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The ESL Pro League is ESL's premier league for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The best teams in the world compete over a season spanning across 10 weeks, culminating in an offline finals held at a stadium in front of a live audience.
Format
Group stage 1
Four groups of four teams.
Each group plays a round robin group stage with best-of-three series.
Winner of each group moves on to the finals.
2nd and 3rd place team moves on to the second group stage.
Group stage 2
Two groups of four teams in a round robin group stage.
Best-of-three series.
1st and 2nd place team moves on to the Finals.