NAVI secure ESL Pro League Season 20 trophy

Aleksi "Aleksib" Virolainen's squad won the 20th season of ESL Pro League in Counter-Strike 2. In the grand final of the tournament, NAVI defeated Eternal Fire. The match ended with a scoreline of 3:2 – 8:13 on Nuke, 13:11 on Anubis, 13:11 on Ancient, 4:13 on Inferno, 13:10 on Dust2.

For first place, NAVI received $170,000. The runner-up earned $80,000. 3rd-4th places at the event were shared by MIBR and G2 – they secured $45,000 each. The top eight in the tournament also included Vitality, M80, Liquid and Team Spirit.

ESL Pro League Season 20 was held from September 3 to 22 in Malta with the participation of 32 squads. The total prize pool of the competition was $750,000. The group stage of the event took place in a GSL format, while the playoffs – in a Single Elimination format.

The final playoff bracket looks as follows:

The prize pool distribution looks as follows:

1.  NAVI – $170,000
2.  Eternal Fire – $80,000
3-4.  G2 – $45,000.
3-4.  MIBR – $45,000
5-8.  Vitality – $32,000
5-8.  M80 – $32,000
5-8.  Liquid – $32,000
5-8.  Team Spirit – $32,000
9-12.  HEROIC – $23,500
9-12.  The MongolZ – $23,500
9-12.  Complexity – $23,500
9-12.  Imperial – $23,500
13-16.  BIG – $17,500
13-16.  FaZe – $17,500
13-16.  Virtus.pro – $17,500
13-16.  FURIA – $17,500
17-20.  Sangal – $12,000
17-20.  3DMAX – $12,000
17-20.  MOUZ – $12,000
17-20.  RED Canids – $12,000
21-28.  NIP – $7,000
21-28.  FlyQyest – $7,000
21-28.  9z – $7,000
21-28.  Wildcard – $7,000
21-28.  fnatic – $7,000
21-28.  Astralis – $7,000
21-28.  Falcons – $7,000
21-28.  ATOX – $7,000
29-32.  Lynn Vision – $3,500
29-32.  KOI – $3,500
29-32.  Rooster – $3,500
29-32.  ENCE – $3,500