10th February 2009 (London, UK) – The United Kingdom eSports Association (UKeSA) is delighted to confirm the Championship and Dell XPS Premiership prize money for the inaugural season is allotted as follows:

The UKeSA (United Kingdom eSports Association) has just announced that their prize pot has increased to a total prize of £5,100 to the top teams as TF2 respectfully is leading the way. There will be seven teams competing in each division which will be determined by the approval of the community and council members. Many teams have applied but only seven are chosen. Some of the teams to possibly participate are wotr, 4Kings, Team Cooler Master, Nervous, and Imperial. Stay locked in to the site for all your gaming coverage needs and as we updated you more about this exciting tournament. 

On Monday 16th February UKeSA will announce the four Season One Cups and the £7,000 prize money allocation.

On a final note, UKeSA can confirm that Day of Defeat: Source will be removed from the Championship Division for Season One.

Teams and players have until 23:59hrs on Friday 13th February, 2009 to register for the UKeSA Open and Championship Divisions on Enemy Down, the official host of the UKeSA in 2009.

Here are some information about the prizes that are up for grabs.

Dell XPS Premiership Division

Team Fortress 2 (PC)                             £5,100

Counter Strike: Source (PC)                   £3,700

Call of Duty IV: Modern Warfare (PC)     £2,400

FIFA 09 (Microsoft XBox 360)                 £1,100

Championship Division

Team Fortress 2 (PC)                  £1,600

Counter Strike: Source (PC)        £1,200

Call of Duty 4 (PC)                        £1,200

FIFA 09 (360)                                 £1,100

Counter-Strike 1.6 (PC)               £1,100

FIFA 09 (PS3)                                £1,100

Call of Duty 4 (360)                       £1,100

Halo 3 (360)                                 £1,100

If you have any questions, comments or concerns visit UKeSA website here.

**Update**

The UKeSA premiership games have been announced. with Source, CoD4, TF2 and Fifa all taking premiership titles. Now that the teams have been chosen for the 4 games, with 7 teams per game, there is going to be some great matches in the tournaments.  Good luck to all and have fun!