Are you an aspiring CS:GO competitor? Well this is your chance to start something big as the first step to qualify for the biggest CS:GO League in APAC, the ZEN Esports Network League. ZEN Esports Network League 2017







The ZEN Esports Network League is set to be the next big spectacle in Asian and Oceanic CS:GO, with the top teams from the Asia-Pacific region gearing up for the first region wide CS:GO league! In the first season of competition we will see four Australian/New Zealand teams alongside four Asian teams, starting in early February of 2017.



- ESL AU & NZ Championship Winners - Athletico

- ESL AU & NZ Championship Runners Up - Chiefs.ESC

- ZEN Offline Qualifier

- ZEN Offline Qualifier

- Rest of Asia

- Rest of Asia

- Rest of Asia

- Rest of Asia



ZEN Esports Network League - AU & NZ Open Online Qualifier

Starting December 6th



Winners of the Upper and Lower Bracket will advance to the Offline Qualifier in Melbourne on the 14th of January 2017. More details on this event will be released in the coming weeks.



Sign-up HERE

Registrations close promptly at 11:59pm AEDT on Sunday 4/12/2016.



Format: OPEN Double Elimination BO3 Bracket.



Veto:

Higher seeded team will have the choice of Team A or Team B



- Team A removes a map

- Team B seed removes a map

- Team A seed selects a map to be played as MAP 1 (Team B chooses starting side)

- Team B selects a map to be played as MAP 2 (Team A chooses starting side

- Team A removes a map

- Team B removes a map

- Last map to be played as DECIDER



Map Pool: mg_active (as of Wednesday 23.11.2016)



- Dust 2

- Mirage

- Cache

- Overpass

- Cobblestone

- Train

- Nuke



Schedule: Matches will be played on weeknights starting from Tuesday (6.12.2016) at 7:00pm AEDT and from 12:00pm AEDT on weekends. Teams will be given match times based on the bracket and will not be permitted to reschedule.



Approximate finish based on 64 team bracket is Lower Bracket Final on Wednesday night (14.12.2016) and Lower Bracket Final on Sunday (18.12.2016)



Exact bracket and schedule will be released before 5pm (AEDT) on Monday 5/12/2016.



Rules:



Teams will be permitted to list no more than 6 members on their roster. No changes will be allowed between the start of the Online qualifier and the end of the Offline qualifier.



Players with a CS:GO VAC ban from the last 6 months OR multiple CS:GO VAC bans will not be permitted to compete.



Competitors may only compete in one team from the start of the Online Qualifier to the end of the Offline Qualifier.



Residents outside of Australia and New Zealand are not permitted to compete in this qualifier







For the most up to date information on the ZEN Esports Network League, be sure to follow ESL Australia on The ZEN Esports Network League is set to be the next big spectacle in Asian and Oceanic CS:GO, with the top teams from the Asia-Pacific region gearing up for the first region wide CS:GO league! In the first season of competition we will see four Australian/New Zealand teams alongside four Asian teams, starting in early February of 2017.- ESL AU & NZ Championship Winners - Athletico- ESL AU & NZ Championship Runners Up - Chiefs.ESC- ZEN Offline Qualifier- ZEN Offline QualifierStarting December 6thWinners of the Upper and Lower Bracket will advance to the Offline Qualifier in Melbourne on the 14th of January 2017. More details on this event will be released in the coming weeks.Registrations close promptly at 11:59pm AEDT on Sunday 4/12/2016.OPEN Double Elimination BO3 Bracket.Higher seeded team will have the choice of Team A or Team B- Team A removes a map- Team B seed removes a map- Team A seed selects a map to be played as MAP 1 (Team B chooses starting side)- Team B selects a map to be played as MAP 2 (Team A chooses starting side- Team A removes a map- Team B removes a map- Last map to be played as DECIDERmg_active (as of Wednesday 23.11.2016)- Dust 2- Mirage- Cache- Overpass- Cobblestone- Train- NukeMatches will be played on weeknights starting from Tuesday (6.12.2016) at 7:00pm AEDT and from 12:00pm AEDT on weekends. Teams will be given match times based on the bracket and will not be permitted to reschedule.Approximate finish based on 64 team bracket is Lower Bracket Final on Wednesday night (14.12.2016) and Lower Bracket Final on Sunday (18.12.2016)For the most up to date information on the ZEN Esports Network League, be sure to follow ESL Australia on Twitter and Facebook kmando , Tuesday, 22/11/16 20:10