Update! We have added a sign up limit for the number of sign ups for the first stage to 24 teams (50 total in the qualifier)!

Prize Money

ESL Major Series VI Counter-Strike: Source €3,000

Slots

The performance of British teams in the ESL Major Series so far has earned the UK third place in the country ranking which means we have:

• 1 direct qualification slot
• 1 qualification round 2 slot
• 1 qualification round 1 slot

These slots will be given in order based on the final ranking of the qualifier.

Qualifier Structure

Due to the length of time since the last ESL Pro Series, this season there will be a qualifier for UK teams. The qualifier will be split into multiple stages with teams from the ESL Pro Series and 1st Division being directly invited to the later stages.

Open Stage (Thursday 18th March - 8, 9, 10pm)

In the open stage, all teams and players that are not in the ESL Pro Series or 1st Division can sign up. The exact structure of this stage will depend on the number of sign ups, but it is planned for the best 6 teams to move on to the next stage.

Stage 2 (Sunday 21st March - 8, 9, 10pm)

In Stage 2 the 1st Division teams will be joined with the teams that qualified in the Open Stage. They will play a Groupstage of four groups of four teams, one map per match. The top two teams from each group will move on to the next stage.

Stage 3 (Thursday 25th March - 8, 9, 10pm)

In Stage 3 the ESL Pro Series teams will be joined with the teams that qualified in Stage 2. They will play a Groupstage of four groups of six teams, one map per match. The top two teams from each group will move on to the next stage.

Stage 4 (Sunday 28th March - 8, 9, 10pm)

In Stage 4 the teams that qualified in Stage 3 will play a Groupstage of four groups of three teams, one map per match. The top team from each group will move on to the final stage.

Final Stage (Thursday 1st April - 8, 9, 10pm)

The four remaining teams will play a 4 team to decide the final ranking of the qualifier.

Rules

General

- Missing/incomplete Aequitas results Default loss
- No show results in default loss
- Two default losses results in disqualification
- A player that is in an ESL Pro Series or 1st Division team may not play for another team in the qualifier or ESL Major Series
- Once a player has played for a team in the qualifier, they may not play for any other team
- At all times in-game teams must have three players that reside in the UK or have UK nationality provable with an up to date British passport.
- Match times are fixed each night and cannot be rescheduled later without approval of admins
- Matches can be rescheduled to be played earlier if both teams agree

Aequitas

The use of our anti-cheat client ESL Aequitas (included with ESL Wire) is compulsory!

All players must use Aequitas during their matches and afterwards upload their Aequitas archive. Failure will result in default loss!

Please test your Aequitas before the cup!

If you are using ESL Wire you can test your Aequitas by joining the Aequitas Testing team and using the open match.

If you are using standalone Aequitas you can test your Aequitas with this match link: http://www.esl.eu/uk/css/5on5/aequitas_test/match/16027433/

Common problems

If you have problems with your antivirus, see here for a fix

If you have a problem with CS:Source crashing with an error like "hl2.exe The instruction...", this can be fixed by disabling the Steam community functions in-game.

If you have "code 4" then download the standalone Aequitas and be sure to quit ESL Wire before using it!

How to sign up

- All players in your team must register on the ESL.

Important! If you have ever registered before and you have forgotten your details, do not make a new account, write a support ticket.

- All players in your team must register their SteamID (CSS/HL2) gameaccount.

- The team captain should create the team by going to My Teams (at the top) and Register new team.

- After creating the team, the captain should set a password (My Teams -> Manage team -> Edit team, then give the link to the team to all players who can join it with the 'join team' link on the team page.

- Once all players have done the above and are in the team, the captain can sign the team up using the links at the top of this news.

Sign up!

Sign up closes at Midnight Sunday 14th March

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