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ESL Pro League Season 15

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[e][h]ESL Pro League Season 15
League Information
Organizer:
Type:
Offline
Location:
Germany Düsseldorf
Prize Pool:
$823,000 USD
Start Date:
2022-03-09
End Date:
2022-04-10
Teams:
24
Liquipedia Tier:
ESL Pro Tour Tier:
Masters Masters
Links
Maps
Ancient • Dust II • Inferno • Mirage • Nuke • Overpass • Vertigo

About[edit]

Broadcast Talent[edit]

  • Desk Hosts:
    • United States stunna (Tres Saranthus)
    • United Kingdom Pala (Pala Gilroy Sen)
  • Analysts:
    • Serbia YNk (Janko Paunović)
    • Serbia kassad (Aleksandar Trifunović)
    • United Kingdom Allan (Allan Hender)
    • United States Mauisnake (Alex Ellenberg)
    • India Bleh (Sudhen Wahengbam)
    • Switzerland Maniac (Mathieu Quiquerez)
  • Guest Commentators:
  • Interviewer:
    • Latvia Heccu (Anastasija Tolmačeva)
  • Concurrent Observer:
    • Serbia shev (Marko Krajčeski)

Format[edit]

  • Group Stage:
    • Four single round-robin format groups
      • Each group has six teams
      • All teams play each other once
      • All matches are Bo3
    • Group 1st place teams advance to the Quarterfinals
    • Group 2nd & 3rd place teams advance to the Round of 12

  • Playoffs:
    • Single-Elimination bracket
    • All matches (excl. Grand Final) are Bo3
    • The Grand Final is Bo5

Prize Pool[edit]

$823,000 USD are spread among the teams as seen below:

Prize Pool & Circuit Points
Place $ USD ESL Pro Tour Pro Tour BLAST Premier Circuit BLAST Premier
1st $175,000 1300 pts 2800 pts
2nd $70,000 1000 pts 1400 pts
3rd - 4th $35,000 780 pts 875 pts
5th - 8th $17,500 485 pts 262.5 pts
9th - 12th $12,000 250 pts -
13th - 16th $9,000 130 pts -
17th - 20th $7,500 100 pts -
21st - 24th $6,000 70 pts -
Note: Teams are awarded a $5,000 USD bonus for each group stage win

Participants[edit]

