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Get Ready for the Ultimate eHockey Showdown: ECL '24 Spring Season Sign-Ups Are Now Open! Hey there, SportsGamers! It's time to sharpen those skates and get ready for the most electrifying season yet! The ECL '24: Spring season is upon us, and if you thought last season was intense, you haven't seen anything yet. With an eye-watering total prize pool of 25 220 EUR up for grabs, this season is shaping up to be a blockbuster. The European Championship League (ECL) stands at the zenith of European NHL esports, bringing together the best talent in a 6v6 format that has been thrilling fans since 2015. Whether you're a goalie, a forward, or a defender, every position is controlled by human talent, promising a competition that's as real as it gets. And with divisions catering to all skill levels, everyone has a shot at glory. Plus, don't miss out on our 1v1 tournament for those who love the thrill of the solo battle. Please note that the time to sign up is very short, especially for the qualifiers and higher divisions (Elite-Lite) so don't hesitate to sign up right away! After the intense fights we saw go down at the finish lines of all five divisions last season, the ECL '24: Spring season will have lots to live up to, but with the skill level constantly increasing and the superstar talent across the league intent on bringing their top game on a nightly basis, we're confident that we have an even better season coming up! The total prize pool of the ECL '24: Spring season will be 25 220 EUR. The ECL is the pinnacle of European NHL esports. The abbreviation stands for the European Championship League and it features NHL 6v6 esports in five divisions aimed at various skill levels. Every player, including the goalies, is controlled by a human. League games are played in the EASHL mode and the platform is PlayStation and Xbox. ECL has been played since 2015, so the upcoming season is already the 18th. The latest addition to the ECL product family is a 1v1 tournament, where Europe's best solo players fight for the championship. ECL 1v1 has been played since the ECL '23 Winter season. Basic information/requirements of ECL: Regional restrictions: ECL is a European tournament format, however, we do not necessarily exclude players located in North America or Asia. A European server will always be used. We reserve the right to exclude teams or players in case of severe connection issues. Platform: PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S Individual requirements: Each player needs to have an account at SportsGamer.GG and create their personal player card. ECL licenses: Teams in ECL Elite & ECL Pro, ECL Lite, and ECL Core will require their respective ECL ‘24: Spring team licenses in order to play. In addition, every player in the above-mentioned divisions needs to have a valid ECL ‘24: Player License or ECL '24: Spring Player License before taking the ice. Purchase your license in the Store. Rules: The updated ECL '24: Spring rulebook will be published closer to the season, but there won't be too many changes rolling out, so check out last season's rules here. For a more extensive overview of the ECL as a whole, check out our “What is the ECL?” news story released a while back. Pro Wildcard Battle: 23.3-26.3.2024 ECL Lite Qualifier: 23.3-29.3.2024 ECL Pro Qualifier: 23.3-28.3.2024 ECL Neo: 23.3-11.4.2024 ⚠️ ECL Core: 23.3-11.4.2024 ⚠️ ECL Lite: 23.3-29.3.2024 ECL Pro: 23.3-28.3.2024 ECL Elite: 23.3-28.3.2024 *Signups will close at 23:59 CET on the last day mentioned unless otherwise specified. Schedule Qualifiers: The schedule for the qualifiers will be tight, so please prepare to play almost every day during the qualifiers stage. The exact details will be shared once the number of teams is known. Lite: 1.-11.4 Pro Wildcard: 27.-28.3 (if necessary) Pro: 31.3-11.4 Elite 7.4-11.4 Regular Season duration: 14.4.-16.5.2024 Estimated finals dates: Below are estimated dates for the Finals to be approximately played. We reserve the right to changes in schedule. Neo 26.-30.6 Core 26.-27.6. Lite 24.-25.6. Pro 17.-18.6. Elite 14.-15.6. PLEASE NOTE: ECL '24: SPRING 1V1 SIGNUPS WILL LAUNCH SOON Early Bird Offer on Player and Team Licenses Below you’ll find the pricing of the team and player licenses for ECL ‘24. For the next ten days (until April 1st), you can pick up the ECL ‘24 Spring Team license for the Early Bird pricing listed below. After that, standard pricing will be in effect. PURCHASE YOUR ECL '24 LICENSES HERE For those of you participating in the qualifiers and unsure which division your team will play in for the ECL ‘24: Spring season, you can still take advantage of this offer; Purchase the Early Bird license for the division you are qualifying for and if your team is unsuccessful in the mission, we will refund you the difference to the Early Bird price for the division your team ends up in. For example, if you enter the qualifiers for the Lite division, purchase the Early Bird Lite license. If your team doesn’t qualify for the Lite division, you will play in the Core division and we will refund you the difference - in this example: 100 EUR. The ECL Neo division will remain free of cost. Please refer to this ECL Ranking in order to understand which teams are eligible to sign up for each division. Don't have a team yet? Team looking for additions to your roster? If you are a free agent looking to be picked up, please head over here. If you are representing a team looking for players, please head over here. Need more help, check out the below article!

