ESL Pro League Season 12 will be run online

Tournament operator ESL has announced changes to the format of ESL Pro League Season 12. Initially it was planned to hold a LAN-event, but the complex epidemiological situation in the world forced the organizers to move everything online.

ESL Pro League Season 12 will be held from September 1 to October 6, divided into five regions: Europe, North America, Asia, Oceania and South America. The total prize pool of $750,000 will be divided as follows:

 Europe – $450,000
 North America – $225,000
 Asia – $25,000
 Oceania – $25,000
 South America – $25,000

List of ESL Pro League Season 12 members:

Europe:

 BIG
 Vitality
 Natus Vincere
 G2
 Complexity
 fnatic
 FaZe
 AGO
 NiP
 mousesports
 ENCE
 Team Spirit
 Astralis
 GODSENT
 Heroic
 OG

North America:

 100 Thieves
 FURIA
 Liquid
 Evil Geniuses
 Triumph
 TBD
 TBD
 TBD

Asia:

 TYLOO
 ViCi
 Invictus
 Beyond

Oceania:

 Renegades
 ORDER
 AVANT
 Chiefs

South America:

 BOOM
 Isurus
 Sharks
 TBD

It was also announced that in 2021 all ESL Pro League events will take place in Malta. This was made possible by the extended cooperation between ESL, GamingMalta, the Maltese Government and the Malta Gambling Authority. The organisers have assured that fans from all over the world will be able to purchase special packages to allow them to watch the tournaments live.