Astralis
Notes
1Denmark Xyp9x
2Denmark gla1ve
3Denmark k0nfig
4Denmark blameF
5Denmark farlig
CDenmark trace
1 November 4th - Astralis bench Denmark dupreeh, Denmark Magisk and Denmark zonic ahead of the expiration of their contracts and sign Denmark k0nfig, Denmark blameF, and Denmark ave as their replacements. [1]
2 January 31st - Astralis release Denmark Bubzkji. [2]
3 February 22nd - Astralis bench Denmark Lucky and sign Denmark farlig. [3]
4 March 4th - Astralis promote Denmark trace from Astralis Talent as coach, Denmark ave is moved to an assistant coach position. [4]
BIG
Notes
1Germany tabseN
2Germany tiziaN
3Germany syrsoN
4Germany faveN
5Germany Krimbo
CGermany enkay J
1 November 10th - BIG part ways with Germany LEGIJA and sign Germany enkay J as their new head coach. [5]
2 December 27th - BIG bench Denmark gade and acquire Germany faveN from Sprout as his replacement. [6]
3 March 19th - BIG demote Germany k1to to BIG Academy and promote Germany Krimbo as his replacement. [7]
Complexity
Notes
1South Africa JT
2Canada FaNg
3United States floppy
4United States Grim
5United States junior
CSouth Africa T.c
1 September 9th - Complexity Gaming sign Brazil coldzera from FaZe Clan on free transfer as a stand-in. [8]
2 October 7th - Complexity Gaming part ways with Denmark k0nfig. [9]
3 October 17th - Complexity Gaming part ways with Bulgaria poizon. [10]
4 October 29th - Complexity Gaming part ways with Denmark blameF. [11]
5 November 2nd - Complexity Gaming bench and transfer-list Australia jks and Denmark es3tag. [12]
6 December 1st - Complexity Gaming part ways with Brazil peacemaker. [13]
7 January 18th - Complexity Gaming acquire Extra Salt's lineup alongside United States Grim and United States junior from Team Liquid and FURIA Esports, respectively. [14]
ENCE
Notes
1Denmark Snappi
2Israel Spinx
3Poland dycha
4Poland hades
5Montenegro maden
CFinland sAw
1 January 7th - ENCE bench Finland doto. [15]
2 January 21st - ENCE acquire Montenegro maden from FunPlus Phoenix. [16]
Evil Geniuses
Notes
1United States Brehze
2Bulgaria CeRq
3United States Stewie2K
4United States autimatic
5United States RUSH
CFrance Evy
1 November 6th - Evil Geniuses part ways with Canada stanislaw, United States oBo, and Poland MICHU. [17]
2 December 24th - Canada daps steps down from the active lineup as Evil Geniuses sign France maLeK as their new head coach. [18][19]
3 January 18th - Evil Geniuses acquire United States Stewie2K from Team Liquid. [20]
4 January 19th - Evil Geniuses sign United States autimatic. [21]
5 January 20th - Evil Geniuses sign United States RUSH. [22]
6 March 30th - France Evy stands in for France maLeK who misses the group stage due to a medical issue. [23]
FaZe Clan
Notes
1Norway rain
2Latvia broky
3Canada Twistzz
4Denmark karrigan
5Estonia ropz
CSweden RobbaN
1 January 3rd - FaZe Clan bench Sweden olofmeister and sign Estonia ropz. [24]
Fnatic
Notes
SFnatic RisingFinland Banjo
 
 
 
 
1Sweden KRIMZ
2United Kingdom ALEX
3United Kingdom mezii
4Bulgaria poizon
5Sweden Peppzor
CUnited Kingdom keita
1 October 9th - Fnatic bench Sweden Jackinho. [25]
2 October 15th - Fnatic sign United Kingdom smooya on trial. [26]
3 February 21st - Fnatic bench United Kingdom smooya and promote Romania regali from Fnatic Rising. [27]
4 March 9th - Bulgaria poizon and Finland Banjo from Fnatic Rising stand in for Romania regali and Sweden KRIMZ, the latter of whom is facing travel restrictions due to testing positive for COVID-19. [28]
5 March 24th - Fnatic add Bulgaria poizon on trial and Sweden Peppzor as a stand-in. [29]
FURIA Esports
Notes
1Brazil yuurih
2Brazil arT
3Brazil KSCERATO
4Brazil drop
5Brazil saffee
CBrazil guerri
1 November 25th - FURIA Esports bench Brazil VINI. [30]
2 January 6th - FURIA Esports acquire Brazil saffee from paiN Gaming. [31]
G2 Esports
Notes
SFrance AMANEK
 
 
 
 
1France JACKZ
2Bosnia and Herzegovina huNter-
3Bosnia and Herzegovina NiKo
4Russia m0NESY
5Finland Aleksib
CFrance XTQZZZ
1 November 16th - G2 Esports part ways with France maLeK. [32]
2 January 3rd - G2 Esports acquire Russia m0NESY from Natus Vincere Junior. [33]
3 January 23rd - G2 Esports and OG swap Serbia nexa and Finland Aleksib. Additionally, they bench France AMANEK and sign France XTQZZZ as their new coach. [34]
4 March 8th - France AMANEK stands in for Finland Aleksib who misses the initial matches at the event after testing positive for COVID-19. [35][36]
5 March 12th - Finland Aleksib is cleared to play after testing negative for COVID-19. [37]
MOUZ
Notes
1Slovakia frozen
2Lithuania Bymas
3Australia dexter
4Hungary torzsi
5France NBK-
CDenmark sycrone
1 December 29th - MOUZ part ways with Estonia ropz. [38]
2 December 30th - MOUZ part ways with Denmark mithR. [39]
3 January 3rd - MOUZ bench Denmark acoR and promote Hungary torzsi from MOUZ NXT to the active lineup. [40][41]
4 January 6th - MOUZ promote Denmark sycrone from MOUZ NXT as the new head coach. [42]
5 January 7th - MOUZ sign France NBK- as he comes out of retirement. [43]
Natus Vincere
Notes
SNatus Vincere JuniorNatus Vincere JuniorUkraine headtr1ck
 
