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ESL Pro League Season 18 CS:GO playoffs: Scores, brackets, results

The final Pro League event in CS:GO.
Leonardo Biazzi
, 
Mateusz Miter
,  and 
Nicholas Taifalos
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Published: Sep 30, 2023 09:03 pm

Nearly all of the best CS:GO teams in the world will fly to Malta to attend the $850,000 ESL Pro League season 18, which will run from Aug. 30 to Oct. 1.

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If you can’t watch all matches, there’s no better way to keep up with ESL Pro League season 18 than regularly checking the scores, brackets, and results.

The 32 teams in attendance have been split into four triple-elimination format groups and only the top four of each group will advance to the single-elimination playoffs. All of the ESL Pro League season 18 matches will be the best-of-three series, except the grand finals, which will be a best-of-five.

Without further ado, here are the brackets, schedule, results, and scores for ESL Pro League season 18. This could be the final tier-one tournament played in CS:GO as we’re getting close to CS2’s worldwide release.

ESL Pro League season 18 playoff bracket

Two new squads meet in the final. Screenshot via Liquipedia

ESL Pro League season 18 playoff schedule, scores, and results

All times are listed in Central Time (CT) and are susceptible to delays.

Tuesday, Sept. 26

  • 8:30am: Monte 2-1 Fnatic
    • Monte win map one on Anubis, 16-9.
    • Fnatic win map two on Overpass, 16-12.
    • Monte win map three on Vertigo, 16-6.
    • Monte advance to the Round of 12, Fnatic are eliminated.
  • 8:30am: Eternal Fire 2-0 Astralis
    • Eternal Fire win map one on Vertigo, 16-14.
    • Eternal Fire win map two on Inferno, 16-7.
    • Eternal Fire advance to the Round of 12, Astralis are eliminated.
  • 12pm: 9z 2-1 VP
    • 9z win map one on Mirage, 16-14.
    • VP win map two on Inferno, 16-10.
    • 9z win map three on Overpass, 16-14.
    • 9z advances to the Round of 12, VP is eliminated.
  • 12pm: MOUZ 2-0 FURIA
    • MOUZ win map one on Nuke, 16-5.
    • MOUZ win map two on Mirage, 16-4.
    • MOUZ advances to the Round of 12, FURIA is eliminated.

Wednesday, Sept. 27

  • 8:30am: Movistar Riders 2-1 9z
    • Movistar Riders win map one on Nuke, 16-13.
    • 9z win map two on Anubis, 16-12.
    • Movistar Riders win map three on Ancient, 16-9.
    • Movistar Riders advance to the quarterfinals, 9z are eliminated.
  • 8:30am: Eternal Fire 2-0 BIG
    • Eternal Fire win map one on Vertigo, 16-14.
    • Eternal Fire win map two on Anubis, 16-10.
    • Eternal Fire advance to the quarterfinals, BIG are eliminated.
  • 12pm: Monte 2-1 Complexity
    • Monte win map one on Ancient, 16-7.
    • Complexity win map one on Overpass, 16-9.
    • Monte win map three on Anubis, 16-12.
    • Monte advance to the quarterfinals, Complexity are eliminated.
  • 12pm: MOUZ 2-0 FaZe
    • MOUZ win map one on Mirage, 16-10.
    • MOUZ win map two on Inferno, 16-5.
    • MOUZ advance to the quarterfinals, FaZe are eliminated.

Thursday, Sept. 28

  • 8:30am: Monte 2-0 Vitality
    • Monte win map one on Anubis, 16-11.
    • Monte win map two on Nuke, 16-14.
    • Monte advance to the semifinals, Vitality are eliminated.
  • 12pm: NAVI 2-0 Eternal Fire
    • NAVI win map one on Anubis, 16-7.
    • NAVI win map one on Nuke, 16-10.
    • NAVI advance to the semifinals, Eternal Fire are eliminated.

