ESL UK are pleased to announce the return of the ESL Premiership for its 16th season of CS:GO, remaining the longest standing National Championship in the UK & Ireland.

Exciting changes come this season, with the league format being expanded to align with other ESL National Championships:

• The League will be expanded to 12 teams. All 8 teams from Spring 2021 Season were offered invites to return. One team declined their invitation, so the remaining slots were decided through Open Qualifiers.
• League format will change to a single round robin group stage with 2 groups of 6 teams in each group.
• After 8 playdays, 1st place from each group proceed directly to the Semi Finals. 2nd & 3rd place from each group progress to the Quarter Finals.
• Quarter Finals will be a single elimination Bo3 bracket, each winner proceeding to the Playoffs.
• Playoffs is a single elimination bracket, with the Semi Finals Bo3 & Final Bo5.

Teams confirmed to return upon accepting direct invitations from Spring 2021:

• Endpoint CeX
• Feenix (Formerly named Audacity Esports)
• Coalesce (Formerly named UMX)
• AURA
• Donny Van De Sauce (Formerly named Max&BigGarlicDips)
• Victus (formerly named Team XENEX)
• Chetz.Royals

Teams qualified via Open Qualifiers:

• TheAgencyClan
• Glitchtech Esports
• Havik Esports
• Into The Breach
• NEDS

These teams have been seeded by the teams into 2 groups as below: