Some absolutely great teams advanced to the final brackets from the Swiss stage. These battles for the $400,000 are the top Counter-Strike imaginable! The winners add a point to their ESL Grand Slam score, and it’s a step towards $1,000,000.
The ESL Pro League (EPL) Season 22 Playoffs go on from Oct. 10 to Oct. 12. These three days are filled with high-stakes Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) esports matches.
Every win takes teams closer to the trophy. Every loss is a failure with no recovery: it’s unlikely that the 3rd place match can satisfy these guys.
Everything about the CS2 EPL Season 22 Playoffs is here.
EPL Playoffs stream
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
In this section, you’ll find the tournament results and brief recaps of Playoffs matches at CS2 EPL Season 22.
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
All the currently greatest CS2 teams are here. They carry different backgrounds of the recent achievements, but most of them are easy tournament favorites: by expert logic and by betting odds during ESL Pro League S22. Let’s highlight a few participants.
- 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.
However big a tournament ESL Pro League Season 22 is, the main excitement of the season happens in November — it’s the StarLadder Budapest Major. All the teams from the EPL Playoffs were already invited to the Major.
In October, we can see some of them playing at IEM Chengdu 2025.
