ESL Pro League Season 3

The ESL Pro League Season 3 was the third season of the ESL Pro League . It started on February 9, 2016 with the game Astralis against Natus Vincere and ended with the final of the offline finals on May 15, 2016 in London's The O₂ arena.

EU League

The European league was replenished in advance by FaZe Clan , whose lineup reached the semifinals of DreamHack Cluj-Napoca 2015 and replaced the relegated Penta Sports team . The winners of the European league were the ninjas in pajamas . The Swedes only dropped points against fnatic , G2 Esports and Natus Vincere . In addition to NiP, the Astralis team, newly founded by the former players of Team SoloMid , the winner of the preseason fnatic and G2 Esports reached the offline finals. The German team mousesports ranked in the lower midfield of the table. Last place went to the Polish team Virtus.pro .

EU table

ESL Pro League Season 3 EU Division
Disciplines	Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
winner	Ninjas in pajamas
organizer	Electronic Sports League
venue	On-line
Participating clans	12
Beginning	February 9, 2016
final	April 26, 2016
Prize pool	$ 119,000
Games	132

rank	team	Sp.	S.	N	R +	R-	Diff.	Points	Prize money
01.	Ninjas in pajamas	22nd	19th	3	346	209	+137	57	-
02.	Astralis 1 (M)	22nd	16	6th	316	233	+ 083	48	-
03.	fnatic (G)	22nd	15th	7th	308	251	+ 057	45	-
04th	G2 Esports 2	22nd	14th	8th	306	263	+ 043	42	-
05.	Natus Vincere	22nd	14th	8th	304	291	+ 013	42	$ 27,000
06th	Team Dignitas	22nd	11	11	264	293	- 029	33	$ 23,500
07th	FaZe Clan (I)	22nd	10	12	308	280	+ 028	30th	$ 20,000
08th.	mousesports	22nd	9	13	302	321	- 019th	27	$ 16,500
09.	Team EnVyUs	22nd	7th	15th	275	318	- 043	21st	$ 13,000
10.	SK Gaming (R)	22nd	7th	15th	263	347	- 084	21st	$ 9,500
11.	FlipSid3 Tactics (N)	22nd	6th	16	240	308	- 068	18th	$ 6,000
12.	Virtus.pro	22nd	4th	18th	233	351	−118	12	$ 3,500
Legend:  Qualification for the offline finals Participation in the relegation games			(G) Winner of the ESL ESEA Pro League Season 2 offline finals: fnatic (M) Champion of the ESL ESEA Pro League Season 2 EU Division: Astralis (R) Winner of the relegation of the ESL ESEA Pro League Season 2 EU Division: SK Gaming ( N) Newcomers from the ESEA EU Premier League Season 20 : Flipsid3 Tactics (I) Participation by invitation: FaZe Clan

¹Astralis' lineup played for Team SoloMid last season .

²The G2 Esports lineup played for Titan eSports in the preseason .

EU cross table

EU League

1.

Ninjas in pajamas

16: 4

10:16

16:10

16:10

16: 8

16: 7

16:14

16: 3

19:16

16: 8

16:11

2.

Astralis

8:16

16: 5

16:10

16:13

16:11

16:12

16:12

7:16

16: 5

16: 7

16: 3

3.

fnatic

6:16

22:19

16: 5

13:16

16: 6

6:16

16: 4

5:16

16: 6

16:14

16:12

4th

G2 esports

16:13

16: 8

7:16

16: 3

16: 6

16:13

16: 8

16:11

16:13

16:12

16: 6

5.

Natus Vincere

16:13

16:14

11:16

19:16

16:14

19:17

16:10

16: 7

12:16

8:16

16:12

6th

Team Dignitas

8:16

5:16

5:16

16:10

3:16

16: 9

16:10

16: 7

16: 2

3:16

16:14

7th

FaZe Clan

9:16

9:16

16:10

10:16

12:16

16: 7

13:16

16: 7

16: 3

16: 2

16:10

8th.

mousesports

15:19

4:16

19:17

16:10

16:10

16:19

16:14

16: 8

11:16

12:16

15:19

9.

Team EnVyUs

10:16

10:16

4:16

12:16

11:16

14:16

14:16

19:22

16: 6

16: 9

20:22

10.

SK Gaming

8:16

7:16

11:16

5:16

16: 7

23:25

25:23

8:16

19:22

10:16

16:11

11.

Flipsid3 Tactics

4:16

7:16

13:16

7:16

12:16

7:16

8:16

16:13

7:16

13:16

16: 6

12.

Virtus.pro

2:16

11:16

9:16

16:14

9:16

5:16

9:16

5:16

13:16

12:16

16:14

NA League

With the Renegades team, a team from Australia was invited to take part in the EPL for the first time in the run-up to the season . The team reached a place in the middle of the table. The top position was achieved by Luminosity Gaming , which relegated the resurgent Cloud 9 team to second place. The Canadian team OpTic Gaming and Team Liquid worked out the remaining two spots for the offline finals. In the lower third of the table, the teams Counter Logic Gaming and compLexity , which were significantly higher in the previous season, settled down . Team KKona was last in the table .

