Following current trends in the CS: GO community, ESL announced additional information via the CS:GO Subreddit regarding the ESL Pro-League Finals which will be held in London this May.

Although it was officially announced via the ESL Twitter last month, the CS: GO community has been increasingly interested in where in London the event is going to be held, but we have been left guessing whether the venue will be big, small or something special. With all this cloak and dagger, ESL Europe has left many fans craving information and wanting to know where the next venue will be held. Nevertheless, ESL has announced through the CS: GO Subreddit that the Pro-League Finals will be held in Leicester for two days in May before heading to London.

The ESL Pro-League Finals will host eight teams, four will come from Europe and four from North America. ESL has confirmed that $500,000 in prize money will be distributed at the “Finals”. Currently, Week 5 of the league’s season is being played out, which will eventually spread $250,000 across the online stage. The final week of online phase is scheduled to be completed on April 26th – 27th.

Overall schedule of the event:
May 11th and 12th are the first two event days, not open to the public.
May 13th is one day off.
May 14th and 15th are the last two event days, open to the public.

The day off is required for travel purposes between Leicester and London. Therefore, teams aren’t forced to play on a day they could possibly be traveling between cities. The venue is still unannounced and tickets are not yet for sale.