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The ESL Pro League Season 22 spans from late September through mid-October. It’s part of the broader ESL Pro Tour (EPT), a year-round circuit of ESL’s Counter-Strike events. It also counts as one of the ESL Grand Slam VI events and is classified as a Valve Tier 1 (S-Tier) event. The first team to win 4 S-Tier events run by ESL in a 10-event span—including an IEM Kraków, IEM Cologne, or ESL-operated CS Major Championship—will receive a US$1m prize in the ESL Grand Slam VI. The players receive this prize straight.

The ESL Pro League Season 22 is organized by Electronic Sports League (ESL), a major eSports event organizer based in Germany. ESL runs the Pro League in conjunction with its EPT and Grand Slam series.

Where and When Will the ESL Pro League Season 22 Be Held?

The main event of the ESL Pro League Season 22 runs from September 27, 2025, to October 12, 2025, with the participation of 24 teams. The event is offline, held in-studio, but with no live audience. The exact location is ESL Studio in Stockholm, Sweden.

The total prize pool is US$1 million, divided into $400,000 for player shares and $600,000 for club shares. Prize breakdown by placement is as follows:

• 1st place: $100,000 + $150,000 (club)
• 2nd place: $50,000 + $75,000
• 3rd place: $28,000 + $60,000
• 4th place: $22,000 + $50,000
• 5–8th place: $18,000 + $40,000 each
• 9–11th place: $13,500 + $25,000 each
• 12–14th place: $10,500 + $10,000 each
• 15–16th place: $8,500 (player share only)
• 17-19th place: $6,500 (player share only)
• 20-22nd place: $4,500 (player share only)
• 22-24th place: $3,000 (player share only)

Which Teams Will Take Part in the ESL Pro League Season 22?