SportsGamers, The ECL '24: Winter 1v1 Season winner is Erik @Eki Tammenpää! Eki was unstoppable, winning all his games from the TOP 16 knockout stage and forward. EkiOriginal's road to the Championship: Qualified through the 1st Qualifier TOP 32 Group stage: 4-1-2-0 (#4 seed into the Playoffs) Round 1: vs @Jerettaja13 2-0 (4-2, 7-5) Quarterfinals 2: vs @WeDuX_ 2-0 (7-1, 5-0) Semifinals: vs @sisu33_ 2-0 (4-3OT, 4-1) Finals: vs @temppanen 2-0 (6-2, 7-2)   ECL '24: Winter 1v1 - Season TOP 4:  🥇 Erik @Eki Tammenpää 🥈Teemu @temppanen Karvonen 🥉 Henrik @Eken45jr Eklund 🥉 Sisu @sisu33_ Nurminen The TOP 4 players of the Winter season secured themselves not only some cash, but the spot in the ECL '24: 1v1 Grand Finals, which features the TOP 8 players in Europe. This Winter season is not just a standalone event; it's a crucial part of the ECL '24: 1v1 year, which includes both Winter and Spring seasons. Competitors can net themselves not only glory but also cold, hard cash from both seasons. The heat will truly turn up for the top 4 from each season, who will clash in the Grand Finals for an even larger slice of the prize pool. The ECL '24: 1v1 Season is played in the Online Versus game mode on PlayStation 5. The competition's format is as thrilling as a sudden-death overtime, starting with four qualifiers following a merciless double-elimination bracket. The stakes are high, as only the top 8 players from each qualifier will advance to the coveted TOP 32 group stage. Stay tuned for the ECL '24: Spring 1v1 Signups!     RELIVE THE TOP 4 FINALS ECL '24: Winter - 1v1 Top 4 Semifinal: eken45jr vs. temppanen (BO3):   ECL '24: Winter - 1v1 Top 4 Semifinal: EkiOriginal vs. Sisu33 (BO3):   ECL '24: Winter - 1v1 Top 4 Final: EkiOriginal vs. temppanen (BO3)   SportsGamer congratulates the new Champion and extends a warm thank you to all participants! 

SportsGamers, Having entered the ECL '24: Winter season through the ECL Lite Qualifiers, Bone Breakers continued their dominant display throughout the season and eventually won the ECL '24: Winter - Lite Championship, and with that a direct promotion to the Pro division. While quite a few teams in the playoffs were able to keep the games close, they only lost a total of three games in their championship run. This is definitely a team to follow in the upcoming ECL '24: Spring - Pro Season! Bone Breakers' road to the championship: #2 seed from Group 2 with the record 24-2-1-5 Round 1: vs Armada Hockey (31) 4-0 Round 2: vs Shameful Knights (17) 4-1 Quarterfinals: vs Finnish Roosters (11) 4-1 Semifinals: vs Almost Famous (12) 4-0 Finals: vs HEXA Esports (1) 4-1 The winning roster: GOALTENDERS #57 @rransu (A) #78 @Sgt Pallihiki #90 @IleKaa DEFENSEMEN #4 @BoBcapitano (C) #24 @Thewix93 (A) #65 @Jonetzky #88 @Klonkku FORWARDS #9 @MappeThePlayer #61 @Allupekkaz #71 @x-_-BoBi-_-x #79 @Valee__   RELIVE THE FINALS Games 1-3:   Games 4-5   On behalf of the entire SportsGamer community, we congratulate the Champions and extend a warm thank you to all participants!