The regular online matches of season 5 of the ESL Pro League have concluded last week with the best 12 teams from both the European and North American divisions securing a slot in the season finals taking place in Dallas, Texas. The teams who will compete for the lion's share of the US$1,000,000 prize pool will be:
Europe
- North
- G2 Esports
- mousesports
- FNATIC
- Natus Vincere
- Team ENVYUS
North America
- SK Gaming
- Team Liquid
- Immortals
- NRG Esports
- Cloud9
- OpTic Gaming
Leaving the ESL Pro League for season 6 will be Team Kinguin from the EU division and Animal Squad from NA who placed last after the online portion of season 5. At the same time, we welcome GODSENT and Splyce who placed first in the ESEA Premier division and automatically qualified for season 6 of the ESL Pro League.
Relegation matches
While the top teams will travel to Dallas to compete for the season 5 championship, the bottom teams will fight for their survival in the ESL Pro League. Teams who placed 12th and 13th in both divisions will face the 2nd and 3rd teams from the ESEA Premier division in a four-team double elimination tournament with all matches being best of three.
Europe
Tuesday, May 16th
- 18:00 CEST - HellRaisers vs. PENTA
- 21:00 CEST - Virtus.pro vs. BIG
Wednesday, May 17th
- 18:00 CEST - elimination match
- 21:00 CEST - winners' match
Thursday, May 18th
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16:00 CEST - decider match
North America
Tuesday, May 16th
- 18:00 EDT - Rush vs. Ghost Gaming
- 21:00 EDT - The Foundation vs. Enigma6
Wednesday, May 17th
- 18:00 EDT - elimination match
- 21:00 EDT - winners' match
Thursday, May 18th
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19:00 EDT - decider match
Tune in to all of the relegation matches here!
Out of all the competing teams, Virtus.pro will be the one to watch. The Polish legends consistently finish in the top 8 at majors but are notorious for their subpar performance in online matches. Will they manage to defend their place in the ESL Pro League and have a chance to redeem themselves in season 6?
Good luck!
We wish all of the teams battling for the coveted ESL Pro League slots the best of luck and look forward to some intense matches! Be sure to tune in to our YouTube channel to see all the action and follow ESL CS on Twitter and Facebook for highlights, updates and more.
Tickets to the season finals in Dallas are available - join us in the legendary CS location as we witness Europe's and North America's best teams compete for the ESL Pro League Season 5 championship!
