Freya and stunna Headline ESL Pro League Season 24 Talent Lineup

27.09.2026 - 02:55

Freya and stunna Headline ESL Pro League Season 24 Talent Lineup

Freya “Freya” Spiers and Tres “stunna” Saranthus are among the ten broadcast personalities confirmed for ESL Pro League Season 24, completing the on-air team ahead of the October CS2 tournament in Katowice.

ESL’s lineup brings together several of its most familiar Counter-Strike voices, including Chad “SPUNJ” Burchill, Alex “Machine” Richardson, Janko “YNk” Paunović, Harry “JustHarry” Russell, Hugo Byron, Adam “Dinko” Hawthorne, Jason “moses” O’Toole and Henry “HenryG” Greer.

One detail remains deliberately open: ESL’s announcement did not assign specific broadcast roles to each member of the ten-person crew. Freya and stunna have regularly worked hosting, presenting and sideline roles at previous ESL events, but their exact ESL Pro League Season 24 responsibilities should be treated as TBD until ESL confirms the assignments.

Quick summary

Detail	Information
Event	ESL Pro League Season 24
Game	Counter-Strike 2
Location	Katowice, Poland
Dates	October 3–11, 2026
Playoff venue	Spodek Arena
Teams	16
Total prize pool	$1,000,000
Broadcast talent	10 people
Featured names	Freya, stunna
Talent roles	Not individually specified by ESL
Group format	Swiss, best-of-three
Playoffs	Single-elimination
Grand final	Best-of-five
Status	Talent lineup announced

The current event page lists ESL Pro League Season 24 as a 16-team competition running October 3–11 in Katowice. The playoffs use a single-elimination bracket, with a best-of-five Grand Final.

Freya and stunna join 10-person EPL Season 24 broadcast team

ESL has settled on a compact ten-person talent crew for Season 24.

Freya and stunna are two of the most recognizable names in the group, but the announcement is notable for how much established Counter-Strike broadcast experience surrounds them.

The complete announced lineup is:

Talent	Country	EPL S24 role
Freya “Freya” Spiers	United Kingdom	TBD
Tres “stunna” Saranthus	United States	TBD
Janko “YNk” Paunović	Serbia	TBD
Chad “SPUNJ” Burchill	Australia	TBD
Alex “Machine” Richardson	United Kingdom	TBD
Harry “JustHarry” Russell	United Kingdom	TBD
Hugo Byron	United Kingdom	TBD
Adam “Dinko” Hawthorne	United Kingdom	TBD
Jason “moses” O’Toole	United States	TBD
Henry “HenryG” Greer	United Kingdom	TBD

All ten names are confirmed in the announced talent lineup. Individual EPL S24 roles, however, were not specified in the announcement covered by HLTV.

That distinction matters. It would be reasonable to expect several familiar pairings or duties based on previous ESL broadcasts, but presenting those expectations as confirmed assignments would go beyond the available announcement.

What happened?

The broadcast announcement was reported on September 25, eight days before ESL Pro League Season 24 is scheduled to begin on October 3.

Rather than introducing a large number of new faces, ESL has assembled a crew built heavily around established personalities from its Counter-Strike broadcasts.

Freya and stunna are joined by YNk, SPUNJ, Machine, JustHarry, Hugo, Dinko, moses and HenryG.

The lineup gives ESL a group containing extensive experience across hosting, desk analysis and play-by-play or color commentary, even though the organizer has not yet publicly mapped those responsibilities to individual names for EPL S24.

The timing also completes another piece of the tournament setup. ESL Pro League Season 24 already has its 16-team field, tournament structure and seeding in place ahead of the opening matches.

Why Freya and stunna are familiar faces on ESL broadcasts

Although their EPL S24 positions have not been formally assigned in the talent announcement, Freya and stunna have substantial precedent in front-facing broadcast roles.

At IEM Atlanta 2026, for example, HLTV listed Freya and stunna among the event's presenter, stage host and sideline group. YNk was an analyst, while SPUNJ, Machine, Dinko and moses were among the commentators.

The pattern extends further back.

