Results of the first game day of ESL Pro League Season 19

Today marked the long-awaited start of ESL Pro League Season 19. Not all matches ended with the expected results. electronic's debut in virtus.pro wasn't the brightest, as the team lost to underdogs fnatic. FaZe Clan showed less confident gameplay against the Brazilians from Imperial, while the Portuguese team SAW suffered a clean defeat to the unstable 3DMAX. The surprises didn't end there, Team Vitality came dangerously close to losing to Sharks on the Vertigo map, as the Brazilians secured 9 rounds on the attacking side. However, it wasn't enough to pull off a tournament sensation.

Results of the first game day of ESL Pro League Season 19:

• 3DMAX 2:0 SAW
• fnatic 2:1 virtus.pro
• Team Vitality 2:0 Sharks
• Astralis 2:0 Eternal Fire
• FaZe Clan 2:0 Imperial Esports
• BB Team 2:1 M80

Distribution of the prize pool for ESL Pro League Season 19:

• 1st place: TBD - $170,000; invite to IEM Cologne 2024
• 2nd place: TBD - $80,000
• 3-4th place: TBD - $45,000
• 5-8th place: TBD - $32,000
• 9-12th place: TBD - $23,500
• 13-16th place: TBD - $17,500
• 17-20th place: TBD - $12,000
• 21-28th place: TBD - $7,000
• 29-32th place: TBD - $3,500

ESL Pro League is a series of major tournaments by ESL. Within the framework of ESL Pro League Season 19, thirty-two teams in the main stage will compete for a prize pool of 750,000 USD and invitations to IEM Cologne 2024. The main stage of the event will take place at the InterContinental in Malta, in the city of St. Julian's.