ESL Pro League Season 7 will have $1 million on offer - the same as the previous two editions -, HLTV.org has learned.

Earlier this week, ESL formally confirmed the dates and location for the Pro League S7 Finals, which will culminate with a live event at the Verizon Theatre, in Dallas, from May 18-20.

After the announcement, it was reported that the offline event would have $1 million up for grabs, putting it on par with the Valve Majors. However, an ESL source has told HLTV.org that the $1 million figure is tied to the whole season and thus includes the prize money that will be earned by the teams who do not qualify for the offline finals - as has been the case since Season 5.

Pro League prize money remains unchanged, according to ESL

This means that the prize fund for the Dallas event will be lower than $1 million, although the exact distribution between the online and offline portions of the league has not yet been determined by ESL.

The two Pro League seasons that were held in 2017 had $750,000 allocated to the offline finals, but HLTV.org knows that this figure will be adjusted for Season 7 to reflect the event's expansion from 12 to 16 teams.

On Twitter, ESL Senior Vice-President of Product Ulrich Schulze revealed that the Pro League will reach out to other regions to fill the extra spots that have opened up with the event's expansion. More details about the allocation of the extra places and the prize money distribution are expected to be revealed in the coming weeks.