We simply can’t wait to dive into competitive CS:GO once the player break is over. Accordingly, the event to keep on your radar is the ESL Pro League Season 14 which is only a week away. Read on to learn everything you need to know in this episode of How to Watch!
Event Background
As I’ll reiterate, this is the return of CS:GO after the player break after the season wrapped up a few weeks ago. Organized by ESL, this fourteenth season of the ESL Pro League looks to kick things off exactly where it left off.
To do so, the top 24 teams in the world have qualified for this online event, running from the 16th August to the 12th September. With everyone fighting for the majority of the $750,000, it looks to be an awesome competition at the highest level of competitive CS:GO.
Let’s dive into the competitors which you can find listed below:
- Astralis
- Complexity
- ENCE
- Evil Geniuses
- FaZe Clan
- Fnatic
- G2 Esports
- mousesports
- Natus Vincere
- Ninjas in Pyjamas
- Team Liquid
- Team Vitality
- Gambit Esports
- Heroic
- Virtus.pro
- BIG
- FURIA Esports
- Team Spirit
- OG
- Entropiq
- Sinners Esports
- Bad News Bears
- Team One
- Renegades
Indeed, there’s a tonne of competition heading into this event. Note that some teams are qualified via Permanent Partner Team, ESL World Ranking or through ESEA Premier seeding.
Format
It takes a fair and thorough format to decided who sits on top right now. Accordingly, we have several stages to enjoy – a Group Stage and Playoffs.
Kicking things off with a Group Stage on the 16th August, here four single round robin groups will battle it out. Each group will have six teams, all playing eachother once in BO3 matches. At this point in time, Group 1st dive to Quarterfinals, Group 2-3rd will progress to the Round of 12.
The following are the groups for this stage:
- A – Heroic, Astralis, Team Vitality, ENCE, Bad News Bears
- B – G2 Esports, Virtus.pro, Complexity Gaming, OG, Renegades, Sinners Esports
- C – Natus Vincere, FaZe Clan, BIG, mousesports, Evil Geniuses, Fnatic
- D – Gambit Esports, Ninjas in Pyjamas, FURIA Esports, Team Liquid, Entropiq, Team One
Following the group stage, the Playoffs will involve a single-elimination bracket. Here, all games will be BO3, climaxing at a BO5 Grand Final on 12th September.
Schedule for the ESL Pro League Season 14
With regards to schedule, we highly recommend visiting the official event page where the entire event schedule is listed in your local timezone.
Watch the ESL Pro League Season 14 on esportsguide
You can also watch the ESL Pro League Season 14 live stream via our very own website. Providing an extensive list of the biggest esports together with streams for each esports match live today or upcoming matches.
Predictions for the ESL Pro League Season 14
For predictions, we’ll consult the most recent event in the form of the IEM Season XVI Cologne event which concluded on 18th July. At this $1,000,000 event, here’s how the competition stacked up:
- Natus Vincere
- G2 Esports
- Astralis (3-4)
- FaZe Clan (3-4)
- Virtus.pro (5-6)
- Gambit Esports (5-6)
- Heroic (7-8)
- BIG (7-8)
Will these teams show up once again? Perhaps, however, the player break makes a massive difference.
Indeed, across this period of times, there have been plenty of roster changes and in addition, teams have time to perhaps rethink their game plan and show up differently.
We can’t wait to dive back into competitive CS:GO – an event not to miss!
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