Freya and stunna were both part of ESL’s IEM Rio 2026 talent lineup, while SPUNJ and Machine and the JustHarry-Hugo pairing were part of the commentary setup.

For the Cologne Major earlier in 2026, Freya and stunna were again among ESL’s hosting, presenting and sideline personnel.

Those previous assignments provide useful context for what viewers might expect in Katowice, but they do not constitute confirmation of EPL S24 roles.

ESL Pro League Season 24 broadcast talent

The ten-person selection contains several combinations already familiar to regular ESL viewers.

SPUNJ and Machine have repeatedly worked together on ESL Counter-Strike broadcasts. JustHarry and Hugo are another established commentary combination.

Dinko, moses and HenryG give the production additional experienced casting options, while YNk has extensive analyst-desk experience.

This creates flexibility for ESL to divide talent across different phases of the tournament without needing an unusually large announced crew.

Exactly how that rotation will work is still TBD.

Why the talent announcement matters

A talent announcement does not change which teams qualify or how matches are played, but it determines much of how an event is presented to viewers.

That becomes particularly relevant for Season 24 because ESL Pro League is returning to a major live-arena setting.

The Spodek Arena will host the October 9–11 playoff portion of the tournament. ESL FACEIT Group originally announced the venue in August 2025 as part of its move to bring ESL Pro League back in front of a major live audience.

Spodek is deeply connected to ESL’s Counter-Strike history through years of top-level Katowice competition.

For the broadcast team, that means Season 24 is not simply another studio-style Pro League production. The closing stage will have to cover a live arena environment as the tournament moves from the Swiss phase into elimination matches.

EPL Season 24 timeline

Date	Development
August 12, 2025	ESL FACEIT Group announces Spodek Arena as the venue for the Season 24 Finals
August 10, 2026	EPL S24 invite field is announced
September 25, 2026	Ten-person broadcast talent lineup is reported
September 25, 2026	ESL Pro League Season 24 seeding is revealed
October 3, 2026	Current scheduled start of EPL Season 24
October 9–11, 2026	Playoffs scheduled for Spodek Arena
October 11, 2026	Tournament concludes

The current October 3–11 event dates supersede the broader September 24–October 11 window contained in ESL FACEIT Group’s original August 2025 venue announcement.

Tournament context: 16 teams arrive in Katowice

The broadcast crew will cover a 16-team field featuring teams from several regions.

The confirmed field currently consists of Spirit, Vitality, MOUZ, FURIA, Falcons, Legacy, G2, Aurora, Natus Vincere, BETBOOM, 9z, PARIVISION, M80, TYLOO, 1win and ShindeN.

Twelve teams entered through invitations, while M80, TYLOO, 1win and ShindeN qualified through their respective ESL Challenger League regional finals.

That creates a field spanning established international contenders and regional qualifiers, giving the broadcast desk different competitive storylines to cover throughout the Swiss stage.

ESL Pro League Season 24 format

Season 24 begins with a Swiss group stage played in best-of-three series.

Eight teams will progress to the playoffs.

The playoff stage then switches to a single-elimination bracket. The Grand Final will be played as a best-of-five, while the other playoff series are listed as best-of-three. A third-place decider is also included in the current format.

The playoff portion is scheduled for October 9–11 at Spodek Arena.

Key event details

Category	EPL Season 24
Organizer	ESL
Game	Counter-Strike 2
Host city	Katowice
Country	Poland
Dates	October 3–11, 2026
Teams	16
Total winnings / prize pool listing	$1,000,000
Group stage	Swiss Bo3
Playoff teams	8
Playoff format	Single elimination
Grand Final	Bo5
Arena playoffs	October 9–11
Arena	Spodek
Broadcast talent announced	10
Individual talent roles	TBD

Tournament impact

The talent announcement has no direct competitive impact on ESL Pro League Season 24.

It does not change tournament seeding, the match format, team invitations or qualification status.

Its importance is primarily on the production side. ESL now has its announced English-language talent group in place shortly before competition begins, while viewers have a clearer picture of who will guide coverage through the Swiss stage and arena playoffs.

