CEVO Announces Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Season 9 - Register Today!

CEVO is pleased to announce that team registration for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Season 9 is now open. Discounted Early Bird Registration is available from now until Thursday, December 31st at 11:59 PM ET. So don't wait, register your team today as league fees will increase after this date.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR CEVO CS:GO SEASON 9

Premium Pay-to-Play Divisions (Amateur / Intermediate / Main / Professional) features:

ALL matches played on premium 128-tickrate CEVO game servers across 15+ geographic locations protected by CEVO's proprietary anti-cheat technology.

Unlimited access to automated scrim system (with premium league team)

Complete live personal & team statistics for every match and individual ranking on Event Leaderboards

$$$ prizes in ALL premium skill divisions

Pick/Ban maps just like the Pros with our automated in-client veto system

CEVO's automated match service integration

Automatic recording and storage of GOTV demos

In-game coaching enabled in ALL premium skill divisions

Real-time updated standings and team rankings

Automatic weekly matches scheduled and easy to use match scheduling thread

Helpful league officials available for LIVE support Sunday through Thursday all season long

Ability to file match disputes for CEVO staff review

FREE access to community forums and match predictions

FREE-to-play Division information:

Bring your own game server (BYOS)

1 match per week during the regular season

ALL matches protected by CEVO's proprietary anti-cheat technology

Automatic weekly matches scheduled and easy to use match scheduling thread

Real-time updated standings and team rankings

Helpful league officials available for LIVE support on default match nights only

FREE access to community forums and prediction systems for every match

Season 9 Format & Schedule

Participating teams will compete in CEVO’s signature eight week regular season format in an attempt to qualify for the online playoffs, and the chance to climb the ladder of ranked skill divisions to the prestigious Professional Division.

s9 Team Registration + Preseason (Monday, November 16th, 2015 - Thursday, December 31st, 2015)

s9 Online Regular Season (Sunday, January 3rd, 2016 – Thursday, March 3rd, 2016)

s9 Online Playoffs (Monday, March 7th, 2016 - Monday, April 4th, 2016)

Skill Divisions & Prizes

Professional Division (NA/EU Invite only skill division) - Details coming soon!

CEVO-P is our most prestigious division and consists of only the very best teams from North America and Europe. Teams can earn invites to this division through their performance in our previous seasons and/or the off-season Professional Placement Tournament. CEVO-P teams compete in an 8 week regular season where the top 4 placing teams (per region) qualify to compete for top cash prize pool on LAN.



NOTE: We've got some exciting changes coming to the Season 9 Professional Division. Unfortunately, we're not quite ready to spill the beans yet. Stay tuned!

Main Division (NA/EU Restricted skill divisions) - $20.00 (Early Bird) / $25.00 per player - $7,500.00 prize pool (per region)

CEVO-M is our premium pay-to-play restricted skill division consisting of 48 very highly skilled and experienced teams looking for serious, near-professional competition. Teams can qualify to play in this division through their performance in the previous season, and sometimes through our off-season tournaments. CEVO-M teams will play two matches per week on Sundays & Wednesdays in both North America and Europe across one conference (per region) and compete for cash prizes. The top 6 teams in this division will also qualify for the s10 Professional Placement Tournament.

1st (60%) - $4,500.00 + automatic invite to s10 Professional Placement Tournament

2nd (27%) - $2,025.00 + automatic invite to s10 Professional Placement Tournament

3rd (13%) - $975.00 + automatic invite to s10 Professional Placement Tournament

4th-6th - 1 month FREE CEVO MVP coupon for each player on roster + automatic invite to s10 Professional Placement Tournament



Intermediate Division (NA/EU Open entry skill divisions) - $12.50 (Early Bird) / $15.00 per player - $4,000.00 prize pool (per region)

CEVO-IM is our intermediary premium pay-to-play skill division open to ALL teams in both Europe and North America. It's designed for experienced teams seeking serious competitive play. CEVO-IM teams will play two matches per week on Mondays & Thursdays in both North America and Europe across one conference (per region) for cash prizes and the chance to move up to the CEVO-M skill division based on their performance in Season 8.

