Groups for ESL Pro League Season 11 Revealed
Groups for ESL Pro League Season 11 Revealed
ESL have revealed the results of the draw procedure for the group stage for the upcoming CS:GO tournament ESL Pro League Season 11, which will feature 24 teams competing for a $750,000 prize pool.
The group stage will be played on March 16th and continue until April 3rd. The participants have been split into two pools according to ESL World Ranking, with Pool A forming Groups A and B and Pool B forming Groups C and D. The groups will look as follows:
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| Astralis | Complexity | 100 Thieves | Evil Geniuses |
| ENCE | Fnatic | BOOM Esports | FaZe Clan |
| GODSENT | forZe | Team Liquid | G2 Esports |
| Ninjas in Pyjamas | FURIA Esports | mousesports | North |
| Shakrs Esports | Heroic | Renegades | OG |
| Team Vitality | Natus Vincere | Virtus.pro | TyLoo |
The groups will follow a single round-robin format, where all series will be best-of-three. The winners of the groups will participate in the play-in stage to determine who will start the playoffs bracket from the semifinals and who will play in the quarterfinals. The teams placed 2nd and 3rd in their groups will advance to Round of 12, while the rest of the participants will be eliminated.
The single-elimination playoffs stage will be played on April 5th – 12th. The regular matches will be best-of-three, while the grand final will be best-of-five. The last days of the playoffs will be played at 1STBANK Center in Denver, United States.