ESL Pro League Season 24
Top-tier Counter-Strike 2 returns to Poland: 16 teams, a $1,000,000 prize pool and live playoffs at Katowice's Spodek Arena, 3-11 October 2026.
ESL Pro League Season 24 brings top-tier Counter-Strike 2 back to Poland, with the S-Tier competition running from 3 to 11 October 2026. Sixteen teams from around the world battle through the group stage and into the playoffs, which are staged in front of a live crowd at the iconic Spodek Arena in Katowice - the same venue that hosts IEM Katowice every winter. A total prize pool of $1,000,000 is on the line, along with valuable ranking points on the ESL Pro Tour. For CS2 fans in Croatia and the wider region, it's one of the most accessible big-stage LAN events of the autumn: Katowice is a short trip away, and every match is streamed for those following from home. Expect the usual mix of established powerhouses and in-form challengers fighting for the trophy in one of the sport's most storied arenas.
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