The 32 competing teams in the ESL Pro League Season 19 (EPL S19), which is a combination of partnered and qualified players, will share a $750,000 USD prize pool. The season commenced  from 23rd April and will conclude on 12th May, 2024. 

There will be four groups of eight teams each for all competing teams. The Group Stage will be followed by the Playoffs, where the victor will be announced and automatically qualified for IEM Cologne 2024.

All Information Regarding ESL Pro League Season 19 

The competition will be held over the course of 20 days, or nearly three weeks, and has been split into two phases.

Only the top eight teams will receive Blast Premier Points, and only the victor will be eligible to compete in the much awaited IEM Cologne 2024, which is set to take place from August 7–18, 2024. All 32 teams will receive a portion of the overall prize pool.

Season 19 of the ESL Pro League: Teams 

Of the thirty-two teams, fourteen are paired, and the other eighteen have secured a spot via ESL Ranking or by earning a spot in previous competitions.

• SAW | Replacement Invite [Cloud9]
• Astralis | Partner Team
• Bad News Kangaroos | Oceanic Qualifier
• BIG | Partner Team
• FlyQuest | ANZ Champs
• Complexity Gaming | Partner Team
• Imperial Esports | South American Conference
• ENCE | Partner Team
• Sharks Esports | South American Conference
• FaZe Clan | Partner Team
• Pera Esports | European Conference
• Fnatic | Partner Team
• TYLOO | ECL S46 Asia-Pacific
• FURIA Esports | Partner Team
• The MongolZ | ECL S46 Asia-Pacific
• G2 Esports | Partner Team
• BOSS | ECL S46 North America
• HEROIC | Partner Team
• M80 | ECL S46 North America
• MOUZ | Partner Team
• FORZE Esports | ECL S46 Europe
• NAVI | Partner Team
• 3DMAX | ECL S46 Europe
• NIP | Partner Team
• Team Liquid | Partner Team
• Virtus.pro | ESL Challenger Atlanta
• Team Vitality | Partner Team
• Team Falcons | ESL World Ranking
• GamerLegion | ESL World Ranking
• BetBoom Team | ESL World Ranking
• Monte | ESL Challenger Jonkoping
• Eternal Fire | ESL World Ranking

Twelve teams, three from each group, will advance to the Playoffs via the Group Stage of the competition. 

Group Stage of the ESL Pro League Season 19: April 23 to May 5, 2024

Playoffs for Season 19 of the ESL Pro League: May 7–12, 2024

Season 19 of the ESL Pro League: Format Group Stage

There will be four groups of eight teams each, consisting of 32 teams. 

Every match in each group will be a best-of-three series with a triple-elimination format. 

Each group's top four clubs will move on to the playoffs. 

Winners of the Group Stage will go straight to the Quarterfinals. 

Runners-up in the Group Stage will go straight to the Round of 12. 

Teams in third and fourth position after Group Stage will advance to the Round of 16.

Postseason 

A single-elimination bracket will be used to match the 16 qualifying teams.

All games will be best-of-three series, with the exception of the Grand Final. 

The squad that remains standing will be declared the winner.

Season 19 of the ESL Pro League: Prize Pool 

All 32 teams will share the $750,000 total prize fund, the top eight teams will receive BLAST Premier points, and only the victorious team will be eligible to attend IEM Cologne in 2024.