CS:GO ESL Pro League Season 18: Teams, schedule, live results, and more

The 18th season of CS:GO ESL Pro League is set to start on August 30, 2023. Thirty teams from different regions will convene in Malta for the tournament that spans over a month. It has historically been criticized for its incredibly lengthy schedule but has been one of the most prestigious events in CS:GO esports.

As always, plenty of heavy hitters, along with underdogs and rookie teams from regional leagues, will be participating in CS:GO ESL Pro League Season 18.

This article will cover everything you need to know ahead of CS:GO ESL Pro League Season 18.

CS:GO ESL Pro League Season 18: Format, venue, and prize pool

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Format

CS:GO ESL Pro League Season 18 has two different formats for the group stage and the Playoffs stage. The group stage consists of four groups with eight teams each. Every single matchup will be a best-of-three, and a triple-elimination bracket will be in effect.

The winners of each group directly advance to the quarterfinals, and the runner-up will get a slot in the Round of 12 of CS:GO ESL Pro League Season 18. The third and fourth-placed teams will move to the Playoffs stage as the high and low seeds respectively.

The playoffs stage is simpler and is a single-elimination bracket. Every match in this stage will be a best-of-three except for the Grand Finals of CS:GO ESL Pro League Season 18, which will feature a best-of-five series.

Here are the 32 teams participating in CS:GO ESL Pro League Season 18:

Astralis
BIG
Complexity Gaming
ENCE
Evil Geniuses
FaZe Clan
Fnatic
FURIA
G2 Esports
Heroic
MOUZ
Natus Vincere
Ninjas in Pyjamas
Team Liquid
Team Vitality
Movistar Riders
Virtus.pro
Cloud9
GamerLegion
9INE
Monte
MIBR
Lynn Vision Gaming
Apeks
M80
5yclone
Eternal Fire
ORKS
Imperial Esports
Grayhound Gaming
9z Team
Rooster

Venue

All games of CS:GO ESL Pro League Season 18 will be held at InterContinental Malta, a luxurious hotel in the port city of Saint Julian's.

Prize pool

CS:GO ESL Pro League Season 18 will feature a prize pool of $850,000, with the winning team receiving $200,000.

Place	$USD	Qualifies To	Blast Premier Points	Participant
1st	$200,000	IEM Katowice 2024 Blast World Final 2023	3000
2nd	$90,000		2000
3rd-4th	$50,000		1200	Monte
5th-8th	$35,000		500	Team Vitality Eternal Fire Movistar Riders G2 Esports
9th-12th	$25,000			FaZe Clan 9z Team Complexity Gaming BIG
13th-16th	$20,000			Astralis FNATIC Virtus.pro FURIA
17th-20th	$15,000			GamerLegion MIBR 5yclone Team Liquid
21st-28th	$8,000			Ninjas in Pyjamas Grayhound Gaming Heroic Evil Geniuses Imperial Esports Apeks Cloud9 Lynn Vision Gaming
29th-32nd	$4,000			ORKS Rooster M80 9INE

CS:GO ESL Pro League Season 18 Playoffs: Schedule and results

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The schedule for the Playoffs stage of CS:GO ESL Pro League Season 18 is as follows:

Day 21 - September 26, 2023

Fnatic vs. Monte (1-2): Anubis (9-16); Overpass (16-12); Vertigo (6-16)
Astralis vs. Eternal Fire (0-2): Vertigo (14-16); Inferno (7-16)
Virtus.pro vs. 9z Team (0-0): Mirage; Inferno; Overpass
MOUZ vs. FURIA (2-0): Nuke (16-5); Mirage (16-4)

Day 22 - September 27, 2023

Complexity Gaming vs. Monte (1-2): Ancient (7-16); Overpass (16-9); Anubis (12-16)
BIG vs. Eternal Fire (0-2): Vertigo (14-16); Anubis (10-16)
Movistar Riders vs. 9z Team (2-1): Nuke (16-13); Anubis (12-16); Ancient (16-9)
FaZe Clan vs. MOUZ: (0-2): Mirage (10-16); Inferno (5-16)

Day 23 - September 28, 2023

Team Vitality vs. Monte (0-2): Anubis (11-16); Nuke (14-16)
Natus Vincere vs. Eternal Fire (2-0): Anubis (16-7); Nuke (16-10)

