Alexi "Aleksib" Virolainen's team has become the champion of the 20th season of the ESL Pro League for Counter-Strike 2. In the grand final, NAVI triumphed over the Eternal Fire roster, with the match concluding at 3:2 – 8:13 on Nuke, 13:11 on Anubis, 13:11 on Ancient, 4:13 on Inferno, and 13:10 on Dust2.
For their first-place finish, NAVI received $170,000, while the runners-up were awarded $80,000. MIBR and G2 shared third and fourth place, each earning $45,000. The top eight also included Vitality, M80, Liquid, and Team Spirit.
The ESL Pro League Season 20 took place from the 3rd to the 22nd of September in Malta, featuring 32 teams. The total prize pool for the tournament was $750,000. The group stage followed the GSL format, while the playoffs were conducted in a Single Elimination format.
Prize pool distribution:
1. NAVI – $170,000
2. Eternal Fire – $80,000
3-4. G2 – $45,000
3-4. MIBR – $45,000
5-8. Vitality – $32,000
5-8. M80 – $32,000
5-8. Liquid – $32,000
5-8. Team Spirit – $32,000
9-12. HEROIC – $23,500
9-12. The MongolZ – $23,500
9-12. Complexity – $23,500
9-12. Imperial – $23,500
13-16. BIG – $17,500
13-16. FaZe – $17,500
13-16. Virtus.pro – $17,500
13-16. FURIA – $17,500
17-20. Sangal – $12,000
17-20. 3DMAX – $12,000
17-20. MOUZ – $12,000
17-20. RED Canids – $12,000
21-28. NIP – $7,000
21-28. FlyQyest – $7,000
21-28. 9z – $7,000
21-28. Wildcard – $7,000
21-28. fnatic – $7,000
21-28. Astralis – $7,000
21-28. Falcons – $7,000
21-28. ATOX – $7,000
29-32. Lynn Vision – $3,500
29-32. KOI – $3,500
29-32. Rooster – $3,500
29-32. ENCE – $3,500.