| 2019 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive |
| Location | Leicester, United Kingdom (Europe group stage) Burbank, California (Americas group stage) Montpellier, France (Finals) |
| Dates | April 12, 2019–June 23, 2019 |
| Administrator | Electronic Sports League (ESL) |
| Venue | ESL studios (Europe and America group stages) Montpellier Exhibition Center (Finals group stage) Sud de France Arena (Finals playoffs) |
| Teams | 48 teams |
| Purse | US$750,000 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Team Liquid |
| 1st runners-up | G2 Esports |
| 2nd runners-up | mousesports NRG Esports |
| MVP | Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski |
ESL Pro League Season 9 (shortened as EPL Season 9) was a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament run by ESL. It was the ninth season of the ESL Pro League. Teams from five continents – North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and South America – competed in four leagues to attempt to qualify for the Finals. The regular season started on April 12, 2019, and ended in June 2019. This season was also the fourth tournament of the Intel Grand Slam Season 2. The EPL Finals took place in Montpellier, France.[1]
The finals for ESL Pro League Season 9 featured G2 Esports, which defeated FaZe Clan and NRG Esports en route to the grand finals, and Team Liquid, which defeated Astralis and mousesports. The season concluded with Team Liquid defeating G2 Esports three games to one to earn its inaugural Pro League title. This is the inaugural that a North American team has won a premier title in Europe.