The 2016 Halo World Championships have just concluded, but Xbox and 343 Industries are not done bringing the eSports action to the table just yet!
The companies have recently announced that on kicking off on May 31st, will be the Halo Championship Series Pro League, will be taking place and will run until July 28th. The league will feature 14 of Halo’s most prominent eSports teams, with eight in North America, and six in Europe.
The Pro League will feature a $250k-per-season prize pool, so you can bet teams will be clashing head to head to earn their share in such a big prize pool. ESL has announced to be broadcasting the tournament series three day’s a week, two in North America, and one in Europe.
The action leading up to the Pro League will begin this weekend at PAX East 2016 during the final day, on April 24th. The winning team from the event will be awarded a one team sport in the Pro League. This event will feature: Evil Geniuses, OpTic Gaming, Enigma 6 andTeam EnVyUs. The event will also feature four other teams, that feature the four ex-members of the recently disbanded team, Team Allegiance, which took second place at the 2016 World Championship.
Following this event, 16 teams will be invited to compete in an online qualifier on April 30th, with the top eight teams from the online qualifier being invited to compete in a LAN qualifier, which will take place on May 8th. The top four teams from the LAN qualifier, will earn Pro League spots along with both Counter Logic Gaming, and the winning team of the PAX East Invitational.
The final two spots in North America will be awarded to the winning teams through two tournaments. Two open qualifiers are set to kick off on May 14th-15th, and will see into the last-chance qualifier, which will take place from May 21st-22nd.
For the teams who do not qualify for the Pro League, Microsoft and 343 will allow those teams to play in an open circuit. These teams will earn points which will span across multiple events, hosted by different T.O’s, and will have a chance to relegate the bottom two in each pro league.
With the launch of Halo 5, 343 made a promise to further push the Halo franchise, back into it’s former eSports glory and beyond! The company, along with Microsoft, seem to be doing just that, with a lack of events nowhere in site! This is a very exciting time to be a competitive Halo player, so be sure to register for these qualifiers if you’d like to have a shot at you and your team being able to compete with the best!
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