The best teams from the Swiss stage have made it to the final rounds, where they’ll compete for a $400,000 prize! Winning earns them points in the ESL Grand Slam, bringing them closer to the ultimate $1,000,000 reward. It’s the highest level of Counter-Strike competition!
Okay, so the ESL Pro League Season 22 Playoffs are happening from October 10th to the 12th. Basically, it’s going to be three days packed with super intense Counter-Strike 2 matches. I’m really excited to watch some top-level CS2 esports!
Each victory brings teams one step closer to winning the championship. Every defeat is a tough setback, and the third-place game probably won’t offer much comfort to those who lose.
Everything about the CS2 EPL Season 22 Playoffs is here.
- Stream
- Schedule
- Results at ESL Pro League S22 Playoffs
- Final standings
- Matchups and brackets
- Legends collide: Tournament preview
EPL Playoffs stream
You can watch all the playoff matches from ESL Pro League Season 22 live on ESL Counter-Strike’s official YouTube and Twitch channels. The stream is available here.
Schedule
Check out the detailed schedule of the EPL S22 Playoffs in the table below.
| Date | Start time | Tournament stage | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 10 | 10:30 a.m. CEST / 4:30 a.m. ET | Quarterfinal | 3DMAX vs Falcons |
| Oct. 10 | 1 p.m. CEST / 7 a.m. ET | Quarterfinal | MOUZ vs NAVI |
| Oct. 10 | 3:30 p.m. CEST / 9:30 a.m. ET | Quarterfinal | Spirit vs FaZe |
| Oct. 10 | 6 p.m. CEST / 12 p.m. ET | Quarterfinal | FURIA vs Vitality |
| Oct. 11 | TBD | Semifinal | TBD vs TBD |
| Oct. 11 | TBD | Semifinal | TBD vs TBD |
| Oct. 12 | TBD | Third place match | TBD vs TBD |
| Oct. 12 | TBD | Grand final | TBD vs TBD |
Results at ESL Pro League S22 Playoffs
Here you can see the results from CS2 EPL Season 22’s tournament, along with short summaries of the playoff matches.
Final standings
| Placement | Team | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | TBD | $100,000 |
| 2nd | TBD | $50,000 |
| 3rd | TBD | $28,000 |
| 4th | TBD | $22,000 |
| 5th–8th | TBD TBD TBD TBD | $18,000 |
Matchups and brackets
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Third Place Match | Grand Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit vs FaZe | TBD vs TBD | TBD vs TBD | |
| FURIA vs Vitality | TBD vs TBD | TBD vs TBD | |
| MOUZ vs NAVI | |||
| 3DMAX vs Falcons |
Legends collide: Tournament preview
The best Counter-Strike 2 teams are all competing here. They’ve all had recent successes, and many are considered strong contenders – both by esports analysts and those placing bets in ESL Pro League Season 22. Let’s take a closer look at some of the teams involved.
- Despite having no tournament wins in the second half of 2025, Team Vitality is still an exceptional power. We expect them to recover and bring the Vitality era back — and this can happen with this EPL.
- MOUZ players are obviously tired of being the second team. They certainly are able to hit hard this time and finally lift a big trophy.
- Spirit declined into a struggle period after two big wins: at IEM Cologne 2025 and BLAST Bounty Fall 2025. During the Stage 2 of EPL Season 22, the team showed signs of recovery. Still, we need to check this assumption in matches versus really strong opponents.
- Team Falcons won all their matches in Stage 2, and those were clashes against other top teams: NAVI and MOUZ. There is a good chance this star roster has a synergy boost for EPL Season 22.
While ESL Pro League Season 22 is a large tournament, the most anticipated event of the season is the StarLadder Budapest Major in November. All teams who qualified for the EPL Playoffs had already received invitations to the Major.
In October, we can see some of them playing at IEM Chengdu 2025.
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