PARIVISION rallied for a 2-1 win over Natus Vincere on Wednesday to earn one of the final three playoff berths at ESL Pro League Season 24 in Katowice, Poland.
FURIA swept 9z Team 2-0 while Team Spirit downed M80 2-0 in the other matchups of teams that started 2-2 in the group stage.
The $1 million Counter-Strike 2 event runs through Sunday. The group stage began with 16 teams playing best-of-three matches in a Swiss format.
The top eight teams advance to the playoffs, which begin Friday with single-elimination action and continue with best-of-three matches until the best-of-five grand final on Sunday.
The championship team will receive $295,000, with $125,000 going to the players.
On Wednesday, Natus Vincere jumped on top with a 13-8 win on Inferno, but PARIVISION came back to log a 13-10 victory on Cache and then a 13-11 win on Mirage. Russia’s Vladislav “xiELO” Lysov paced PARIVISION with 63 kills and a plus-18 kill-death differential. Natus Vincere’s Ihor “w0nderful” Zhdanov wound up with 63 kills and a plus-23 K-D differential.
FURIA cruised past 9z Team 13-7 on Nuke and 13-3 on Inferno behind 36 kills and a plus-22 K-D differential from Kazakhstan’s Danil “molodoy” Golubenko. Uruguay’s Franco “dgt” Garcia amassed 21 kills and a minus-3 K-D differential for 9z Team.
Team Spirit toppled M80 13-6 on Dust II, 13-10 on Cache. Russia’s Danil “donk” Kryshkovets produced 41 kills and a plus-13 K-D differential for Team Spirit. The United States’ Josh “JBa” Barutt totaled 37 kills and a plus-6 K-D differential for M80.
The Friday quarterfinal matchups:
–Team Vitality vs. PARIVISION
–1w Team vs. Aurora Gaming
–Team Falcons vs. Team Spirit
–FURIA vs. MOUZ
ESL Pro League Season 24 prize pool with total prize money, player prize money and team share:
1. $295,000 ($125,000, $170,000)
2. $175,000 ($50,000, $125,000)
3. $120,000 ($30,000, $90,000)
4. $85,000 ($20,000, $65,000)
5-8. $50,000 ($10,000, $40,000)
9-11. $26,000 ($6,000, $20,000) — 9z Team, M80, Natus Vincere
12-14. $14,000 ($4,000, $10,000) — BetBoom Team, G2 Esports, Legacy
15-16. $2,500 ($2,500, $0) — ShindeN, TYLOO
–Field Level Media
