ESL Pro League Season 16: Teams, Schedule, Results, Format, Prize Pool, More

Here is the complete information for the ESL Pro League Season 16.

Updated On: 02 Oct 2022, 10:42 PM UTC

Highlights
The ESL Pro League Season 16 is scheduled to take place from 31st August to 2nd October with a total prize pool of $835,000 USD.
ESL Pro League Season 16 will be taking place on LAN in Malta, with playoffs being played in front of a live audience at Salini Resort.
Here are the complete details for the ESL Pro League Season 16 including teams, groups, results, schedule, format, and more.

The ESL Pro League Season 16 is finally upon us with some of the biggest CS:GO teams from around the world prepared to go up against each other.

This season is scheduled to take place from 31^st August to 2^nd October and it will be featuring a total prize pool of $835,000 USD (INR 6,64,31,348) with 24 teams competing to become the champions.

This tournament will be taking place on LAN in Malta, the playoffs stage will be further played in front of a live audience at the Salini Resort.

Here are the complete details for the ESL Pro League Season 16 including participating teams, match results, overall standings, tournament schedule, event format, prize pool split, livestream information, and other details.

ESL Pro League Season 16: Complete Details

The premier month-long CS:GO league is back with its sixteenth season, featuring 24 teams that are ready to go up against each other on LAN. Here is everything you need to know about ESL Pro League Season 16.

Teams - Invited and Qualified

A total of 24 CS:GO teams are participating in the ESL Pro League Season 16, out of these 15 are permanent partner teams, three have been invited based on their ESL world ranking, and six have made it through the ESL Pro League Conference Season 16.

ESL Pro League S16 - Teams

Group-A: NAVI, Ninjas in Pyjamas, Vitality, Fnatic, Spirit, Endpoint
Group-B: FaZe, G2, BIG, Outsiders, MIBR, FTW
Group-C: ENCE, Heroic, Astralis, MOUZ, Complexity, HEET
Group-D: Cloud9, Movistar, Liquid, FURIA, Evil Geniuses, Eternal Fire

Schedule and Results

Group-A | Overall Standings

Team	Match (W-L)	Rounds (W-L)	Round Diff	Points
Vitality	5-0	176-138	38	15
Fnatic	3-2	166-130	36	9
NAVI	2-3	166-166	0	6
Spirit	2-3	143-153	-10	6
NIP	2-3	122-153	-31	6
Endpoint	1-4	129-171	-42	3

Group-A | 31^st August to 4^th September

Match	Date	Time (IST)	Map 1	Map 2	Map 3	Winner
NAVI vs Spirit	31 Aug	16:00	Nuke \| 16-11	Dust 2 \| 16-9	Mirage \| -	NAVI
Vitality vs END	31 Aug	19:30	Vertigo \| 16-12	Inferno \| 16-5	Overpass \| -	Vitality
NIP vs Fnatic	31 Aug	23:00	Ancient \| 4-16	Overpass \| 4-16	Nuke \| -	Fnatic

Spirit vs END	1 Sep	16:00	Overpass \| 16-4	Ancient \| 17-19	Vertigo \| 22-18	Spirit
NAVI vs Fnatic	1 Sep	19:30	Ancient \| 14-16	Mirage \| 16-8	Inferno \| 16-7	NAVI
NIP vs Vitality	1 Sep	23:00	Nuke \| 14-16	Vertigo \| 8-16	Inferno \| -	Vitality

NAVI vs END	2 Sep	16:00	Ancient \| 7-16	Dust 2 \| 10-16	Inferno \| -	END
NIP vs Spirit	2 Sep	19:30	Mirage \| 9-16	Nuke \| 7-16	Ancient \| -	Spirit
Vitality vs Fnatic	2 Sep	23:00	Nuke \| 6-16	Inferno \| 16-12	Mirage \| 16-11	Vitality

NIP vs END	3 Sep	16:00	Vertigo \| 16-7	Inferno \| 19-15	Mirage \| -	NIP
Fnatic vs Spirit	3 Sep	19:30	Nuke \| 16-11	Mirage \| 16-9	Ancient \| -	Fnatic
NAVI vs Vitality	3 Sep	23:00	Inferno \| 16-10	Mirage \| 14-16	Overpass \| 12-16	Vitality

