Eight teams advance to the playoff round of ESEA Premier Season 38 Europe as they compete for ESL Pro League and ESL Conference berth. The group stage of the event started on August 18 and after months of action, half of the 16 teams would carry on their journey ahead in the playoffs while the rest eight would go back home.
The top two teams from the playoffs would win big with the best team moving straight into the coming ESL Pro League season as for the runner up they would get an entry in ESL Conference. In the group stage, BLINK topped Group A featuring just one loss. DBL PONEY finished second and will be joined by Sangal and Sprout in the playoffs. From Group B, AGO topped the list and would be joined by LDLC, Anonymo, and Wisla Krakow.