Virtus.pro and FaZe won the first matches in the playoffs of ESL Pro League Season 19

At the ESL Pro League Season 19, the top 12 teams of the championship have been determined – GamerLegion and Monte were eliminated from the tournament after the first day of playoffs.

Janusz "Snax" Pogorzelski's team lost to Virtus.pro in the first round of the bracket (11:13 on Anubis, 11:13 on Mirage), while Vladimir "Woro2k" Veletniuk's lineup couldn't overcome FaZe (7:13 on Vertigo, 16:14 on Nuke, 10:13 on Mirage).

Both losing teams shared the 13-16th place with BIG and BetBoom Team, each receiving $17.5 thousand as a prize. VP and FaZe advanced to the next round, where they will face TheMongolz and NAVI respectively.

A reminder that ESL Pro League Season 19 is taking place from April 23 to May 12 in Malta. The total prize pool of the championship is $750 thousand. The winner of the tournament will receive a spot at IEM Cologne 2024.

The current playoff bracket looks as follows: