ESL Pro League Season 16 groups revealed

Tournament operator ESL has announced the seeding for the ESL Pro League Season 16 group stage on its social media. The prestigious league with a total prize pool of $835,000 will be held from August 31 to October 2.

24 teams are divided into four groups, where they will compete in the Round-robin best-of-three format. The winners of the group stage will start the playoffs from the quarterfinals, while those who finish second and third will play in the round of 12. The decisive stage of the tournament will be held in a Single Elimination best-of-three format with a best-of-five grand final.

The seeding of teams in the group stage is:

Group A

 NAVI
 NIP
 fnatic
 Vitality
 Team Spirit
 Endpoint

Group B

 FaZe
 G2
 BIG
 Outsiders
 MIBR
 FTW

Group C

 ENCE
 Heroic
 Astralis
 MOUZ
 Complexity
 HEET

Group D

 Cloud9
 Movistar Riders
 Liquid
 FURIA
 Evil Geniuses
 Eternal Fire

The group stage schedule is:

Group A – August 31-September 4
Group B – September 7-11
Group C – September 14-18
Group D – September 21-25

Origin: twitter.com