{"id":134284,"date":"2025-03-03T13:05:21","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T13:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skin.club\/community?p=134284"},"modified":"2025-11-05T12:00:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T12:00:58","slug":"peacemaker-about-esl-pro-league-s21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/peacemaker-about-esl-pro-league-s21","title":{"rendered":"Peacemaker about ESL Pro League S21: Surprises &#038; Favorites"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article__media y-red-dif-4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4j2Z5MxjfvI?si=EkRDVQbcZUuFjpcr\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><b>Peacemaker <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">breaks down the new structure of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/skin.club\/community\/en\/events\/esl-pro-league-season-21\">ESL Pro League Season 21<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, focusing on <\/span><b>Stage 1 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><b>March<\/b> <b>1\u20135)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, where <\/span><b>16 teams<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> compete in a best-of-three Swiss System for eight playoff berths. He explains that<\/span><b> Stage 2 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><b>March 7\u201316<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) follows a similar Swiss System, again producing eight playoff teams. Peacemaker notes the move from Malta to ESL\u2019s Stockholm studios and highlights the absence of a live crowd, adding an intimate feel to the competition. He\u2019s already witnessed a few upsets, illustrating how unpredictable this year\u2019s tournament can be. With <\/span><b>FaZe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> declining their invite, <\/span><b>Spirit<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Vitality<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>G2<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Natus Vincere<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>Liquid <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">among the top contenders. Peacemaker also shares his personal favorites, reflecting on each squad\u2019s strengths and potential. With a<\/span><b> $1,000,000 prize pool<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> split between players and clubs and a 24-team field comprised of 16 direct invites and 8 qualifiers, the upcoming ESL Pro League season promises to be an intriguing event. Concluding with excitement, he believes the fresh location and format will make<\/span><b> Season 21 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">especially thrilling for fans and players alike.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peacemaker breaks down the new structure of ESL Pro League Season 21, focusing on Stage 1 (March 1\u20135), where 16 teams compete in a best-of-three Swiss System for eight playoff berths. He explains that Stage 2 (March 7\u201316) follows a similar Swiss System, again producing eight playoff teams. Peacemaker notes the move from Malta to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":134285,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[404],"class_list":["post-134284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-esl-pro-league-season-21"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Peacemaker about ESL Pro League S21: Surprises &amp; Favorites<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Peacemaker dives into the intense competition at ESL Pro League Season 21, highlighting the new location, format, and the unexpected twists so far.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/peacemaker-about-esl-pro-league-s21\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Peacemaker about ESL Pro League S21: Surprises &amp; 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