{"id":429864,"date":"2026-09-30T15:38:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T15:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/?p=429864"},"modified":"2026-09-30T15:38:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T15:38:14","slug":"esl-pro-league-season-24-stage-1-matchups-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/esl-pro-league-season-24-stage-1-matchups-revealed","title":{"rendered":"ESL Pro League Season 24 Stage 1 Matchups Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"

ESL has published the official Stage 1 matchups for ESL Pro League Season 24. Sixteen teams will open the Swiss-style group stage on October 3. Top seed Team Spirit will play ShindeN, while Team Vitality will face 1win.<\/p>\n

The bracket is interesting because it shows how team-selected seeding works in practice. Most opening matches put a favorite against a regional qualifier. However, a few pairings look much tighter on paper. G2 and NAVI, for example, sit at seeds eight and nine.<\/p>\n\n

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How Team-Selected Seeding Shaped the Bracket<\/h2>\n

ESL used team-selected seeding for this event. All 16 teams ranked their opponents in order, and the averages, with outliers excluded, became each team\u2019s seed. As a result, Team Vitality moved up two places to second, and MOUZ dropped two places to fourth. Team Spirit stayed first, and Team Falcons kept third place.<\/p>\n

The opening round follows a standard bracket. Therefore, seed one plays seed 16, seed two plays seed 15, and so on down the list.<\/p>\n

Stage 1 Opening Round Pairings<\/h2>\n

The first round will take place on October 3. Every match in the stage is a best-of-three. Here are the official pairings:<\/p>\n