Windigo & Lazarus qualify for ESL Pro League S10

 Windigo and  Lazarus secured their spots in the next season of the ESL Pro League, winning the first stage of the Relegation tournaments for Europe and North America respectively. In decisive BO5 matches the Bulgarian team has confidently beat  Heretics, while Braxton's “swag” Pierce team prevailed over  Singularity.

First Stage EPL S9 EU Relegation bracket:

First Stage EPL S9 NA Relegation bracket:

The second part of the EPL S9 Relegation for Europe and North America will be take place August 17-18. The finalists of the last season of ESEA MDL would compete for the latest ESL Pro League S10 slots.

Second Stage EPL S9 EU Relegation bracket:

Second Stage EPL S9 NA Relegation bracket:

The regular season of ESL Pro League S10 will take place from October 8 till November 18. It is noteworthy that both, the European and American championships, will be held in LAN-format, like in the previous season.

The list of participants in the European division ESL Pro League S10:

 mousesports
 FaZe
 G2
 Astralis
 fnatic
 North
 HellRaisers
 Heroic
 Aristocracy
 Natus Vincere
 OpTic
 BIG
 Vitality
 Windigo
 Relegation qualifier finalist #2
Relegation qualifier finalist #3

The list of participants in the American division ESL Pro League S10:

 NRG
 Liquid
 Luminosity
 MiBR
 Cloud9
 Renegades
 Ghost 
 eUnited
 Complexity
 DETONA
 Isurus
 Infinity
 FURIA
 Lazarus
NA Relegation qualifier finalist #2
SA Relegation qualifier winner