by The ESL Pro League Season 21 Playoff bracket is set, with only Team Falcons missing out among the eight teams that were directly invited to Stage 2 of the event in Stockholm, Sweden.
The stage is now primed for some of the best Counter-Strike 2 sqauds in the world to battle it out for the lion’s share of the US$400,000 prize pool, with US$250,000 reserved for the champion.
Team Spirit, Team Vitality, MOUZ, Natus Vincere, The MongolZ, Team Liquid, Eternal Fire, and G2 Esports booked their spots in the playoffs after recording three wins in Stage 2.
THE #ESLProLeague SEASON 21 QUARTER-FINALS ARE HERE.@eternalfirecs2 ?? @Team__Spirit @mousesports ?? @G2CSGO @TeamVitalityCS ??@TeamLiquidCS @natusvincere ?? @1mongolz pic.twitter.com/wE3yP0ad8I
— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) March 11, 2025
Spirit, the world’s top-ranked team, will face Eternal Fire in a rematch of January’s BLAST Bounty Spring grand final.
Leading the charge for Spirit is the in-form Danil “donk” Kryshkovets, boasting an incredible 1.74 rating.
Meanwhile, IEM Katowice 2025 winners Vitality, the other top seed after a flawless 3-0 group stage record, will take on Team Liquid, the lowest-ranked team left in the competition at number 12.
The middle of the bracket features PGL Cluj-Napoca champions MOUZ against G2 Esports, while Natus Vincere square off against The MongolZ in what promises to be a thrilling clash.
Unlike previous seasons held in Malta with a small audience, ESL Pro League Season 21 will culminate in a closed studio setting in Stockholm.
The eight teams will battle through a single-elimination bracket, with the grand final set for Sunday, March 16.
ESL Pro League S21 playoff series
- Eternal Fire ($3.75) vs Team Spirit ($1.25) | March 13 @ 3:45pm CET
- MOUZ ($1.66) vs G2 Esports ($2.10) | March 13 @ 7pm CET
- Team Vitality ($1.16) vs Team Liquid ($4.50) | March 14 @ 3:45pm CET
- Natus Vincere ($1.44) vs The MongolZ ($2.62) | March 14 @ 7pm CET
