ESL have revealed the groups, format and schedule for the $512,000 Pro League Season 3 Finals, taking place in Leicester and London, United Kingdom from May 11-15.
ESL Studio in Leicester, United Kingdom, will play host to the Pro League Season 3 Finals group stage, which will be played in the classic GSL-style format with best-of-one's in the opening round and winners' matches, while elimination and decider matches will feature best-of-three's.
Top four teams from each region, Europe and North America, have been split into the two following groups, seemingly according to their placing in the regular season:
Group A | Group B |
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For playoffs the competition will move to London's The O2 state-of-the-art arena after a travel day on Friday, May 13. Semi-finals will feature best-of-three's, while the grand final will come down to a best-of-five series.
ESL have also released a full schedule for the $512,000 event. As usual with ESL events, matches will start shortly after previous ones end, the schedule is only approximate:
Wednesday, May 11th | |||
14:00 | ![]() | vs. ![]() | BO1 |
15:10 | ![]() | vs. ![]() | BO1 |
16:20 | ![]() | vs. ![]() | BO1 |
17:30 | ![]() | vs. ![]() | BO1 |
18:40 | Group A winners' match | BO1 | |
19:50 | Group B winners' match | BO1 | |
21:00 | Group A elimination match | BO3 | |
Thursday, May 12th | |||
14:00 | Group B elimination match | BO3 | |
17:15 | Group A decider | BO3 | |
20:30 | Group B decider | BO3 | |
Saturday, May 14th | |||
16:00 | Semi-final #1 (B1 vs. A2) | BO3 | |
19:40 | Semi-final #2 (A1 vs. B2) | BO3 | |
Sunday, May 15th | |||
16:00 | Showmatch | ||
18:00 | Grand final | BO5 |
ESL have yet to reveal the nature of the showmatch, which has in the past been a showdown of casters' and analysts' skills, for example at IEM San José.
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