 
 
 
1Ukraine s1mple
2Non-representing electroNic
3Russia Boombl4
4Non-representing Perfecto
5Ukraine b1t
CUkraine B1ad3
1 March 29th - Ukraine headtr1ck stands in for Russia Boombl4 who misses the initial matches at the event after testing positive for COVID-19. [44]
2 April 2nd - Russia Boombl4 is cleared to play after recovering from COVID-19. [45]
Ninjas in Pyjamas
Notes
1Sweden REZ
2Sweden Plopski
3Sweden hampus
4Denmark es3tag
5Sweden phzy
CSweden djL
1 November 17th - Ninjas in Pyjamas acquire Denmark es3tag from Complexity Gaming while Sweden LNZ returns to Young Ninjas. [46]
2 December 12th - Sweden THREAT transitions to a technical director role within Ninjas in Pyjamas. [47]
3 December 13th - Ninjas in Pyjamas add Sweden phzy from Young Ninjas as a stand-in as Denmark dev1ce goes on medical leave. [48][49]
4 January 14th - Ninjas in Pyjamas acquire Sweden djL from Apeks as their head coach. [50]
Team Liquid
Notes
 
 
 
 
 
CUnited States jokasteve
1United States EliGE
2Canada NAF
3United States oSee
4France shox
5United States nitr0
CUnited States adreN
1 December 21st - Team Liquid bench United States Stewie2K, United States Grim, and Brazil FalleN. [51]
2 December 27th - Team Liquid acquire United States oSee from Extra Salt. [52]
3 December 29th - Team Liquid sign France shox. [53]
4 January 15th - Team Liquid announce the signing of United States nitr0 as he comes out of retirement. [54]
5 March 15th - United States jokasteve stands in for United States adreN who misses the initial matches at the event due to travelling issues. [55]
Team Vitality
Notes
1France apEX
2France ZywOo
3France misutaaa
4Denmark dupreeh
5Denmark Magisk
CDenmark zonic
1 December 21st - Team Vitality part ways with France XTQZZZ. [56]
2 December 22nd - Team Vitality part ways with France shox. [57]
3 January 5th - Team Vitality sign Denmark dupreeh, Denmark Magisk, and Denmark zonic as coach. [58]
1 March 14th - Gambit Esports' lineup will be playing under the name Players following ESL's sanction against the organization. [59]
1 October 20th - Heroic appoint Sweden Xizt as the interim coach. [60]
2 March 29th - Heroic sign Sweden Xizt on a permanent basis. [61]
1 March 7th - Virtus.pro's lineup will be playing under the name Outsiders following ESL's sanction against the organization. [62]
1 January 4th - Poland mhL is acquired by MOUZ NXT. [63]
2 February 21st - AGO sign Poland ultimate. [64]
3 March 8th - AGO sign Poland mwlky. [65]
1 January 13th - United States Infinite leaves Party Astronauts to join Orgless. Canada Jonji joins Party Astronauts as a stand-in. [66]
2 February 18th - United States cynic steps down from Party Astronauts. [67]
3 February 22nd - United States ptr stands in for United States viz due to the latter player not having a passport. [68]
1 October 23rd - LookingForOrg add United States HudzM as coach. [69]
2 March 10th - Australia BenSaVage stands in for United States HudzM for the remainder of the event. [70]
1 March 15th - GODSENT bench Brazil felps. [71]
2 March 22nd - GODSENT sign Brazil HEN1. [72]