NAVI vs NIP	4 Sep	23:00	Inferno \| 8-16	Mirage \| 16-9	Overpass \| 11-16	NIP
Vitality vs Spirit	4 Sep	23:00	Nuke \| 16-6	Vertigo \| 16-10	Dust 2 \| -	Vitality
Fnatic vs END	4 Sep	23:00	Ancient \| 16-8	Overpass \| 16-10	Vertigo \| -	Fnatic

Group-B | Overall Standings

Team	Match (W-L)	Rounds (W-L)	Round Diff	Points
G2 Esports	5-0	169-96	73	15
FaZe Clan	4-1	161-122	44	12
Outsiders	3-2	146-119	27	9
BIG	2-3	165-162	3	6
MIBR	1-4	115-180	-65	3
FTW Esports	0-5	95-175	-80	0

Group-B | 7^th to 11^th September

Match	Date	Time (IST)	Map 1	Map 2	Map 3	Winner
FaZe vs FTW	7 Sep	16:00	Inferno \| 16-4	Overpass \| 16-4	Ancient \| -	FaZe
Outsiders vs BIG	7 Sep	19:30	Dust 2 \| 16-9	Inferno \| 16-11	Mirage \| -	Outsiders
G2 vs MIBR	7 Sep	23:00	Dust 2 \| 16-5	Ancient \| 16-10	Vertigo \| -	G2

Outsiders vs FTW	8 Sep	16:00	Vertigo \| 16-8	Dust 2 \| 16-10	Inferno \| -	Outsiders
G2 vs BIG	8 Sep	19:30	Mirage \| 19-16	Vertigo \| 19-17	Nuke \| -	G2
FaZe vs MIBR	8 Sep	23:00	Dust 2 \| 9-16	Nuke \| 16-8	Overpass \| 16-4	FaZe

G2 vs FTW	9 Sep	16:00	inferno \| 16-5	Ancient \| 16-6	Vertigo \| -	G2
BIG vs MIBR	9 Sep	19:30	Vertigo \| 16-14	Nuke \| 14-16	Dust 2 \| 16-1	BIG
FaZe vs Outsiders	9 Sep	23:00	Dust 2 \| 16-5	Ancient \| 5-16	Inferno \| 16-11	FaZe

BIG vs FTW	10 Sep	16:00	inferno \| 16-7	Dust 2 \| 12-16	Nuke \| 16-6	BIG
Outsiders vs MIBR	10 Sep	19:30	Vertigo \| 16-2	Inferno \| 16-7	Dust 2 \| -	Outsiders
FaZe vs G2	10 Sep	23:00	Dust 2 \| 7-16	Nuke \| 12-16	Mirage \| -	G2

MIBR vs FTW	11 Sep	23:00	Vertigo \| 16-12	Nuke \| 19-17	Dust 2 \| -	MIBR
G2 vs Outsiders	11 Sep	23:00	Inferno \| 16-2	Ancient \| 19-16	Vertigo \| -	G2
FaZe vs BIG	11 Sep	23:00	Dust 2 \| 16-11	Nuke \| 16-11	Inferno \| -	FaZe

Group-C | Overall Standings

Team	Match (W-L)	Rounds (W-L)	Round Diff	Points
Heroic	4-1	179-157	22	12
MOUZ	3-1	143-129	14	9
Complexity	3-2	171-171	0	9
Astralis	2-3	200-193	7	6
ENCE	1-3	104-113	-9	3
HEET	1-4	156-197	-41	3

Group-C | 14^th to 18^th September

Match	Date	Time (IST)	Map 1	Map 2	Map 3	Winner
MOUZ vs Heroic	14 Sep	16:00	Mirage \| 16-14	Dust 2 \| 16-9	Nuke \| -	MOUZ
COL vs Astralis	14 Sep	19:30	Inferno \| 9-16	Nuke \| 25-23	Dust 2 \| 16-11	COL
ENCE vs HEET	14 Sep	23:00	Dust 2 \| 16-6	Vertigo \| 16-11	Nuke \| -	ENCE

Astralis vs MOUZ	15 Sep	16:00	Inferno \| 16-7	Nuke \| 16-14	Ancient \| -	Astralis
COL vs HEET	15 Sep	19:30	Nuke \| 16-8	Overpass \| 16-12	Inferno \| -	COL
ENCE vs Heroic	15 Sep	23:00	Ancient \| 13-16	Vertigo \| 10-16	Nuke \| -	Heroic

