Mark your dates: ESL Pro League 2023 Calendar Unveiled
The ESL Pro League 2023 Calendar, your complete reference to the biggest esports competitions, was just unveiled. Set a reminder and stay on top of the competitive gaming scene. Not a single moment of action should be missed.
The ESL Pro League Season 18 is planned to start on August 30 and run until October 1 St. Julians, Malta at the opulent InterContinental Malta hotel. It is one of the biggest international Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS: GO) events of the year in the eSports industry.
The ESL Pro League Season 18 will feature up to 32 teams competing for a share of the $850,000 prize pool, with $20,000 going to the tournament’s victor.
Two of the greatest events on the eSports calendar, the IEM Katowice 2024 and the BLAST World Final 2023, will both offer berths to the event’s victor.
Formats:
The group stage and the playoffs stages of the 18th season of the CS:GO ESL Pro League have two distinct formats. The group stage consists of four groups, each with eight teams. There will be a triple-elimination tournament with a best-of-three format for each and every match.
In the 18th season of the CS:GO ESL Pro League, the winners of each group move directly to the quarterfinals, while the losers are given a spot in the Round of 12. The high and low seeds for the Playoffs will be the third- and fourth-placed clubs, respectively.
A single-elimination bracket is used in the playoff stage, which is simpler. Except for the Grand Finals of the Season 18 of the CS:GO ESL Pro League, all games in this phase will be best-of-three series.
Squads:
The 32 teams competing in the 18th season of the CS:GO ESL Pro League are listed below:
- Astralis
- BIG
- Complexity Gaming
- ENCE
- Evil Geniuses
- FaZe Clan
- Fnatic
- FURIA
- G2 Esports
- Heroic
- MOUZ
- Natus Vincere
- Ninjas in Pyjamas
- Team Liquid
- Team Vitality
- Movistar Riders
- Virtus.pro
- Cloud9
- GamerLegion
- 9INE
- Monte
- MIBR
- Lynn Vision Gaming
- Apeks
- M80
- 5yclone
- Eternal Fire
- ORKS
- Imperial Esports
- Grayhound Gaming
- 9z Team
- Rooster
Prize Pool:
The CS:GO ESL Pro League Season 18 will have a $850,000 prize pool available, with $20,000 going to the winning team.
- 1st Position: $200,000 USD
- 2nd Position: $90,000 USD
- 3rd Position: $50,000 USD
- 4th Position: $50,000 USD
- 5th Position: $35,000 USD
- 6th Position: $35,000 USD
- 7th Position: $35,000 USD
- 8th Position: $35,000 USD
- 9th Position: $25,000 USD
- 10th Position: $25,000 USD
- 11th Position: $25,000 USD
- 12th Position: $25,000 USD
- 13th Position: $20,000 USD
- 14th Position: $20,000 USD
- 15th Position: $20,000 USD
- 16th Position: $20,000 USD
- 17th Position: $15,000 USD
- 18th Position: $15,000 USD
- 19th Position: $15,000 USD
- 20th Position: $15,000 USD
- 21st – 28th Position: $8,000 USD
- 29th – 32nd Position: $4,000 USD
About the Venue:
The InterContinental Malta, an opulent hotel in the coastal city of Saint Julian’s, will serve as the venue for all matches of the CS:GO ESL Pro League Season 18.
