Good news for Benelux

Quakelive

players.
A few weeks ago the EAS (European Amateur Series) were opened and if certain activity & signups criteria were met, an EPS (ESL

Pro Series) would get started. ESL Benelux only has a budget for 4 EPS games.
* Counter-Strike: Source 5on5

(1750 €)
* Counter-Strike 1.6 5on5

(1750 €)
* Call of Duty 4 5on5

(1200 €)
* Trackmania 1on1

(550 €)
The reason they picked Trackmania Nations Forever

over Quake Live

, although both communities had similar activity, is because they just had to choose something. See of it as a random pick. ESL

Benelux

saw how much potential the Quakelive

scene in Benelux

has. Almost about 90 signups at the EAS ladder and similar and even more activity then other games.
Therefore they decided to give Quakelive

a "supported" EPS which the following:
That’s why WSquared decided to host a supported ESL

PRO SERIES game. That game will be Quake Live

1on1. We will host an entire season of epic matches, we are working on a hardware package of prices and we will host LAN finales. We’ll do our best to achieve this, so stay tuned for more information.
This means that there will be an EPS after all, though with hardware prizes rather than money. This is what ESL

refers to as a “supported” EPS. If you’re from the Benelux

area, sign up for the EAS and start playing!
A few notable players who are trying to qualify for supported EPS Benelux

:
(

burned ,

dem0n,

draven,

Liefje,

Geow,

Sc00t ,

Weird)
Source: Announcement -
EAS Rankings -
EPS BLX Prizes -
Signup -
#esl.blx.quakelive
good thing for the be/nl community!