EPL 20 Match Schedule. Playoffs. Day 1
The playoffs for ESL Pro League Season 20 will begin on September 17, with 16 teams competing for the championship title.
The participants are seeded into a double-elimination bracket, where all matches will be played in a best-of-3 format, except for the grand final, which will be best-of-5.
Team Vitality, M80, G2 Esports, and Natus Vincere topped their groups and advanced directly to the quarterfinals of the playoffs. Eternal Fire, MIBR, Team Liquid, and Imperial Esports secured second place in their groups and will start from the second round of the playoffs.
Teams that placed 3rd and 4th in their groups—BIG, The MongolZ, Virtus.pro, HEROIC, FaZe Clan, Complexity Gaming, Team Spirit, and FURIA Esports—will compete in the first round of the playoffs. All other teams have been eliminated from ESL Pro League Season 20.
The total prize pool for the EPL is $750,000, and the tournament will run until September 22.
Schedule for September 17
- Virtus.pro vs Heroic — 13:00 CEST
- BIG vs The Mongolz — 13:00 CEST
- Team Spirit vs FURIA — 16:15 CEST
- FaZe vs Complexity — 19:30 CEST