After an entertaining Stage 1 and Stage 2 of ESL Pro League Season 21 in Stockholm, the top eight Counter-Strike 2 teams are set to compete in the tournament’s playoffs. The playoffs feature elite CS2 teams like NAVI, G2 Esports, Team Vitality and more. These eight teams will compete in a single-elimination bracket from 13 March 2025 to 16 March 2025 to grab their share of the $400,000 prize pool. Here is everything you need to know about the upcoming ESL Pro League Season 21 playoffs.
ESL Pro League Season 21 CS2 Finale On Sunday (16 March 2025)
Over the past two weeks, twenty-four CS2 teams competed in the capital of Sweden, Stockholm, across Stage 1 and Stage 2 to qualify for the playoffs of the ESL Pro League Season 21. The eight CS2 teams to qualify for the ESL Pro League Season 21 are:
Team Vitality
Team Liquid
NAVI
The MongolZ
MOUZ
G2 Esports
Eternal Fire
Team Spirit
Interestingly, all the Stage 2 invited teams except Team Falcons have qualified for the playoffs. Eternal Fire qualified for Stage 2 by coming third in Stage 1, and they showcased a consistent performance, resulting in their playoff qualification.
The playoffs will be a single-elimination bracket, so all the matches will be a knockout game. The fixtures for the quarterfinals of the ESL Pro League Season 21 playoffs are:
Eternal Fire vs Team Spirit (13 March 2025)
MOUZ vs G2 Esports (13 March 2025)
Team Vitality vs Team Liquid (14 March 2025)
NAVI vs The MongolZ (14 March 2025)
The winners of the quarterfinals will move forward to the semifinals, which will take place on 15 March 2025. All the quarterfinal and semifinal games will be a best-of-three matchup, and the tournament will end with a best-of-five grand finale on 16 March 2025. The winner of the ESL Pro League Season 21 will grab $100,000 out of the $400,000 prize pool, with the runners-up receiving $50,000. The third and fourth-place teams will receive $25,000.
Team Vitality and Team Spirit had a clean run in Stage 2 of the ESL Pro League Season 21, and they will have to try to carry this momentum in the playoffs. With the presence of star players apEX and ZywOoo, along with the newly acquired ropz, Team Vitality is aiming straight for victory. Team Spirit and MOUZ are also favourites for winning the tournament, and they could be a real threat to Team Vitality.
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