Day 24 - September 29, 2023

ENCE vs. Movistar Riders (2-0): Overpass (16-2); Anubis (16-5)
G2 Esports vs. MOUZ (1-2): Mirage (13-16); Ancient (16-14); Inferno (7-16)

Day 25 - September 30, 2023

Natus Vincere vs. Monte (2-0): Anubis (16-12); Mirage (10-16)
ENCE vs. MOUZ: Mirage; Vertigo; Nuke

Day 26 - October 1, 2023

TBD vs. TBD - 7:00 am PDT / 4:00 pm CEST / 7:30 pm IST

CS:GO ESL Pro League Season 18 Groups Stage: Schedule and results

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The complete schedule for the CS:GO ESL Pro League Season 18 has been revealed. The schedule for the group stage is as follows:

Group A

Day 1 - August 30, 2023

FURIA vs. Movistar Riders (0-2): Overpass (8-16); Nuke (13-16)
Grayhound Gaming vs. GamerLegion (0-2): Anubis (9-16); Ancient (13-16)
Astralis vs. Ninjas in Pyjamas (0-2): Ancient (10-16); Inferno (11-16)
Team Vitality vs. ORKS (2-0): Mirage (16-7); Nuke (16-6)

Day 2 - August 31, 2023

FURIA vs Grayhound Gaming (2-0): Ancient (16-6); Vertigo (16-8)
Movistar Riders vs GamerLegion (2-0): Anubis (16-12); Ancient (19-16)
ORKS vs Astralis (0-2): Nuke (5-16); Overpass (6-16)
Team Vitality vs Ninjas in Pyjamas (2-0): Mirage (16-3); Nuke (16-9)

Day 3 - September 1, 2023

GamerLegion vs. Astralis (0-2): Vertigo (12-16); Inferno (8-16)
Ninjas in Pyjamas vs. FURIA (0-2): Mirage (12-16); Nuke (12-16)

Day 4 - September 2, 2023

Grayhound Gaming vs ORKS (2-1): Mirage (12-16); Nuke (16-10); Ancient (19-15)
Astralis vs FURIA (2-0): Overpass (16-7); Nuke (16-13)
GamerLegion vs Ninjas in Pyjamas (2-1): Ancient (6-16); Overpass (16-14); Inferno (16-10)

Day 5 - September 3, 2023

FURIA vs. Grayhound Gaming (2-0): Inferno (19-17); Vertigo (16-8)
Team Vitality vs. Movistar Riders (2-0): Overpass (16-10); Inferno (16-7)
GamerLegion vs. FURIA (0-2): Mirage (15-19); Overpass (4-16)

Group B

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BIG vs. Monte (2-1): Vertigo (16-13); Anubis (14-16); Ancient (16-5)
Heroic vs. Rooster (2-0): Inferno (16-2); Mirage (16-4)
Evil Geniuses vs. ENCE (0-2): Mirage (9-16); Nuke (14-16)
MOUZ vs. MIBR (1-2): Vertigo (9-16); Inferno (16-7); Mirage (14-16)

Day 7 - September 7, 2023

Rooster vs. Monte (1-2): Nuke (16-8); Anubis (10-16); Mirage (10-16)
Heroic vs. BIG (0-2): Ancient (23-25); Inferno (13-16)
MOUZ vs. Evil Geniuses (2-0): Ancient (19-15); Inferno (16-13)
MIBR vs. ENCE (1-2): Vertigo (18-22); Anubis (19-17); Ancient (11-16)

Day 8 - September 8, 2023

MIBR vs. Monte (2-1): Vertigo (6-16); Anubis (16-12); Mirage (16-11)
Heroic vs. MOUZ (0-2): Mirage (8-16); Nuke (10-16)

Day 9 - September 9, 2023

Rooster vs. Evil Geniuses (0-2): Mirage (6-16); Nuke (10-16)
MIBR vs. MOUZ (0-2): Vertigo (14-16); Inferno (5-16)
Monte vs. Heroic (2-1): Mirage (16-10); Overpass (20-22); Ancient (16-10)

Day 10 - September 10, 2023

Evil Geniuses vs. MIBR (1-2) - Ancient (1-16); Mirage (22-20); Nuke (22-25)
BIG vs. ENCE (1-2): Ancient (9-16); Anubis (16-14); Vertigo (11-16)
Monte vs. MIBR (2-0) : Vertigo (16-6); Anubis (16-3)

