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: <\/p>\n
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\nLeaving 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.
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\nWhile 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.
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\nTuesday, May 16th
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\nWednesday, May 17th
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\nThursday, May 18th
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16:00 CEST – decider match<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\nTuesday, May 16th
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\nWednesday, May 17th
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\nThursday, May 18th
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19:00 EDT – decider match<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Tune in to all of the relegation matches here!<\/b><\/link><\/p>\n
\nOut 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?
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\nWe 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<\/link> to see all the action and follow ESL CS on Twitter<\/link> and Facebook<\/link> for highlights, updates and more.
\nTickets to the season finals in Dallas are available<\/link> – 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!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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