New Match Pages, Leaderboards, And More As ESEA League Registration Opens!

As teams enter the playoffs, we have just opened registration for Season 54 so you can start using the team-finder to find like-minded players to take your first step into official CS together.

Since the move to FACEIT, we’ve heard repeatedly how players want more advanced statistics to show off their performance, judge upcoming talent, and even just chat away and compare impact. We’ve also been gathering feedback from players over the last month about the value of statistics.

Today, we can’t wait to see your feedback with our Season 54 release so you can:

• Get deeper insights with advanced statistics from your League officials
• Spot upcoming talent with new leaderboards
• Show off your League division, now available on all FACEIT Match rooms
• Get ready for League with a skills bootcamp run by Priority Esports
• Fast-Track your progress to higher divisions with free qualifiers

Get deeper insights with advanced statistics from your League officials

We have revamped your League match pages to include more detailed statistics and break down the match so you can see exactly who contributed to the win. Spot trends to see who needs to practice more or who is going off on their own and not trading their teammates’ deaths. We are starting with match pages before looking at grouping any data but we will start working on aggregating and reducing the load time soon!

Spot upcoming talent with new leaderboards

Over 12 years ago, dev1ce started his path to one of Counter-Strike’s biggest stars as he won the Open division. Years later, ZyWoO was emerging of the hottest talents, averaging 105 ADR in a division with cadian, Xantares, smooya, and other rising stars.

Team scouts have their eyes set on strong performances in tier-2 to understand if players have the talent to make it on a professional roster. Today, we’re making it easier to spot upcoming players with a first version of our leaderboard highlighting top performers in League. Today’s release doesn’t sort by K/D or the new stats but we are building this section out and will add more soon, if there is interest!

League division is now available on all FACEIT match pages

You have just joined a PUG and suddenly you notice your opponents are in a good League division. It’s time to lock in and try your hardest against someone who understands the game at a deep level. How will they play? What nerdy piece of utility will they know? Frag out and impress and maybe they could even help you break into the tier-2 scene.

We’re making it easier to spot and show off League success with a badge proudly marking League players, which will display their division on hover. Now you can easily see who really knows team CS and who is just a pugger.

Get ready for League with a skills bootcamp run by Priority Esports

Many players find the jump to try official CS intimidating. They wonder “am I good enough”, “can I fit it into my schedule”, and “will I get value for my League Pass”? This season, we’re partnering with Priority Esports who are going to run a series of free workshops to help players understand the skills they need to succeed in a team environment and have the confidence to compete. They have experienced coaches and mentors who have already rose through the League divisions who can help you improve. These events run separately so you can jump in at any point!

Join their Club and Discord to find out more about the following events:

• Meet and Greet | Introduction to Competitive CS - June 6th - Quick introductions, and touch on the mentality shift from Matchmaking to competing.
• Foundations of Teamplay | How to be a Good Teammate - June 7th - What separates a team player from the solo grinder? Dive into trust building, setting expectations and bonding with your teammates.
• Team Speed Dating | Chemistry Building - June 13th - High-energy matchmaking event to test and create chemistry through 10-mans and role discussions. Don’t worry if you don’t get picked up here, there will be many more teams created following this event.
• How to Run a Productive Practice - June 14th - Structure, intention, and pacing: a how-to guide showing how to get the most out of scrims, avoid burnout, and actually improve as a team.
• Breakout Coaching Sessions - June 20th - Small-group discussions with coaches and staff around goals, performance plateaus, and managing stress.
• Strategy Breakout - June 21st - Think like a team event. Players will group up to build responses to common scenarios, reacting to mid-round changes, and simple executes.
• How To Demo Review - June 27th - Live walkthrough of real VoDs, discuss what coaches are looking for, what players miss, and how to find value after every game.
• PUGs to Teamplay | The Mentality Shift - June 28th - Why team play is different, what changes are there in decision-making, and how to transition from “play for me” to “play for we”.
• Map Pool Deep Dive | Strats, Meta, and Playstyle Shifts - June 29th - A practical look at the current map-pool, discuss how the meta is changing, and what strats to practice at an amateur level.
• Priority Clash | Final Tournament - July 5th - Teams formed throughout the program face off in a structured event. This tournament will award small prizes and showcase the teams that have learned and grown the most during this program.

Fast-Track your progress to higher divisions with free qualifiers

If your team has recently reformed without a higher division slot or is confident the lower divisions are too easy for you then we have a series of free qualifiers to help you skip into the highest divisions so you don’t need to waste time stomping weaker teams.

Europe

• Advanced
• Main
• Intermediate
• Entry

North America

• Advanced
• Main
• Intermediate

We’re looking forward to your feedback on this initial release of deeper statistics. Good luck in ESEA League Season 54 as you experience official matches against teams of your level and see how far you can go!