ESEA announce S8 prize distribution

19-3-2011 00:12

The ESEA organization has announced the eight season's prize distribution, revealing $26,550 for Counter-Strike.

The ESEA organization has announced the eight season's prize distribution, revealing $26,550 for Counter-Strike.

The grand total of $15,000 has been set aside for this season's invite division, and will see the winning team take home $7,000.

Invite Division prize distribution:

1. - $7,000

2. - $3,000

3. - $1,800

4. - $1,200

5. - $1,000

6. - $1,000

1. -

iDemise

2. -

Area51

3. -

UMX

4. -

Brotherhood of NOD

5. -

Evil Geniuses

6. -

DINC

7. -

Back2Back

8. -

yadlla

9. -

no Limits

10. -

ttb

11. -

YaYooo- Team (inactive)

12. -

Damn We Are Dead (inactive)The ESEA organization has announced the eight season's prize distribution, revealing $26,550 for Counter-Strike.

A grand total of $15,000 has been set aside for this season's invite division, and will see the winning team take home $7,000.

The remaining $11,550 has been spread across the remaining three divisions - Main, Intermediate and Open.

Invite Division prize distribution:

1. - $7,000
2. - $3,000
3. - $1,800
4. - $1,200
5. - $1,000
6. - $1,000

The season will culminate in Dallas, Texas, between April 29 - May 1, to where a total of six teams will advance from the online stage.

Last season saw Evil Geniuses overcome Frag Dominant to secure the first place, a victory which earned them $7,000.

ESEA League Invite Division current standings:

1. iDemise
2. Area51
3. UMX
4. Brotherhood of NOD
5. Evil Geniuses
6. DINC
7. Back2Back
8. yadlla
9. no Limits
10. ttb
11. YaYooo- Team (inactive)
12. Damn We Are Dead (inactive)

Head over to esportsea.com to get the full overview over this season's prize distributions for each game and division.

gl eg

2011-03-19 00:12

GOGOOG EG !

2011-03-19 00:13

GO EG!

2011-03-19 00:14

definitely might see a different team in first place this season

8 replies

how can we have "definitely+might" in the same sentence :E ?

2011-03-19 01:28

7 replies

a 'certain possibility' :p

2011-03-19 03:41

1 reply

correct XD

2011-03-19 15:43

I'm sure you are probably correct.

2011-03-19 10:34

its loosely translated as "there is a good chance we may see another team on top" =)

2011-03-19 11:01

Easy. They address different things. Definitely: The possibility a different team might be first place is definite. Might: It is possible that a different team might be first place. Hope you can understand. The definitely is a bit overkill but not wrong.

2011-03-19 12:49

Very common and well-used ;) It's not both at the same time towards the new top team. It's definitely --> might --> new team Not definitely+might --> new team

2011-03-19 13:11

2011-03-19 15:44

EG win ^^

2011-03-19 00:15

GO UMX and DINC and ofc EG

SK USA?

2011-03-19 00:16

14 replies

They're playing the Open division.

2011-03-19 00:17

ty :)

2011-03-19 00:18

esportsea.com/index.php?s=league&d=stand..

11 replies

I have one more question, what they should do to play in Invite Division?

2011-03-19 00:24

3 replies

I guess like in any other sport, you play your way up in the ranks. Not 100% sure though.

2011-03-19 00:26

2 replies

Let's hope for the best, it would be desirable to look at them among strong teams.

2011-03-19 00:31

In ESEA the winners of ESEA-main get moved up and the rest is up to ESEA's decision. They often move up newly formed teams with a lot of potential (like Winout) and sometimes they allow the ESEA community to vote on the moveups. This is sometimes controversial (aka a team that placed 5th getting moved up over a team that placed 2nd) but ESEA has stuck to it. Each team, provided they don't die, gets 2 seasons to prove they deserve their spot before being moved down. Usually a team that sticks together and shows improvement, even if it is going from 1-15 to 4-12, gets to stay in invite.

2011-03-19 01:59

NiX0nnn can't you add HLTV on those matches ? :(

2011-03-19 00:25

6 replies

ESEA run their own HLTV's.

5 replies

I know but it would be lots of more people to wath it if you add a HLTV.org :/

2011-03-19 00:27

4 replies

Not allowed to, sorry.

2011-03-19 00:36

could you make the hltv pages for the matches and add esea's hltv ip instead? i realize that its asking a lot, but its definitely going to be an interesting event seeing as EG isn't functioning as well as one would think.

2011-03-19 05:55

maybe link to a match like in blankTV cases?

2011-03-19 15:45

There hours arnt really fitting well for us, all European staff and the IPs get announced at night time.

2011-03-19 15:46

Finals > EG , A5 , UMX , iDemise , Back2back

2011-03-19 00:22

Elaborate on the standings please? These standings are based on statistics over the course of years right? Also EG as an organization has generally been one of the top of the US/Canadian scene I thought lol, since I notice they're 5th.

Standings are for current Season 8 of CS Invite Division.

