ESL Pro League Season 11 news just keep on coming these past few days. The latest info drop from ESL revealed both the location of the Grand Finals and the broadcast crew that will cover everything Season 11 has to offer.
The ESL Pro League Season 11 Finals Venue
ESL are taking the Pro League Finals back to North America after a nearly two-year stay in Europe. The city chosen to host the three-day event is Denver, Colorado. The quarterfinals, semifinals, and final will be played in 1st Bank Center on April 10, April 11, and April 12, respectively, in front of a capacity crowd of 6,500.
The last time ESL hosted the Pro League Finals in North America was Season 7 back in May 2018. Astralis lifted their first Pro League trophy in Dallas, Texas on that occasion. Since then, the Finals have been held twice in Odense, Denmark and once in Montpellier, France.
The ESL Pro League Season 11 broadcasting talent
In addition to the location of the Finals, ESL revealed the talent pool that will be working on the coverage of Season 11. ESL sticks to the tried and tested with all of the staples returning for another run of Pro League action.
The broadcasting crew for ESL Pro League Season 11 is:
- Tres "stunna" Saranthus - Desk host
- Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill - Analyst
- David "DAVEY" Stafford - Analyst
- Henry "HenryG" Greer - Commentator
- Alex "Machine" Richardson - Commentator
- Hugo “Hugo” Byron - Commentator
- Harry “Harry” Russell – Commentator
- James "BanKs" Banks - Reporter
- Frankie "Frankie" Ward - Reporter
The 24-team tournament will commence March 16 with the group stage which will be played in a studio environment. The non-arena phase of ESL Pro League Season 11 will end on April 7 with the conclusion of the second round of playoffs. Then the show will move into 1st Bank Center for the final stages where the fate of $750,000 will be decided.