As we draw close to February, PGL has unveiled the new structure for the 3rd season of the Romanian eSport Championsip that will start on February 18. Unlike previous iterations, this time around teams for all the official games of the championship – Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (a first in the Romanian eSport scene), DOTA 2 and League of Legends – will have complete control over when and how long they want to play thanks to a very flexible registration system.
While still having the option for using substitute players, teams will be able to simply choose not to participate at a certain stage of the championship if they believe they are not ready, without this compromising their chance to qualify in the playoffs.
On the other hand, the new scoring system will ensure that teams will be properly rewarded according to the time and effort invested in the championship, so steadfastness and good performances will still be main objectives for those involved.
To that end, each stage of the championship will have a winner that will go home with a cash prize, but in order to qualify for the playoff, teams will have to get as many points as possible by placing in the top tier spots, because there will be no direct seed.
This way, even established teams will have to constantly be on the lookout for newcomers who will be eager to prove their worth against the best. And with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive replacing the venerable Counter-Strike 1.6, we can expect some major upsets in the established hierarchy.With more teams involved, bigger prize pool and 24⁄7 coverage through PGLTV, the 3rd season of the Romanian eSport Championship is set to be the best one yet.
