ESL Pro League Season 22 viewer's guide

From September 28 to October 12, Stockholm, Sweden, will host a prestigious Counter-Strike 2 LAN tournament, ESL Pro League Season 22, where 24 teams will compete for $400,000 in prizes.

The event will be divided into three parts. The first stage will play out in a Swiss format, with the top eight squads advancing to the second stage, where they will be joined by eight more invitees.

The second stage will also be played in a Swiss format. Top eight teams will qualify for the playoffs, which will be held in a Single Elimination format. All matches of the competition, except the final, will be BO3, while the final will be BO5.

Stage 1 team list looks as follows:

 G2 (SunPayus, huNter-, malbsMd, MATYS, HeavyGod)
 FURIA (FalleN, YEKINDAR, yuurih, KSCERATO, molodoy)
 3DMAX (Nivera, Lucky, bodyy, Ex3rcice, Graviti)
 Astralis (device, HooXi, Magisk, jabbi, Staehr)
 GamerLegion (REZ, ztr, Tauson, hypex, PR)
 Legacy (dumau, latto, n1ssim, lux, saadzin)
 M80 (slaxz-, Swisher, HexT, s1n, Lake)
 HEROIC (xfl0ud, nilo, LNZ, alkarenn, yxngstxr)
 Virtus.pro (tO0RO, FL1T, fame, Perfecto, ICY)
 B8 (headtr1ck, alex666, npl, kensizor, esenthial)
 NRG (nitr0, Sonic, XotiC, br0, Jeorge)
 Fluxo (arT, Lucaozy, zevy, decenty, kye)
 Inner Circle (nifee, Flierax, onic, Dawy, cairne)
 HOTU (n0rb3r7, dukefissura, mizu, lampada, frontales)
 Rooster (chelleos, asap, TjP, sliimey, Terryyy)
 Gentle Mates (alex, mopoz, sausol, dav1g, MartinezSa)

First Round Seeding

Stage 2 team list looks as follows:

 Vitality (apEX, ropz, ZywOo, flameZ, mezii)
 MOUZ (Brollan, Spinx, torzsi, Jimpphat, xertioN)
 Team Spirit (chopper, sh1ro, zweih, tN1R, donk)
 The MongolZ (bLitz, Techno, Senzu, mzinho, 910)
 Falcons (NiKo, kyousuke, TeSeS, m0NESY, kyxsan)
 Aurora (MAJ3R, XANTARES, woxic, Wicadia, jottAAA)
 FaZe (karrigan, skullz, jcobbb, frozen, broky)
 NAVI (Aleksib, iM, b1t, makazze, w0nderful)

The prize pool distribution is:

1. $100,000
2. $50,000
3-4. $25,000
5-8. $18,000
9-11. $13,500
12-14. $10,500
15-16. $8,500
17-19. $6,500
20-22. $4,500
23-24. $3,000

The full schedule and live broadcast of ESL Pro League Season 22 can be found on the tournament page via this link.