ESL Pro League is arguably the biggest tournament in CS:GO ecosystem. Season 17, which begins on Feb. 22, features a new format, which will see 32 teams battling it out for a lion’s share of $850,000, and a spot at both IEM Cologne 2023 and BLAST Premier World Final 2023.
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The new format still relies on having four groups of competition to start the event, with 32 teams now in play. Groups will have eight teams each and feature a triple-elimination bracket. Each group will see four teams advancing to the playoffs, where the best squads will be placed directly in the quarterfinals, the second-best teams in the round of 12, and the third and fourth rosters landing in the round of 16.
Fans will be able to tune in to watch some of the strongest squads in CS:GO as of now, since all 15 permanent partner teams like FaZe Clan, Team Liquid, Heroic, and Team Vitality will be joined by the winners of other events. The latter include for example ESL Challenger Rotterdam 2022 and IEM CS:GO Rio Major winners, Outsiders or ESL Challenger Melbourne 2022 winners, paiN Gaming.
All in all, with such a complex bracket and arguably the best teams from all around the world, ESL Pro League season 17 is shaping up to be one of the fiercest tournaments in 2023.
Here’s everything you need to know about ESL Pro League season 17.
How to watch ESL Pro League season 17
ESL Pro League season 17 will be streamed on ESL channels on Twitch and YouTube. With the group stage featuring multiple matches broadcasted at the same time, you should also follow ESL’s B channels on Twitch and YouTube, since there will also be a number of matches streamed on them. Last but not least, it’s likely that some community figures like Gaules will be livestreaming some of the games on their channels.
ESL Pro League season 17 playoff bracket
ESL Pro League season 17 playoff schedule and results
All times are listed in Central Time and are susceptible to delays.
Sunday, March 26
- 10am: FaZe vs. Cloud9
- FaZe win map one on Overpass, 16-13
- FaZe win map two on Inferno, 16-9
- Cloud9 win map three on Mirage, 16-11.
- FaZe win map four on Ancient, 16-11.
- FaZe Clan are the champions of ESL Pro League season 17 and the fourth winners of the Intel Grand Slam $1 million prize.
- Cloud9 are eliminated as runners-up.
Saturday, March 25
- 9:30am: Cloud9 2-1 ENCE
- ENCE win map one on Ancient, 16-10.
- Cloud9 win map two on Overpass, 16-12.
- Cloud9 win map three on Vertigo, 16-9.
- Cloud9 advance to the finals, ENCE are eliminated.
- 1pm: FaZe 2-1 NAVI
- NAVI win map one on Inferno, 16-7.
- FaZe win map two on Nuke, 16-8.
- FaZe win map three on Mirage, 16-9.
- FaZe advance to the grand finals, NAVI are eliminated.
Friday, March 24
- 9:30am: FaZe 2-1 FORZE
- FaZe win map one on Inferno, 16-13.
- FORZE win map two on Overpass, 16-14.
- FaZe win map three on Mirage, 16-6
- FaZe advance to semifinals, FORZE are eliminated.
- 1pm: NAVI 2-0 Heroic
- NAVI wins map one on Anubis, 16-13.
- NAVI wins map two on Inferno, 16-8.
- NAVI advance to semifinals, Heroic are eliminated.
Thursday, March 23
- 9:30am: C9 2-1 MOUZ
- MOUZ win map one on Inferno, 16-10.
- C9 win map two on Vertigo, 16-11.
- C9 win map three on Mirage, 16-10.
- C9 advance to semifinals, MOUZ are eliminated.
- 1pm: ENCE 2-1 Vitality
- Vitality wins map one on Nuke, 16-14.
- ENCE wins map two on Overpass, 16-11.
- ENCE wins map three on Vertigo, 16-14.
- ENCE advance to semifinals, Vitality are eliminated.
Wednesday, March 22
- 9:30am: NAVI 2-0 Outsiders
- NAVI win map one on Ancient, 16-14.
- NAVI win map two on Mirage, 16-7.
- NAVI advance to the quarterfinals, Outsiders are eliminated.
- 9:30am: ENCE 2-0 G2
- ENCE win map one on Ancient, 16-14.
- ENCE win map one on Vertigo, 16-10.
- ENCE advance to the quarterfinals, G2 are eliminated.
- 1pm: MOUZ 2-1 paiN
- paiN win map one on Nuke, 16-9.
- MOUZ win map two on Inferno, 16-13.
