How to watch ESL Pro League Season 11: Stream, schedule, results

Counter-Strike’s cream of the crop will battle it out in their groups to be crowned ESL Pro League Season 11 champions of their respective region. Here’s how to catch all of the action on stream.

24 of Counter-Strike’s premier esports teams will be pitted together in ESL’s 11th season of their Pro League. Following the current global pandemic, the entirety of Season 11 will be played online, with two dedicated regions: Europe and North America.

There will be three European groups and one North American group, meaning that the European and North American divisions will have their own respective champions this season. Here’s everything you need to know, so you don’t miss a second of Counter-Strike’s finest locking horns.

ESL

The 24 teams are comprised of 13 founding members, per the Louvre agreement.

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Stream

ESL Pro League Season 11 will be streamed live to their dedicated Twitch channel or YouTube channel. Missed some of the action? Catch-up with the action by rewatching VODs from the day’s action on the dedicated section of ESL’s Twitch channel.

Participating teams

ESL’s Pro League Season 11 is comprised of 24 teams, which are divided into four groups of six teams. Per the ESL’s efforts to minimize risk following the ongoing epidemic, there will be three European groups and one North American group. Here’s how each group weighs-up.

Group A (Europe)

• Astralis
• ENCE
• GODSENT
• Ninjas in Pyjamas
• Team Spirit
• Team Vitality

Group B (Europe)

• BIG
• Complexity
• forZe
• Fnatic
• Natus Vincere
• North

Group C (North America)

• 100 Thieves
• Evil Geniuses
• FURIA Esports
• Swole Patrol
• Team Liquid
• MiBR

Group D (Europe)

• FaZe Clan
• G2 Esports
• mousesports
• OG
• Tyloo
• Virtus.pro

Given the circumstances, there have been numerous changes made to the original Season 11 lineup announced back in February.

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The changes are summarized below, with more details available on ESL’s website.

• Renegades replaced by Swole Patrol in Group C (unable to travel overseas).
• Sharks replaced by MiBR in Group C (safety concerns).
• BOOM replaced by Team Spirit in Group A (safety concerns).
• Heroic replaced by BIG (unable to field eligible lineup).

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MiBR are the latest team to be added to Season 11 of the ESL Pro League.

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Format

Europe

A round-robin, best-of-three format will be used in Group A, B and D respectively. Each of the group’s winners will qualify for a second group stage, while the runners-up and third-placed teams in each group will go head-to-head to decide the remaining three slots.

Six teams will make up the second group stage (Winner’s Group Stage) and will operate in the same manner as the first group stage. The winner of the group will earn their spot in the best-of-five Grand Final, while second and third-placed teams play a best-of-three decider.

North America

Across the pond in Group C, the format is similar, however, four teams will advance to the playoffs, which will use a double-elimination bracket.

Here, the first and second-placed teams will go head-to-head in the Winner’s Final, while third and fourth will battle in the Loser’s Final — where the winner of this matchup will face the loser of the Winner’s Final to earn their spot in the Grand Final.

ESL

mousesports are the reigning champions. Can they defend their crown on the European side of things?

NA Playoffs and Results

EU Playoffs and Results

Stage 2: Schedule and results

Stage 1: Results

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Stage 1: Standings

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D