Group C

Day 11 - September 13, 2023

Natus Vincere vs. 5yclone (2-0): Inferno (16-11); Mirage (16-12)
Apeks vs. M80 (2-0): Inferno (19-15); Mirage (16-3)
FaZe Clan vs. 9z Team (2-0): Nuke (16-4); Inferno (16-3)
Imperial Esports vs. Fnatic (1-2): Overpass (11-16); Anubis (16-13); Nuke (18-22)

Day 12 - September 14, 2023

M80 vs. 5yclone (0-2): Nuke (10-16); Anubis (14-16)
Apeks vs. Natus Vincere (0-2): Anubis (7-16); Inferno (5-16)
9z Team vs. Imperial Esports (0-2): Nuke (11-16); Anubis (10-16)
FaZe Clan vs. Fnatic (2-1): Ancient (12-16); Inferno (16-14); Nuke (16-3)

Day 13 - September 15, 2023

Apeks vs. Imperial Esports (2-0): Overpass (16-14); Ancient (16-13)
Fnatic vs. 5yclone (2-0): Inferno (16-14); Vertigo (16-7)

Day 14 - September 16, 2023

9z Team vs. M80 (2-0): Nuke (16-14); Inferno (16-13)
Apeks vs. Fnatic (1-2): Vertigo (16-5); Inferno (10-16); Ancient (13-16)
Imperial Esports vs. 5yclone (1-2): Nuke (14-16); Anubis (16-6); Overpass (10-16)

Day 15 - September 17, 2023

Apeks vs. 9z Team (0-2): Overpass (8-16); Mirage (9-16)
FaZe Clan vs. Natus Vincere (0-2): Anubis (4-16); Nuke (13-16)
5yclone vs. 9z Team (1-2): Overpass (16-6); Inferno (8-16); Nuke (6-16)

Group D

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Day 16 - September 20, 2023

Team Liquid vs. Virtus.pro (1-2): Inferno (11-16); Mirage (19-17); Anubis (14-16)
G2 Esports vs. Lynn Vision Gaming (2-0): Anubis (19-16); Inferno (16-5)
Complexity Gaming vs. 9INE (2-1): Anubis (16-11); Vertigo (12-16); Ancient (16-13)
Cloud9 vs. Eternal Fire (2-0): Vertigo (16-11); Overpass (16-12)

Day 17 - September 21, 2023

Team Liquid vs Lynn Vision Gaming (2-0): Anubis (16-9); Ancient (16-6)
Cloud9 vs Complexity Gaming (0-2): Anubis (13-16); Ancient (6-16)
Eternal Fire vs 9INE (2-0): Anubis (19-15); Vertigo (16-11)
Virtus.pro vs G2 Esports (1-2): Mirage (6-16); Inferno (16-10); Ancient (5-16)

Day 18 - September 22, 2023

Virtus.pro vs. Eternal Fire (2-0): Vertigo (16-10); Inferno (16-12)
Cloud9 vs. Team Liquid (1-2): Ancient (11-16); Inferno (16-14); Mirage (12-16)

Day 19 - September 23, 2023

9INE vs. Lynn Vision Gaming (1-2): Anubis (10-16); Vertigo (16-10); Overpass (20-22)
Virtus.pro vs. Team Liquid (1-1): Inferno (12-16); Ancient (16-14); Vertigo
Eternal Fire vs. Cloud9 - 10:30 am PDT / 7:30 pm CEST / 11:00 pm IST

Day 20 - September 24, 2023

Team Liquid vs. Lynn Vision Gaming (2-0): Anubis (19-17); Ancient (16-13)
Complexity Gaming vs. G2 Espors (1-2): Anubis (16-8); Inferno (16-19); Ancient (4-16)
Eternal Fire vs. Team Liquid (2-0): Vertigo (16-12); Mirage (16-9)

CS:GO ESL Pro League Season 18 livestream details

CS:GO esports enthusiasts can watch the matches of CS:GO ESL Pro League Season 18 live on the official ESL Twitch and YouTube channels. There will also be a secondary stream on days when there are multiple matches at the same time.

ESL Twitch streams: A and B
ESL YouTube streams: Watch here

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