1st (60%) - $2,400.00 + automatic moveup to s10 Main skill division

2nd (27%) - $1,080.00 + automatic moveup to s10 Main skill division

3rd (13%) - $520.00 + automatic moveup to s10 Main skill division

4th-6th - 1 month FREE CEVO MVP coupon for each player on roster + automatic moveup to s10 Main skill division

7th-16th - automatic moveup to s10 Main skill division

NOTE: We encourage teams that are new to CEVO to start in our Intermediate division if they are looking for serious league competition with two matches per week and all of our premium league features.

Amateur Division (NA/EU Open entry skill division) - $7.50 (Early Bird) / $10.00 per player - $1,000.00 prize pool (per region)

CEVO-A is our entry level premium pay-to-play skill division open to ALL teams in North America and now in Europe for Season 8. It's designed for both new and experienced teams seeking casual competitive play. Teams in this division will play only one match per week on Wednesday evenings in three conferences across North America (East, Central, and West) and compete for cash prizes and the chance to move up to the CEVO-IM/M skill divisions based on their performance in Season 8.

1st (60%) - $600.00 + automatic moveup to s10 Main skill division

2nd (27%) - $270.00 + automatic moveup to s10 Main skill division

3rd (13%) - $130.00 + automatic moveup to s10 Main skill division

4th-6th - 1 month FREE CEVO MVP coupon for each player on roster + automatic moveup to s10 Intermediate skill division

4th-32nd - automatic moveup to s10 Intermediate skill division

FREE Division (NA/EU Open entry skill divisions) - FREE-to-Play

CEVO-FREE is completely FREE-to-play (you guessed it!) and open to ALL teams in both Europe and North America. Designed for beginner teams who are looking to get their feet wet with competitive play. Teams in this division play one match per week on Tuesday evenings at 9:00 PM in their conferences local time zone, and compete for free entry into Season 9 and the opportunity to move up to one of our pay-to-play skill divisions. The FREE division will be separated into three regional conferences in North America (East, Central, and West) and one large conference in Europe to help make scheduling matches a breeze, while allowing teams to play the majority of their matches on servers in their preferred location.

1st-3rd - automatic moveup & 5x FREE entry into s10 Intermediate skill division

4th-6th - 1 month FREE CEVO MVP coupon for each player on roster



NOTE: CEVO-FREE is a bring your own server (BYOS) division. Teams will have the ability to reserve a very limited number of game servers in North America, courtesy of GameServers.com, but teams should be prepared to bring their own servers if there aren't any available.

Best-of-one VETO PROCESS

New for Season 9 - each of our premium skill divisions (A, IM, and M) will play all regular season games as a best-of-one (bo1) map series using the current Valve Major map pool of de_dust2, de_inferno, de_train, de_mirage, de_cobblestone, de_cache, and de_overpass.

Maps will be decided inside of the CEVO CS:GO client prior to each match with our map veto system outlined below.

1) Home Team bans one map

2) Away Team bans one map

3) Home Team bans one map

4) Away Team bans one map

5) Home Team bans one map

6) Away Team bans one map

7) The remaining map in the pool will be played (knife for sides)

For information about Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, please visit http://blog.counter-strike.net

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About CEVO:

CEVO is a global eSports company built around North America’s largest competitive online PC gaming league. Founded in December of 2004 with the intention to transform competitive online gaming into a professional sport, CEVO has been hosting both free and pay-to-play tournaments across a variety of AAA titles for almost 10 years. Through CEVO-TV we are also engaged in online broadcasting and other digital media. Additionally, CEVO offers event management, marketing, development, and design solutions for clients looking to get involved in the business of eSports. For more information visit cevo.com.

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