ESL Pro League Season 23: All Stage 2 participants determined after the decisive final day of Stage 1

The final and decisive day of ESL Pro League Season 23 Stage 1 determined the teams that will continue their run in the tournament. Following the decisive matches, the full list of Stage 2 participants has been finalized, where the Stage 1 winners will be joined by invited top teams. The next phase will see them battle for a place in the playoffs of one of the season’s major tournaments.

The decisive 2–2 bracket matches featured HEROIC vs PARIVISION, G2 vs NiP, and 3DMAX vs Liquid. In the first match, HEROIC confidently defeated PARIVISION 2–0. The result came as a surprise, as PARIVISION had shown strong performances in recent tournaments, including winning BLAST Bounty Winter 2026 and reaching the grand final of PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026.

G2 and 3DMAX stepped up in their decisive matches and secured crucial victories that guaranteed them a place in the second stage of the tournament.

Teams that advanced to ESL Pro League Season 23 Stage 2:

• Legacy (3–0)
• FUT (3–0)
• Monte (3–1)
• Astralis (3–1)
• paiN (3–1)
• HEROIC (3–2)
• G2 (3–2)
• 3DMAX (3–2)

Teams eliminated from ESL Pro League Season 23 Stage 1:

• SemperFi (0–3)
• NRG Esports (0–3)
• Gaimin Gladiators (1–3)
• Passion UA (1–3)
• M80 (1–3)
• PARIVISION (2–3)
• NiP (2–3)
• Liquid (2–3)

ESL Pro League Season 23 Stage 1 took place from March 1 to March 5, where 16 teams competed for eight spots in the second stage of the tournament. The remaining eight teams split a $39,000 prize pool. Up next is the decisive Stage 2, where teams will fight for playoff spots and the chance to continue their run for the title.