Results[edit]

Group Stage[edit]

Group A[edit]

Group A
March 9th - 13th, 2022
1.Ninjas in PyjamasNinjas in Pyjamas Ninjas in PyjamasNIP4-1172-127+4512p
2.Entropiq EntropiqEntropiq4-1167-149+1812p
3.Fnatic FnaticFnatic3-2169-154+159p
4.MOUZ MOUZMOUZ2-3164-168-46p
5.G2 EsportsG2 Esports G2 EsportsG22-3170-167+36p
6.LookingForOrg LookingForOrgL4Org0-5110-187-770p
Group A Matches
March 9, 2022
G2 EsportsG2 EsportsG2
2
0
LookingForOrgLookingForOrgL4Org
March 9, 2022 - 12:30 CET
1611
5
54
1
169
7
126
6
EntropiqEntropiqEntropiq
2
0
MOUZMOUZMOUZ
March 9, 2022 - 16:00 CET
169
7
136
7
169
7
106
4
Ninjas in PyjamasNinjas in PyjamasNIP
2
0
FnaticFnaticFnatic
March 9, 2022 - 19:30 CET
1610
6
55
0
169
7
66
0
March 10, 2022
MOUZMOUZMOUZ
2
0
G2 EsportsG2 EsportsG2
March 10, 2022 - 12:30 CET
168
8
127
5
1982
72
1771
81
Ninjas in PyjamasNinjas in PyjamasNIP
2
0
EntropiqEntropiqEntropiq
March 10, 2022 - 16:00 CET
1610
6
55
0
1612
4
113
8
LookingForOrgLookingForOrgL4Org
1
2
FnaticFnaticFnatic
March 10, 2022 - 19:30 CET
167
9
138
5
84
4
1611
5
76
1
169
7
March 11, 2022
Ninjas in PyjamasNinjas in PyjamasNIP
2
1
MOUZMOUZMOUZ
March 11, 2022 - 12:30 CET
169
7
106
4
1681
70
1972
82
166
10
119
2
LookingForOrgLookingForOrgL4Org
0
2
EntropiqEntropiqEntropiq
March 11, 2022 - 17:00 CET
73
4
1612
4
99
0
166
10
G2 EsportsG2 EsportsG2
1
2
FnaticFnaticFnatic
March 11, 2022 - 19:30 CET
1610
6
145
9
22
0
1613
3
73
4
1612
4
March 12, 2022
Ninjas in PyjamasNinjas in PyjamasNIP
2
1
LookingForOrgLookingForOrgL4Org
March 12, 2022 - 12:30 CET
1613
3
72
5
146
8
169
7
1611
5
54
1
FnaticFnaticFnatic
2
1
MOUZMOUZMOUZ
March 12, 2022 - 16:00 CET
96
3
169
7
169
7
106
4
1610
6
85
3
G2 EsportsG2 EsportsG2
1
2
EntropiqEntropiqEntropiq
March 12, 2022 - 20:05 CET
22712
822
20821
711
1782
70
1971
83
139
4
166
10
March 13, 2022
G2 EsportsG2 EsportsG2
2
0
Ninjas in PyjamasNinjas in PyjamasNIP
March 13, 2022 - 19:30 CET
1613
3
42
2
168
8
107
3
FnaticFnaticFnatic
0
2
EntropiqEntropiqEntropiq
March 13, 2022 - 19:30 CET
137
6
168
8
135
8
1610
6
LookingForOrgLookingForOrgL4Org
0
2
MOUZMOUZMOUZ
March 13, 2022 - 19:30 CET
63
3
1612
4
129
3
166
10

Group B[edit]