Friday, Sept. 29

  • 8:30am: ENCE 2-0 Movistar Riders
    • ENCE win map one on Overpass, 16-2.
    • ENCE win map two on Anubis, 16-5.
    • ENCE advance to the semifinals, Movistar Riders are eliminated.
  • 12pm: G2 1-2 MOUZ
    • MOUZ win map one on Mirage, 16-13.
    • G2 win map two on Ancient, 16-14.
    • MOUZ win map three on Inferno, 16-7.
    • MOUZ advances to the semifinals, G2 is eliminated.

Saturday, Sept. 30

  • 8:30am: Monte 0-2 NAVI
    • NAVI win map one on Anubis, 16-12.
    • NAVI win map two on Mirage, 16-10.
    • NAVI advances to the grand final, Monte is eliminated.
  • 12pm: ENCE vs. MOUZ
    • MOUZ win map one on Mirage, 16-13.
    • ENCE win map two on Vertigo, 16-11.
    • MOUZ win map three on Nuke, 16-8.
    • MOUZ advances to the grand final, ENCE is eliminated.

Sunday, Oct. 1

  • 9am: NAVI vs. MOUZ
    • Grand final.

ESL Pro League season 18 group stage brackets

FURIA survived the lower bracket to grab the final spot. Screenshot by Dot Esports via Liquipedia
ENCE, BIG, MOUZ, and Monte advanced to playoffs, while Heroic only won one match. Screenshot by Dot Esports via Liquipedia
9z make the full lower bracket run to qualify. Screenshot by Dot Esports via Liquipedia
Cloud9 and Liquid didn’t live up to expectations in group D. Screenshot by Dot Esports via Liquipedia

ESL Pro League season 18 group stage schedule, scores, and results

All times are listed in Central Time (CT) and are susceptible to delays.

Group A – Aug. 30

  • 9am: Movistar Riders 2-0 FURIA
    • Movistar Riders win map one on Overpass, 16-8.
    • Movistar Riders win map two on Nuke, 16-13.
    • Movistar Riders advance to the upper bracket semifinals, FURIA drop to mid bracket round one.
  • 9am: GamerLegion 2-0 Grayhound
    • GamerLegion win map one on Anubis, 16-9.
    • GamerLegion win map two on Ancient, 16-13.
    • GamerLegion advance to the upper bracket semifinals, Grayhound drop to mid bracket round one.
  • 12:30pm: NiP 2-0 Astralis
    • NiP win map one on Ancient, 16-10.
    • NiP win map two on Inferno, 16-11.
    • NiP advance to the upper bracket semifinals, Astralis drop to mid bracket round one.
  • 12:30pm: Vitality 2-0 ORKS
    • Vitality win map one on Mirage, 16-7.
    • Vitality win map two on Nuke, 16-6.
    • Inferno is the decider, if needed.
    • Winner advances to the upper bracket semifinals, loser drops to mid bracket round one.

Group A – Aug. 31

  • 5:30am: FURIA 2-0 Grayhound
    • FURIA win map one on Ancient, 16-6.
    • FURIA win map two on Vertigo, 16-8.
    • FURIA move to the mid bracket quarterfinals, Grayhound drop to lower bracket quarterfinals.
  • 9:00am: Movistar Riders 2-0 GamerLegion
    • Movistar Riders win map one on Anubis, 16-12.
    • Movistar Riders win map two on Ancient, 19-16.
    • Movistar Riders move to the upper bracket final, GamerLegion drop to the mid bracket quarterfinals.
  • 12:30pm: Astralis 2-0 ORKS
    • Astralis win map one on Nuke, 16-5.
    • Astralis win map two on Overpass, 16-6.
    • Astralis move to the mid bracket quarterfinals, ORKS drop to lower bracket quarterfinals.
  • 12:30pm: Vitality vs. NiP
    • Vitality win map one on Mirage, 16-3.
    • Vitality win map two on Nuke, 16-9.
    • Vitality move to the upper bracket final, NiP drop to the mid bracket quarterfinals.

