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The Free2Play FPS game Crossfire Europe will become part of the
tenth and eleventh seasons of the ESL Major Series. The ESL Major
Series is the highest European league for electronic sports
(eSports) and its status can be compared to the one of the UEFA
Champions League in football. Each season the Electronic Sports
League (ESL) pays out more than 25,000 Euro in prize money for the
ESL Major Series. Each Crossfire Europe team has to consist of five
players. The total amount of prize money is 10,000 Euro and is
divided between the next two seasons.
Players can look for teams either in the ESL forums at
www.esl.eu/eu/crossfire/forum/1683/26872 or on
the homepage of Crossfire Europe at
http://crossfire.gamerage.com/Clan/MyPage. The
same applies to teams looking for players, of course. To get some
practice, the ESL is offering several competitions. Apart from the
match making tool ESL VERSUS there are several ladders for all team
sizes and a huge 5on5 Search & Destroy Opening Cup starting at
January 5. More tournaments for the French, German, Polish and
European section are in the works.
In order to take part in the ESL Major Series one needs to
successfully take part in a qualifier tournament. There will be
national qualifiers in France, Germany and Poland as well as
European qualifiers. The qualification rounds for season X will
start on February 1 so everyone has enough time to look for a team
and prepare for it. Afterwards, in March 2012, the group stage will
commence with the qualified teams. After the following playoff
rounds the finals will be held in early June 2012.
Qualification for ESL Major Series season XI will start on
August 27, group stages and the subsequent playoffs start in
October. The finals are scheduled for December 2012.
All important links at one glance:
- All information concerning Crossfire Europe in the ESL Major
Series at
www.esl.eu/eu/crossfire/news/176379/
- Find the European Crossfire Europe section at the ESL at
www.esl.eu/eu/crossfire
- Link to the ESL Major Series:
www.esl.eu/eu/ems/
- More information on Crossfire Europe at
http://crossfire-eu.com
- Download the free client at
http://crossfire-eu.com/Download/ClientDownload
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