ESEA S17 with $78,000 for CS:GO

31-8-2014 17:59

ESEA has announced that it will give away $78,000 across its CS:GO divisions in Europe and North America.

ESEA S17 is already well underway both in Europe and in North America, but only recently have the league organisers started to announce details about the global finals, that will pit the top teams from each region against each other.

Last week, ESEA confirmed that the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Dallas will once again host the LAN finals, which will be taking place from November 21st to 23rd, and that the tournament will be preceded by the Invite All-Star game.

It has now been announce that ESEA has allocated $78,000 for CS:GO, with $47,500 once again going exclusively to the global division, distributed in the following way:

1. - $20,000

2. - $6,000

3. - $4,500

4. - $4,000

5-6. - $3,500

5-6. - $3,500

7-8. - $3,000

7-8. - $3,000

The rest of the prize purse will go to the other divisions (premier, main, intermediate and open in North America, main, intermediate and open in Europe) that ESEA is hosting in both regions.

Nice, hopefully it'll be good!

2014-08-31 18:00

13 replies

They should really give more for 2&3 place teams and give less to 5-8

2014-08-31 18:31

12 replies

They changed the prize pool distribution so it was worth it for all European teams to fly over. Previous it was distributed like you want, but only one -- maybe two European teams would come.

2014-08-31 18:43

11 replies

But now, if you finish 2nd that doesn't even cover the travel costs. I know the org pays the costs and players keep the winnings but still the ratio is mediocre.

2014-08-31 18:50

10 replies

6k should surely cover the costs.

2014-08-31 18:58

9 replies

Just barely, if it does. Intercontinental flights + hotel + food for 5 people is a lot of money.

2014-08-31 19:03

5 replies

i have no idea, but how much does the plane ticket from usa to europe and otherwise cost?

2014-08-31 19:56

2 replies

more than 1k bucks for one ticket

2014-08-31 19:58

it depends when you book your flight, between 400 and 1400€

2014-09-01 02:34

ESEA provides other support for the teams than just the prize money.

2014-08-31 20:52

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Is it covered by the remaining money left over after the LAN prize pot? Or some of it at least?

2014-08-31 21:54

The finals where VeryGames pulled out, they said it wouldve cost them 10k.

2014-08-31 19:06

this.

2014-08-31 22:58

welp looks like you should be the best team there then right?

2014-09-01 03:18

Now were talking yh....

holy shit

you honestly didn't expect this?

2014-08-31 18:01

IGC best

2014-08-31 18:16

nice xd

european teams still don't care about ESEA, Visas too OP

Isn't it normally $90,000?

nvm

2014-08-31 18:04

No. The whole season is 90k+. They then make it seem like the CS:GO lan is 90k when it is really just 47k.

2014-08-31 21:04

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That's what I'm talking about, this article is about the whole season, and so naturally, I commented about the whole season.

2014-08-31 21:51

Oh, no the 90k figure includes about another 15k for TF2.

2014-09-01 16:41

ah I see, thanks :)

2014-09-01 19:34

47500 for prize, 25k travel, rest for other divisions

2014-08-31 18:03

too low for NiP, they will throw again.

soon will be 100k :)

ez for ibp

2014-08-31 18:07

SICKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

2014-08-31 18:08

WHOA

2014-08-31 18:09

They should have at least 40k just for the first place... that barely covers travel expenses and hotel etc

and why did you reply to him? lol

40K ? LOL

2014-09-01 03:41

The gap between each places is so ridiculous

2014-08-31 18:13

WOW N1

2014-08-31 18:14

78k and still held in shitty hotel

you mean $47,500 ?

2014-08-31 18:22

Nice 100k inc

2014-08-31 18:17

nice!

I don't like how it's always so top heavy.

+1, $20,000 is fine, but it should be around $10,000 for 2nd place imo/

2014-08-31 18:21

they do it this way so that ESEA can provide travel assistance by guaranteeing at least 3k to each team.

2014-08-31 18:28

I'm aware of that and it's great, but make 2nd 50% of 1st like most other tournaments.

5-6. - $3,500 5-6. - $3,500 7-8. - $3,000 7-8. - $3,000 N1

2014-08-31 18:19

If you aint first you're last.

exactly

2014-08-31 18:27

2014-08-31 18:30

thats nice!

2014-08-31 18:32

Same purse than the S16.. Thought they said that it will be much bigger next season. Or is the big change only the Main division?

2014-08-31 18:33

eazy win ibuypower

1.New titan 2.NiP 3.Na'Vi 4.Fnatic 5.Dignitas 6.vp 7.hr 8.shoxie team

2014-08-31 18:35

forgot about Cloud9

2014-08-31 18:39

If they even make the lan finals...been playing bad last few games in esea.

2014-09-01 00:28

only 4 from eu

2014-08-31 18:42

More like 1. IBP (Its ESEA, what are you want dude?) 2. C9 EU & CIS will finish last like last time. Keepo.

2014-08-31 18:45

Did you see the previous two esea lans?

2014-08-31 19:29

I would rather see 1. - $31,000 2. - $9,000 3. - $7,500

NICE

2014-08-31 18:51

why only 20k for 1st. 3k still isn't enough of a motive for an average european team to attend. ESEA nabs.

nice

2014-08-31 19:07

the prize pot is way to low for 2nd and 3rd

2014-08-31 19:49

A week before Dreamhack winter (possible major?). I don't see any top EU teams attending. Congrats IBP o/

IBP has won the past 2 esea lans WITH European teams attending.

2014-08-31 21:12

ez money for mouz Allu going MURICAA!

2014-08-31 23:46

ez for c9 on home soil.

2014-09-01 00:00

SA invite plox :D

2014-09-01 00:06

i got pricing for a round trip ticket from Chicago,USA to Cologne, Germany. Cost : $1377

2014-09-01 02:50

The finals are in Dallas. Also why from Germany? The only German team that could attend will most likely avoid it because LAN anyway

2014-09-01 14:10

too much gap between 1st and 2nd. ideally it must be half 10,000$ and very less gap between 5-6$ and 7-8$

2014-09-01 05:05

Not interesting at all, dream hack will

2014-09-01 11:03

Why the fuck these whores have so low prize pool? Murica travels cost shit loads of money. Better make na/eu only lan's. Nvm esea lan suck anyway xD

2014-09-01 16:51

Isnt this less than last time?

2014-09-01 18:33

woooaahat?

2014-09-02 09:18

ESEA S17 with $78,000 for CS:GO

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