Today, the ESL DotA administrators announced the qualification for the ESL Major Series Season II, which is one of the most prominent online tournament in the Elettronic Sports League. This tournament boasts a remarkable amount of money in its entire prize purse which has been segregated as follows:

Prize pool

€750
€450
€300

Presently, 8 teams are battling it out in the EMS Season I playoffs which is going underway. This allows time for the second iteration to take place, which will be based on a double elimination.

48 teams (See - slot distribution) are split into 3 different stages; Qualifying Round 1, Qualifying Round 2 and the Main Round.

To take part in the national qualifiers, it is mandatory that your team has to consist a minimum of 3 local players in the respective national qualifiers.

How to qualify in your country:

Bulgaria
Denmark - Coming soon
France
Germany - Coming soon
Greece - Coming soon
Italy
Portugal
Romania - Coming soon
Spain - Coming soon
Ukraine

Hosted in the European section:

   Asia
  North America
Russia
Sweden
International

International qualifier:

On the other hand, teams that do not fit the aforementioned requirement will be able to partake in the international qualifier which is set to be announced in the following weeks.

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Source: ESL.eu