Group A – Sept. 1

  • 9am: Astralis 2-0 GamerLegion
    • Astralis win map one on Vertigo, 16-12.
    • Astralis win map two on Inferno, 16-8.
    • Astralis move to the mid bracket semifinals, GamerLegion drop to the lower bracket semifinals.
  • 12:30pm: FURIA 2-0 NiP
    • FURIA win map one on Mirage, 16-12.
    • FURIA win map two on Nuke, 16-12.
    • FURIA moves to the mid bracket semifinals, NiP drops to the lower bracket semifinals.

Group A – Sept. 2

  • 5:30am: Grayhound 2-1 ORKS
    • ORKS win map one on Mirage, 16-12.
    • Grayhound win map two on Nuke, 16-10.
    • Grayhound win map three on Ancient, 19-15.
    • Grayhound moves to the lower bracket semifinals, ORKS is eliminated.
  • 9am: Astralis 2-0 FURIA
    • Astralis win map one on Overpass, 16-7.
    • Astralis win map two on Nuke, 16-13.
    • Astralis qualify for the round of 16, FURIA drop to the lower bracket semifinals.
  • 12:30pm: GamerLegion 2-1 NIP
    • NIP win map one on Ancient, 16-6.
    • GamerLegion win map two on Overpass, 16-14.
    • GamerLegion win map three on Inferno, 16-10.
    • GamerLegion moves to the lower bracket finals, NIP are eliminated.

Group A – Sept. 3

  • 5:30am: FURIA 2-0 Grayhound
    • FURIA win map one on Inferno, 19-17.
    • FURIA win map two on Vertigo, 16-8.
    • FURIA move to the lower bracket final, Grayhound are eliminated.
  • 9am: Vitality 2-0 Movistar Riders
    • Vitality win map one on Overpass, 16-10.
    • Vitality win map two on Inferno, 16-7.
    • Vitality qualifies for the quarterfinals, Movistar Riders qualifies for the round of 12.
  • 12:30pm: FURIA 2-0 GamerLegion
    • FURIA win map one on Mirage, 19-15.
    • FURIA win map two on Overpass, 16-4.
    • FURIA qualify for the round of 16, GamerLegion are eliminated.

Group B – Sept. 6

  • 9am: BIG 2-1 Monte
    • BIG win map one on Vertigo, 16-13.
    • Monte win map two on Anubis, 16-14.
    • BIG win map three on Ancient, 16-5.
    • Winner advances to the upper bracket semifinals, loser drops to mid bracket round one.
  • 9am: Heroic 2-0 Rooster
    • Heroic win map one on Inferno, 16-2.
    • Heroic win map two on Mirage, 16-4.
    • Heroic advance to the upper bracket semifinals, Rooster drops to mid bracket round one.
  • 12:30pm: ENCE 2-0 EG
    • ENCE win map one on Mirage, 16-9.
    • ENCE win map two on Nuke, 16-14.
    • ENCE advance to the upper bracket semifinals, EG drop to mid bracket round one.
  • 12:30pm: MIBR 2-1 MOUZ
    • MIBR win map one on Vertigo, 16-9.
    • MOUZ win map two on Inferno, 16-7.
    • MIBR win map three on Mirage, 16-14.
    • MIBR advance to the upper bracket semifinals, MOUZ drop to mid bracket round one.

