Eternal Fire, Heroic, Ninjas in Pyjamas, Lynn Vision, NAVI
- Group B: Spirit, Wildcard, MIBR, 9z, The Mongolz, 3DMax, KOI, G2
- Group C: MOUZ, Rooster, BIG, Imperial, Complexity, M80, Fnatic, Astralis
- Group D: Vitality, Atox, FURIA, Falcons, Liquid, ENCE, Red Canids, Virtus.pro
Playoff Schedule:
September 17:
- 14:00 Virtus.pro vs Heroic
- 14:00 BIG vs The Mongolz
- 17:15 Spirit vs FURIA
- 20:30 FaZe vs Complexity
September 18:
- 14:00 Eternal Fire vs BIG/The Mongolz
- 14:00 MIBR vs Virtus.pro/Heroic
- 17:15 Imperial vs Spirit/FURIA
- 20:30 Liquid vs FaZe/Complexity