The ESL has announced a third season of EPS Nordic.

Only hours ago the ESL announced the finals of the second edition of EPS Nordic are to be held online from August 8th-9th. Already two weeks later, the third edition will follow - EPS Nordic Season III ist set to kick off on August 23rd.

Two new game titles, Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty and Counter-Strike: Source, will be featured in the upcoming season. Of course, Counter-Strike 1.6 will also be played in the third edition of EPS Nordic. Main titles of Season III will be Counter-Strike and Starcraft II, while Counter-Strike: Source was added only temporary to test the interest of the community for this game.

Unfortunately, the third season will feature less prizemoney than the second season did. Combined with today's news about the finals of season two being held online and the DDoS attacks several matches suffered from last season, it is possible that some teams decide to drop out of the EPS Nordic in order to use the time to prepare for or attend other events.

Prizemoney Distribution

Counter-Strike 1.6

1st - 2,000€
2nd - 1,000€
3rd - 500€
4th - 300€

Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty

1st - 2,000€
2nd - 1,000€
3rd - 500€
4th - 300€

Counter-Strike: Source

1st - 1,500€
2nd - 800€