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ESL Pro League Season 3

Eight teams qualified for the ESL Pro League Season 3 finals, held in Leicester and London from May 11–15, 2016. Luminosity Gaming defeated G2 Esports to win the USD 512,000 finals distribution.

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Updated October 23, 2026

Competition snapshot

Combined prize pool

USD 512,000 in finals distributions[1][4][6]

ESL separately described USD 750,000 as the season-wide prize pool.[5]

Participant scale

Eight teams, four each from Europe and North America[2][3]

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ESL organizer · Recorded in the 2016 edition.[1]

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BenQ

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Finals sponsor · Recorded in the 2016 edition.[1]

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Alienware

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Finals sponsor · Recorded in the 2016 edition.[1]

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Logitech G

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ESL Pro League partner listed as Logitech; mapped to Logitech G · Recorded in the 2016 edition.[7]

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G2A

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Finals sponsor · Recorded in the 2016 edition.[1]

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gamed!de

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Finals sponsor · Recorded in the 2016 edition.[1]

PTG Database Analysis

The ESL Pro League Season 3 finals ran May 11–15, 2016, across two cities. The first two days of group-stage matches were closed to the public at ESL’s Leicester studio; after a travel day, the semifinal and final playoff stage moved to indigo at The O2 in London on May 14–15. Eight teams qualified, four each from Europe and North America.[2][3][6]

The group stage used two double-elimination groups. The top two teams in each group advanced to a single-elimination playoff bracket, with best-of-three semifinals and a best-of-five grand final.[2]

Luminosity Gaming defeated G2 Esports 3–2 in the best-of-five final. The finals payout table totals USD 512,000; ESL’s contemporary USD 750,000 figure referred to the wider Season 3 prize pool.[4][5][6]

Liquipedia lists BenQ, Alienware, Logitech, G2A.com and gamed!de as finals sponsors. ESL’s 2016 partnership announcement names Pro League among the competitions supported by Logitech G.[1][7]

References7
  1. [1]ESL Pro League Season 3 - Finals — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki
  2. [2]The groups, format and schedule of the ESL Pro League Finals — ESL Pro League
  3. [3]Meet the broadcast team of the ESL Pro League Season 3 finals! — ESL Pro League
  4. [4]ESL Pro League Season 3 Finals overview — HLTV
  5. [5]The ESL Pro League Season 3 champions have been crowned! — ESL
  6. [6]ESL Pro League finals viewer's guide — HLTV
  7. [7]Logitech signs on as official ESL partner in 2016 — ESL

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