- MOUZ win map three on Ancient, 16-7.
- 1pm: FaZe 2-0 FURIA
- FaZe win map one on Anubis, 16-9.
- FaZe win map two on Nuke, 16-7.
- FaZe advance to the quarterfinals, FURIA are eliminated
Tuesday, March 21
- 9:30am: G2 def. Movistar Riders
- G2 win map one on Vertigo, 16-10.
- G2 win map two on Inferno, 16-6.
- G2 advance to Round of 12, Movistar Riders are eliminated.
- 9:30am: FURIA def. FNATIC
- FURIA win map one on Ancient, 16-13.
- FURIA win map two on Inferno, 16-13.
- FURIA advance to Round of 12, Fnatic are eliminated.
- 1pm: paiN def. Liquid
- paiN win map one on Mirage, 16-7.
- pain win map two on Ancient, 16-12.
- paiN advance to Round of 12, Liquid are eliminated.
- 1pm: NAVI def. 00 Nation
- NAVI win map one on Ancient, 16-14.
- 00 Nation win map two on Overpass, 16-8.
- NAVI win map three on Mirage, 16-4.
- NAVI advance to Round of 12, 00 Nation are eliminated.
ESL Pro League season 17 group stage brackets
ESL Pro League season 17 group stage results
Group A
Sunday, Feb. 26
- 5:30am: Fnatic def. IHC
- Fnatic win map one on Inferno, 16-9.
- IHC win map two on Overpass, 19-17.
- Fnatic win map three on Nuke, 16-5.
- Fnatic win 2-1, IHC are eliminated.
- 9am: Cloud9 def. Outsiders
- C9 win map one on Vertigo, 16-9.
- Outsiders win map two on Mirage, 16-14.
- C9 win map three on Ancient, 16-8.
- C9 win 2-1.
- 12:30pm: Fnatic def. Eternal Fire
- EF win map one on Inferno, 16-9.
- Fnatic win map two on Overpass, 19-15.
- Fnatic win map three on Nuke, 16-13.
- Fnatic win 2-1, Eternal Fire are eliminated.
Saturday, Feb. 25
- 5:30am: IHC def. Evil Geniuses
- IHC win map one on Inferno, 16-10.
- EG win map two on Overpass, 16-6.
- IHC win map three on Nuke, 16-6.
- IHC win 2-1, EG are eliminated.
- 9am: G2 def. Fnatic
- G2 win map one on Vertigo, 16-8.
- Fnatic win map two on Nuke, 16-4.
- G2 win map three on Inferno, 16-9.
- G2 win 2-1.
- 12:30pm: Eternal Fire def. MIBR
- EF win map one on Anubis, 16-10.
- EF win map two on Vertigo, 16-11.
- EF win 2-0, MIBR are eliminated.
Friday, Feb. 24
- 9am: Fnatic def. Eternal Fire
- EF wins map one on Anubis, 16-11.
- Fnatic wins map two on Overpass, 16-11.
- Fnatic wins map three on Nuke, 16-11.
- Fnatic wins 2-1.
- 12pm: G2 def. MIBR
- G2 wins map one on Vertigo, 16-8.
- G2 wins map two on Nuke, 16-12.
- G2 wins 2-0.
Thursday, Feb. 23
- 5:30am: MIBR def. IHC Esports
- MIBR win map one on Inferno, 16-12.
- MIBR win map two on Anubis, 16-14.
- MIBR win 2-0.
- 5:30am: Eternal Fire def. Evil Geniuses
- Eternal Fire win map one on Anubis, 16-6.
- Eternal Fire win map two on Overpass, 16-14.
- Eternal Fire win 2-0.
- 9am: Outsiders def. Fnatic
- Outsiders win map one on Inferno, 16-14.
- Outsiders win map two on Vertigo, 16-12.
- Outsiders win 2-0.
- 12:30pm: G2 vs. Cloud9
- C9 win map one on Vertigo, 16-6.
- C9 win map two on Inferno, 16-12.
- C9 win 2-0.
Wednesday, Feb. 22
- 9am: Outsiders def. IHC
- Outsiders win map one on Inferno, 16-13.
- Outsiders win map two on Overpass, 16-7.
- Outsiders win 2-0.
- 9am: Fnatic def. MIBR
- Fnatic win map one on Ancient, 16-7.
- Fnatic win map two on Overpass, 16-12.
- Fnatic win 2-0.
