ESEA announce the 25th iteration of their highly successful ESEA League, featuring many new implementations and changes.
ESEA League Season 25 has been announced, where the organisation has implemented various new introductions and changes based on user and team feedback. Registration for Season 25 has been opened and you may opt in by follow this link. Teams have until 11:59 CDT (06:59 CEST) of Monday, May 22nd to register. Following the conclusion of registration, the first matches of the season will take place on Sunday, May 25th. Teams that fall into the Open-Premier category currently registered for Season 24 (that will be concluding on Monday, May 1st) will be automatically moved into Season 25. Rosters will be locked until the conclusion of Season 24 and changes will be arranged shortly after.
Following are the changes and implementations brought in Season 25, as per ESEA's announcement:
Key Changes From Season 24 to Season 25:
- Mountain Dew sponsored League and a to be announced LAN event
- Increased prize pot from $140k+ to $150k+
- Increased number of League servers on new hardware to ease scheduling availability
- Introduction of the Turkey Open division
Features of ESEA League include:
- Two matches per week for all divisions
- Recruitment section to find teams and players
- League matches broadcast up to 5 nights a week on ESEA TV
- Complete web match scheduling
- SMS scheduling alerts
- All matches played on our ESEA servers across 26 global locations
- Coaching system for all regions and all divisions
- Protection from our industry leading anti-cheat / config locking Client
- Helpful team of handpicked paid league Admins who are active in each community
- Complete box scores and stats for every match
- SpecTV replay downloads for every match within 5 minutes of matches finishing
- Automatic live SpecTV for every match (unlimited number of spectators)
- Automatic POV replay recording
- User prediction system for every match
- You build your permanent league record
Further details pertaining to the $150,000+ prize pool breakdown and map rotations will be released in coming weeks, so make sure to stay tuned for information regarding these developments.
Images courtesy of ESEA Twitter