Editing ESEA

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| image = ESEA-Logo.png
| fullname = E-Sports Entertainment Association
| admin =
| formats = [[6v6]]
| area = {{flag|nam}} North America
| current =
| website = http://www.esea.net/
| created = 2003
| closed = 2019-07-01
| twitter = ESEA
| youtube = 
| facebook = ESEA
| steam =
}}
'''ESEA''' ''(E-Sports Entertainment Association)'' is an e-sports organisation located and hosted in North America. It currently hosts a platform for competitive [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counter-Strike:_Global_Offensive Counter Strike: Global Offensive] and in the past hosted both [[6v6|6s]] tournaments in Team Fortress 2 and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counter-Strike:_Source Counter Strike: Source] tournaments.

== Format ==
The ESEA regular season consisted of 16 regular season matches, played over 8 maps with one map per week. The top teams from each division participated in double-elimination playoffs to compete for the division's prize pool. Each game in the playoff bracket in the top division was played as a best-of-3-match, while playoff games in the other divisions are single-game. Between seasons, teams were promoted or demoted to another division based on their performance during the season.

Matches were played on a single map, with two halves of 30 minutes. Depending on the game type, the win conditions differ:
* On [[5CP]] maps, the first half was played until the time limit ran out or one team won 3 rounds; the second half and the match ended once the time limit ran out or one team won 5 rounds;
* On [[King of the Hill]] maps, the first half was played until the time limit ran out or one team won 3 rounds; the second half and the match ended once the time limit ran out or one team won 4 rounds;
* On [[Attack/Defend]] maps, each half consisted of a [[Payload|stopwatch]] round. The teams alternated between attacking and defending, such as if team A defended first, team B would be the first to defend in the next round. Each team could have scored one point in a half. The game ended once one of the teams reached 2 points.
* In [[Capture the Flag]], the times of each half were only 20 minutes long and had no capture limit. The team with the highest amount of captures by the end of the second half won the round.

== Divisions ==
Within the TF2 league, there are four divisions:
* [[ESEA-I (Invite)]]
* [[ESEA-M (Main)]] (only during Season 15)
* [[ESEA-IM (Intermediate)]]
* [[ESEA-O (Open)]]

The Invite division currently hosts the highest level of 6v6 competition in North America. Although ESEA is hosted in North America, players from other continents are allowed to participate in any of the divisions. At the end of each season the top teams from the Invite division participate in a LAN event to compete for the Invite prize pool.

After the ESEA S18 LAN Finals, ESEA announced that they would no longer be hosting LAN Finals for TF2, relegating the post-season to online playoffs.

== Hall of Fame ==

=== ESEA Invite ===

{| class="wikitable" cellpadding=2 style="width: 30%; text-align: center;"
|-
! Season
!  Winner
|-
|| [[ESEA-I Season 3]]
| [[Blight]]
|-
| [[ESEA-I Season 4]]
| [[Loaded]]
|-
| [[ESEA-I Season 5]]
| [[Complexity]]
|-
| [[ESEA-I Season 6]]
| [[Blight-own]]
|-
| [[ESEA-I Season 7]]
| [[eMazing Gaming]]
|-
| [[ESEA-I Season 8]]
| [[CheckSix Gaming]] (undefeated)
|-
| [[ESEA-I Season 9]]
| [[eMazing Gaming]] / [[Dashner]]
|-
| [[ESEA-I Season 10]]
| [[Classic Mixup]]
|-
| [[ESEA-I Season 11]]
| [[Leviathan Gaming]]
|-
| [[ESEA-I Season 12]]
| [[Classic Mixup]] (undefeated)
|-
| [[ESEA-I Season 13]]
| [[High Rollers Gaming]] 
|-
| [[ESEA-I Season 14]]
| [[High Rollers Gaming]]
|-
| [[ESEA-I Season 15]]
| [[Classic Mixup]]
|-
| [[ESEA-I Season 16]]
| [[froyotech]]
|-
| [[ESEA-I Season 17]]
| [[froyotech]]
|-
| [[ESEA-I Season 18]]
| [[froyotech]] (undefeated)
|-
| [[ESEA-I Season 19]]
| [[froyotech]]
|-
| [[ESEA-I Season 20]]
| [[Ascent]]
|-
| [[ESEA-I Season 21]]
| [[froyotech]]
|-
| [[ESEA-I Season 22]]
| [[froyotech]]
|-
| [[ESEA-I Season 23]]
| [[froyotech]]
|-
| [[ESEA-I Season 24]]
| [[froyotech]]
|-
| [[ESEA-I Season 25]]
| [[froyotech]]
|-
| [[ESEA_Season_26/Invite|ESEA-I Season 26]]
| [[froyotech]] (undefeated)
|-
| [[ESEA_Season_27/Invite|ESEA-I Season 27]]
| [[froyotech]] (undefeated)
|-
| [[ESEA_Season_28/Invite|ESEA-I Season 28]]
| [[froyotech]] (undefeated)
|-
| [[ESEA_Season_29/Invite|ESEA-I Season 29]]
| [[froyotech]]
|-
| [[ESEA_Season_30/Invite|ESEA-I Season 30]]
| [[froyotech]] (undefeated)
|-
| [[ESEA_Season_31/Invite|ESEA-I Season 31]]
| [[froyotech]]
|}

