ESL Pro League Season 9 Finals viewer's guide

With the ESL Pro League S9 Finals kicking off soon, we present a comprehensive viewer's guide containing information about the $600,000 tournament.

The finals of ESL Pro League Season 9 will be held in the town of Montpellier, located in the Occitanie region of France. From June 18-23, 16 teams will face off, looking to cop their fair share of the sizeable prize pool and a point towards the Intel Grand Slam Season 2, currently led by Liquid at 2 points.

Liquid will look to secure another title in France

The group stage will feature two groups of eight teams, seeded according to ESL's CS:GO World Rankings. The squads will initially navigate a double-elimination GSL bracket, witnessing best-of-one opening matches, followed by best-of-three series in the remaining rounds.

Below are the two groups:

Group A
fnatic
NRG
G2
Grayhound
Astralis
Cloud9
HEROIC
DETONA

Group B
FaZe
TYLOO
North
Liquid
MOUZ
MIBR
HellRaisers
Luminosity

The two teams that top their group will go straight into the semi-finals, while the second and third-placed teams take the high and low seeds, respectively, in the quarter-finals. The playoffs will conclude with the best-of-five grand final, on Sunday at 16:00 .

Below is the full schedule for the six-day-long event:

Tuesday, June 18
12:00 - G2 vs. Grayhound | BO1
12:00 - fnatic vs. NRG | BO1
13:10 - Astralis vs. Cloud9 | BO1
13:10 - HEROIC vs. DETONA | BO1
14:20 - FaZe vs. TYLOO | BO1
14:20 - North vs. Liquid | BO1
15:30 - MOUZ vs. MIBR | BO1
15:30 - HellRaisers vs. Luminosity | BO1
16:40 - Group A lower-bracket round 1 | BO3
16:40 - Group A upper-bracket semi-final #1 | BO3
20:10 - Group A lower-bracket round 1 | BO3
20:10 - Group A upper-bracket semi-final #2 | BO3

Wednesday, June 19
12:00 - Group B lower-bracket round 1 | BO3
12:00 - Group B lower-bracket round 2 | BO3
15:30 - Group A lower-bracket semi-final #1 | BO3
15:30 - Group B upper-bracket semi-final #1 | BO3
19:00 - Group A lower-bracket semi-final #2 | BO3
19:00 - Group B upper-bracket semi-final #2 | BO3

Thursday, June 20
12:00 - Group B lower-bracket semi-final #1 | BO3
12:00 - Group B lower-bracket semi-final #2 | BO3
15:30 - Group A upper-bracket final | BO3
15:30 - Group A lower-bracket final | BO3
19:00 - Group B upper-bracket final | BO3
19:00 - Group B lower-bracket final | BO3

Friday, June 21
15:00 - Quarter-Final #1 | BO3
18:50 - Quarter-Final #2 | BO3

Saturday, June 22
15:00 - Semi-Final #1 | BO3
18:50 - Semi-Final #2 | BO3

Sunday, June 23
16:00 - Grand Final | BO5

Montpellier will see a list of familiar faces return to provide coverage of the event, starting with the analyst desk, hosted by Tres "⁠stunna⁠" Saranthus and rounded out by Chad "⁠SPUNJ⁠" Burchill, Jacob "⁠Pimp⁠" Winneche and Mathieu "⁠Maniac⁠" Quiquerez. Olivier Morin and James "⁠BanKs⁠" Banks will be on the ground, hosting and interviewing, respectively, whereas Alex "⁠Machine⁠" Richardson will be making an appearance in France as a commentator alongside Henry "⁠HenryG⁠" Greer in one of the two casting pairs.

Following is a list of the on-air talent to be present at the event in France:

Olivier Morin - Host

Tres "stunna" Saranthus - Desk host

James "BanKs" Banks - Sideline reporter

Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill - Analyst
Jacob "Pimp" Winneche - Analyst
Mathieu "Maniac" Quiquerez – Analyst

Anders Blume – Commentator
Jason "moses" O'Toole – Commentator
Henry "HenryG" Greer – Commentator
Alex "Machine" Richardson - Commentator

Concluding the guide is a distribution of the $600,000 prize:

1. $250,000 + Intel Grand Slam Season 2 point
2. $80,000
3-4. $40,000
5-6. $20,000
7-8. $17,000
9-12. $15,000
13-16. $14,000