Six of the eight matches were sweeps in Round 1 on Saturday as ESL Pro League Season 24 got underway in Katowice, Poland.
Team Falcons, Team Vitality, MOUZ, Aurora Gaming, FURIA and Natus Vincere won by 2-0 scores, while PARIVISION and Team Spirit recorded 2-1 victories.
The $1 million Counter-Strike 2 event runs through Oct. 11, with the group stage featuring 16 teams in a Swiss system format. Five rounds of group-stage matches, which are best-of-three, run through Wednesday.
The top eight teams advance to the playoffs, which are single elimination starting Friday and will be best-of-three until the grand final on Oct. 11, which is best-of-five.
Team Falcons blanked TYLOO, winning 13-11 on Mirage and 13-7 on Anubis.
Team Vitality swept 1w Team by 13-1 on Dust II and 13-5 on Cache.
MOUZ downed M80, with victories by 13-9 on Cache and 13-6 on Mirage.
Aurora Gaming cruised past 9z 13-3 on Dust II, then battled to a 13-11 win on Mirage.
FURIA opened with a 13-5 win on Mirage, then went to overtime for a 16-14 win on Cache to defeat BetBoom Team.
Natus Vincere sailed past G2 Esports 13-7 on Cache and 13-4 on Inferno.
PARIVISION dropped the opening map, Dust II, 13-5 to Legacy before rallying with a 13-2 win on Inferno and a 16-12 triumph on Ancient.
Team Spirit likewise dropped the first map, Dust II, 13-11 to ShinDeN before staying alive with a 13-11 decision on Nuke and closing out with a 13-4 victory on Mirage.
Sunday’s Round 2 high matches
–Team Spirit vs. PARIVISION
–Team Falcons vs. Aurora Gaming
–MOUZ vs. FURIA
–Team Vitality vs. Natus Vincere
Sunday’s Round 2 low matches
–Legacy vs. ShindeN
–9z vs. TYLOO
–G2 Esports vs. 1w Team
–BetBoom Team vs. M80
The $1 million prize pool with total, player prize and team share:
1. TBD, $295,000, $125,000, $170,000
2. TBD, $175,000, $50,000, $125,000
3. TBD, $120,000, $30,000, $90,000
4. TBD, $85,000, $20,000, $65,000
5-8. TBD, $50,000, $10,000, $40,000
9-11. TBD, $26,000, $6,000, $20,000
12-14. TBD, $14,000, $4,000, $10,000
15-16. TBD, $2,500, $2,500, $0
–Field Level Media