Astralis vs HEET	16 Sep	16:00	Dust 2 \| 12-16	Inferno \| 16-10	Nuke \| 14-16	HEET
Heroic vs COL	16 Sep	19:30	Inferno \| 16-9	Ancient \| 16-10	Nuke \| -	Heroic
ENCE vs MOUZ	16 Sep	23:00	Mirage \| 13-16	Overpass \| -	Nuke \| -	TBD

Heroic vs HEET	17 Sep	16:00	Vertigo \| 11-16	Overpass \| 16-9	Nuke \| 16-12	Heroic
COL vs MOUZ	17 Sep	19:30	Overpass \| 11-16	Ancient \| 16-12	Inferno \| 7-16	MOUZ
ENCE vs Astralis	17 Sep	23:00	Mirage \| 13-16	Dust 2 \| 11-16	Nuke \| -	Astralis

Heroic vs Astralis	18 Sep	16:00	Overpass \| 17-19	Inferno \| 16-12	Nuke \| 16-13	Heroic
ENCE vs COL	18 Sep	19:30	Overpass \| 11-16	Nuke \| 14-16	Ancient \| -	COL
MOUZ vs HEET	18 Sep	23:00	Ancient \| 16-19	Inferno \| 16-12	Vertigo \| 16-9	MOUZ

Group-D | Overall Standings

Team	Match (W-L)	Rounds (W-L)	Round Diff	Points
Cloud9	4-1	155-110	45	12
FURIA Esports	4-1	174-136	38	12
Team Liquid	3-2	165-155	10	9
Evil Geniuses	2-3	121-126	-5	6
Eternal Fire	2-3	135-151	-16	6
Movistar Riders	0-5	100-174	-74	0

Group-D | 21^st to 25^th September

Match	Date	Time (IST)	Map 1	Map 2	Map 3	Winner
C9 vs EG	21 Sep	16:00	Inferno \| 16-12	Dust 2 \| 16-5	Mirage \| -	C9
EF vs FURIA	21 Sep	19:30	Nuke \| 11-16	Vertigo \| 19-17	Inferno \| 5-16	FURIA
Liquid vs Riders	21 Sep	23:00	Mirage \| 16-13	Inferno \| 14-16	Vertigo \| 16-13	Liquid

C9 vs EF	22 Sep	16:00	Dust 2 \| 16-12	Overpass \| 16-11	Vertigo \| -	C9
Riders vs FURIA	22 Sep	19:30	Ancient \| 3-16	Nuke \| 13-16	Vertigo \| -	FURIA
Liquid vs EG	22 Sep	23:00	Inferno \| 16-7	Dust 2 \| 16-8	Mirage \| -	Liquid

C9 vs Riders	23 Sep	16:00	Inferno \| 16-7	Vertigo \| 16-4	Mirage \| -	C9
EF vs EG	23 Sep	19:30	Overpass \| 9-16	Dust 2 \| 4-16	Inferno \| -	EG
Liquid vs FURIA	23 Sep	23:00	Mirage \| 10-16	Inferno \| 16-7	Vertigo \| 4-16	FURIA

Riders vs EG	24 Sep	16:00	Overpass \| 9-16	Nuke \| 8-16	Inferno \| -	EG
Liquid vs EF	24 Sep	19:30	Vertigo \| 13-16	Inferno \| 11-16	Dust 2 \| -	EF
C9 vs FURIA	24 Sep	23:00	Mirage \| 16-8	Overpass \| 16-14	Vertigo \| -	C9

C9 vs Liquid	25 Sep	16:00	Inferno \| 10-16	Overpass \| 17-19	Mirage \| -	Liquid
Riders vs EF	25 Sep	19:30	Vertigo \| 9-16	Overpass \| 5-16	Inferno \| -	EF
FURIA vs EG	25 Sep	23:00	Overpass \| 16-11	Nuke \| 16-12	Mirage \| -	FURIA

