ESL Pro League Season 16 Group Stage

Group seeding for the group part of the ESL Pro League Season 16 tournament has been revealed. The tournament will be held with a prize pool of $835,000, the tournament dates are August 31 to October 2, 2022.

There will be a total of 24 teams divided into 4 groups that will play in a Round-robin BO3 format. Group winners will start the playoffs with 1/4 finals and second and third place winners with 1/8 finals. The playoffs will be in Single Elimination format with BO3 matches and Grand Final BO5.

Which groups will be playing in ESL Pro League Season 16?

Group A

• NAVI
• NIP
• fnatic
• Vitality
• Team Spirit
• Endpoint

Group B

• FaZe
• G2
• BIG
• Outsiders
• MIBR
• FTW

Group C

• ENCE
• Heroic
• Astralis
• MOUZ
• Complexity
• HEET

Group D

• Cloud9
• Movistar Riders
• Liquid
• FURIA
• Evil Geniuses
• Eternal Fire

Group stage calendar:

• Group A – August 31-September 4
• Group B – September 7-11
• Group C – September 14-18
• Group D – September 21-25