{"id":103207,"date":"2016-09-01T16:19:18","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T14:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=103207"},"modified":"2016-09-01T16:25:08","modified_gmt":"2016-09-01T14:25:08","slug":"south-africas-best-counter-strike-players-could-win-a-share-of-r2000000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/103207-south-africas-best-counter-strike-players-could-win-a-share-of-r2000000","title":{"rendered":"South Africa&#8217;s best Counter-Strike players could win a share of R2,000,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/play.esea.net\" target=\"_blank\">ESEA <\/a><\/strong>has increased the prize pool for its next season, with the best CS:GO players from around the world playing for over R2,000,000.<\/p>\n<p>By partnering with Mountain Dew for Season 23, ESEA has increased the size of its Premier Divisions along with the prize pool for the Global Challenge LAN finals.<\/p>\n<p>Below are the number of teams from each country that will compete in the LAN finals:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>North America \u2013<\/b> 2 Teams (Top 2 Premier teams)<\/li>\n<li><b>Europe \u2013<\/b> 2 Teams (Top 2 Premier teams)<\/li>\n<li><b>Brazil \u2013<\/b> 1 Team (Regional Winner)<\/li>\n<li><b>Australia \u2013<\/b> 1 Team (Regional Winner)<\/li>\n<li><b>Asia \u2013<\/b> 1 Team (Regional Winner)<\/li>\n<li><b>South Africa\u2013<\/b> 1 Team (Regional Winner)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>South Africa will host regional ESEA qualifiers before the Global Challenge, with the winning team attending the LAN finals\u00a0in December.<\/p>\n<p>Any South African CS:GO team can register for a chance at winning the regional qualifiers and competing in the international LAN finals for a grand prize pool of <strong>$140,000 (R2,000,000)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Find out more about ESEA Season 23 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/play.esea.net\/index.php?s=news&amp;d=comments&amp;id=14845\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/strong>, or click <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/play.esea.net\/index.php?s=league&amp;d=register\" target=\"_blank\">here <\/a><\/strong>to register for Season 23.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More gaming news<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to This how powerful AMD\u2019s Radeon RX Series graphics cards really are\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/102729-this-how-powerful-amds-radeon-rx-series-graphics-cards-really-are.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">This how powerful AMD\u2019s Radeon RX Series graphics cards really are<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to How we get local gaming servers in South Africa\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/102911-how-we-get-local-gaming-servers-in-south-africa.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">How we get local gaming servers in South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to Awesome games arriving in September\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/102415-games-of-september-2016.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Awesome games 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