Back in April, the Electronic Sports League (ESL) and the E-Sports Entertainment Association (ESEA) hit the Counter-Strike community with the announcement of their brand new league entitled ESL ESEA Pro League. The two giants in the sphere of competitive gaming united together to host the world's largest CS:GO competition to date.
The organizers of the new league stated that there will be two seasons in 2015, introducing the record prize purse of $1,000,000 in total, in result taking the lead off the hands of Valve Corporation's majors.
The first season of the ESL ESEA Pro League is already on the track with the regular season stage currently set on. Total of twenty-four top teams from both Europe and North America are battling to secure a spot for the LAN playoffs in Cologne, Germany. The offline stage will run from July 2nd to 5th with only the top four teams from each continent receiving the chance to win the first season of the league.
To this moment, the leading teams from Europe in order are Team SoloMid, Team EnVy, Fnatic and last but not least Ninjas in Pyjamas. The North American teams on the other side are Keyd Stars, Cloud 9, Luminosity Gaming and on the edge Counter Logic Gaming, followed by the Nihilum squad, which contains the two former compLexity Gaming players
Spencer 'Hiko' Martin and
Kory 'semphis' Friesen. Details can be found in our tournament section.

The LAN stage of the league will be held inside ESL's state-of-the-art esports arena in Cologne. The schedule for the ESL ESEA Pro League Season 1 is the following:
Alongside with the enormous amount of world class action promised within these four days, ESL and ESEA "will also feature show matches in various forms."
More information can be found at www.esportsea.com.
Stay tuned to SK Gaming for the coverage of the league and as well as other Counter-Strike: Global Offensive competitions, both online and offline.
Source: Multiple (HLTV.org, ESEA.net)
The organizers of the new league stated that there will be two seasons in 2015, introducing the record prize purse of $1,000,000 in total, in result taking the lead off the hands of Valve Corporation's majors.
The first season of the ESL ESEA Pro League is already on the track with the regular season stage currently set on. Total of twenty-four top teams from both Europe and North America are battling to secure a spot for the LAN playoffs in Cologne, Germany. The offline stage will run from July 2nd to 5th with only the top four teams from each continent receiving the chance to win the first season of the league.
To this moment, the leading teams from Europe in order are Team SoloMid, Team EnVy, Fnatic and last but not least Ninjas in Pyjamas. The North American teams on the other side are Keyd Stars, Cloud 9, Luminosity Gaming and on the edge Counter Logic Gaming, followed by the Nihilum squad, which contains the two former compLexity Gaming players



The LAN stage of the league will be held inside ESL's state-of-the-art esports arena in Cologne. The schedule for the ESL ESEA Pro League Season 1 is the following:
July 2nd - Thursday
11:00 CET – Doors Open
11:45 CET – Show Start
– Group A - Match 1
– Group A - Match 2
– Group B - Match 1
– Group B - Match 2
– Group A - Winner Match
– Group A - Elimination Match
– Group B - Winner Match
– Group B - Elimination Match
July 3rd - Friday
14:00 CET – Doors Open
14:45 CET – Show Start
– Showmatch
– Quarter-final #1
– Quarter-final #2
July 4th - Saturday
14:00 CET – Doors Open
14:45 CET – Show Start
– Showmatch
– Semi-final #1
– Semi-final #2
July 5th - Sunday
15:30 CET – Doors Open
16:15 CET – Show Start
– Showmatch
– Grand Final
11:00 CET – Doors Open
11:45 CET – Show Start
– Group A - Match 1
– Group A - Match 2
– Group B - Match 1
– Group B - Match 2
– Group A - Winner Match
– Group A - Elimination Match
– Group B - Winner Match
– Group B - Elimination Match
July 3rd - Friday
14:00 CET – Doors Open
14:45 CET – Show Start
– Showmatch
– Quarter-final #1
– Quarter-final #2
July 4th - Saturday
14:00 CET – Doors Open
14:45 CET – Show Start
– Showmatch
– Semi-final #1
– Semi-final #2
July 5th - Sunday
15:30 CET – Doors Open
16:15 CET – Show Start
– Showmatch
– Grand Final
Alongside with the enormous amount of world class action promised within these four days, ESL and ESEA "will also feature show matches in various forms."
More information can be found at www.esportsea.com.
Stay tuned to SK Gaming for the coverage of the league and as well as other Counter-Strike: Global Offensive competitions, both online and offline.
Source: Multiple (HLTV.org, ESEA.net)

Evgeni Chardakov
Counter-Strike expert, writer, analyst and former competitive player with more than 15 years of experience within the discipline. Working with SK Gaming and ESEA.


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