EMS Season IX Announced - CoD4 Returns!

Posted by Matt wargasm Hazell on 2011-08-22 23:10:12
Tags: ESL, CoD4, EMS, 9, season, ix

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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45 comments

10 months ago
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naisi nice
10 months ago
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Hoping for great coverage. GamesTV.org can be properly utilized now!
10 months ago
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Yes, please!
10 months ago
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Lovely.
10 months ago
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world of tanks... really....
10 months ago
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Thats what I thought lol
10 months ago
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great news
10 months ago
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awesome
10 months ago
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how do u sign ur team up for this?! :O
10 months ago
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National qualifiers for most countries. Details will be provided soon!
10 months ago
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lets go boys!!
10 months ago
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Great news for the scene :)
10 months ago
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froz said:
Great news for the scene :)

10 months ago
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naiS.
10 months ago
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we gonna see atleast 4 german teams in top16 that will never make it out from the groups @ LAN X)X)X)
10 months ago
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theres no 4 decent teams in germany tbf ;D

atleast 3
10 months ago
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Will they pay out on time ?
10 months ago
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its not like ur gonna win anyway robin =) <3
10 months ago
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like they have in the past? ;) No chance!
10 months ago
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nice news but would like to get our money from last ems too :D
10 months ago
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there is no hungarian slot:D

edited 2011-08-23 10:06:03
10 months ago
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it's not like you should have any problems winning the EU Qualifier ^^ the dividing of these slots is always according to how that country has done in previous EMS or general ESL events and even across all games, so think the general HU scene is screwing you here :p
10 months ago
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quality news, well done to everyone involved in getting the COD4 scene back on the map, lets make 2011/12 the best year for COD4 yet. Lots more LANs bring in some good sponsors, ESL! then we are LIVING THE DREAM!
10 months ago
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AMAZING
10 months ago
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sick
10 months ago
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Newspost said:
Last season saw the Call of Duty franchise represented with a 2v2 Black Ops tournament



That was a 5v5 tournament afaik
10 months ago
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xyZZZ- said:
quality news, well done to everyone involved in getting the COD4 scene back on the map, lets make 2011/12 the best year for COD4 yet. Lots more LANs bring in some good sponsors, ESL! then we are LIVING THE DREAM!

10 months ago
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espown said:
xyZZZ- said:
quality news, well done to everyone involved in getting the COD4 scene back on the map, lets make 2011/12 the best year for COD4 yet. Lots more LANs bring in some good sponsors, ESL! then we are LIVING THE DREAM!


10 months ago
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where is dota and cs -_-
10 months ago
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The ESL Major Series is the highest level of European competition in the ESL for games and disciplines not included in the Intel Extreme Masters.
10 months ago
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World of Tanks as main game, XDDDDDDDDDDDD)))):D:A:S:D
10 months ago
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odd with cz getting 5 qualification spots when they won and we came 2nd and got 1 :(
10 months ago
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but czechs had other teams in last season(s) doing pretty well :)

u were the only swedes out there
10 months ago
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apart from you there has been one czech team "doing pretty well"
10 months ago
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could not be better
10 months ago
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i don't wanna dampen the euphoria but how it seems ESL got some bigger issues. The last german EPS season is now over for nearly 200 days and we didn't even get a concrete response why we didn't receive our money yet. so i don't know what i shud think of it
10 months ago
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You shouldn't think to much, just play
10 months ago
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you shud learn the difference between too and to instead of playin :)
10 months ago
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Ok Mister, now go cry about some euros :(
10 months ago
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wtf are you talking about kwatsch, he's totally right, if you win you clearly deserve your prize lmao
10 months ago
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I never said you shouldn't get your prize, did I?

My point is that in the end it are a few euros, it is not like it is your living... one day he will receive his money.
10 months ago
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no brink? owned
10 months ago
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lol, no brink but there's a world of tanks.

edited 2011-08-24 02:19:46
10 months ago
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both shit games if you ask me :>
10 months ago
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maybe pay ems from last year before hosting another.
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