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ESL Pro League Season 5 Finals

Twelve European and North American teams competed in the ESL Pro League Season 5 Finals in the Dallas area from May 30 to June 4, 2017. G2 Esports defeated North in a best-of-five final.

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Updated October 24, 2026

Competition snapshot

Combined prize pool

USD 750,000 finals distribution[2]

ESL described USD 1 million for the overall season program; HLTV lists USD 750,000 distributed at the finals.[2][3]

Participant scale

12 teams from Europe and North America[2][3]

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Organizer

Partner

ESL

Commercial note

League and finals organizer · Recorded in the 2017 edition.[1]

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Sponsor

Partner

Logitech G

Commercial note

Event sponsor · Recorded in the 2017 edition.[1]

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Sponsor

Commercial note

Event sponsor · Recorded in the 2017 edition.[1]

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Sponsor

Commercial note

Event sponsor listed as theScore esports · Recorded in the 2017 edition.[1]

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Sponsor

Partner

Xfinity

Commercial note

Event sponsor · Recorded in the 2017 edition.[1]

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Sponsor

Commercial note

Event sponsor · Recorded in the 2017 edition.[1]

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Technology Partner

Partner

ZOWIE

Commercial note

Season 5 finals monitor provider; supplied player monitors · Recorded in the 2017 edition.[4]

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Technology Partner

Partner

Lenovo

Commercial note

Lenovo Legion named official PC tournament partner for the remainder of Season 5 · Recorded in the 2017 edition.[5]

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Media Partner

Commercial note

Exclusive English-language broadcast rights for Season 5 · Recorded in the 2017 edition.[6]

PTG Database Analysis

The finals concluded ESL Pro League Season 5, with its LAN stage in the Dallas area from May 30 to June 4, 2017. Group play used round-robin best-of-one matches, followed by single-elimination playoffs; the grand final was best of five. G2 Esports beat North 3–1.[1][2][3]

Liquipedia lists a USD 750,000 finals distribution, while ESL described a USD 1 million season prize pool. The figures refer to different scopes: HLTV reports the amount distributed at the finals, and ESL describes the season program.[2][3]

Liquipedia lists ESEA, Logitech G, paysafecard, theScore esports, Xfinity and Mountain Dew as event sponsors. ESL separately announced ZOWIE as the finals monitor provider and Lenovo Legion as the official PC tournament partner for the remainder of the season. ESL also reported exclusive English-language broadcasts on YouTube, with other language coverage on Facebook and Twitch.[1][4][5][6]

References7
  1. [1]ESL Pro League Season 5 - Finals — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki
  2. [2]ESL Pro League Season 5 Finals overview — HLTV
  3. [3]The ESL Pro League Season 5 champions have been crowned! — ESL
  4. [4]Welcome BenQ ZOWIE as the monitor provider for ESL Pro League Season 5 finals — ESL Pro League
  5. [5]Lenovo Legion teams up with ESL CS:GO Pro League as its official PC tournament partner — ESL Pro League
  6. [6]Season 5 Finals in Dallas Close Out Most-Watched CS:GO Pro League Season Yet — ESL
  7. [7]Texas Trust CU Theatre — Relationship evidence

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Broadcast distribution

ESL said English-language broadcast rights were exclusive to YouTube Gaming, with additional language broadcasts on Facebook and Twitch.[6]

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