By CEVO
CEVO is thrilled to announce that team registration for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Season 11 is NOW OPEN! Discounted Early Bird Registration is available from now until Thursday, October 6th, 11:59 PM ET. So don’t wait, register your team today as league fees will increase after this date.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR CEVO CS:GO SEASON 11!
Premium Pay-to-Play Skill Divisions (Amateur / Intermediate / Main) features:
•$$$ prizes in ALL premium skill divisions
•All matches played on premium 128-tickrate CEVO game servers across 15+ geographic locations protected by CEVO’s proprietary anti-cheat technology.
•Unlimited access to our automated scrim system (with premium league team)
•Complete live personal & team statistics for every match and individual ranking on Event Leaderboards
•Pick/Ban maps just like the Pros with our automated in-client veto system
•Public GOTV relays and automatic recording and storage of GOTV demos
•CEVO’s automated match service integration
•In-game coaching enabled in ALL premium skill divisions
•Automatic weekly matches scheduled and easy to use match scheduling thread with SMS scheduling alerts
•Real-time updated standings and team rankings
•Helpful league officials available for LIVE support Sunday through Thursday all season long
•Ability to file match disputes for CEVO staff review
What’s NEW for Season 11 Pay-to-Play Skill Divisions?
•Public GOTV Relays
Want to watch a friends match? How about taking a shot at casting one of your favorite teams games? Now you can, as Public GOTV Relays will be available for all premium skill division matches.
•SMS Scheduling Alerts
Can’t check your email at work or school, but still want to keep up to date on your team’s match schedule? You can now opt-in to SMS Scheduling Alerts as long as your team is registered in one of our premium skill divisions!
•Match Awards & Detailed Weapon Statistics
Want to know who the Master Baiter on your team is? You can now check player performance at a glance with our new Match Awards for players at the bottom of each match page. Have some time on your hands? Drill down deep with our advanced Detailed Weapon Statistics to see which guns you were the best with in any given match.
FREE-to-play Division information:
•Bring your own game server (BYOS)
•1 match per week during the regular season
•All matches protected by CEVO’s proprietary anti-cheat technology
•Automatic weekly matches scheduled and easy to use match scheduling thread
•Real-time updated standings and team rankings
•Helpful league officials available for LIVE support on default match nights only
•FREE access to community forums and prediction systems for every match
Season 11 Format & Schedule
Participating teams will compete in CEVO’s signature eight week regular season format in an attempt to qualify for the online playoffs, and the chance to climb the ladder of ranked skill divisions.
•s11 Team Registration + Preseason (Sunday, September 4th – Thursday, October 6th, 2016)
•s11 Online Regular Season (Friday, October 7th – Wednesday, November 30th, 2016)
•s11 Online Playoffs (Friday, December 9th, 2016 – Tuesday, January 31st, 2017)
Skill Divisions & Prizes
Main Division (NA/EU Restricted skill divisions) – $20.00 (Early Bird) / $25.00 per player – $10,000.00 prize pool (per region)
CEVO-M is our premium pay-to-play restricted skill division consisting of 48 very highly skilled and experienced teams looking for serious, near-professional competition. Teams can qualify to play in this division through their performance in the previous season, and sometimes through our off-season tournaments. CEVO-M teams will play two matches per week on Sundays & Wednesdays in both North America and Europe across one conference (per region) and compete for cash prizes.
1st – $6,000.00
2nd – $2,500.00
3rd – $1,500.00
4th-6th – 1 month FREE CEVO MVP coupon for each player on roster
Intermediate Division (NA/EU Open entry skill divisions) – $12.50 (Early Bird) / $15.00 per player – $5,000.00 prize pool (per region)
CEVO-IM is our intermediary premium pay-to-play skill division open to ALL teams in both Europe and North America. It’s designed for experienced teams seeking serious competitive play. CEVO-IM teams will play two matches per week on Mondays & Thursdays in both North America and Europe across one conference (per region) for cash prizes and the chance to move up to the CEVO-M skill division based on their performance in Season 11.
1st – $3,000.00 + automatic moveup to s12 Main skill division
2nd – $1,500.00 + automatic moveup to s12 Main skill division
3rd – $500.00 + automatic moveup to s12 Main skill division
4th-6th – 1 month FREE CEVO MVP coupon for each player on roster + automatic moveup to s12 Main skill division
7th-16th – automatic moveup to s12 Main skill division
NOTE: We encourage teams that are new to CEVO to start in our Intermediate division if they are looking for serious league competition with two matches per week and all of our premium league features.
Amateur Division (NA/EU Open entry skill division) – $7.50 (Early Bird) / $10.00 per player – $1,500.00 prize pool (per region)
CEVO-A is our entry level premium pay-to-play skill division open to ALL teams in both North America and Europe. It’s designed for both new and experienced teams seeking casual competitive play. Teams in this division will play only one match per week on Wednesday evenings in three conferences across North America (East, Central, and West) and compete for cash prizes and the chance to move up to the CEVO-IM/M skill divisions based on their performance in Season 11.
1st – $900.00 + automatic moveup to s12 Main skill division
2nd – $400.00 + automatic moveup to s12 Main skill division
3rd – $200.00 + automatic moveup to s12 Main skill division
4th-6th – 1 month FREE CEVO MVP coupon for each player on roster + automatic moveup to s12 Intermediate skill division
4th-32nd – automatic moveup to s12 Intermediate skill division
Best-of-one VETO PROCESS
Each of our premium skill divisions (A, IM, and M) will play all regular season games as a best-of-one (bo1) map series using the current Valve Active Duty map pool of de_dust2, de_nuke, de_train, de_mirage, de_cobblestone, de_cache, and de_overpass.
Maps will be decided inside of the CEVO CS:GO client prior to each match with our map veto system outlined below.
1) Home Team bans one map
2) Away Team bans one map
3) Home Team bans one map
4) Away Team bans one map
7) Map will be picked at random out of 3 remaining maps (knife for sides)
FREE Division (NA/EU Open entry skill divisions) – FREE-to-Play
CEVO-FREE is completely FREE-to-play (you guessed it!) and open to ALL teams in both Europe and North America. Designed for beginner teams who are looking to get their feet wet with competitive play. Teams in this division play one match per week on Tuesday evenings at 9:00 PM in their conferences local time zone, and compete for free entry into Season 12 and the opportunity to move up to one of our pay-to-play skill divisions.
The FREE division will be separated into three regional conferences in North America (East, Central, and West) and one large conference in Europe to help make scheduling matches a breeze, while allowing teams to play the majority of their matches on servers in their preferred location.
1st-3rd – automatic moveup & 5x FREE entry into s12 Intermediate skill division
4th-6th – 1 month FREE CEVO MVP coupon for each player on roster