All Playoff Participants Determined for ESL Pro League Season 19
On the evening of May 5th, the final matches of the group stage for ESL Pro League Season 19 were played. These matches finalized the lineup of teams advancing to the decisive phase of the tournament.
A total of 16 teams from four groups have qualified for the single-elimination playoffs.
Group winners will start from the quarterfinals. These are MOUZ, Complexity, Astralis, and Team Vitality.
3DMAX, The Mongolz, Team Liquid, and Natus Vincere will begin the playoffs from the second round, as these teams finished second in their groups.
Teams that placed third and fourth in their groups will enter in the first round of the playoffs: BIG, G2 Esports, GamerLegion, Virtus.pro, BB Team, FlyQuest, FaZe Clan, and Monte.
The playoff matches will start on May 7th and will continue until May 12th. The grand final will be a best-of-5 format, while all other playoff games will be best-of-3.
The total prize pool for the tournament is $750,000, with the winner receiving $170,000. Additionally, the winner of ESL Pro League Season 19 will receive an invite to IEM Cologne 2024.