Liquid and 100 Thieves Among Leaders of ESL Pro League S11 NA
Liquid and 100 Thieves Among Leaders of ESL Pro League S11 NA
The North American division of ESL Pro League Season 11 has started last weekend. Each team played at least one match during the first week of the tournament’s group stage, which features six teams competing in a single round-robin group with best-of-three series.
Team Liquid and 100 Thieves played the highest amount of games and scored the most so far: Liquid outplayed 100 Thieves (2-0) and MIBR (2-0), as well as lost to FURIA Esports (1-2) and Swole Patrol (0-2), while 100 Thieves managed to beat Evil Geniuses (2-1) and Swole Patrol (2-1). Current standings look as follows:
| 1. | Team Liquid | 2-2 | 130-113 | 6p |
| 2. | 100 Thieves | 2-1 | 122-107 | 6p |
| 3. | FURIA Esports | 1-0 | 42-40 | 3p |
| 4. | Swole Patrol | 1-1 | 69-71 | 3p |
| 5. | Evil Geniuses | 0-1 | 35-44 | 0p |
| 6. | MIBR | 0-1 | 9-32 | 0p |
The matches of the final second week will be played on March 30th – April 3rd and will determine four participants of the playoffs stage – top two teams will advance to the upper bracket, while the teams placed 3rd-4th will play in the lower bracket.
ESL Pro League 11 – North America will last until April 12th and features a $219,000 prize pool. The league is also being played in Europe, where the first two groups have already concluded and the third one is underway.