ESL Pro League Season 24: Schedule, Format, and Teams in Katowice

Tournament organizer ESL is wrapping up preparations for ESL Pro League Season 24. According to Liquipedia CS2, the matches will be played at Spodek Arena in Poland. The tournament will use the standard pool of seven maps: Ancient, Anubis, Cache, Dust II, Inferno, Mirage, and Nuke.

Broadcast talent

The organizers have confirmed the talent lineup for the English-language broadcast. HLTV has named the ten specialists who will commentate on and analyze the matches throughout the season.

Tournament format and prize money

All 16 teams will start in the group stage, where every match will be a best-of-three. The top eight teams will advance to a single-elimination bracket. The final will be a Bo5. The winner will take home the top prize, with the remaining prize money distributed as follows.

Teams competing in Katowice

Most teams received invites based on the updated Valve ranking. Team Vitality and Team Spirit stand out after claiming several major trophies this year. There were also roster changes ahead of the league: PARIVISION benched slaxejezzz and signed HObbit, while 1w Team added fame and BELCHONOKK to its roster.

Opening match schedule

Playoff bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGrand final

Team Vitality2PARIVISION0

1w Team0Aurora Gaming2

Team Vitality2Aurora Gaming1

Team Falcons0Team Spirit2

FURIA0MOUZ2

Team Spirit1MOUZ2

Team Vitality3MOUZ0

Third place match

Aurora Gaming2Team Spirit0