Group B – Sept. 7

  • 5:30am: Monte 2-1 Rooster
    • Rooster win map one on Nuke, 16-8.
    • Monte win map two on Anubis, 16-10.
    • Monte win map three on Mirage, 16-10.
    • Monte move to the mid bracket quarterfinals, Rooster drop to lower bracket quarterfinals.
  • 9am: BIG 2-0 Heroic
    • BIG win map one on Ancient, 25-23.
    • BIG win map two on Inferno, 16-13.
    • BIG move to the upper bracket final, Heroic drop to the mid bracket quarterfinals.
  • 12:30pm: MOUZ 2-0 EG
    • MOUZ win map one on Ancient, 19-15.
    • MOUZ win map two on Inferno, 16-13.
    • MOUZ move to the mid bracket quarterfinals, EG drop to lower bracket quarterfinals.
  • 12:30pm: ENCE 2-1 MIBR
    • ENCE win map one on Vertigo, 22-18.
    • MIBR win map two on Anubis, 19-17.
    • ENCE win map three on Ancient, 16-11.
    • ENCE move to the upper bracket final, MIBR to the mid bracket quarterfinals.

Group B – Sept. 8

  • 9am: MIBR 2-1 Monte
    • Monte win map one on Vertigo, 16-6.
    • MIBR win map two on Anubis, 16-12.
    • MIBR win map three on Mirage, 16-11.
    • Winner moves to the mid bracket semifinals, loser drops to the lower bracket semifinals.
  • 12:30pm: MOUZ 2-0 Heroic
    • MOUZ win map one on Mirage, 16-8.
    • MOUZ win map two on Nuke, 16-10.
    • MOUZ move to the mid bracket semifinals, Heroic drop to the lower bracket semifinals.

Group B – Sept. 9

  • 5:30am: EG 2-0 Rooster
    • EG win map one on Mirage, 16-6.
    • EG win map two on Nuke, 16-10.
    • EG move to the lower bracket semifinals, Rooster is eliminated.
  • 9am: MOUZ 2-0 MIBR
    • MOUZ win map one on Vertigo, 16-14.
    • MOUZ win map two on Inferno, 16-5.
    • MOUZ qualify for the round of 16, MIBR drop to the lower bracket semifinals.
  • 12:30pm: Monte 2-1 Heroic
    • Monte win map one on Mirage, 16-10.
    • Heroic win map two on Overpass, 22-20.
    • Monte win map three on Ancient, 16-10.
    • Monte move the lower bracket finals, Heroic are eliminated.

Group B – Sept. 10

  • 5:30am: MIBR 2-1 EG
    • MIBR win map one on Ancient, 16-1.
    • EG win map two on Mirage, 22-20.
    • MIBR win map three on Nuke, 25-22.
    • MIBR move to the lower bracket final, EG are eliminated.
  • 9am: ENCE 2-1 BIG
    • ENCE win map one on Ancient, 16-9.
    • BIG win map two on Anubis, 16-14.
    • ENCE win map three on Vertigo, 16-11.
    • ENCE qualify for the quarterfinals, BIG qualify for the round of 12.
  • 12:30pm: Monte 2-0 MIBR
    • Monte win map one on Vertigo, 16-6.
    • Monte win map two on Anubis, 16-3.
    • Monte qualify for the round of 16, MIBR are eliminated.

Group C: Sept. 13

  • 9am: NAVI 2-0 5yclone
    • NAVI win map one on Inferno, 16-11.
    • NAVI win map two on Mirage, 16-12.
    • NAVI advance to the upper bracket semifinals, 5yclone to mid bracket round one.
  • 9am: Apeks 2-0 M80
    • Apeks win map one on Inferno, 19-15.
    • Apeks win map two on Mirage, 16-3.
    • Apeks advance to the upper bracket semifinals, M80 drop to mid bracket round one.
  • 12:30pm: FaZe 2-0 9z
    • FaZe win map one on Nuke, 16-14.
    • FaZe win map two on Inferno, 16-3.
    • FaZe advance to the upper bracket semifinals, 9z drop to mid bracket round one.
  • 12:30pm: Fnatic 2-1 Imperial
    • Fnatic win map one on Overpass, 16-11.
    • Imperial win map two on Anubis, 16-13.
    • Fnatic win map three on Nuke, 22-18.
    • Fnatic advance to the upper bracket semifinals, Imperial drop to mid bracket round one.

