ESL have revealed the first season of their ANZ Championship as Australian and New Zealander teams will duke it out for $10,000 in cash prizes.

The ESL ANZ Championship Season One aims to bring stability and exposure to the Oceania-region scene and will be open to all teams. After seven open qualifier cups that will start on May 1, each of which will be open to up to 128 teams, the contest will move on to its next stage: the Invitational.

The second stage starting on June 26 will feature the top 16 teams from the open stage as the squads will be split into four groups. The top two from each group will be moving on to their quarter-final matchups.



Teams like Havoc's Legacy are free to play in the ANZ league

The winners of the quarters will book their tickets to the Season One LAN Finals that will take place in Sydney, Australia where the ESL Studio is located. The LAN finals are scheduled to be held from the 23rd of July to the 24th.

The schedule for the ESL ANZ Championship looks as follows:

May 1

May 8

May 15

May 22

May 29

July 5

July 12

July 26 - Qualifier #1

- Qualifier #2

- Qualifier #3

- Qualifier #4

- Qualifier #5

- Qualifier #6

- Qualifier #7

- Invitational

If you are from the region, you can sign up for the open qualifiers with your team by going to ESL's website to thereby have a chance at winning $10,000.

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