Group B
March 16th - 20th, 2022
1.FURIA Esports FURIA EsportsFURIA4-1203-166+3712p
2.ENCE ENCEENCE4-1201-168+3312p
3.FaZe ClanFaZe Clan FaZe ClanFaZe3-2164-151+139p
4.Team Vitality Team VitalityVitality2-3135-155-206p
5.OutsidersOutsiders OutsidersOutsiders2-3165-170-56p
6.Sprout SproutSprout0-5142-200-580p
Group B Matches
March 16, 2022
Team VitalityTeam VitalityVitality
2
0
SproutSproutSprout
March 16, 2022 - 12:30 CET
1611
5
74
3
22912
622
20621
911
FaZe ClanFaZe ClanFaZe
1
2
ENCEENCEENCE
March 16, 2022 - 16:00 CET
1611
5
134
9
77
0
168
8
137
6
168
8
OutsidersOutsidersOutsiders
1
2
FURIA EsportsFURIA EsportsFURIA
March 16, 2022 - 19:55 CET
167
9
148
6
87
1
168
8
76
1
169
7
March 17, 2022
Team VitalityTeam VitalityVitality
0
2
ENCEENCEENCE
March 17, 2022 - 12:30 CET
86
2
169
7
118
3
167
9
FURIA EsportsFURIA EsportsFURIA
2
0
SproutSproutSprout
March 17, 2022 - 16:00 CET
1611
5
114
7
169
7
126
6
OutsidersOutsidersOutsiders
2
0
FaZe ClanFaZe ClanFaZe
March 17, 2022 - 19:30 CET
167
9
88
0
22913
621
18620
910
March 18, 2022
Team VitalityTeam VitalityVitality
1
2
FURIA EsportsFURIA EsportsFURIA
March 18, 2022 - 12:30 CET
44
0
1611
5
168
8
127
5
146
8
169
7
OutsidersOutsidersOutsiders
0
2
ENCEENCEENCE
March 18, 2022 - 16:30 CET
106
4
169
7
1790
62
1963
91
FaZe ClanFaZe ClanFaZe
2
0
SproutSproutSprout
March 18, 2022 - 19:30 CET
1612
4
93
6
169
7
96
3
March 19, 2022
FURIA EsportsFURIA EsportsFURIA
2
1
ENCEENCEENCE
March 19, 2022 - 12:30 CET
116
5
169
7
169
7
116
5
165
11
1310
3
OutsidersOutsidersOutsiders
2
1
SproutSproutSprout
March 19, 2022 - 16:45 CET
1791
61
1962
92
168
8
87
1
1612
4
43
1
Team VitalityTeam VitalityVitality
0
2
FaZe ClanFaZe ClanFaZe
March 19, 2022 - 20:45 CET
105
5
1610
6
22
0
1613
3
March 20, 2022
Team VitalityTeam VitalityVitality
2
0
OutsidersOutsidersOutsiders
March 20, 2022 - 19:55 CET
169
7
76
1
166
10
139
4
FaZe ClanFaZe ClanFaZe
2
1
FURIA EsportsFURIA EsportsFURIA
March 20, 2022 - 19:30 CET
1610
6
95
4
64
2
1611
5
1610
6
135
8
ENCEENCEENCE
2
1
SproutSproutSprout
March 20, 2022 - 19:55 CET
1782
70
1971
83
169
7
106
4
168
8
147
7

Group C[edit]

