Season 20 for ESL Pro League is just a few months away and ahead of that, ESL has revealed all 32 teams that have qualified for the Counter-Strike event set to take place at InterContinental Malta. While a few fan's favourites are missing, there are a lot of underdogs. These teams will be competing for $750,000 and a spot for Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) Katowice 2025.
With so many teams competing, matches will be played in four triple-elimination brackets, with each group featuring eight teams. These triple-elimination brackets are quite common and while they do provide teams an additional chance to make it into the playoffs, it does have a catch.
The teams dropping to the middle or lower brackets will start from lower seeds, while the ones making into playoffs from upper brackets will go to quarterfinals and higher seeds. Playoffs will be played in a single-elimination bracket, so it balances out the multiple chances the teams will get in the group stage.
Also Read: A disappointing Grand Final for Vitality fans as MOUZ Secures ESL Pro League S19
Here are all the teams in the ESL Pro League S20
Partner Teams
Astralis
BIG
Complexity Gaming
ENCE
FaZe Clan
Fnatic
FURIA Esports
G2 Esports
HEROIC
MOUZ
Natus Vincere
Team Vitality
Ninjas in Pyjamas
Team Liquid
ESL World Rankings
Team Spirit
Virtus.pro
The MongolZ
9z Team
Eternal Fire
ESL Challanger League
Sangal Esports
KOI
M80
Wildcard
Lynn Vision Gaming
ATOX Esports
Imperial Esports
RED Canids
FlyQuest
Rooster
ESL Challenger
MIBR
Team Falcons
European Conference
3DMAX
However, before we jump into the Pro League S20, there are also multiple other events including the million-dollar IEM 2024 which will have one team to qualify for IEM Katowice next year alongside the upcoming BLAST Premier World Final set to take place in November this year. A few teams have already seen a roster shake-up, and more will likely follow before the event.