TVNZ has announced it will air Counter Strike: Global Offensive's eLeague on its Duke channel this year.

The tournament runs from October 21 to December 3, and its group stages and finals will be broadcast live on TV. The quarterfinals and half of the semi-finals will be shown live on TVNZ's On Demand service, with highlight shows available on Video On Demand.

An eLeague Preview Show will run at 6:10pm on October 15 on TVNZ Duke, and again on October 16 at 5:15pm.

TVNZ has also acquired the rights to broadcast the eLeague Major – the first CS:GO major of 2017.

ELeague is a Professional CS:GO league wherein 24 teams from across the world to compete in two 10-week league seasons per year.

Each season features a regular season, playoffs, and a championship tournament for US$1.1m in prize money.

ELeague Season 1 began on May 24, and was eventually won by Russia-based team Virtus.pro.