ESEA has announced the prize breakdown for the upcoming ESEA League Season 4 for Counter-Strike 1.6. The total cash prize pot has increased to $25,000 across four divisions. ESEA has introduced an Intermediate Division for Season 4, in addition to the Open, Main and Invite Divisions.

Registration is currently open for Season 4, which begins on Sunday, August 16th. Teams are encouraged to sign-up soon as registration closes Sunday, August 9th and space is limited for each division. Teams must visit http://esea.net/register to register. The following details the CS 1.6 Season 4 prize breakdown:

Counter-Strike 1.6 - Total cash prize pot of $25,000
* Invite Division (12 teams) - $12,250 cash prize pot (LAN playoffs for the top 6)
1. $5,000
2. $3,000
3. $1,750
4. $1,100
5. $700
6. $700

* Main Division (64 teams) - $5,000 cash prize pot
1. $1,750
2. $1,250
3. $1,000
4. $500
5. $250
6. $250

* Intermediate Division - $3,750 cash prize pot
1. $1,500
2. $1,000
3. $750
4. $500

* Open Division - $4,000 cash prize pot
1. $1,500
2. $1,000
3. $700
4. $500
5. $150
6. $150


Key Changes From Season 3 to Season 4:

* Increased prize pot from $35,000 to $40,000
* Increased focus on league support to make quicker, more informed decisions to benefit the community
* Increased Counter-Strike: Source prize pot
* CS: Source Invite playoffs or final four LAN event with the Counter-Strike 1.6 invite LAN Playoffs
* Added a Counter-Strike 1.6 Intermediate division between Main and Open
* Added a Counter-Strike: Source Intermediate division between Invite and Open


Features of ESEA League include:

* Two matches per week for all divisions
* Complete web match scheduling
* All matches played on our ESEA servers across eight locations
* Protection from our industry leading anti-cheat / config locking Client
* Helpful team of handpicked paid league Admins who are active in each community
* Complete box scores and stats for EVERY match (just as we have for pugs and scrims)
* HLTV and SourceTV demo downloads for every match within 5 minutes of matches finishing
* Automatic live HLTV and SourceTV for every match (unlimited number of spectators)
* Automatic live irc scorebots for every match
* Automatic POV demo recording
* User prediction system for every match
* You build your permanent league record that will eventually be tied into ESEA’s to be released Team Center
* LAN playoffs for community-ready invite divisions

For more information and league registration, visit ESEA.net