Team Vitality sweeps Team Falcons in ESL Pro League 22 grand final

Team Vitality swept Team Falcons in the grand final of the ESL Pro League Season 22 in Stockholm on Sunday to take home the $100,000 prize.

Team Falcons received $50,000 as the runner-up. In the third-place game, MOUZ also posted a sweep, taking down FaZe Clan and earning $28,000. For finishing fourth, FaZe Clan earned $22,000.

The $400,000 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive event began with 16 teams competing in Stage 1, with eight eliminated over five rounds. Eight more teams were invited directly to Stage 2.

Stage 2 featured the top eight teams from Stage 1 and the eight teams with automatic entries competing in a 16-team Swiss format, with all matches being best-of-three.

The top eight teams from Stage 2 qualified for the playoffs, which ran through Sunday with a single-elimination bracket. All playoff matches were best-of-three except for the grand final, which was best-of-five.

In the grand final against Team Falcons, Team Vitality opened with a 13-10 victory on Inferno and followed that up with wins on Train (13-9) and Dust II (13-5) to clinch the title. Israel's Shahar 'flameZ' Shushan sparked Team Vitality with 62 kills and a plus-21 kill-death differential -- both game-highs.

In the third-place game, MOUZ rolled to the sweep of FaZe Clan with a 13-7 win on Ancient and 13-10 on Overpass, led by Finland's Jimi 'Jimpphat' Salo (38 kills, plus-19 kill-death differential).

ESL Pro League Season 22 prize pool

1. $100,000 -- Team Vitality

2. $50,000 -- Team Falcons

3. $28,000 -- MOUZ

4. $22,000 -- FaZe Clan

5-8. $18,000 - Team Spirit, FURIA, Natus Vincere, 3DMAX

9-11. $13,500 -- Aurora Gaming, G2 Esports, The Mongolz

12-14. $10,500 -- Gentle Mates, Inner Circle Esports, HOTU

15-16. $8,500 -- GamerLegion, Astralis

17-19. $6,500 -- B8, ENCE, Legacy

20-22. $4,500 -- Fluxo, HEROIC, M80

23-24. $3,000 -- NRG, Rooster

--Field Level Media