Playoffs | 28^th September to 1^st October

Match	Date	Time (IST)	Map 1	Map 2	Map 3	Winner
Fnatic vs Liquid	27 Sep	19:00	Inferno \| 13-16	Overpass \| 16-9	Ancient \| 10-16	Liquid
FaZe vs COL	27 Sep	23:10	Overpass \| 9-16	Inferno \| 16-14	Nuke \| 16-8	FaZe

FURIA vs Outsiders	28 Sep	19:00	Ancient \| 16-11	Vertigo \| 10-16	Inferno \| 6-16	Outsiders
Heroic vs NAVI	28 Sep	22:30	Mirage \| 14-16	Inferno \| 16-14	Overpass \| 7-16	NAVI

MOUZ vs Liquid	29 Sep	19:00	Inferno \| 10-16	Ancient \| 11-16	Mirage \| -	Liquid
C9 vs FaZe	29 Sep	22:30	Inferno \| 13-16	Ancient \| 16-8	Mirage \| 16-11	C9

Vitality vs Outsiders	30 Sep	19:00	Mirage \| 16-13	Dust 2 \| 19-17	Overpass \| -	Vitality
G2 vs NAVI	30 Sep	22:30	Dust 2 \| 13-16	Inferno \| 16-9	Mirage \| 16-9	G2

Liquid vs C9	1 Oct	19:00	Inferno I 16-11	Ancient I 13-16	Dust2 I 16-13	Liquid
Vitality vs G2	1 Oct	23:10	Mirage \| 16-8	Inferno \| 19-16	Vertigo \| -	Vitality

Grand Final | 2^nd October

Match	Date	Time (IST)	Map 1	Map 2	Map 3	Map 4	Map 5	Winner
Liquid vs Vitality	2 Oct	20:30	Inferno \| 16-7	Dust 2 \| 7-16	Mirage \| 25-21	Overpass \| 17-19	Vertigo \| 11-16	Vitality

Format

Group Stage

The 24 competing teams have been divided into four groups of six teams each.
In each group, every team will play against another once and all matches will be a best-of-three series.
One after the other, all four groups will play out their matches across a period of four weeks, one group each week.
The top three teams from each group will qualify to the playoffs, while the bottom three teams will be eliminated from the tournament.
The team finishing first in each group will directly qualify to the quarterfinals, while the second and third placed teams will advance to the round of eight.

Playoffs

Three teams from each group will qualify for the playoffs. In total, 12 teams will be competing in this stage of the tournament.
Eight teams will start from the first round while the remaining four teams will directly qualify to the quarterfinals.
The playoffs will be following a single-elimination format where each match will be a best-of-three series, except for the grand finals which will feature a best-of-five series.

Prize Pool

The ESL Pro League Season 16 will feature a total prize pool of $835,000 USD that will be divided between all the teams participating in this tournament based on their overall ranking.

Apart from this, the top eight teams will also be earning additional BLAST Premier Circuit Points, and the winner of this tournament will be securing a direct invite to BLAST World Final 2022 and IEM Katowice 2023.

Position	Prize Money (USD)	BLAST Premier Points	Team(s)
1st	$175,000	2800	Vitality
2nd	$70,000	1400	Liquid
3rd-4th	$35,000	875	C9, G2
5th-8th	$17,500	262.5	MOUZ, FaZe, Outsiders, NAVI
9th-12th	$12,000	-	Complexity Gaming, Fnatic, FURIA, Heroic
13th-16th	$9,000	-	Team Spirit, BIG, Astralis, Evil Geniuses
17th-20th	$7,500	-	Ninjas in Pyjamas, MIBR, ENCE, Eternal Fire
21st-24th	$6,000	-	Endpoint, For The Win Esports, HEET, Movistar Riders

Livestream

This tournament will be broadcasted live across multiple platforms like YouTube, Twitch, ESL, and more, in multiple languages like English, Russian, Serbian, Slovenian, and Spanish.

Here are the links to all the streams across the different languages,

English: Twitch-1, Twitch-2, Twitch-3

Russian: Twitch-1, Twitch-2, Twitch-3

Serbian: Twitch, YouTube

Slovenian: Twitch, YouTube

Spanish: Twitch

Published On: 30 Aug 2022, 03:02 PM UTC

Aditya Singh Rawat

Aditya is the in-house CS:GO writer at AFK Gaming. While his understanding of the esports space is not restricted by geographical borders, his current focus lies in the Asian region. Understands and follows almost all major esport titles.