EMS Season X Call of Duty 4 Details

It was announced just last week that the next season of the ESL Major Series was on the horizon, with Call of Duty 4 Promod back in the line-up once more. It is with great pleasure that I can now fully announce the CoD4 tournament details.

The ESL Major series is one of the biggest and most recognised online tournaments currently within the eSports scene, only overshadowed by the Intel Extreme Masters. Since the competition started back during the summer of 2007 the Electronic Esports League has hosted an impressive nine seasons spanning across thirty competitive titles, giving away an impressive total of 179,000 euros worth of prizes.

During the 10th season Call of Duty 4 has been granted a €2,700 prize pot, which has had a minor increase if compared to the previous season. To take part in the ESL Major Series you must first qualify through the national qualifiers, which will be running from now until the end of February, with the schedule and exact slot distribution being announced over the course of the next few days. The playoffs are due to take place during May 2012.

To be eligible for the national qualifiers your teams must participate with at least three players from the specified nation, for example a team wishing to compete within the German qualifiers must have at least three DE residents. If your nation does not have its own qualifier you can enter the European qualifiers, to participate in this team must not be eligible for any of the national qualifiers.

The first qualifier to be unveiled is expected to be for the United Kingdom, with more to follow during the following weeks.

Tournament Schedule February - March 2012 National Qualifiers March 2012 Qualification Rounds End of March - April 2012 Groupstage May 2012 Playoffs

Slots Distribution TOP 4 EMS9 Invitations 4 Slots Direct Main Round 8 Slots Qualification Round 2 12 Slots Qualification Round 1 24 Slots

Prize Distribution Total Prize Pot €2,700 First Place €1,350 Second Place €800 Third Place €550