ESL has announced that the IEM stop in San Jose will feature a Counter-Strike tournament with upwards of $100,000 on offer.

The SAP Center indoor arena, commonly known as "The Shark Tank" will stage on November 21-22 the third IEM event of the season, the second to feature Counter-Strike after the Gamescom stop, which will see six teams face off for a piece of an $85,000 pool.

San Jose's stop will have $100,000 on offer for Counter-Strike players, though this figure will increase further through community funding options, which should be revealed shortly.



IEM San Jose will be the "biggest CS:GO event in North America to date", says ESL

The entire tournament will, according to ESL, be played on a massive stage, making it "the biggest CS:GO event North America has seen to date."

IEM San Jose will also play a key role in determining which teams will attend the final event of the season, the IEM World Championship, in Katowice, in early 2016, ESL has revealed.