- 12:30pm: Cloud9 def. Evil Geniuses
- C9 win map one on Inferno, 16-5.
- C9 win map two on Mirage, 16-4.
- C9 win 2-0.
- 12:30pm: Eternal Fire vs. G2
- G2 win map one on Anubis, 16-9.
- G2 win map two on Nuke, 16-14.
- G2 win 2-0.
Group B
Sunday, March 5
- 5:30am: Complexity 1-2 BIG (Complexity 19-17 on Vertigo, BIG 16-12 on Ancient, BIG 16-12 on Nuke)
- 9am: MOUZ 0-2 Heroic (Heroic 16-12 on Nuke, Heroic 16-14 on Inferno)
- 12:30pm: Movistar Riders 2-1 BIG (BIG 16-13 on Vertigo, Movistar Riders 16-12 on Nuke, Movistar Riders 16-9 on Ancient)
Wednesday, March 1
- 9am: Heroic 2-0 Movistar Riders (Heroic 16-6 on Ancient, Heroic 16-5 on Overpass)
- 9am: BIG 2-1 Complexity (Complexity 16-8 on Ancient, BIG 16-12 on Nuke, BIG 16-14 on Vertigo)
- 12:30pm: FURIA 2-0 Imperial (FURIA 16-13 on Inferno, FURIA 19-16 on Mirage)
- 12:30pm: MOUZ 2-0 SAW (MOUZ 16-3 on Vertigo, MOUZ 16-9 on Ancient)
Thursday, March 2
- 5:30am: Movistar Riders 2-0 Complexity (Movistar Riders 16-8 on Vertigo, Movistar Riders 16-13 on Ancient)
- 9am: MOUZ 2-0 FURIA (MOUZ 16-12 Mirage, MOUZ 16-9 on Ancient)
- 12:30pm: Heroic 2-1 BIG (Heroic 19-16 on Nuke, BIG 16-13 on Inferno, Heroic 16-14 on Vertigo)
- 12:30pm: SAW 2-1 Imperial (SAW 16-7 on Vertigo, Imperial 16-7 on Overpass, SAW 19-17 on Nuke)
Friday, March 3
- 9am: FURIA 2-1 Movistar Riders (FURIA 16-13 on Inferno, Movistar Riders 22-20 on Anubis, FURIA 16-8 on Nuke)
- 12pm: BIG 2-0 SAW (BIG 16-11 on Anubis, BIG 16-14 on Overpass)
Saturday, March 4
- 5:30am: Complexity 2-1 Imperial (Imperial 16-1 on Inferno, Complexity 16-14 on Ancient, Complexity 25-23 on Overpass)
- 9am: FURIA 2-1 BIG (FURIA 16-13 on Nuke, BIG 16-11 on Vertigo, FURIA 16-10 on Inferno)
- 120m: Movistar Riders 2-0 SAW (Movistar Riders 16-7 on Overpass, Movistar Riders 16-11 on Nuke)
Group C
Wednesday, March 8
- 9am: NiP 2-0 paiN (NiP 16-13 on Nuke, NiP 16-13 on Vertigo)
- 9am: FaZe 2-0 Rooster (FaZe 16-6 on Nuke, FaZe 16-7 on Inferno)
- 12:30pm: OG 2-0 00 Nation (OG 22-18 on Ancient, OG 16-6 on Mirage)
- 12:30pm: Vitality 2-0 Grayhound (Vitality 16-4 on Inferno, Vitality 16-5 on Vertigo)
Thursday, March 9
- 5:30am: paiN 2-0 Rooster (paiN 16-11 on Anubis, paiN 16-4 on Nuke)
- 9am: Vitality 2-0 OG (Vitality 16-5 on Anubis, Vitality 16-9 on Vertigo)
- 12:30pm: FaZe 2-0 NiP (FaZe 16-9 on Overpass, FaZe 16-3 on Ancient)
- 12:30pm: Grayhound 2-1 00 Nation (00 Nation 16-14 on Mirage, Grayhound 16-12 on Ancient, Grayhound 16-12 on Inferno)
Friday, March 10
- 9am: paiN 2-1 OG (paiN 16-14 on Vertigo, OG 16-8 on Overpass, paiN 16-14 on Inferno)
- 12pm: Grayhound 2-1 NiP (NiP 16-2 on Ancient, Grayhound 16-9 on Vertigo, Grayhound 16-12 on Mirage)
Saturday, March 11
- 5:30am: 00 Nation 2-1 Rooster (Rooster 16-3 on Anubis, 00 Nation 16-14 on Inferno, 00 Nation 16-12 on Mirage)
- 9am: paiN 2-1 Grayhound (Grayhound 16-7 on Inferno, paiN 16-12 on Nuke, paiN 16-12 on Anubis)
- 12pm: NiP 2-0 OG (NiP 16-11 on Vertigo, NiP 22-18 on Mirage)
Sunday, March 12
- 5:30am: 00 Nation 2-1 Grayhound (00 Nation 19-16 on Inferno, Greyhound 16-10 on Ancient, 00 Nation 16-9 on Mirage)
- 9am: Vitality 2-0 FaZe (Vitality 19-16 on Anubis, Vitality 19-15 on Nuke)
- 12:30pm: 00 Nation 2-1 NiP (NiP 16-10 on Mirage, 00 Nation 16-7 on Nuke, 00 Nation 16-12 on Ancient)
Group D
Sunday, March 19
- 5:30am: Astralis def. Spirit
- Spirit win map one on Nuke, 16-12
- Astralis win map two on Mirage, 16-14
- Astralis win map three on Ancient, 16-12
- Astralis win 2-0, Spirit are eliminated.
