ESL Pro League season 16 groups and schedule released

The light at the end of the tunnel is approaching for the CS:GO player break, which is set to end with the start of ESL Pro League season 16 beginning on Aug. 31. Ahead of the start of season 16, ESL has released the full schedule and groups for the upcoming group stages.

The group stage starts out strong with a stacked Group A that includes NAVI, Vitality, Ninjas in Pyjamas, Team Spirit, Team Endpoint, and Fnatic. This group features three top-10 teams according to HLTV’s world rankings, including two of the top five in NAVI and Vitality. NAVI and Spirit will face each other in the opening match at 5:30am CT on Wednesday, Aug. 31.