Team Vitality

1

apEX

2

ZywOo

3

Spinx

4

mezii

5

ropz

Team Vitality

MOUZ

1

torzsi

2

xertioN

3

Jimpphat

4

Brollan

5

Spinx

MOUZ

Team Spirit

1

chopper

2

magixx

3

zont1x

4

donk

5

sh1ro

Team Spirit

The MongolZ

1

bLitz

2

Techno4K

3

910

4

mzinho

5

Senzu

The MongolZ

Team Falcons

1

NiKo

2

TeSeS

3

kyxsan

4

m0NESY

5

kyousuke

Team Falcons

Aurora Gaming

1

XANTARES

2

MAJ3R

3

Wicadia

4

woxic

5

jottAAA

Aurora Gaming

FaZe Clan

1

rain

2

broky

3

karrigan

4

frozen

5

EliGE

FaZe Clan

Natus Vincere

1

b1t

2

Aleksib

3

jL

4

iM

5

w0nderful

Natus Vincere

FURIA Esports

1

yuurih

2

KSCERATO

3

FalleN

4

molodoy

5

YEKINDAR

FURIA Esports

G2 Esports

1

huNter-

2

malbsMd

3

HeavyGod

4

SunPayus

5

matys

G2 Esports

GamerLegion

1

sl3nd

2

ztr

3

Tauson

4

PR

5

REZ

GamerLegion

HEROIC

1

TeSeS

2

sjuush

3

NertZ

4

kyxsan

5

degster

HEROIC

3DMAX

1

Lucky

2

Ex3rcice

3

Maka

4

Graviti

5

bodyy

3DMAX

Virtus.pro

1

FL1T

2

fame

3

electroNic

4

ICY

5

Perfecto

Virtus.pro

Astralis

1

dev1ce

2

Staehr

3

stavn

4

jabbi

5

HooXi

Astralis

B8

1

npl

2

esenthial

3

headtr1ck

4

alex666

5

kensizor

B8

NRG

1

nitr0

2

Jeorge

3

br0

4

nosraC

5

XotiC

NRG

Fluxo

1

zevy

2

arT

3

kye

4

decenty

5

Lucaozy

Fluxo

Lynn Vision Gaming

1

westmelon

2

z4kr

3

EmiliaQAQ

4

Starry

5

C4LLM3SU3

Lynn Vision Gaming

Rooster

1

asap

2

chelleos

3

TjP

4

Sliimey

5

Terryyy

Rooster

TEAM NEXT LEVEL

1

onic

2

cairne

3

Flierax

4

nifee

5

Dawy

TEAM NEXT LEVEL

M80

1

Swisher

2

reck

3

slaxz-

4

s1n

5

Lake

M80

Legacy

1

latto

2

dumau

3

saadzin

4

n1ssim

5

lux

Legacy

HOTU

1

mizu

2

lampada

3

kade0

4

youka

5

dukefissura

HOTU

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Direct Stage 2 invites (8 teams). These teams bypass Stage 1 and start directly in Stage 2 based on Valve Regional Standings (VRS) as of July 7, 2025:

• Team Vitality
• MOUZ
• Team Spirit
• The MongolZ
• Team Falcons
• Aurora Gaming
• FaZe Clan
• Natus Vincere

Stage 1 invited teams (12 teams). These teams begin their journey early and receive global or regional invites—also based on VRS rankings:

• FURIA
• G2 Esports
• GamerLegion
• HEROIC
• 3DMAX
• Virtus.pro
• Astralis
• B8
• NRG
• Fluxo
• Lynn Vision Gaming
• Rooster

Qualifier spots (4 teams). The final 4 slots are filled via closed regional qualifiers—one from each region:

• TEAM NEXT LEVEL (Europe)
• M80 (North America)
• Legacy (South America)
• HOTU (Asia)

Features of the ESL Pro League Season 22

The ESL Pro League Season 22 consists of 3 main phases:

Stage 1

• Duration: September 27–October 1, 2025
• Format: Swiss System among 16 teams, all matches Best-of-3, with the top 8 teams advancing to Stage 2.

Stage 2

• Duration: October 3–October 7, 2025
• Format: Another Swiss-format stage with 16 teams (the 8 from Stage 1 plus 8 directly invited), all matches Best-of-3, and the top 8 teams moving on to the Playoffs.

Playoffs

• Duration: October 9–October 12, 2025
• Format: Knockout bracket, i.e., Single-Elimination bracket: Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Third-Place match all Best-of-3, while the Grand Final is Best-of-5.

Who’ll Win the ESL Pro League Season 22?

While explicit outright favorites for the full event aren’t widely published yet, match-level odds show trends. Here’s how the favorites stack up:

• Vitality are the clear favorites to win the tournament.
• MOUZ come in a close second.
• Team Spirit and Team Falcons round out the upper tier of contenders.

Betting markets for ESL Pro League can be found on several platforms focused on CS2 esports betting. Common options include outright winner, match winner, map handicap, and total maps over/under. Websites like Thunderpick, Esportsbets.com, and dedicated guides on HLTV.org offer odds comparisons and betting advice.

The EPL experienced several format evolutions. Season 7 expanded the finals to 16 teams and introduced regions like APAC and South America. From Season 13 onward, the league unified into one European league with 24 teams and a reduced prize pool, later increased again in Seasons 17–18 before standardizing back to 24 teams and a $1M prize for Seasons 21 & 22. Fnatic and Astralis have historically won the most EPL seasons—3 each.

As for viewership trends, after Season 8 finals peaked at ~160,918 concurrent viewers, with ~2.7 million hours watched, the recent seasons saw a decline: e.g., Season 19 had one of the lowest peak viewerships in 5 years, though average viewership increased by 35%. Season 21 saw a 43% drop in peak viewership compared to Season 20 (2024 had 819,850 peak viewers).

The ESL Pro League, regardless of the season, is streamed live on platforms like Twitch (official ESL channel) and YouTube, often with multi-language coverage. Secondary Twitch channels are used to cover concurrent group-stage matches.

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