There has now been set up 3 ladders called ESL Amateur Series ladders, theese ladders are more serious ladders compared to your average ladder. Where one match a week is automatically schedueled. Teams are free to challenge eachother for more matches. And the teams that are most active will be rewarded with things such as free premium and so on.

The Ladders

Norway
Sweden
Denmark
WC3 Scandinavia

How to Qualify for EPS CS

Winner of each ladder goes directly into ESL Pro Series Season 2

2nd place, and 3rd place in ESL Amateur Series plays against respective positions in the neighboring countries, for a chance to play against relegated EPS teams, for spots in EPS season 2.
What 2nd and 3rd placed teams that are playing against eachother are determined by a country ranking based on EPS teams after end of season.
The ladders follow the eps ruleset, all matches are one map.
If a match is challenged manually between 2 teams, the map is determined by the team lowest in the ladder starts vetoing, one map at a time, untill 1 map remains, and then play on this map.