ESL Pro League Season 21 first round matchups revealed

Organizers of the upcoming ESL Pro League Season 21 Counter-Strike 2 tournament have published the seeding of the participants – the matchups in the first round of the group stage have been set. Thus, Eternal Fire will debut at the tournament against Mindfreak, HEROIC will face SAW, Nemiga will compete against MIBR, 3DMAX will fight TYLOO.

Note that the event will be divided into three parts: the first group stage (Swiss system, BO3 matches, eight strongest teams advance), the second group stage (Swiss system, BO3 matches, eight strongest teams advance) and the playoffs (Single Elimination BO3, BO5 final). The list of teams invited to the second group stage can be found in our article.

ESL Pro League Season 21 will take place from March 1 to March 16, 2025 in Stockholm, Sweden. The total prize pool of the competition will amount to $400,000.