Group C – Sept. 14

  • 5:30am: 5yclone 2-0 M80
    • 5yclone win map one on Nuke, 16-10
    • 5yclone win map two on Anubis, 16-14.
    • 5yclone move to the mid bracket quarterfinals, M80 drop to lower bracket quarterfinals.
  • 9am: NAVI 2-0 Apeks
    • NAVI win map one on Anubis, 16-7.
    • NAVI win map two on Inferno, 16-5.
    • NAVI move to the upper bracket final, Apeks drop to the mid bracket quarterfinal.
  • 12:30pm: FaZe 2-1 Fnatic
    • Fnatic win map one on Ancient, 16-12.
    • FaZe win map two on Inferno, 16-14.
    • FaZe win map three on Nuke, 16-3.
    • FaZe move to the upper bracket final, Fnatic drop to the mid bracket quarterfinals.
  • 12:30pm: Imperial 2-0 9z
    • Imperial win map one one Nuke, 16-11.
    • Imperial win map two on Anubis, 16-10.
    • Imperial move to the mid bracket quarterfinals, 9z drop to lower bracket quarterfinals.

Group C – Sept. 15

  • 9am: Fnatic 2-0 5yclone
    • Fnatic win map one on Inferno, 16-14.
    • Fnatic win map two on Vertigo, 16-7.
    • Fnatic move to the mid bracket semifinals, 5yclone drop to the lower bracket semifinals.
  • 12:30pm: Apeks 2-0 Imperial
    • Apeks win map one on Overpass, 16-14.
    • Apeks win map two on Ancient, 16-13.
    • Apeks move to the mid bracket semifinals, Imperial drop to the lower bracket semifinals.

Group C – Sept. 16

  • 5:30am: M80 vs. 9z
    • 9z win map one on Nuke, 16-14.
    • 9z win map two on Inferno, 16-13.
    • 9z move to the lower bracket semifinals, M80 are eliminated.
  • 9am: Fnatic 2-1 Apeks
    • Apeks win map one on Vertigo, 16-5.
    • Fnatic win map two on Inferno, 16-10.
    • Fnatic win map three on Ancient, 16-13.
    • Fnatic qualify for the round of 16, Apeks drop to the lower bracket semifinals.
  • 12:30pm: Imperial 1-2 5yclone
    • 5yclone win map one on Nuke, 16-14.
    • Imperial win map two on Anubis, 16-6.
    • 5yclone win map three on Overpass, 16-10.
    • 5yclone move to the lower bracket finals, Imperial are eliminated.

Group C – Sept. 17

  • 5:30am: Apeks 0-2 9z
    • 9z win map one on Overpass, 16-8.
    • 9z win map two on Mirage, 16-9.
      • 9z move to the lower bracket final, Apeks is eliminated.
  • 9am: NAVI vs. FaZe
    • NAVI win map one on Anubis, 16-4.
    • NAVI win map two on Nuke, 16-13.
      • NAVI qualify for the quarterfinals, FaZe qualify for the round of 12.
  • 12:30pm: 5yclone 1-2 9z
    • 5yclone win map one on Overpass, 16-6.
    • 9z win map two on Inferno, 16-8.
    • 9z win map three on Nuke, 16-6.
      • 9z qualify for the round of 16, 5yclone are eliminated.

Group D – Sept. 20

  • 9am: VP 2-1 Liquid
    • VP win map one on Inferno, 16-11.
    • Liquid win map two on Mirage, 19-17.
    • VP win map three on Anubis, 16-14.
    • Winner advances to the upper bracket semifinals, loser drops to mid bracket round one.
  • 9am: G2 2-0 Lynn Vision
    • G2 win map one on Anubis, 19-16.
    • G2 win map two on Inferno, 16-5.
    • G2 advance to the upper bracket semifinals, Lynn Vision drop to mid bracket round one.
  • 12:30pm: 9INE 1-2 Complexity
    • Complexity win map one on Anubis, 16-11.
    • 9INE win map two on Vertigo, 16-12.
    • Complexity win map three on Ancient, 16-13.
    • Complexity advances to the upper bracket semifinals, 9INE drops to mid bracket round one.
  • 12:30pm: C9 2-0 Eternal Fire
    • C9 win map one on Vertigo, 16-11.
    • C9 win map two on Overpass, 16-12.
    • C9 advance to the upper bracket semifinals, Eternal Fire drop to mid bracket round one.

