Help us improve the Liquipedia App.
Share your feedback in this 2-minute survey.
Share your feedback in this 2-minute survey.
ESL Pro League Season 23: Online Stage
From Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki
ESL Pro League Season 23: Online Stage
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Game:
Type:
Online
Prize Pool:
$125,000 USD
Start Date:
2026-03-01
End Date:
2026-03-10
Teams:
24
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
Maps
Upcoming Matches
Show countdown
Mar 4 - 13:30 CET
March 4Mar 4 - 13:30 CET
March 4Mar 4 - 16:00 CET
March 4Mar 4 - 16:00 CET
March 4Mar 4 - 18:30 CET
March 4About
[edit]Broadcast Talent
[edit]Format
[edit]- Stage 1: March 1st – 5th, 2026
- 16 Team Swiss System Format
- All matches are Bo3
- Top 8 teams proceed to Stage 2
- Click here for a detailed explanation of the Swiss System format
- 16 Team Swiss System Format
- First Round:
- Match-ups are drawn based on the Team-Selected Seeding
- All attending teams subjectively rank all the other teams
- The total scores are summed up for each team
- Votes outside of the expected spread range are discarded
- The final rankings are formed
- All matches are Bo3
- Second Round:
- Division into 2 groups:
- Winners of the first round ("High")
- Losers of the first round ("Low")
- Teams are drawn an opponent which they have not yet played from their group, based on their "Live ELO Rating"
- All matches are Bo3
- Division into 2 groups:
- Third Round:
- Division into 3 groups:
- Teams with a score of 2:0 ("High")
- Teams with a score of 1:1 ("Mid")
- Teams with a score of 0:2 ("Low")
- Teams are drawn an opponent which they have not yet played from their group, based on their "Live ELO Rating"
- "High" matches are Bo3; Winners advance to the next stage
- "Mid" matches are Bo3
- "Low" matches are Bo3; Losers are eliminated
- Division into 3 groups:
- Fourth Round:
- Division into 2 groups:
- Teams with a score of 2:1 ("High")
- Teams with a score of 1:2 ("Low")
- Teams are drawn an opponent which they have not yet played from their group, based on their "Live ELO Rating"
- "High" matches are Bo3; Winners advance to the next stage
- "Low" matches are Bo3; Losers are eliminated
- Division into 2 groups:
- Fifth Round:
- Teams are drawn an opponent which they have not yet played based on their "Live ELO Rating"
- All matches are Bo3
- Winners advance to the next stage
- Losers are eliminated
- Stage 2: March 6th – 10th, 2026
- 16 Team Swiss System Format
- All matches are Bo3
- Top 8 teams proceed to the LAN Finals
- Click here for a detailed explanation of the Swiss System format
- 16 Team Swiss System Format
- First Round:
- Match-ups are drawn based on the Team-Selected Seeding
- All attending teams subjectively rank all the other teams
- The total scores are summed up for each team
- Votes outside of the expected spread range are discarded
- The final rankings are formed
- All matches are Bo3
- Second Round:
- Division into 2 groups:
- Winners of the first round ("High")
- Losers of the first round ("Low")
- Teams are drawn an opponent which they have not yet played from their group, based on their "Live ELO Rating"
- All matches are Bo3
- Division into 2 groups:
- Third Round:
- Division into 3 groups:
- Teams with a score of 2:0 ("High")
- Teams with a score of 1:1 ("Mid")
- Teams with a score of 0:2 ("Low")
- Teams are drawn an opponent which they have not yet played from their group, based on their "Live ELO Rating"
- "High" matches are Bo3; Winners advance to the next stage
- "Mid" matches are Bo3
- "Low" matches are Bo3; Losers are eliminated
- Division into 3 groups:
- Fourth Round:
- Division into 2 groups:
- Teams with a score of 2:1 ("High")
- Teams with a score of 1:2 ("Low")
- Teams are drawn an opponent which they have not yet played from their group, based on their "Live ELO Rating"
- "High" matches are Bo3; Winners advance to the next stage
- "Low" matches are Bo3; Losers are eliminated
- Division into 2 groups:
- Fifth Round:
- Teams are drawn an opponent which they have not yet played based on their "Live ELO Rating"
- All matches are Bo3
- Winners advance to the next stage
- Losers are eliminated
Prize Pool
[edit]$125,000 USD are spread among the participants as seen below:
Participants
[edit]Stage 2 Invited Teams
[edit]Stage 1 Invited Teams
[edit]| Former Participants |
|---|
Results
[edit]Stage 1
[edit]| # | Team | Matches | Rounds | RD | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FUT EsportsFUT FUT | 3-0 | 98-68 | +30 | 2:1 | 2:1 | 2:0 | ||
| 1. | LegacyLegacy Legacy | 3-0 | 95-78 | +17 | 2:1 | 2:0 | 2:0 | ||
| 3. | 3DMAX3DMAX 3DMAX | 2-1 | 90-69 | +21 | 1:2 | 2:0 | 2:0 | ||
| 3. | AstralisAstralis Astralis | 2-1 | 73-70 | +3 | 2:1 | 2:0 | 0:2 | ||
| 3. | G2 EsportsG2 G2 | 2-1 | 83-69 | +14 | 2:0 | 0:2 | 2:1 | ||
| 3. | MonteMonte Monte | 2-1 | 85-82 | +3 | 1:2 | 2:0 | 2:0 | ||
| 3. | paiN GamingpaiN paiN | 2-1 | 96-96 | 0 | 2:1 | 0:2 | 2:1 | ||
| 3. | PARIVISIONPV PV | 2-1 | 79-68 | +11 | 2:0 | 2:0 | 0:2 | ||
| 9. | Gaimin GladiatorsGG GG | 1-2 | 70-87 | -17 | 0:2 | 2:1 | 0:2 | ||
| 9. | HEROICHEROIC HEROIC | 1-2 | 82-85 | -3 | 2:0 | 0:2 | 0:2 | ||
| 9. | M80M80 M80 | 1-2 | 85-95 | -10 | 1:2 | 2:1 | 1:2 | ||
| 9. | Ninjas in PyjamasNIP NIP | 1-2 | 98-110 | -12 | 1:2 | 1:2 | 2:1 | ||
| 9. | Passion UAP.UA P.UA | 1-2 | 92-93 | -1 | 2:0 | 1:2 | 1:2 | ||
| 9. | Team LiquidLiquid Liquid | 1-2 | 88-97 | -9 | 0:2 | 1:2 | 2:1 | ||
| 15. | NRGNRG NRG | 0-3 | 70-91 | -21 | 0:2 | 0:2 | 1:2 | ||
| 15. | SemperFi EsportsSemperFi SemperFi | 0-3 | 59-85 | -26 | 0:2 | 0:2 | 1:2 |
- For detailed match results of Stage 1, click here.