Schedule for the ESL Pro League Season 18:
Group A
Day 1 – August 30, 2023
- FURIA vs Movistar Riders – 7:30 PM IST
- Grayhound Gaming vs GamerLegion – 7:30 PM IST
- Astralis vs Ninjas in Pyjamas – 11:00 PM IST
- Team Vitality vs ORKS – 11:00 PM IST
Day 2 – August 31, 2023
- TBD vs TBD – 4:00 PM IST
- TBD vs TBD – 4:00 PM IST
- TBD vs TBD – 7:30 PM IST
- TBD vs TBD – 11:00 PM IST
Day 3 – September 1, 2023
- TBD vs TBD – 7:30 PM IST
- TBD vs TBD – 11:00 PM IST
Day 4 – September 2, 2023
- TBD vs TBD – 4:00 PM IST
- TBD vs TBD – 7:30 PM IST
- TBD vs TBD – 11:00 PM IST
Day 5 – September 3, 2023
- TBD vs TBD – 4:00 PM IST
- TBD vs TBD – 7:30 PM IST
- TBD vs TBD – 11:00 PM IST
Group B
Day 6 – September 6, 2023
- BIG vs Monte – 7:30 PM IST
- Heroic vs Rooster – 7:30 PM IST
- Evil Geniuses vs ENCE – 11:00 PM IST
- MOUZ vs MIBR – 11:00 PM IST
- TBD vs TBD – 4:00 PM IST
- TBD vs TBD – 7:30 PM IST
- TBD vs TBD – 11:00 PM IST
- TBD vs TBD – 11:00 PM IST
Day 8 – September 8, 2023
- TBD vs TBD – 7:30 PM IST
- TBD vs TBD – 11:00 PM IST
Day 9 – September 9, 2023
- TBD vs TBD – 4:00 PM IST
- TBD vs TBD – 7:30 PM IST
- TBD vs TBD – 11:00 PM IST
Day 10 – September 10, 2023
- TBD vs TBD – 4:00 PM IST
- TBD vs TBD – 7:30 PM IST
- TBD vs TBD – 11:00 PM IST
Group C
Day 11 – September 13, 2023
- Natus Vincere vs 5yclone – 7:30 PM IST
- Apeks vs M80 – 7:30 PM IST
- FaZe Clan vs 9z Team – 11:00 PM IST
- Imperial Esports vs Fnatic – 11:00 PM IST
Day 12 – September 14, 2023
- TBD vs TBD – 4:00 PM IST
- TBD vs TBD – 7:30 PM IST
- TBD vs TBD – 11:00 PM IST
- TBD vs TBD – 11:00 PM IST
Day 13 – September 15, 2023
- TBD vs TBD – 7:30 PM IST
- TBD vs TBD – 11:00 PM IST
Day 14 – September 16, 2023
- TBD vs TBD – 4:00 PM IST
- TBD vs TBD – 7:30 PM IST
- TBD vs TBD – 11:00 PM IST
Day 15 – September 17, 2023
- TBD vs TBD – 4:00 PM IST
- TBD vs TBD – 7:30 PM IST
- TBD vs TBD – 11:00 PM IST
Group D
Day 16 – September 20, 2023
- Team Liquid vs Virtus.pro – 7:30 PM IST
- G2 Esports vs Lynn Vision Gaming – 7:30 PM IST
- Complexity Gaming vs 9INE – 11:00 PM IST
- Cloud9 vs Eternal Fire – 11:00 PM IST
Day 17 – September 21, 2023
- TBD vs TBD – 4:00 PM IST
- TBD vs TBD – 7:30 PM IST
- TBD vs TBD – 11:00 PM IST
- TBD vs TBD – 11:00 PM IST
Day 18 – September 22, 2023
- TBD vs TBD – 7:30 PM IST
- TBD vs TBD – 11:00 PM IST
Day 19 – September 23, 2023
- TBD vs TBD – 4:00 PM IST
- TBD vs TBD – 7:30 PM IST
- TBD vs TBD – 11:00 PM IST
Day 20 – September 24, 2023
- TBD vs TBD – 4:00 PM IST
- TBD vs TBD – 7:30 PM IST
- TBD vs TBD – 11:00 PM IST
Day 21 – September 26, 2023
- TBD vs TBD – 7:00 PM IST
- TBD vs TBD – 7:00 PM IST
- TBD vs TBD – 10:30 PM IST
- TBD vs TBD – 10:30 PM IST
Day 22 – September 27, 2023
- TBD vs TBD – 7:00 PM IST
- TBD vs TBD – 7:00 PM IST
- TBD vs TBD – 10:30 PM IST
- TBD vs TBD – 10:30 PM IST
Day 23 – September 28, 2023
- TBD vs TBD – 7:00 PM IST
- TBD vs TBD – 10:30 PM IST
Day 24 – September 29, 2023
- TBD vs TBD – 7:00 PM IST
- TBD vs TBD – 10:30 PM IST
Day 25 – September 30, 2023
- TBD vs TBD – 7:00 PM IST
- TBD vs TBD – 10:30 PM IST
Day 26 – October 1, 2023
- TBD vs TBD – 7:30 PM IST
For LiveStreaming:
The matches of the CS:GO ESL Pro League Season 18 may be seen live on the official ESL Twitch and YouTube channels by fans of CS:GO esports. On days when there are several matches going on at once, a supplementary feed will also be available.
