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Now it’s time to bring Gears of War back to the competitive scene and give players in North America a chance to prove their skills - and win prizes in the process. Starting in September 2015, ESL will be partnering with The Coalition for two action packed seasons of Gears of War, where players from all over North America can compete at the highest level .

Gears of War preseason

ESL will start off with eight preseason cups - each with a US$500 weekly prize pool - in September 2015, where players can develop their skills and get ready for the regular season. During the preseason, ESL will be working with The Coalition and the community to continue to refine the ruleset, striving for the best possible competitive experience for our players.

Gears of War Pro League by ESL presented by Xbox

The action will really pick up as the Gears of War Pro League by ESL kicks off with two open qualifier cups on the 4th and 11th of October 2015, each resulting in eight teams moving forward and a US$500 prize pool. The cups will be followed by a Pro League qualifier - featuring those sixteen teams and a US$1,000 prize pool - which will be broadcast live on the 18th of October 2015 on the Gears of War Twitch channel.

Once the qualifiers are over, the first season of the Gears of War Pro League by ESL will officially begin. Eight teams will compete over the course of seven weeks from October to December 2015, with there being two match days, one of which will receive a live broadcast. The top four teams will then advance to the season one finals in January 2016 and battle it out for the first Gears of War Pro League championship title as well as their share of the US$50,000 prize pool.

Gears of War open series by ESL presented by Xbox

If you’re looking to play Gears of War competitively but in a more relaxed setting, the Gears of War open series by ESL is the way to go. Upon the completion of the preseason, the Gears of War open series will be in full swing with a weekly US$500 prize pool and competitions running over the course of ten weeks from October to December 2015.

MS love their e-sports

http://www.eslgaming.com/article/an...league-esl-and-go4-gears-war-open-series-2248

 

[LegalEagleMike]

Ready to dive back into Gears until Halo 5 comes out.

 

[pizzacat]

Okay hopefully it lifts off since the platform is better.

GBs used to be filled with either top tiers or scrubs. Got tired of the guys who couldn't cross with lancer, obviously won't participate but I'll watch

 

[Linkin112]

Only eSport I'd be interested in actually being in

 

[Dynasty]

Are their any big 3rd person shooter esport games?

 

[CountAntonius]

This community deserves this. Hopefully it does well for them.

 

[pizzacat]

Are their any big 3rd person shooter esport games?

Nah I don't think so. Which sucks but I feel like this one has the shit for it.

 

[Exploratory]

Love third person.

 

[Dynasty]

Nah I don't think so. Which sucks but I feel like this one has the shit for it.

Thought so but I think gears and Splatoon have the best chance of making it big, hopefully they do 3rd person shooters are my favourite.

 

[Kayant]

There it is. This and Rocket league deserve it.

Looks like I will be watching quite a lot of competitive play.

 

[Jessie.Bristol]

Hmm, interesting...

 

[pizzacat]

Thought so but I think gears and Splatoon have the best chance of making it big, hopefully they do 3rd person shooters are my favourite.

The dream was Monday night combat but that died too

 

[Hixx]

NA only because they're shit scared of me and the Acquaintances RAKING it in, clearly.

 

[JHall]

Great news! This game really deserves it.

 

[paolo11]

Can you join solo with random teams or do you need a team to join?

 

[pizzacat]

NA only because they're shit scared of me and the Acquaintances RAKING it in, clearly.

Where are you from? I'm hearing Mexico was big on gears (you could tell if you played gears 2 jaja /s)

 

[OrangeOak]

NA only
It is nice that it exists now though. I am really interested to watch some competitive matches, It was long time ago when I saw something like this from Gears.

 

[K.Sabot]

Obviously set up to counter the Splatoon e-sports tournament

Spoiler

lol

 

[MatrixMan.EXE]

Like I said once before, expect more of this going forward. Microsoft about to put quite a lot of effort into E-sports over the next few years.

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

Im probably going to fuck with it

 

[SirMossyBloke]

Can you join solo with random teams or do you need a team to join?

Great question, a friend of mine is a huge Gears fan and would probably do very well. He's alone in his skill though.

 

[NoLongerALurker]

This is fantastic for Gears of War. Start testing the water in Gears: UE and then really blow it out in Gears 4. Same model 343 used with MCC and Halo 5.

 

[CrimsonEclipse]

This is goodnews, I hope it picks up so it can introduce into other regions. I may see if I can get my old squad together and kill shit!

Spoiler

Probably not, we will most likely get rekt. Not good as we were back in college :-(

Anybody in gaf interested in making a team even if its relaxed?

 

[UpDownLeftRight]

The extremely unpredictable MP needs to be fixed for this to work. It was a damn fine game for multiplayer and extremely competitive but the hit detection could be incredibly unreliable in the original game. That isn't going to go down well in the competitive scene if it's still an issue.

 

[littleworm]

Won't be long before till it has a bigger prize pool than CSGO.

 

[Syf]

I find TPS more watchable than FPS in general. Will check this out.