{"id":41509,"date":"2025-03-06T19:45:27","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T00:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=41509"},"modified":"2025-03-06T19:45:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T00:45:27","slug":"esl-pro-league-s21-stage-2-matchups-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/esl-pro-league-s21-stage-2-matchups-confirmed\/","title":{"rendered":"ESL Pro League S21 Stage 2 matchups confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The second stage of <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/esl-pro-league\/\" title=\"ESL Pro League betting guide\">ESL Pro League Season 21<\/a> is set to kick off on Friday, March 7, with 16 teams battling through a Swiss bracket to secure a spot in the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/\" title=\"Counter-Strike 2 betting guide\">Counter-Strike 2<\/a> event will feature eight invited teams and eight teams that earned their place through Stage 1.<\/p>\n<p>Each team in Stage 2 was tasked with ranking their competitors, with these rankings used to seed the matchups for the opening round.<\/p>\n<p>Below you will find each of the opening round clashes, with odds courtesy of the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/sites\/\" title=\"Best esports betting sites\">best esports betting sites<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"pageList\">\n<li>Team Spirit ($1.02) vs. TYLOO ($10.50)<\/li>\n<li>Team Vitality ($1.06) vs. MIBR ($8.00)<\/li>\n<li>Natus Vincere ($1.07) vs. SAW ($7.50)<\/li>\n<li>MOUZ ($1.25) vs. FURIA Esports ($3.75)<\/li>\n<li>G2 Esports ($1.30) vs. paiN Gaming ($3.40)<\/li>\n<li>The MongolZ ($1.30) vs. GamerLegion ($3.40)<\/li>\n<li>Eternal Fire ($1.44) vs. 3DMAX ($2.62)<\/li>\n<li>Team Falcons ($1.66) vs. Team Liquid ($2.10)<\/li>\n<hr>\n<p>Stage 2 will take place over five days, concluding on Tuesday, March 11, with three decider matches determining the final playoff spots.<\/p>\n<p>Most first-round matchups feature an invited team against a Stage 1 qualifier, with two exceptions: Eternal Fire vs 3DMAX and Falcons vs Liquid.<\/p>\n<p>Following the Swiss stage, the top eight teams will advance to the playoffs, which begin on March 13.<\/p>\n<p>The playoffs will be played in a single-elimination format, culminating in the best-of-five grand final on Sunday, March 16, where one team will claim the ESL Pro League Season 21 title.<\/p>\n<p>Natus Vincere, the defending champions from Season 20, are among the favourites but have yet to secure a title in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Spirit, Vitality, and MOUZ have already lifted trophies this year, with Spirit winning BLAST Bounty, Vitality conquering IEM Katowice, and <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/mouz-claim-pgl-cluj-napoca-2025-title\/\" title=\"PGL Cluj-Napoca review\">MOUZ claiming PGL Cluj-Napoca<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ESLProLeague?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ESLProLeague<\/a> S21 STAGE 2 IS HERE 2\ufe0f\u20e3<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Team__Spirit?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Team__Spirit<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tyloogaming?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@tyloogaming<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamVitalityCS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TeamVitalityCS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MIBR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MIBR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/natusvincere?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@natusvincere<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mousesports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mousesports<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FURIA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FURIA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/G2CSGO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@G2CSGO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/paiNGamingBR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@paiNGamingBR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/1mongolz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@1mongolz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GamerLegion?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GamerLegion<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eternalfirecs2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@eternalfirecs2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/3DMAXGaming?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@3DMAXGaming<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamFalconsGG?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TeamFalconsGG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamLiquidCS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TeamLiquidCS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HaZaMjCYpj\">pic.twitter.com\/HaZaMjCYpj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; 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