NA table

ESL Pro League Season 3 NA Division
Disciplines	Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
winner	Luminosity Gaming
organizer	Electronic Sports League
venue	On-line
Participating clans	12
Beginning	February 9, 2016
final	April 26, 2016
Prize pool	$ 119,000
Games	132

rank	team	Sp.	S.	N	R +	R-	Diff.	Points	Prize money
01.	Luminosity Gaming	22nd	18th	4th	304	223	+ 081	54	-
02.	Cloud 9	22nd	16	6th	306	229	+ 077	48	-
03.	OpTic Gaming 1	22nd	15th	7th	311	211	+100	45	-
04th	Team Liquid (M)	22nd	14th	8th	321	245	+ 076	42	-
05.	NRG eSports 2 (R)	22nd	14th	8th	291	259	+ 032	42	$ 27,000
06th	Selfless Gaming 3	22nd	13	9	305	260	+ 045	39	$ 23,500
07th	Renegades (I)	22nd	13	9	287	249	+ 076	39	$ 20,000
08th.	Winterfox (R)	22nd	11	11	246	271	- 025	33	$ 16,500
09.	Splyce 4	22nd	8th	14th	226	297	- 071	24	$ 13,000
10.	Counter Logic Gaming	22nd	5	17th	220	333	−113	15th	$ 9,500
11.	compLexity	22nd	4th	18th	257	346	- 089	12	$ 6,000
12.	KKona 5	22nd	1	21st	199	350	−151	03	$ 3,500
Legend:  Qualification for the offline finals  Team withdrew			(M) Champion of the ESL ESEA Pro League Season 2 NA Division: Team Liquid (R) Winner of the relegation of the ESL ESEA Pro League Season 2 NA Division: Winterfox, NRG eSports (I) Participation by invitation: Renegades

¹ The OpTic Gaming lineup played for Team Conquest this preseason.

² The NRG eSports lineup played for Method in the preseason.

³ The Selfless Gaming lineup played for Enemy this preseason.

^4th The Splyce lineup played for 3sUP Enterprises last season.

⁵ KKona's lineup played for SapphireKelownaDotCom this preseason.

NA crosstab

NA League

1.

Luminosity Gaming

16: 7

0:16 1

16:13

16: 9

16:14

16: 3

3:16

16:11

16:12

16: 2

16: 5

2.

Cloud 9

16:13

13:16

8:16

16:12

16:10

19:16

16: 7

16: 5

16:12

19:15

16: 9

3.

OpTic Gaming

16: 0 1

16: 7

10:16

16: 8

10:16

9:16

16: 5

16: 4

16: 7

16: 4

16:11

4th

Team Liquid

11:16

16: 5

16:12

16:12

16:11

16: 7

11:16

14:16

22:19

8:16

16: 1

5.

NRG eSports

3:16

5:16

16:10

16:14

7:16

16:13

16:10

11:16

0:16 1

16:13

16:14

6th

Selfless gaming

6:16

16: 4

16:14

16: 9

10:16

16:10

16: 5

16: 5

16: 6

12:16

16:11

7th

Renegades

13:16

8:16

7:16

16:11

2:16

16:12

16: 4

16: 4

16: 5

16:11

16:12

8th.

Winter fox

11:16

3:16

16: 6

8:16

12:16

16:10

3:16

2:16

16:13

16:14

16: 6

9.

Splyce

8:16

7:16

6:16

4:16

10:16

11:16

6:16

3:16

16:13

14:16

16: 6

10.

Counter Logic Gaming

9:16

5:16

7:16

5:16

16: 0 1

16:12

6:16

10:16

8:16

16:10

16: 6

11.

compLexity

9:16

2:16

10:16

14:16

13:16

13:16

13:16

12:16

7:16

17:19

8:16

12.

KKona

13:16

4:16

10:16

1:16

10:16

11:16

6:16

7:16

12:16

10:16

18:22

¹ Losing team did not compete.

Offline finals

The offline finals will take place from May 11th to 15th, 2016 at The O₂ arena in London and Leicester .

Team lineups

Fnatic plays the tournament with John “wenton” Eriksson. He replaces Olof "olofmeister" Kajbjer, who is injured in the wrist .