Stage 2
[edit]| # | Team | Matches | Rounds | RD | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | FURIAFURIA FURIA | - | |||||||
| . | Team SpiritSpirit Spirit | - | |||||||
| . | Natus VincereNAVI NAVI | - | |||||||
| . | MOUZMOUZ MOUZ | - | |||||||
| . | FaZe ClanFaZe FaZe | - | |||||||
| . | The MongolZMongolZ MongolZ | - | |||||||
| . | Aurora GamingAurora Aurora | - | |||||||
| . | B8B8 B8 | - | |||||||
| . | FUT EsportsFUT FUT | - | |||||||
| . | LegacyLegacy Legacy | - | |||||||
| . | TBDTBD TBD | - | |||||||
| . | TBDTBD TBD | - | |||||||
| . | TBDTBD TBD | - | |||||||
| . | TBDTBD TBD | - | |||||||
| . | TBDTBD TBD | - | |||||||
| . | TBDTBD TBD | - |
- For detailed match results of Stage 2, click here.
Additional Content
[edit]Streams
[edit]Articles
[edit]- 2026-03-01 | Freed from the shackles of an academy, FUT have broken through by Nohte of HLTV
Previews
[edit]- 2026-02-27 | ESL Pro League teams, format, schedule, prizes, fantasy by LucasAM of HLTV
References
[edit]- ↑ B8 (2026-01-16). "We’d like to share a small update regarding Danya headtr1ck".
- ↑ B8 (2026-02-01). "Roster update".
- ↑ Legacy (2026-02-02). "Informamos que o jogador LUX foi movido ao banco de reservas da nossa equipe" [We would like to inform you that player LUX has been moved to the reserve bench for our team] (in
Portuguese).
- ↑ Legacy (2026-02-03). "O @arTcsgo é nosso novo IGL!" [@arTcsgo is our new IGL!] (in
Portuguese).
- ↑ 3DMAX (2026-02-24). "Another important announcement concerning our main roster".
- ↑ 3DMAX (2026-02-24). "We’ve made an important decision regarding our 3DMAX staff team".
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "ESL Pro League Season 23: Team Invites". ESL. 2026-01-14.
- ↑ Passion UA (2026-02-13). "¡Buenos días".
- ↑ Passion UA (2026-02-13). "You know what 13 means".
- ↑ Passion UA (2026-02-14). "Håkon @hallzerk moves to the bench — grateful for his impact and the energy he gave the squad".
- ↑ Passion UA (2026-02-26). "Roster rotation continues".
- ↑ PARIVISION (2025-12-30). "Today we say goodbye to Andrey «AW» Anisimov".
- ↑ PARIVISION (2025-12-30). "We are thrilled to announce that Ivan «zweih» Gogin joins PARIVISION CS2-roster".
- ↑ NRG (2025-12-23). "@xoticcsgo steps down and @oSeecs returns!".
- ↑ NRG (2026-02-28). "We extend a sincere thank you to @jeorgecs for proudly representing the #NRGFAM, bringing trophies for NA CS and all of the incredible memories together".
- ↑ NRG (2026-02-28). "To our North American Counter-Strike home...".
- ↑ Gaimin Gladiators (2026-01-13). "Today, we officially release @shz4tw from our CS2 project".
- ↑ Gaimin Gladiators (2026-01-13). "The Gladiators now fight with a jacaré at their side".
- ↑ Gaimin Gladiators (2026-01-14). "We needed some beasts also, El Toro enters the Colosseum baby!".
- ↑ M80 (2025-12-15). "With the expiration of his contract we want to thank @HexTCSGO for being a part of M80".
- ↑ M80 (2025-12-16). "We’re eating good for christmas".
- ↑ Monte (2026-01-08). "@ryucsgo1 is parting ways with us and joining @AstralisCS".
- ↑ Monte (2026-02-10). "Welcome @Rainwakercs".