Group C
March 23rd - 27th, 2022
1.Movistar Riders Movistar RidersRiders5-0208-187+2115p
2.PlayersPlayers PlayersPlayers4-1186-128+5812p
3.Team LiquidTeam Liquid Team LiquidLiquid3-2152-128+249p
4.BIGBIG BIGBIG2-3155-145+106p
5.GODSENTGODSENT GODSENTGOD1-4124-169-453p
6.Party Astronauts Party AstronautsPartyz0-596-164-680p
Group C Matches
March 23, 2022
PlayersPlayersPlayers
2
0
Party AstronautsParty AstronautsPartyz
March 23, 2022 - 12:30 CET
1611
5
44
0
1610
6
65
1
GODSENTGODSENTGOD
1
2
Movistar RidersMovistar RidersRiders
March 23, 2022 - 16:00 CET
66
0
169
7
166
10
119
2
125
7
1610
6
Team LiquidTeam LiquidLiquid
2
0
BIGBIGBIG
March 23, 2022 - 19:45 CET
1610
6
115
6
168
8
127
5
March 24, 2022
PlayersPlayersPlayers
1
2
Movistar RidersMovistar RidersRiders
March 24, 2022 - 12:30 CET
148
6
167
9
1611
5
74
3
96
3
169
7
BIGBIGBIG
2
0
Party AstronautsParty AstronautsPartyz
March 24, 2022 - 16:40 CET
1611
5
94
5
169
7
106
4
Team LiquidTeam LiquidLiquid
2
0
GODSENTGODSENTGOD
March 24, 2022 - 19:30 CET
1611
5
44
0
1610
6
65
1
March 25, 2022
BIGBIGBIG
0
2
PlayersPlayersPlayers
March 25, 2022 - 12:30 CET
20822
710
22711
823
1410
4
165
11
Team LiquidTeam LiquidLiquid
1
2
Movistar RidersMovistar RidersRiders
March 25, 2022 - 16:00 CET
169
7
146
8
122
10
1613
3
1691
60
1962
92
Party AstronautsParty AstronautsPartyz
0
2
GODSENTGODSENTGOD
March 25, 2022 - 20:40 CET
92
7
1613
3
86
2
169
7
March 26, 2022
BIGBIGBIG
0
2
Movistar RidersMovistar RidersRiders
March 26, 2022 - 12:30 CET
239111
6221
256222
9112
117
4
168
8
Team LiquidTeam LiquidLiquid
2
0
Party AstronautsParty AstronautsPartyz
March 26, 2022 - 16:10 CET
1614
2
51
4
169
7
93
6
PlayersPlayersPlayers
2
1
GODSENTGODSENTGOD
March 26, 2022 - 19:30 CET
168
8
147
7
138
5
167
9
1613
3
32
1
March 27, 2022
PlayersPlayersPlayers
2
0
Team LiquidTeam LiquidLiquid
March 27, 2022 - 19:30 CEST
1614
2
11
0
167
9
118
3
BIGBIGBIG
2
0
GODSENTGODSENTGOD
March 27, 2022 - 19:30 CEST
169
7
116
5
1613
3
42
2
Movistar RidersMovistar RidersRiders
2
1
Party AstronautsParty AstronautsPartyz
March 27, 2022 - 19:30 CEST
1613
3
102
8
43
1
1612
4
168
8
107
3

Group D[edit]

Group D
March 30th - April 3rd, 2022
1.Natus VincereNatus Vincere Natus VincereNAVI5-0195-119+7615p
2.HeroicHeroic HeroicHeroic4-1161-134+2712p
3.Astralis AstralisAstralis3-2193-178+159p
4.AGO AGOAGO2-3142-178-366p
5.Complexity GamingComplexity Gaming ComplexityCOL1-4171-189-183p
6.Evil GeniusesEvil Geniuses Evil GeniusesEG0-5106-170-640p
Group D Matches
March 30, 2022
Natus VincereNatus VincereNAVI
2
0
AGOAGOAGO
March 30, 2022 - 12:30 CEST
1614
2
11
0
3772122222
81211112
3481211111
72122220
Complexity GamingComplexity GamingCOL
0
2
HeroicHeroicHeroic
March 30, 2022 - 16:25 CEST
97
2
168
8
148
6
167
9
AstralisAstralisAstralis
2
0
Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEG
March 30, 2022 - 19:30 CEST
1611
5
94
5
169
7
86
2
March 31, 2022
AGOAGOAGO
2
1
Complexity GamingComplexity GamingCOL
March 31, 2022 - 12:30 CEST
113
8
1612
4
167
9
118
3
169
7
126
6
HeroicHeroicHeroic
2