Group D – Sept. 21

  • 5:30am: Liquid 2-0 Lynn Vision
    • Liquid win map one on Anubis, 16-9.
    • Liquid win map two on Ancient, 16-6.
    • Liquid moves to the mid bracket quarterfinals, Lynn Vision drops to lower bracket quarterfinals.
  • 9am: C9 0-2 Complexity
    • Complexity win map one on Anubis, 16-13.
    • Complexity win map two on Ancient, 16-6.
    • Complexity moves to the mid bracket quarterfinals, C9 drops to lower bracket quarterfinals.
  • 12:30pm: G2 2-1 VP
    • G2 win map one on Mirage, 16-6.
    • VP win map two on Inferno, 16-10.
    • G2 win map three on Ancient, 16-5.
    • G2 moves to the upper bracket final, VP drops to the mid bracket quarterfinals.
  • 12:30pm: Eternal Fire 2-0 9INE
    • Eternal Fire win map one on Anubis, 19-15.
    • Eternal Fire win map two on Vertigo, 16-11.
    • Eternal Fire moves to the upper bracket final, 9INE drops to the mid bracket quarterfinals.

Group D – Sept. 22

  • 9am: VP 2-0 Eternal Fire
    • VP win map one on Vertigo, 16-10.
    • VP win map two on Inferno, 16-12.
    • VP moves to the mid bracket semifinals, Eternal Fire drops to the lower bracket semifinals.
  • 12:30pm: C9 1-2 Liquid
    • Liquid win map one on Ancient, 16-11.
    • C9 win map two on Inferno, 16-14.
    • Liquid win map three on Mirage, 16-12.
    • Liquid moves to the mid bracket semifinals, C9 drops to the lower bracket semifinals.

Group D – Sept. 23

  • 5:30am: 9INE 1-2 Lynn Vision
    • Lynn Vision win map one on Anubis, 16-10.
    • 9INE win map two on Vertigo, 16-10.
    • Lynn Vision win map three on Overpass, 22-20.
      • Lynn Vision move to the lower bracket semifinals, 9INE is eliminated.
  • 9am: VP 2-1 Liquid
    • Liquid win map one on Inferno, 16-12.
    • VP win map two on Ancient, 16-14.
    • VP win map three on Vertigo, 16-6.
      • VP qualify for the round of 16, Liquid drop to the lower bracket semifinals.
  • 12:30pm: Eternal Fire 2-0 C9
    • Eternal Fire win map one on Vertigo, 16-6.
    • Eternal Fire win map two on Overpass, 16-14.
      • Eternal Fire move to the lower bracket finals, Cloud9 is eliminated.

Group D – Sept. 24

  • 5:30am: Liquid 2-0 Lynn Vision
    • Liquid win map one on Anubis, 19-17.
    • Liquid win map two on Ancient, 16-13.
      • Liquid move to the lower bracket final, Lynn Vision are eliminated.
  • 9am: Complexity 1-2 G2
    • Complexity win map one on Anubis, 16-8.
    • G2 win map two on Inferno, 19-16.
    • G2 win map three on Ancient, 16-4.
      • G2 qualify for the quarterfinals, Complexity qualify for the round of 12.
  • 12:30pm: Eternal Fire 2-0 Liquid
    • Eternal Fire win map one on Vertigo, 16-12.
    • Eternal Fire win map two on Mirage, 16-6.
      • Eternal Fire qualify for the round of 16, Liquid are eliminated.
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