EPTHello everyone!
CSLPRO Winter for the 24/25 season is officially completed, with an incredible finals between Dewalt and Bonyth that will be remembered for a long time.
VOD Links: [DAY 1] [DAY 2]
If you watched, and enjoyed what you saw (or didn't enjoy it), please fill out the survey so we can continue to get better and better! [CSLPRO Winter 24/25 Survey]
The number one complaint I've seen and gotten, is that is that there isn't enough info in one place for CSLPRO, so here we go. Below I will post all of the info for the league that I have currently. I will also try to answer questions here as we go, so that this compendium thread stays up to date.
WHAT IS CSLPRO?
CSLPRO is a Starcraft Remastered tournament league hosted by Platinum Esports and AirneanachTV.
The league comprises of monthly tournaments as well as four major tournaments CSLPRO Winter. CSLPRO Spring, CSLPRO Last Chance, and the offline CSLPRO Championship held at CSLAN in Chicago. Players earn points from competing in CSLPRO and partnered leagues.
All tournaments are streamed on:
https://www.twitch.tv/platesports
They are also posted to youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/@PlatEsports
What are CSLPRO points and how do they work?
Every CSLPRO tournament awards points to participants that advance far enough. The 8 players with the most points at the end of the season are invited to the offline CSLPRO Championship and offered travel reimbursement to travel CSLAN in Chicago.
CSLPRO is partnered with Bombastic StarLeague and Brood War Clan League to award further CSLPRO points. The top 8 players in BSL are awarded a combined 900 CSLPRO points and every BWCL 1v1 Bo3 win in division A and division B during the normal season give 10 points each.
A live document showing the current standings of players, previous event, next event, and other fun facts can always be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QGa8S4qN1FN7nWH84FJuyE0ePSWrth96lFDeI58Ran0/edit?gid=0#gid=0
What events make up CSLPRO?
The core of CSLPRO is the MONTHLY tournaments. They are the easiest way to get a couple bucks and some points. These are held on the first Saturday of a month (usually), and are open to everyone to play! The next step up from these events are the REGIONAL events. These give out some real prize money, and a lot of points. They are broken into EU and Americas regions, and players that don't fall into either should pick whichever they have a better connection to. These will be open sign up groups, and the top players from each group compete in a bracket finals for each region. Competitors who do well in the regional are then invite to the MAJOR events. There are two of these per year, and award a lot of points. They are played live over one weekend in a LAN-style format if they are online, or (sponsor willing) played offline. These will have some great casters, and will generally be a lot of fun for players and viewers alike. In the lead up to CSLAN, there's one final chance for players to earn a top 8 spot to get an invite to the LAN, and that's the LAST CHANCE tournament! While this tournament doesn't give as much money in prizes, it gives a large amount of points, and can mean the difference between getting an invite, which comes with travel compensation, or having to make your own way out there to join the fun.
And of course, the grand finals of the season will be played live, in Chicago, at Midlane Esports, together at CSLAN! While the top 8 players will get invites and compensation for travel, the event is open to everyone and I expect no less than everyone to show up! It's a great time in a beautiful part of Chicago, and you can ask anyone who's been just how fun it is. This event has a massive prize pool and a trophy for the winner to bring home at the end.
What is the price pool for CSLPRO?
The total price pool for the entire league season is 7000 USD. The price pools are as follows
Tournament Price pool
Monthlies --------50 USD
Regionals ----- 500 USD per region
Majors -------- 1000 USD
CSLAN --------1500 USD
How can I compete in CSLPRO?
Anyone can compete in the CSLPRO tournaments. Simply join the discord: https://discord.gg/Unxyns5rkX or follow the Chat StarLeague Challonge account: https://challonge.com/en/communities/ChatSL and sign up through Challonge!
Tournament rules and more specific information can be found in the Discord and Challonge pages.
How can I support CSLPRO?
You can support CSLPRO by competing, sharing and watching the tournaments. You can also support the league financially through the links below.
Kofi (less fees):
https://ko-fi.com/platinumesports
Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/platinumesports
Tips:
https://streamelements.com/platesports/tip
Merch:
https://platinumesports-shop.fourthwall.com/
As always, I look forward to hearing from all of you, and can't wait to see what the future brings! Also, this full circuit is guaranteed by me personally for at least 3 seasons. With your help, it can last longer than Blizzard will at this rate!
~Airn
be the change you want to be!
