Competitive esports platform FACEIT will be shutting down the Esport🌌s Championship Series (ECS) to instead produce the upcoming NA-based “B Site” CS:GO league, according to a . Details surro♊unding the league are currently unclear, though reports suggest competition will begin in March. ECS launched its first season in 2016, and concluded its eighth season in December ꦆof 2019.
A previous relea𓆉sed in December revealed information surrounding an upc🍌oming CS:GO league produced by a company called B Site Inc. The league’s official name has not yet been revealed. The league will reportedly feature twelve teams, with names such as Cloud9, MIBR, Dignitas, Mad Lions, and Gen.G already linked. Current world number one Astralis were also mentioned in the init🔥ial report, though captain Lukas “gla1ve” Rossander later that the team had not yet committed to any league.
FACEIT has been active as a CS:GO tournament organizer since 2013, haviဣng hosted the FACEIT Cup and later the FACEIT League up until 2015. The first season of the Esports Championship Series began in 2016. The tournament circuit featured both North American and European online divisions, with the top four teams from each region meeting in a LAN Final at the end of each season.
ECS has ho💟sted eight competiಞtive seasons since its launch, giving away almost $6.2 million in total money. The league featured some of Counter-Strike’s best teams, including Astralis, Team Liquid, Evil Geniuses, and Fnatic. FACEIT has now reportedly partnered with B Site Inc. to run production for the company's upcoming CS:GO league, with ECS shutting down as a result.
The B Site league will require te🍷ams to pay a $2 million buy-in to participa🔴te, offering ownership in the league and revenue share in return. Only ten teams will be required to pay the entry fee, as the remaining two teams will join the league through a qualifier system. The two qualified teams will not be included in the revenue share.
The B Site league wiᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚll boast a $1 million prize pool each season, with two seasons being played each year. B Site’s regular season will be played on LAN, with the top eight teams advancing to a LAN ♚Final. The Final’s location will alternate between Europe and North America each season, with the first season’s Final reportedly taking place in Europe.
Many detꦰails regarding the B Site league are yet to be released. The league is expected to begin✨ competition in March.
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