The ESL Pro League Season 17 kicked off at the beginning of February and will run until the 26th of March. Currently, the group matches are taking place, and then the best teams will battle it out in a single elimination playoff bracket.
The ESL Pro League Season 17 is taking place in Malta and features a massive $850,000 prize pool. The winning team will walk away with $200,000 and score an invite to the IEM Cologne 2023 and the BLAST World Final 2023. You can stream and bet on all matches from this league at ggbet! Before you place your bet, check our predictions below!
What is the ESL Pro League?
The ESL Pro League is a yearly CS:GO league that features the most skilled CS:GO teams from all over the world. The league features a qualifying tournament, and then the top 16 teams compete in a playoff. The ESL Pro League is considered an s-tier CS:GO event. The league is sponsored by some massive companies, including Monster Energy and Intel. There are always massive prize pools up for grabs, and teams bring their A squads in hopes of winning this prestigious title.
What Teams are Competing?
32 professional CS:GO teams are taking part in the ESL Pro League Season 17. The teams are divided up into 4 groups, each featuring 8 teams. The qualifying rounds of this tournament are currently being played. Teams that have progressed to the playoffs include Furia Esports, Movistar Riders, Fnatic, Heroic, Mouz, G2 Esports, Cloud9, and Outsiders.
Big teams that are still playing their group matches are Natus Vincere, FaZe Clan, Team Spirit, Astralis, ENCE, OG, and Team Vitality.
Who Are the Favorites?
The ESL Pro League Season 17 is filled with lots of familiar faces. The top teams to keep an eye out for include:
- G2 Esports
- Heroic
- FaZe Clan
- Natus Vincere
- Outsiders
Based on the recent form, we are predicting G2 Esports to win the ESL Pro League Season Season 17. The German squad is in incredible form after winning the BLAST Premier: World Final 2022 and the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2023. Despite losing a qualifying match against Cloud9, they bounced back strongly and recorded nice wins against Fnatic and MIBR. Nikola “NiKo” Kovač is in incredible form and will be a nightmare for any opposing team.
Final Thoughts
The ESL Pro League is an event that all CS:GO fans look forward to. The Season 17 league has not disappointed so far, and the qualifying matches have been incredibly exciting. We are looking forward to watching the playoff tournament and can’t wait to see the likes of Heroic, Outsiders, FaZe Clan, and G2 Esports battling it out. It should be a tightly contested tournament, but the slight favorites are G2 Esports, who found their form in late 2022 and will continue to play well in 2023. Comment below who you think is going to the ESL Pro League Season 17.
