[hkes_show_google_ad] Splyce, Selfless and PENTA Sport have been relegated out of ESL Pro League after failing to defend their spots from Rush, Luminosity and Team LDLC.com. In the European division, Heroic and LDLC will be advancing to Season 5, as well as Luminosity and Rush in the NA division. Heroic managed to defend their spot from Rogue with a 2-1 victory. While Rogue took the first map on Train 16-2, Heroic carried Nuke 16-11 and Mirage a whopping 16-1. PENTA’s match against LDLC was much closer, with PENTA winning Overpass 16-11 but losing Cache 16-12 and Dust II 16-14. In the North American matches, Luminosity easily 2-0’d Selfless 16-6 on Train and 16-11 on Cache while Splyce lost 2-1 against Rush. Splyce was able to take Mirage 16-10, but lost Cobble 16-13 and Overpass 16-10.Season 5 will begin on Feb. 2 for both NA and EU and run until May. The finals will take place in June where the top teams from both divisions will compete for the $1 million prize pool. [hkes_show_google_ad]