Don't miss the start of ESL Pro League Season 16
In just a few hours, the first meeting of the ESL Pro League Season 16 group stage will begin. Over the next month, the best teams on the world stage will compete for a prize pool of $835,000, as well as tickets to BLAST Premier: World Final 2022 and IEM Katowice 2023. that the championship is preparing for us and share our impressions of the favorites in each group.
Group A (August 31 - September 4)
NAVI is considered the main favorite of the first group, which is unlikely to be disputed by anyone. Vitality and Ninjas in Pajamas will also fight the "Born to Win" company in the fight for reaching the playoffs. It is interesting to watch the Team Spirit team, which has been attracting attention from the outside since the time of the Major. In turn, there is every right to think that fnatic and Endpoint will not cope with the pressure of competitors and will not be able to get involved in the fight for the TOP-3.
Group B (September 7-11)
It seems that in group B the main struggle will unfold between the FaZe Clan, G2 Esports and BIG teams. Certain problems for leaders can be delivered by the Outsiders team, but only on occasion. As for MIBR and FTW, these teams look like obvious outsiders who are unlikely to be able to contribute in terms of the distribution of berths to the playoffs.
Group C (14-18 September)
Perhaps the most equal group in which the intrigue will be alive until the last round. Here we see two Danish giants - Heroic and Astralis. At the same time, we should not forget about the updated ENCE roster, which will definitely fight for their points. You can not write off MOUZ, which once again went for rejuvenation and introduced another native of her academy. The French from HEET, who have a balanced line-up and have been striving for TIER-1 for a long time, can also cause trouble for the leaders of the group. The only exception is the Complexity team, which, against the background of its rivals, can pack its bags in advance.
Group D (September 21-25)
There are enough surprises in group D. Firstly, here we can see Team Liquid, which, with the arrival of YEKINDAR, began to play too confidently. Secondly, we must not forget about Cloud9, which will certainly be ready to return in the new season and not fall into the dirt on its face. It is also interesting to watch the Brazilians from FURIA, who invariably get into the playoffs of major tournaments. Things are a little worse for Evil Geniuses, Eternal Fire and Movistar Riders, who are unlikely to fight for the playoffs, but risk taking a few points away from the favorites.
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FaZe ClanESL Pro League Season 16 will be held from August 31st to October 2nd in Malta at the Salini Resort. 24 teams will compete for a total prize pool of $835,000. The winner of the tournament will receive the main prize of $175,000, as well as tickets to BLAST Premier: World Final 2022 and IEM Katowice 2023.
Prize pool distribution for ESL Pro League Season 16
- 1st place: $175,000 + 2,800 BLAST Premier points + ticket to BLAST Premier: World Final 2022 + ticket to IEM Katowice 2023
- 2nd place: $70,000 + 1,400 BLAST Premier points
- 3rd-4th place: $35,000 + 875 BLAST Premier points
- 5th-8th place: $17,500 + 262.5 BLAST Premier points
- 9th-12th place: $12,000
- 13th-16th place: $9,000
- 17th-20th place: $7,500
- 21st-24th place: $6,000
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Team Liquid — Vitality Grand Final Becomes the Most Viewed at ESL Pro League Season 16At its peak, 502,822 people watched the final match of the entire championship.6340perepelovskyZywOo is the best player in ESL Pro League Season 16The 21-year-old French sniper finished the event with an overall rating of 1.42.4476Lord MatusTeam Vitality are the champions of ESL Pro League Season 16!The team with great difficulty defeated their last opponent in the grand final.4873perepelovskyTeam Liquid vs. Vitality: who will be the strongest at ESL Pro League Season 16?We are looking forward to the start of the ESL Pro League Season 16 Grand Finals, which will begin very soon.3794Lord MatusTeam Vitality will face Liquid in the finals of ESL Pro League Season 16The team will compete with Team Liquid for the right to become the champion of the tournament with a prize pool of $834005perepelovskyTeam Liquid reached the grand finals of ESL Pro League Season 16The North American team beats Cloud9 with a score of 2:1 in a tense duel.89fauesdeBC.Game suffer opening loss at IEM Rio 2026 qualifiers after recent roster changesBC.Game suffer an opening defeat at the IEM Rio 2026 qualifiers, losing to Ursa and dropping to the lower bracket despite s1mple’s efforts.395fauesdeFURIA snatch victory over FUT and advance to the main stage of BLAST Bounty Winter 2026FURIA defeat FUT in a close best-of-three, with molodoy starring as they clinch the last qualification spot for BLAST Bounty Winter 2026 in Malta.422fauesdeTeam Vitality defeat EYEBALLERS and qualify for the LAN stage of BLAST Bounty Winter 2026Vitality edge past EYEBALLERS at BLAST Bounty Winter 2026 Closed Qualifier, surviving a dramatic Anubis overtime to qualify for the LAN finals in Malta.392fauesdeTeam Spirit defeated Inner Circle and advanced to the LAN stage of BLAST Bounty Winter 2026Team Spirit advanced to the LAN stage of BLAST Bounty Winter 2026 after a convincing 2–0 win over Inner Circle, with donk delivering a standout MVP performance.510fauesdeLiquid defeat Gentle Mates and advance to the main stage of BLAST Bounty Winter 2026Liquid advance to the main stage of BLAST Bounty Winter 2026 after a 2–1 win over Gentle Mates, dominating Mirage and Nuke to qualify for the LAN event.544fauesdeHEROIC defeat paiN and become the first team to qualify for the BLAST Bounty Winter 2026 LANHEROIC outplayed paiN to become the first team qualified for the BLAST Bounty Winter 2026 LAN in Malta, with nilo earning MVP honors in the series.
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