ESL minutes ago unveiled their gigantic plans to take the ESL One to the
next level by offering $1 million in prize money for the tournament
series, with a minimum $250,000 base for each event. ESL One Frankfurt
is the first event to receive the "buff", raising its base prize pool
from $150,000 to a staggering $250,000 with at least one more event on
the books.
The $1 million dollar investment starts from June and will take place within the 12 months to follow, meaning that since there is a "minimum prize pools of $250,000 for each event", we can deduce there will be at least one more ESL One event! What is more ESL One will become the only tournament organisers to offer a base prize pool of over $250,000 for multiple events aside from Valve with The International.
Last year ESL hosted two events in Frankfurt and New York with a combined base prize pool of $250,000, meaning this move sees ESL quadruple their investment into the Dota 2 scene. The location for the additional event(s) has yet to be announced but ESL promises the events "will continue to take place at iconic stadiums and arenas from around the world."
Several new teams sprung up for the qualifiers, including MSS and Pandaego's team The Worst Team Ever and SingSing and ComeWithMe's Burden United, both of which have reached the round of 16 which will be played out this evening. Last week Team Secret was the first team to receive a direct invite to ESL One Frankfurt, with two invites still left to be announced, leaving five spots for teams from the qualifiers.
sources : www.joindota.com
The $1 million dollar investment starts from June and will take place within the 12 months to follow, meaning that since there is a "minimum prize pools of $250,000 for each event", we can deduce there will be at least one more ESL One event! What is more ESL One will become the only tournament organisers to offer a base prize pool of over $250,000 for multiple events aside from Valve with The International.
“We’re starting with ESL One Frankfurt 2015
in June this year, where the prize money has been raised from $150,000
to $250,000 – and this is just the beginning. ESL One is here to set a
new standard for professional Dota 2 events at this level. We’re
dedicated to pushing the boundaries, and giving players from around the
world more chances to make their careers as professional gamers is a key
aspect of that."
Ulrich Schulze, Managing Director of Pro Gaming at ESL
Last year ESL hosted two events in Frankfurt and New York with a combined base prize pool of $250,000, meaning this move sees ESL quadruple their investment into the Dota 2 scene. The location for the additional event(s) has yet to be announced but ESL promises the events "will continue to take place at iconic stadiums and arenas from around the world."
SingSing and MSS' mix teams still in EU open qualifiers
The news of the prize pool increase will be incredible news to the remaining teams in the open qualifiers. The open qualifiers for Europe got underway last night, with close to 400 teams looking to get themselves one step closer to securing tickets to the Commerzbank-Arena in Frankfurt. Now only 16 teams remain, with the top 4 teams from the open qualifiers set to join the main round of qualifiers and face off against a host of invited teams.Several new teams sprung up for the qualifiers, including MSS and Pandaego's team The Worst Team Ever and SingSing and ComeWithMe's Burden United, both of which have reached the round of 16 which will be played out this evening. Last week Team Secret was the first team to receive a direct invite to ESL One Frankfurt, with two invites still left to be announced, leaving five spots for teams from the qualifiers.
sources : www.joindota.com
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