- 9am: FORZE def. ENCE
- FORZE win map one on Overpass, 16-3.
- FORZE win map two on Anubis, 16-13.
- FORZE advance to the quarterfinals.
- ENCE advance to the round of 12.
- 12:30pm: Liquid def. Astralis
- Liquid win map one on Nuke, 16-8
- Liquid win map two on Mirage, 16-12
- Liquid advance to the round of 12, Astralis are eliminated.
Saturday, March 18
- 5:30am: Astralis def. ATK
- Astralis win map one on Overpass, 16-8.
- ATK win map two on Mirage, 16-8.
- Astralis win map three on Inferno, 19-15.
- 9am: NAVI def. Spirit
- NAVI win map one on Anubis, 16-14.
- NAVI win map two on Nuke, 16-7.
- NAVI qualify for the round of 16, Spirit move to Last Change Stage
- 120m: Liquid def. Rare Atom
- Liquid win map one on Nuke, 16-7.
- Liquid win map two on Mirage, 16-5.
- Rare Atom are eliminated.
Friday, March 17
- 10am: Spirit def. Liquid
- Spirit win map one on Nuke, 16-10.
- Spirit win map two on Mirage, 16-13.
- Spirit win 2-0.
- 1:30pm: NAVI def. Rare Atom
- Rare Atom win map one on Inferno, 19-17.
- NAVI win map two on Nuke, 16-4.
- NAVI win map three on Overpass, 16-7.
- NAVI win 2-1.
Thursday, March 16
- 6:30am: FORZE def. Spirit
- FORZE win map one on Mirage, 16-8.
- Spirit win map two on Anubis, 16-7.
- FORZE win map three on Ancient, 16-4.
- FORZE win 2-1.
- 10am: ENCE def. Rare Atom
- ENCE win map one on Overpass, 16-3.
- ENCE win map two on Nuke, 16-12.
- ENCE win 2-0.
- 1:30pm: NAVI def. Astralis
- NAVI win map one on Ancient, 16-11
- Astralis win map two on Overpass, 16-3.
- NAVI win map three on Inferno, 16-12.
- NAVI win 2-1.
- 1:30pm: Liquid def. ATK
- Liquid win map one on Mirage, 16-12.
- Liquid win map two on Overpass, 16-7.
- Liquid win 2-0.
Wednesday, March 15
- 9am: FORZE def. NAVI
- NAVI win map one on Overpass, 16-11.
- FORZE win map two on Ancient, 16-14.
- FORZE win map three on Inferno, 16-11.
- FORZE win 2-1.
- 9am: Spirit def. Astralis
- Spirit win map one on Ancient, 16-4.
- Spirit win map two on Mirage, 16-11.
- Spirit win 2-0.
- 12:30pm: Rare Atom def. Liquid
- Rare Atom win map one on Inferno, 16-11.
- Rare Atom win map two on Overpass, 16-3.
- Rare Atom win 2-0.
- 12:30pm: ENCE def. ATK
- ENCE win map one on Anubis, 16-6.
- ATK win map two on Vertigo, 16-14.
- ENCE win map three on ENCE, 16-9.
- ENCE win 2-1.
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