How is the slot distribution made?

Starting this season, the slot distributions in games with national qualification are all completely calculated using results from past seasons. For the last 3 seasons, every match won by a team from the Qualifying Rounds to the Playoffs is counted and weighted by stage (Playoffs are worth more) and season (older seasons are worth less). All the points are totalled up in a country ranking.

Then, we ask our national partners in which games they wish to have qualifiers in. All countries are guaranteed at least 1 slot if they wish. Points from ranked countries that choose not to have qualifiers are counted for Europe. Afterwards, the countries are placed into the slot distributions. The number of direct and QR2 spots are fixed depending on the size (16 or 24 contestants in the Groupstage), only the number of QR1 slots varies depending on the number of countries.

EMS Season IV Participants

Starting in the Group Stage

• VeryGames
  
• redLine
  
• spray!
  
• mTw
  
• Creativ'
  
• XOXO EPS
• Team ALTERNATE
  
• bomk
  
• Team Coolermaster
  
• eSuba.SAPPHIRE
  
• TCM-Gaming
  
• PinCho
  
Starting in Qualifying Round 2

• RAWSESSION
  
• UBITEAM
  
• playlike
  
• SK Gaming
  
• t44.css
  
• EYEsports
• SNOOPY.CSS
  
• FragMasters TOXIC
  
• Inferno eSports
  
• Team Kocka Kucko
  
• energy-WAVE e.V.
  
• Team Celsus
  
Starting in Qualifying Round 1

• NITROSE EPS
  
• TEAM ROCCAT.EPS
  
• n!faculty
  
• Most Wanted Team EMS
  
• SptGaming.CSS
  
• Legalize
  
• Veritas Gaming
  
• noREPLY
  
• OX-GAMING
  
• Team 123
  
• praecordia
• darkSide Team
• DFS.CSS
• endeffect.be-quiet
• FRAGMASTERS SAPPHIRE
• myRevenge e.V.
• AIMAZING-eu
• LUKKET
• badgers.css
• Riders on the Storm.Magic
• redCode.css
• fnatic.css
• SP Gaming css
• Unreal Unit

Get more information about the Slot Distribution.

Prizes

Overall prizes ESL Major Series IV

€3.000

Counter-Strike: Source    1st €1.500    2nd €900    3rd €600

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