EMS Season IX Announced - CoD4 Returns!

After a conspicuous absence from the last season of the ESL Major Series, it is with great pleasure that we can announce that CoD4 has made a return for EMS Season IX!

The ESL Major Series is the second highest level of competition in the ESL, surpassed only by the Intel Extreme Masters. Last season saw the Call of Duty franchise represented with a 5v5 Black Ops tournament, although thankfully the ESL crew realised the game is awful after only one season.

The last time CoD4 featured was back in Season VII, where then Power Gaming (now Online Kingdom) took the title after beating TCM Gaming in the grand final, taking home a cool €1,000. This season the grand prize has increased to €1,250, a huge sum for an online competition.

Whether this news will be enough to silence the doomsayers of the CoD4 scene is yet to be seen, but the fact remains that this is a promising move. The ESL have clearly been impressed by the community's efforts in sustaining and revitalising CoD4 over the newer, flashier titles in the series and have duly rewarded us with another bite at the apple. With such a golden opportunity handed to us, it is now up to us to make the very most of it and not let it slip through our fingers again.

ESL Major Series Season IX CoD4 Prizes
€1,250
€750
€500

Sign up and tournament details have yet to be announced, but they will be released in the coming days. On top of that, the Season IX announcement page on the ESL website promises a "special announcement" in the coming days. With the PC Gaming rumour mill going into over drive, only time will reveal the answer to this mystery.

ESL Major Series Season IX Full Games List
World of Tanks: €7,500
Heroes of Newerth: €5,000
Counter-Strike: Source: €4,000
Call of Duty 4: €2,500
Trackmania: €2,000
Quake Live: €1,000
FIFA 11: €500

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