E-Sports is becoming a grander and more frequent event, especially in China, where even energy drink company Red Bull brings another tournament to the table – the Esports Champion League

Kicking off on 27th of May 2013, 24 registered teams have already been distributed into 4 groups, where the groups of 6 will battle amongst each other for a spot in the quarter-finals. The top 2 teams of each group will qualify for the play-offs, where an accumulated prize pool of U$D 21,187 can be won. The group stages will be held online while the play-offs will be held in an undisclosed LAN venue.

Amongst the 24 teams participating in the said event, several notable teams will be joining the fray, mainly TongFu, Rattlesnakes, Rising Stars, For.Love, Vici Gaming as well as Neolution.Orange. The group stages promises to be exciting as every round will be played in a best-of-3 format, spanning over 4 weeks. Further details about the play-offs has yet to be revealed.

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ECL 2013 prize distribution

1st place – U$D 16,298 + 2nd place – U$D 3,259 3rd place – U$D 1,629

Source : cespc