Astralis	Cloud 9	fnatic	G2 esports
Finn "Karrigan" Andersen	Jordan "n0thing" Gilbert	Dennis "dennis" Edman	Adil "ScreaM" Benrlitom
René "cajunb" Borg	Michael "shroud" Grzesiek	John “wenton” Eriksson	Edouard "SmithZz" Dubourdeaux
Andreas "Xyp9x" Højsleth	Tyler "Skadoodle" Latham	Freddy "KRiMZ" Johansson	Cédric "RpK" Guipouy
Nicolai "dev1ce" Reedtz	Alec "Slemmy" White	Robin "flusha" Rönnquist	Richard "shox" Papillon
Peter "dupreeh" Rothmann	Jake "Stewie2k" Yip	Jesper "JW" Wecksell	Alexandre "bodyy" Pianaro
Luminosity Gaming	Ninjas in pajamas	OpTic Gaming	Team Liquid
Fernando "fer" Alvarenga	Christopher "GeT_RiGhT" Alesund	Oscar "mixwell" Cañellas	Nick "nitr0" Cannella
Marcelo "coldzera" David	Adam "friberg" Friberg	Peter "Stanislaw" Jarguz	Eric "adreN" Hoag
Tacio "TACO" Filho	Richard "Xizt" Landström	Keith "NAF" Markovic	Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski
Lincoln "fnx" Lau	Patrik "f0rest" Lindberg	Damien "daps" Steele	Spencer "Hiko" Martin
Gabriel "TrapN" Toledo	Jacob "pyth" Mourujärvi	Will "Rush" Wierzba	Kenneth "koosta" Suen
As of May 10, 2016

Group A

ESL Pro League Season 3 Finals
Disciplines	Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
winner	Luminosity Gaming
organizer	Electronic Sports League
venue	The O₂ , London
Participating clans	8th
Beginning	May 11, 2016
final	May 15, 2016
Prize pool	$ 512,000
Games	13

	Semifinals					Group victory game
		Luminosity Gaming	12
		G2 esports	16
							G2 esports	16
							OpTic Gaming	7th
		OpTic Gaming	16
		Astralis	7th

	Loser match							Game for the second group place
									OpTic Gaming	12	13
		Luminosity Gaming	9	16	16				Luminosity Gaming	16	16
		Astralis	16	12	13

Group B

	Semifinals					Group victory game
		Ninjas in pajamas	22nd
		Team Liquid	18th
							Ninjas in pajamas	16
							fnatic	9
		fnatic	16
		Cloud 9	10

	Loser match							Game for the second group place
									fnatic	16	16
		Team Liquid	19th	16					Team Liquid	6th	13
		Cloud 9	16	10

Playoffs

	Semifinals							final
		G2 esports	14th	16	16
		fnatic	16	8th	12
									G2 esports	16	13	16	11	16
									Luminosity Gaming	10	16	10	16	19th
		Luminosity Gaming	16	8th	16
		Ninjas in pajamas	4th	16	10

Prize money distribution

space	clan	Prize money (in US dollars )
1.	Luminosity Gaming	200,000
2.	G2 esports	090,000
3rd - 4th	fnatic ninjas in pajamas	044,000
5th - 6th	OpTic Gaming Team Liquid	036,000
7th - 8th	Astralis Cloud 9	031,000

Playoffs and relegation

The two champions of the second-rate EU Premier League Season 21 were determined for the first time via two offline qualifiers. You went straight to the EPL. The two defeated finalists play in the relegation against the last of the EPL. Since KKona withdrew from the game after the end of the season, their relegation opponent Ze Pug Godz rose directly.

Playoffs of the EU Premier League Season 21

Surname	ESEA Season 21: Premier Division - Europe Finals	ESEA Season 21: Premier Division - North America
organizer	E-Sports Entertainment Association	E-Sports Entertainment Association
time and place	May 7, 2016 in Leicester	May 15, 2016 in Burbank
Winner (prize money)	HellRaisers ($ 10,000)	Tempo Storm ($ 10,000)
Finalist (prize money)	Penta Sports ($ 5,000)	Ze Pug Godz ($ 5,000)
Semi-finalists	ENCE eSports ($ 2,500) Mortal Kombat ($ 2,500)	Team Caliber ($ 2,500) Vault.gg ($ 2,500)

Qualification for the ESL Pro League Season 4

 Qualification for relegation

Relegation

The winner of this game qualifies for the ESL Pro League Season 4 .

	Time: May 25, 2016 6:00 PM CEST
		Virtus.pro	3	16	17th
		Penta Sports	16	9	19th

WildCard

After a community voting, the ESL selected two teams from Europe and North America, which played for the remaining space for the ESL Pro League Season 4 . The team that played for Luminosity Gaming in the regular season previously switched to SK Gaming .

	Time: August 15, 2016 at 8:00 p.m. CEST
		Virtus.pro	16	16
		Godsent	11	12

	Time: August 18th, 2016 3:15 am CEST
		Luminosity Gaming	4th	13
		Echo fox	16	16

Web links

• Liquipedia article on ESL Pro League Season 3 (English)
• Coverage page for ESL Pro League Season 3 on csgo.99damage.de
• Statistics on the league phase of the ESL Pro League Season 3 on hltv.org

Individual evidence

1. ↑ EU table of the ESEA
2. ^ NA table of the ESEA
3. ↑ VP vs. Penta on hltv.org
4. ↑ VP vs. Godsent on hltv.org
5. ↑ LG vs. Echo Fox on hltv.org