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Ahead of the CS2 ESL Pro League Season 20, the ESL Counter-Strike group posted all the teams attending the prestigious tournament, commencing from September 3, 2024, to September 22, 2024. CS2 enthusiasts around the world will witness teams participating from different regions (Europe, Asia, Pacific, South, and North America) to get their hands on the shiny trophy. Moreover, there is a massive prize pool of $750,000 involved.
MOUZ will be entering this tournament as the defending champions, while a handful of teams worldwide will try to write their name on the history pages by winning this prestigious competition.
With that in mind, this article will shed some light on all 32 participating teams in CS2 ESL Pro League Season 20 alongside some necessary information about the contest.
All Qualified and Invited teams to CS2 ESL Pro League Season 20
Let's take a quick glimpse at the full list of all the teams participating in the prestigious ESL tournament :
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Format of the ESL Pro League Season 20
Following the previous ESL tournament trends, CS2 ESL Pro League Season 20 will possess eight teams, divided into four groups. All the matches in the group stage will follow the standard BO3 format while maintaining the four triple elimination format.
Among the eight participating teams from four groups, the top four from the table will qualify for the playoff stage of the tournament. However, there’s a catch. The top team from each group will qualify directly for the Quarterfinals. The runners-up will qualify for the RO12 (Round of 12) with high seeds.
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On the other hand, the third and fourth teams will advance to the RO 16 (Round of 16) stage with higher and lower seeds respectively.
With that in mind, let’s talk about the structure of the playoff stage. It will follow the traditional single elimination bracket and the matches will be BO3, except the Grand Final. The Final match of ESL Pro League Season 20 will be played in a BO5 format.
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