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Format for the ESL Pro League finals revealed

ESL have revealed the schedule, format and group layouts for the Season 3 ESL Pro League finals, due to take place from May 11-15 in London, United Kingdom.

ESL have announced that the format will remain in the standard style for the event meaning that for both the opening round and the winners match a best of one will be held, therefore, leaving the elimnation and decider matches down to a heated best of three.

The top four seeds from both NA and EU have been scrambled up into two groups which are as follows:

Group AGroup B
Brazil Luminosity Gaming Sweden NiP
Canada OpTic Sweden Fnatic
Denmark AstralisUnited States Liquid
France G2 EsportsUnited States Cloud 9


As the $512,000 tournament progresses into playoffs the teams will jump on over to the O2 arena in London where the Semi-finals will be played in a series of best of threes leaving a climatic best of five to decide the Season 3 champions.

When will the teams be playing?

ESL have also released an aproximate schedule for the event:

Wednesday May, 11th    
14:00Canada OpTicvsDenmark AstralisBo1
15:10Brazil Luminosity GamingvsFrance G2Bo1
16:20Sweden FnaticvsUnited States Cloud 9Bo1
17:30United States LiquidvsSweden NiPBo1
18:40Group A winners match  Bo1
19:50Group B winners match  Bo1
21:00Group A elimination match  Bo3
Thursday, May 12th    
14:00Group B elimation match  Bo3
17:15Group A decider  Bo3
20:30Group B decider  Bo3
Saturday, May 14th    
16:00Semi-final #1 (B1 vs A2)  Bo3
17:40Semi-final #2 (B2 vs A1)  Bo3
Sunday, May 15th    
16:00Showmatch   
18:00Grand final  Bo5
     

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