United Media and Fortuna Esports have announced the establishment of Esports Balkan League which will offer ~$23,000 in cash prizes in its first season.

Esports Balkan League will feature teams from eight Southeast European countries including Bulgaria, Serbia, and Romania, and will offer ~$23,000 in each of its three seasons.

The first season of the EBL will kick off on September 11 with an online round-robin group stage featuring eight teams. Squads will play one another in best-of-three series and the top four teams will advance to the playoffs. The last two teams in each season will be relegated.

dream3r's Imperial will be in the EBL

The first season's LAN finals will be held in mid-November in Belgrade, Serbia where four teams will duke it out for the championship and the ~$11,650 first place prize. Open qualifiers will take place prior to the second season to determine which teams will replace the relegated ones.

Below are the teams which were invited to the first season of the Esports Balkan League:

The prize distribution of the first season can be found below:

1. ~$11,650

2. ~$5,800

3. ~$2,300

4-8. ~$700

4-8. ~$700

4-8. ~$700

4-8. ~$700

4-8. ~$700

The second season of the EBL is planned to take place from January to March in 2018 with the third season happening in the summer.