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.
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!
| Team Fortress 2 |
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| CrackClan |
| Nervous Gamers |
| Team CoolerMaster |
| Team Dignitas |
| The Imperial |
| Trademark Gamers |
| Weapons of the Rebellion |
| CounterStrike: Source |
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| 4 Kings |
| CrackClan |
| Fragmasters Toxic |
| Reason Gaming |
| Team CoolerMaster |
| Team Dignitas |
| The Last Resort |
| Call of Duty 4 |
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| ButtonBashers |
| CrackClan |
| fnatic |
| Reason Gaming |
| Team CoolerMaster |
| Team Dignitas |
| Trademark Gamers |
| Fifa 09 |
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| Klash16 – immenSe |
| ChriSSyB – Team Dignitas |
| Bazza – Team Dignitas |
| hughjarse – Nervous Gamers |
| Motown – Team Dignitas |
| SeNSaTIoN – The Imperial |
| mongoose – Trademark Gamers |