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ESL Pro League Season 16
ESL Pro League Season 16 was a 24-team Counter-Strike: Global Offensive competition held from Aug 31 to Oct 2, 2022. Team Vitality defeated Team Liquid in the final.
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Updated October 23, 2026Competition snapshot
Host and dates
Salini Resort, St Paul's Bay, Malta · Aug 31–Oct 2, 2022[1][2]
Champion
Combined prize pool
USD 835,000[1]
Liquipedia's event total includes a USD 5,000 bonus for each group-stage win.
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Participant scale
24 teams[1]
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ESL FACEIT GroupCommercial note
Tournament organizer · Recorded in the 2022 edition.[2]
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IntelCommercial note
Sponsor listed by Liquipedia · Recorded in the 2022 edition.[1]
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ROGCommercial note
Sponsor listed by Liquipedia as Republic of Gamers · Recorded in the 2022 edition.[1]
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DHLCommercial note
Sponsor listed by Liquipedia · Recorded in the 2022 edition.[1]
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1xBetCommercial note
Sponsor listed by Liquipedia · Recorded in the 2022 edition.[1]
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U.S. Air ForceCommercial note
Sponsor listed by Liquipedia · Recorded in the 2022 edition.[1]
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Monster EnergyCommercial note
Sponsor listed by Liquipedia · Recorded in the 2022 edition.[1]
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GamingMalta FoundationCommercial note
Hosting and destination partnership · Recorded in the 2022 edition.[2]
PTG Database Analysis
ESL Pro League Season 16 ran from Aug 31 to Oct 2, 2022, with 24 teams and a double-round group stage followed by single-elimination playoffs. Team Vitality beat Team Liquid 3–2 in the best-of-five final. The prize table totaled USD 835,000, including group-stage win bonuses.[1]
ESL listed the season as part of the Pro Tour and said Malta would host ESL Pro League through Season 20. The event listing names Salini Resort for the playoffs; the resort’s official contact page places it in St Paul’s Bay, so this profile uses the postal locality instead of Liquipedia’s broader Naxxar location label.[1][2]
Liquipedia’s sponsor field lists Intel, Republic of Gamers, DHL, 1XBET, U.S. Air Force, Monster Energy and GamingMalta. ESL separately confirms its extended hosting partnership with GamingMalta.[1][2]
References3
- [1]ESL Pro League Season 16 — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki — Liquipedia
- [2]ESL Pro League — Returns to Malta — ESL Pro Tour
- [3]Salini Resort — Relationship evidence
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