
ESL eu isn't one to be left behind, and with ESL-america and ESL UK already having annouced their beta plans, we're announcing ours too!
And, in the fine tradition of 1 upmanship, we've copied what they're doing, and added a spontaneous cup at midnight tonight!
Beta? what beta?
It seems that all these jokes about reric's "early july" patch were misplaced, and that this time, they've gone to the other extreme, and released the early july beta REALLY early!
to quote the official site:
The massive update that is 'There is Only War' will first be available as an open Beta to all owners of Dawn of War II. Players can participate in the Beta WEDNESDAY, JULY 1ST 2009 at 2:00 PM PST through their Steam client.
Why Participate?
By participating in the Beta, you'll get to play 'There is Only War' early, where you can play with new balance changes, new updates, and new features, all before the update is officially released. Steam will update your copy of Dawn of War II when you decide to participate.
Tonight's Cup
1on1 Beta Night Cup
When: 2nd July
System:
Starts 00:00 CET
technically tomorrow, tonight in reality
Best of one
Max. players: 16 spots only
Your game might be livecasted |
Sign up |
The Other Cups
1on1 Beta Night Cup
When: Monday 6th July
System:
Starts 19:00 CET
Best of 3
Max. players: no limit
Your game might be livecasted |
Sign up |
2on2 Beta Night Cup
When: Thursday 9th July
System:
Starts 19:00 CET
Best of 3
Max. teams: no limit
Your game might be livecasted |
Sign up |
3on3 Beta Night Cup
When: Saturday 11th July
System:
Starts 19:00 CET
Best of 3
Max. teams: no limit
Your game might be livecasted |
Sign up |
Join Restrictions
To take part in the 1on1 beta cup, all you need are a DoW2 Windows Live ID and your steam name added to the ESL site.
For the team cups, you need to upload a logo for your team too, but that's not that hard. This is all explained below.
These cups are open to
everyone from around the globe. So from Ireland to New Zealand, anyone who might be awake for the cup is free to sign up.
How To Register on the ESL
A guide on how to register with the ESL has kindly already been written
!! Check it out here!!
Matches may be LiveCasted
One of Patch 1.4's big triumphs is that observer mode has finally been added. This gives us an oppurtunity to get games livecasted!
With this in mind, we've set up a livestreaming channel called dow2live. Popular shoutcasters, such as ITSEXYTIME and
Lord Lokgar have already declared an interest in this, but we need more! If you want to get recognition/practice/flamed as a caster,
drop us a line.
We haven't started yet, though, so it's just blank
Prizes
In all beta cups, the prizes are:
2nd Place

2 Months
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1st Place

3 Months
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3rd Place

1 Month
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As for what premium is:
ESL Premium
No advertisements
Awards become visible
Access to Special leagues
unlimited gather system use
The Spring League and June Night cup playoffs start
GameReplays Night Cup Series Playoffs
When: 5th July - 12th July
Following 8 close night cups, the top 8 are gathered
With good prizes, these teams will fight for top spot
these games will definitely be casted!
| See the Rankings |
DowSanctuary Spring League Playoffs
When: 4th July - 12th July
After 370 games, by 160 players, the final 32 are chosen
At stake is a coveted DowS expert badge
We're aware it's not spring any more
| See the Rankings |
Your ESL
Admin team
This is as good a time as any to introduce your ESL

admin team to you!

Gearóid "
bogger" Ó Fearghíl

Lars "
Tokuro-Chan" Sowa

Bartosz "
Sendil" Rychlewski

Niklas "
LinaiL" Frerichs

Nils "
Gaddy" Gatberg

Marc "
cerb" Bergenthal

Aziz "
AZ" Mametov
Update
Because of the delay of the beta, the night cup will be moved to 3rd July, 00:00 CET. (That means technically tomorrow night)
These cups are brought to you by your
waaghboss gretchin
bogger,
Wednesday, 01/07/09 15:52
Imbaer
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ESL Admin Team
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It comes with great regret that we need to delay the launch of the ‘There is Only War’ Beta to tomorrow, Thursday, July 2nd at 2:00 PM PST (22:00 GMT). We are experiencing an unforeseen technical problem and believe it will be resolved in the next 24 hours.
We know you’re all really excited to get your hands on the new maps, balance and features – so are we. Please bear with us.
-The DOWII Team
"
Naftalin
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xD
BARBOSS
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bogger
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and yeah, ripper and miasma rule are no longer in effect for that
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2 tokreal <3