Season 19 of Counter-Strike’s ESL Pro League is upon us, with this edition the second since the launch of CS2. Featuring the same condensed mega-format as Season 18, you won’t go hungry watching the greatest players battle for big prizes.
This is the first event following the Major where champions Natus Vincere will appear, while fellow Copenhagen finalists FaZe Clan enter EPL S19 fresh off their win at IEM Chengdu. With the bulk of CS2‘s top 30 present, expect fireworks as they battle for a piece of Counter-Strike glory and a spot at the Lanxess Arena later this year.
Here’s everything you need to know about CS2 ESL Pro LeagueSeason 19.
ESL Pro League Season 19 CS2 format
ESL Pro League Season 19 features a massive 32 teams and 79 best-of-three series, with the ultimate winner walking away $170,000 USD richer. Importantly, the winner also joins Team Spirit and FaZe Clan at IEM Cologne, receiving a direct invite to the million-dollar event.
The 32 teams have been split into four groups of eight, where each will play through a triple-elimination bracket. Apart from the upper final where both teams qualify for the playoffs, three losses mean a team is eliminated. Two qualify from the upper bracket, one via the middle, and one from the lower bracket per group.
- Upper bracket final winner: Quarterfinal seed
- Upper bracket final loser: Round of 12 seed
- Middle bracket final winner: Round of 12 seed
- Lower bracket final winner: Round of 16 seed
When all is said and done, 16 teams will remain and be sorted into the playoffs. From there, it’s single elimination best-of-threes to the grand final, which is a best-of-five.
ESL Pro League Season 19 CS2 schedule and results
Group Stage
The four ESL Pro League Season 19 groups will be played over two weeks, with two groups hitting the server each week. All match times below are in Central Time (CT).
Group A and B
Tuesday, April 23
- 6:30am: VP 1-2 Fnatic | 3DMAX 2-0 SAW
- 9:30am: Astralis 2-0 Eternal Fire | Vitality 2-0Sharks
- 12:30pm: FaZe 2-0 Imperial | M80 1-2 BetBoom
Wednesday, April 24
- 6:30am: Falcons 1-2 MongolZ | TYLOO 0-2 G2
- 9:30am: SAW 0-2 VP
- 9:30am: 3DMAX 2-0 Fnatic
- Group A upper bracket. Winner advances to playoffs.
- 12:30pm: Eternal Fire 2-1 Imperial
- 12:30pm: Astralis 2-0 FaZe
- Group A upper bracket. Winner advances to playoffs.
Thursday, April 25
- 6:30am: TYLOO 1-2 Falcons
- 6:30am: MongolZ 2-0 G2
- Group B upper bracket. Winner advances to playoffs.
- 9:30am: Sharks 1-2 M80
- 9:30am: Vitality 2-0 BetBoom
- Group B upper bracket. Winner advances to playoffs.
- 12:30pm: Fnatic 1-2 Eternal Fire
- 12:30pm: FaZe 2-0 VP
Friday, April 26
- 6:30am: Falcons 0-2 BetBoom
- 6:30am: G2 1-2 M80
- 9:30am: FaZe 2-1 Eternal Fire
- Group A mid bracket final. Winner advances to playoffs.
- 9:30am: SAW 2-0 Imperial
- Group A lower bracket. Loser is eliminated.
- 12:30pm: BetBoom 2-1 M80
- Group B mid bracket final. Winner advances to playoffs.
- 12:30pm: TYLOO 2-0 Sharks
- Group B lower bracket. Loser is eliminated.
Saturday, April 27
- 6:30am: VP 2-0 Fnatic
- Group A lower bracket. Loser is eliminated.
- 6:30am: G2 2-1 Falcons
- Group B lower bracket. Loser is eliminated.
- 9:30am: SAW 2-0 Eternal Fire
- Group A lower bracket. Loser is eliminated.
- 9:30am: TYLOO 1-2 M80
- Group B lower bracket. Loser is eliminated.
- 12:30pm: 3DMAX 0-2 Astralis
- Group A upper bracket final. Winner advances to quarterfinals, loser begins playoffs in round two.
Sunday, April 28
- 6:30am: MongolZ vs. Vitality
- Group B upper bracket final. Winner advances to quarterfinals, loser begins playoffs in round two.
- 9:30am: VP vs. SAW
- Group A lower bracket final. Winner advances to playoffs, loser is eliminated.
- 12:30pm: G2 vs. M80
- Group B lower bracket final. Winner advances to playoffs, loser is eliminated.