Nope. esportsea.com/index.php?s=league&d=stand..

Thanks, well that's weird I thought they were active in ESEA since they haven't really been traveling in 2010/2011... Except the exception of a few times.

2011-03-19 00:35

not statistics over the course of years, standings are based on their win/loss record in this season's ESEA invite division

2011-03-19 00:28

EG is by far the best NA 1.6 team. n0thing was banned for over a month and they have played fewer matches than everyone else so far.

true, but they also came back from iem and lost two matches. :/

2011-03-19 05:57

#22 this has got to be the first EVER esea story you have ever run on this site... ever. ever.

Use the "Reply button" :D

hltv.org/?pageid=152 and search for ESEA

iDemise and UMX!

2011-03-19 00:30

Easy EG :f

2011-03-19 00:44

lol just ...LOL

2011-03-19 00:46

well alot euros say "easy EG" because they dont "care" about the other teams or they just dont know them like you americans do so..I personally belong to them aswell

2011-03-19 14:15

Exacly :D just .. lol

2011-03-19 15:23

great little tourney,gl Area51 ..

2011-03-19 00:45

go go EG :D

2011-03-19 00:49

go DINC and iDemise!!

2011-03-19 00:57

gl EG gl Jordan...

2011-03-19 01:01

ohhh so cute :D

2011-03-19 01:35

lol u again... :D

2011-03-19 13:25

hahahha

gl UMX

2011-03-19 01:04

EG!

2011-03-19 01:06

is n0thing still banned?

2011-03-19 01:23

Nope

2011-03-19 01:34

this time gonna be tough for eg

2011-03-19 01:24

DINC playing bad now. iDemise showing their skill, but only on lan we will see their real power

2011-03-19 01:27

They have aZn who pings 100 in every match.. esportsea.com/index.php?s=stats&d=match&.. I'm pretty sure both seangares and aZn were pinging 100 against EG. Wait till playoffs, I think they will do great :D

2011-03-19 02:21

i think esea said the prizes will go up every season? this is bs. its same as last

2011-03-19 01:52

a51 is going very well so far but i'll put my bet on...lets see...iDemise!

2011-03-19 02:02

too bad Yayoo team inactive :( Yayoo probably the best player Portugal have...

2011-03-19 02:19

2011-03-19 02:32

Xp3 is also portuguese :) he has both french and portuguese nationalities

2011-03-20 20:10

brotherhood of NOD? going to the top, #1 in invite.

2011-03-19 02:26

lol no way

2011-03-19 02:30

good luck Area51, DINC and Brotherhood of NOD!!

2011-03-19 02:29

Until it happens I wouldn't bet against EG. When they actually take things serious and practice they are head and shoulders better than any team in the US. I hope I eat my own words, but thats just my honest opinion.

2011-03-19 03:28

xp3 play for ?

2011-03-19 03:52

backfire aka idemise

2011-03-19 04:37

ESEA reported a different prize for 2nd place on their front page news post but they updated it in the rulebook today :D)-<.

2011-03-19 04:41

not the smartest move and just 500 dollar between 2 and 3 LOLOOOLOL

2011-03-19 04:36

Counter-Strike 1.6 - Total cash prize pot of $26,550 Counter-Strike: Source - Total cash prize pot of $22,550 css is dying, obviously.

all games dying, but no CS 1.6 :P

2011-03-19 04:59

The Western Wonderland with 7k, US sinking fast.

2011-03-19 05:52

indeed! Scandinavia to rule the world

2011-03-19 14:01

Only thing that matters is getting to lan finals for EG. Once there they will own as usual.

2011-03-19 06:03

eg easy

2011-03-19 06:42

EG/AREA51

2011-03-19 07:38

Frag Dominant?

2011-03-19 07:40

disintegrated/got raided

2011-03-19 10:03

UMX.us

2011-03-19 09:02

EG get it

2011-03-19 09:24

Im cheering for Area51! GOGO GUYS !!

2011-03-19 09:30

make esea world tourny

2011-03-19 10:05

Area 51 plz

2011-03-19 11:14

essea should think about EU servers as well, love that MIX system but high pings :)

2011-03-19 11:24

EG or Area51

2011-03-19 13:12

2011-03-19 13:17

n0thing \m/

2011-03-19 13:46

i want iDemise to win :<

2011-03-19 14:28

iDemise line-up?

2011-03-19 15:06

xp3 impsta pingvin nett1k djibouti the only promising american team in my opinion, besides EG.

2011-03-19 17:05

UMX is looking pretty sexy lately

2011-03-20 11:52

UMX? good players, average team, average tactics (and that's by american standards) They don't look promising(mainly internationally), but that's just my opinion.

2011-03-20 14:05

some line ups?

and the coL.br , will not participate?

2011-03-19 15:25

Since they are in Brazil it is highly doubtful.

2011-03-19 17:26

their ping is too high to play in the esea league with the american players, it would be cool, but if they did do it I don't think they would be able to take it serious.

2011-03-20 14:01