The mix of hosts, analysts and commentators that ESL ultimately assigns from the ten-person group could also affect how the broadcast is structured between match coverage, desk segments, interviews and arena presentation.

Until the individual assignments are published, however, any precise division of responsibilities remains speculative.

Ranking and VRS impact

There is no ranking or Valve Regional Standings impact caused by the talent announcement itself.

ESL Pro League Season 24 is listed by HLTV as a ranked event, but any ranking consequences will come from the teams' competitive results rather than the broadcast lineup.

The tournament's seeding was announced separately on September 25.

Spirit received the No. 1 seed, followed by Vitality, Falcons and MOUZ. The seeding process was based on participating teams ranking their opponents, with averages calculated after excluding outliers, according to HLTV's report.

What changes now?

From a broadcast perspective, the biggest remaining question is not who will work EPL Season 24 but what each person will do.

The ten-person crew is known.

Individual role assignments are not.

That leaves several details to monitor before opening day, including the final commentary combinations, desk configuration, interviewer or sideline assignments and how ESL plans to rotate the crew between the Swiss stage and Spodek playoffs.

From the tournament side, attention can now move toward the opening matchups and final pre-event preparations.

What to watch next

Official talent roles: ESL could provide more detailed assignments identifying hosts, analysts, casters and sideline personnel.

Opening broadcast schedule: A full match-by-match broadcast plan would clarify which commentators cover specific series.

Swiss-stage matchups: With the seeding established, the opening round becomes the next major competitive focus.

Spodek production: Season 24's arena return makes the transition from the earlier tournament phase to the October 9–11 live playoffs one of the key production storylines.

Late changes: Broadcast talent lists can change if scheduling or travel circumstances require adjustments. No such change is confirmed at the time of publication.

Historical context: Pro League returns to a major arena

Season 24 carries additional significance because of its venue.

When ESL FACEIT Group announced the Spodek Finals, it described the move as a return of ESL Pro League to a live arena environment. The organizer noted that the previous Pro League edition with an arena playoff portion had taken place in Odense in 2019.

Earlier live-arena Pro League destinations also included Montpellier, Dallas and São Paulo.

Katowice adds considerably more Counter-Strike history to that list.

Spodek has been associated with elite ESL competition for years, and bringing Pro League playoffs into the venue connects one of ESL’s longest-running tournament brands with one of its best-known stages.

That gives the Season 24 broadcast crew a different setting from many recent Pro League editions and makes the final three days particularly noteworthy.

Related teams, talent and events

Talent: Freya, stunna, YNk, SPUNJ, Machine, JustHarry, Hugo, Dinko, moses, HenryG.

Teams: Spirit, Vitality, Falcons, MOUZ, Legacy, FURIA, Aurora, G2, Natus Vincere, 9z, BETBOOM, PARIVISION, M80, TYLOO, 1win, ShindeN.

Event: ESL Pro League Season 24.

Related competition: ESL Challenger League Season 51 regional finals, which supplied four qualified teams to EPL S24.

Venue: Spodek Arena, Katowice.

FAQ

Who is on the ESL Pro League Season 24 talent lineup?

The announced ten-person team consists of Freya, stunna, YNk, SPUNJ, Machine, JustHarry, Hugo, Dinko, moses and HenryG.

What roles will Freya and stunna have at EPL Season 24?

ESL's announcement did not specify individual roles. Freya and stunna have previously handled hosting, presenting and sideline responsibilities at ESL tournaments, but their exact Season 24 assignments remain TBD.

When is ESL Pro League Season 24?

The current event listing has ESL Pro League Season 24 scheduled for October 3–11, 2026, in Katowice, Poland.

Where will the EPL Season 24 playoffs take place?

The playoffs are scheduled for October 9–11 at Spodek Arena in Katowice. ESL FACEIT Group announced Spodek as the Finals venue in August 2025.

How many teams will compete at ESL Pro League Season 24?

Sixteen teams are currently listed for the tournament. The field includes Spirit, Vitality, MOUZ, Falcons, FURIA, G2, Natus Vincere and other invited or qualified teams.