Group C and D
Tuesday, April 23
- 6:30am: ENCE vs. GamerLegion | MOUZ vs. BNK
- 9:30am: Complexity vs. PERA | NiP vs. HEROIC
- 12:30pm: FURIA vs. Liquid | FORZE vs. Monte
Wednesday, April 24
- 6:30am: BIG vs. BOSS | FlyQuest vs. NAVI
- 9:30am: TBD vs. TBD
- 9:30am: TBD vs. TBD
- Group C upper bracket. Winner advances to playoffs.
- 12:30pm: TBD vs. TBD
- 12:30pm: TBD vs. TBD
- Group C upper bracket. Winner advances to playoffs.
Thursday, April 25
- 6:30am: TBD vs. TBD
- 6:30am: TBD vs. TBD
- Group D upper bracket. Winner advances to playoffs.
- 9:30am: TBD vs. TBD
- 9:30am: TBD vs. TBD
- Group D upper bracket. Winner advances to playoffs.
- 12:30pm: TBD vs. TBD
- 12:30pm: TBD vs. TBD
Friday, April 26
- 6:30am: TBD vs. TBD
- 6:30am: TBD vs. TBD
- 9:30am: TBD vs. TBD
- Group C mid bracket final. Winner advances to playoffs.
- 9:30am: TBD vs. TBD
- Group C lower bracket. Loser is eliminated.
- 12:30pm: TBD vs. TBD
- Group D mid bracket final. Winner advances to playoffs.
- 12:30pm: TBD vs. TBD
- Group D lower bracket. Loser is eliminated.
Saturday, April 27
- 6:30am: TBD vs. TBD
- Group C lower bracket. Loser is eliminated.
- 6:30am: TBD vs. TBD
- Group D lower bracket. Loser is eliminated.
- 9:30am: TBD vs. TBD
- Group C lower bracket. Loser is eliminated.
- 9:30am: TBD vs. TBD
- Group D lower bracket. Loser is eliminated.
- 12:30pm: TBD vs. TBD
- Group C upper bracket final. Winner advances to quarterfinals, loser begins playoffs in round two.
Sunday, April 28
- 6:30am: TBD vs. TBD
- Group C lower bracket final. Winner advances to playoffs, loser is eliminated.
- 9:30am: TBD vs. TBD
- Group D lower bracket final. Winner advances to playoffs, loser is eliminated.
- 12:30pm: TBD vs. TBD
- Group D upper bracket final. Winner advances to quarterfinals, loser begins playoffs in round two.
Playoffs
All match times are in Central Time (CT).
Tuesday, May 7
- 9:15am: TBD vs. TBD
- Playoffs round one. Winner advances to round two, loser is eliminated.
- 9:15am: TBD vs. TBD
- Playoffs round one. Winner advances to round two, loser is eliminated.
- 12:30pm: TBD vs. TBD
- Playoffs round one. Winner advances to round two, loser is eliminated.
- 12:30pm: TBD vs. TBD
- Playoffs round one. Winner advances to round two, loser is eliminated.
Wednesday, May 8
- 9:15am: TBD vs. TBD
- Playoffs round two. Winner advances to quarterfinals, loser is eliminated.
- 9:15am: TBD vs. TBD
- Playoffs round two. Winner advances to quarterfinals, loser is eliminated.
- 12:30pm: TBD vs. TBD
- Playoffs round two. Winner advances to quarterfinals, loser is eliminated.
- 12:30pm: TBD vs. TBD
- Playoffs round two. Winner advances to quarterfinals, loser is eliminated.
Thursday, May 9
- 9:15am: TBD vs. TBD
- Winner advances to semifinals, loser is eliminated.
- 12:30: TBD vs. TBD
- Winner advances to semifinals, loser is eliminated.
Friday, May 10
- 9:15am: TBD vs. TBD
- Winner advances to semifinals, loser is eliminated.
- 12:30: TBD vs. TBD
- Winner advances to semifinals, loser is eliminated.
Saturday, May 11
- 9:15am: TBD vs. TBD
- Winner advances to grand final, loser is eliminated.
- 12:30: TBD vs. TBD
- Winner advances to grand final, loser is eliminated.
Sunday, May 12
- 10am: TBD vs. TBD
- Grand final (best-of-five).
ESL Pro League Season 19 CS2 streams: How to watch
ESL Pro League Season 19 will be broadcast live on Twitch and YouTube. If you missed the action, head to ESL’s respective channels for spoiler-free VODs available following the conclusion of each matchday.
With two groups running each week, matches will be played simultaneously across two streams. Broadcasts in other languages are available. Check the official Liquipedia event page for more information and streams.
