A total of 32 teams will compete for the lion’s share of the $850,000 prize pool.
ESL Pro League (EPL) Season 17 announced its groups on Jan. 27. As the most prestigious league in CS:GO scene, EPL will feature 32 teams in total divided into four groups of eight. EPL will kick off this season on Feb. 22 and will go on until March 26.
ESL Pro League Season 17 teams
These are the groups for EPL Season 17:
Group A
- Outsiders
- G2
- fnatic
- Cloud9
- MIBR
- Evil Geniuses
- Eternal Fire
- IHC
First matches of the group:
- Outsiders x IHC
- MIBR x fnatic
- Cloud9 x Evil Geniuses
- G2 x Eternal Fire
Group B
- Heroic
- MOUZ
- FURIA
- BIG
- Imperial
- Complexity
- SAW
- Movistar Riders
First matches of the group:
- Heroic x Movistar Riders
- BIG x Complexity
- Imperial x FURIA
- MOUZ x SAW
Group C
- FaZe
- Vitality
- Ninjas in Pyjamas
- OG
- paiN
- 00Nation
- Grayhound
- Rooster
First matches of the group:
- FaZe x Rooster
- paiN x NIP
- OG x 00Nation
- Grayhound x Vitality
Group D
- Liquid
- NAVI
- ENCE
- Astralis
- Team Spirit
- ATK
- forZe
- Rare Atom
First matches of the group:
- Liquid x Rare Atom
- ATK x ENCE
- Team Spirit x Astralis
- NAVI x forZe
EPL Season 17 format
The EPL Season 17 Group Stage will feature a triple elimination format. To earn a spot in the playoffs, the teams will have to win three times. The same goes for being eliminated as squads will have to lose three matches before saying goodbye to the tournament. All of matches will be best-of-three.
Four teams from each group will be in different brackets for the playoffs. The first team will advance directly to the quarterfinals, while the other three will head to the lower rounds. The second-place team of that group will play in the Round of 12. If a team takes third place, then they will head to the Round of 16 alongside the fourth team.
The tournament will have a prize pool of $850,000, and the champion will get a spot in the IEM Cologne tournament, which is one of the most prestigious tournaments in CS:GO.
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