CEVO is pleased to announce that team registration for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Season 8 is now open. The Season 8 prize pool will start with a minimum of $175,000 USD in prize money and travel support + community crowdfunding. Discounted Early Bird Registration is open from now until Saturday, August 22nd at 12:00 PM ET. So don't wait, register your team today as league fees will increase after this date.

In Season 7 we announced a partnership with MLG.tv, who will again serve as the the exclusive broadcast partner for Season 8 and host the Season 8 LAN Finals at the MLG.tv Arena in Columbus, Ohio on November 6-8, 2015. You can check out last season's partnership announcement HERE.

As a result of our partnership with MLG.tv, you'll again be able to catch every single Professional Division match and select featured Main Division matches broadcast by the CEVO-TV crew at http://MLG.tv/playCEVO.

SIGN UP FOR SEASON 8 TODAY AT: http://cevo.com/event/cs-globaloffensive/home/?tg=160

Premium Pay-to-Play Divisions (Amateur / Intermediate / Main / Professional) features:

- $175,000 USD minimum in prize money and travel support + community crowdfunding
- Professional division LAN Finals event at MLG.tv Arena in Columbus, Ohio (November 6-8, 2015)
- ALL matches played on premium 128-tickrate CEVO game servers across - 15+ geographic locations protected by CEVO's proprietary anti-cheat technology.
- CEVO's automated match service integration
- Unlimited access to automated scrim system (with premium league team)
- Complete live personal & team statistics for every match and individual ranking on Event Leaderboards
- Automatic recording and storage of GOTV demos
- Real-time updated standings and team rankings
- Automatic weekly matches scheduled and easy to use match scheduling thread
- Helpful league officials available for LIVE support Sunday through Thursday all season long
- FREE access to community forums and match predictions

FREE-to-play Division features:

- Bring your own game server (BYOS)
- 1 match per week during the regular season
- ALL matches protected by CEVO's exclusive anti-cheat technology
- Automatic weekly matches scheduled and easy to use match scheduling thread
- Real-time updated standings and team rankings
- Helpful league officials available for LIVE support on default match nights only
- FREE access to community forums and prediction systems for every match

SEASON 8 FORMAT & SCHEDULE

Participating teams will compete in CEVO’s signature eight week regular season format in an attempt to qualify for the online playoffs, and the chance to climb the ladder of ranked skill divisions to the prestigious Professional Division.

1) s8 Registration + Preseason (July 23rd, 2015 - August 22nd, 2015)
2) s8 Professional Placement Tournament (July 20th, 2015 - August 11th, 2015)
3) s8 Online Regular Season (August 16th, 2015 – October 8th, 2015)
4) s8 Online Playoffs (October 11th - TBA)
5) s8 LAN Finals at MLG.tv Arena in Columbus, Ohio (November 6-8, 2015)