ESL Australia & NZ Championship Season 2 Finals

ESL ANZ Ch'ship S2 Finals at Pax Arena

29-9-2016 05:04

ESL Australia has revealed the location and dates for the second season of ESL ANZ Championship LAN Finals, with two more weeks of their online league to complete.

After the completion of the seven-week online league, the top four teams will move on to compete in the online best-of-three semi-final playoffs. The winners of their respective semi-final will then face each other in the Grand final at PAX Arena in Melbourne, Australia.

Compared to the previous season, there is a double increase in the prize pool from $10,000 AUD to $20,000 AUD (~$15,400) for season two. However, this season's LAN finals will only include the top two teams instead of the usual number of four. Concerns were raised about this issue by certain players including the likes of James "⁠James⁠" Quinn from Immunity, currently competing in the league.

PAX Arena will host the LAN Finals for Season 2

The organiser has yet to announce when the online semi-final playoffs will take place. Here is the current schedule that is left to finish:

Week 6 - Oct 04-05

Week 7 - Oct 11-12

Semi-finals - TBA

Grand final - Nov 06

The prize distribution is as follows:

1. - $8,000 AUD (~$6,160)
2. - $4,000 AUD (~$3,080)
3-4. - $2,000 AUD (~$1,540)
3-4. - $2,000 AUD (~$1,540)
5-6. - $1,250 AUD (~$960)
5-6. - $1,250 AUD (~$960)
7-8. - $750 AUD (~$580)
7-8. - $750 AUD (~$580)

The Grand final will be broadcasted live on ESL's main twitch stream. If you are from the area or interested in attending the event, you can get your tickets here.

Photo credit: Dylan Esguerra from ESL Australia at ESL Arena, PAX Australia 2015