=== ESEA Intermediate ===

{| class="wikitable" cellpadding=2 style="width: 30%; text-align: center;"
|-
! Season
! Winner
|-
| [[ESEA-IM_Season_7|Season 7]]
| Harmonic (invite is hard)
|-
| [[ESEA-IM_Season_8|Season 8]]
| iDEMISE TF2
|-
| [[ESEA-IM_Season_9|Season 9]]
| High Rollers Gaming
|-
| [[ESEA-IM_Season_10|Season 10]]
| The Dinosaurs (Pinball Wizards)
|-
| [[ESEA-IM_Season_11|Season 11]]
|  The Mad Men (No Need for Names)
|-
| [[ESEA-IM_Season_12|Season 12]]
| SteveCGames (Apocalypse Gaming)
|-
| [[ESEA-IM_Season_13|Season 13]]
|  The Mad Men
|-
| [[ESEA-IM_Season_14|Season 14]]
| Chill to Good Ratio
|-
| [[ESEA-IM_Season_15|Season 15]]
| Tonight's Entertainment
|-
| [[ESEA-IM_Season_16|Season 16]]
| Meat Market
|-
| [[ESEA-IM_Season_17|Season 17]]
| Cisco Adlers Balls
|-
| [[ESEA-IM_Season_18|Season 18]]
| cafe monster
|-
| [[ESEA-IM_Season_19|Season 19]]
| Getawhale Fanclub
|-
| [[ESEA-IM_Season_20|Season 20]]
| Not Fast Food
|-
| [[ESEA-IM_Season_21|Season 21]]
| eL cLaSslcO
|-
| [[ESEA-IM_Season_22|Season 22]]
| dead babies mad gunz
|-
| [[ESEA-IM_Season_23|Season 23]]
| running without scizors
|-
| [[ESEA-IM_Season_24|Season 24]]
| running without scizors
|-
| Season 25
| †
|-
| Season 26
| †
|-
| [[ESEA-IM_Season_27|Season 27]]
| mr_popo_rocks
|-
| [[ESEA-IM_Season_28|Season 28]]
| OMNI5 ESports
|-
| [[ESEA-IM_Season_29|Season 29]]
| Frankensteins Roster
|-
| [[ESEA-IM_Season_30|Season 30]]
| Theory of Knowledge
|-
| [[ESEA-IM_Season_31|Season 31]]
| Methodic
|}
''† ESEA Intermediate was not run during ESEA seasons 25 and 26.''

=== ESEA Open ===
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding=2 style="width: 30%; text-align: center;"
|-
! Season
! Winner
|-
| [[ESEA-O_Season_2|Season 2]]
| Loaded!
|-
| [[ESEA-O_Season_3|Season 3]]
| Harmonic
|-
| [[ESEA-O_Season_4|Season 4]]
| Tool Academy Grads
|-
| [[ESEA-O_Season_5|Season 5]]
| [[Don't Trip]]
|-
| [[ESEA-O_Season_6|Season 6]]
| Nexzil Gaming
|-
| [[ESEA-O_Season_7|Season 7]]
| TEAM EXPLOSION
|-
| [[ESEA-O_Season_8|Season 8]]
| Avoided
|-
| [[ESEA-O_Season_9|Season 9]]
| Team Bad v2
|-
| [[ESEA-O_Season_10|Season 10]]
| Team iT
|-
| [[ESEA-O_Season_11|Season 11]]
| Down to Pound
|-
| [[ESEA-O_Season_12|Season 12]]
| Disposable Heroes
|-
| [[ESEA-O_Season_13|Season 13]]
| The Crunchy Bunch
|-
| [[ESEA-O_Season_14|Season 14]]
| The Italian Stallions
|-
| [[ESEA-O_Season_15|Season 15]]
| Budsquad
|-
| [[ESEA-O_Season_16|Season 16]]
| Arizona Iced Out Boys
|-
| [[ESEA-O_Season 17|Season 17]]
| Mad Luxurious
|-
| [[ESEA-O_Season_18|Season 18]]
| Muffin Men
|-
| [[ESEA-O_Season_19|Season 19]]
| 6cuties
|-
| [[ESEA-O_Season_20|Season 20]]
| Ed Head
|-
| [[ESEA-O_Season_21|Season 21]]
| Wood Pig Black
|-
| [[ESEA-O_Season_22|Season 22]]
| stewy business
|-
| [[ESEA-O_Season_23|Season 23]]
| 1eL cLaSsIcO
|-
| [[ESEA-O_Season_24|Season 24]]
| eL cLaSsIcO
|-
| [[ESEA-O_Season_25|Season 25]]
| mr_popo_rocks
|-
| [[ESEA-O_Season_26|Season 26]]
| KRIT Esports
|-
| [[ESEA-O_Season_27|Season 27]]
| The Midnight Society
|-
| [[ESEA-O_Season_28|Season 28]]
| HLPugs tf
|-
| [[ESEA-O_Season_29|Season 29]]
| MrPoPos Newbie Mix
|-
| [[ESEA-O_Season_30|Season 30]]
| The Boomers
|-
| [[ESEA-O_Season_31|Season 31]]
| TheMedicAcademy
|}

=== ESEA Main ===
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding=2 style="width: 30%; text-align: center;"
|-
! Season
! Winner
|-
| [[ESEA-M_Season_15|Season 15]]
| Rinkuing With Rinku
|}

== Fees and Prices ==
To participate in ESEA, players were required to pay a league fee and subscribe to ESEA Premium. The league fees were as follows:
* Invite: $39.95 USD
* Intermediate: $14.95 USD
* Open: No longer requires a fee for participation, only needs ESEA Premium.<ref>[http://www.teamfortress.tv/45255/esea-announces-tf2-league-changes ESEA announces TF2 league changes - teamfortress.tv]</ref>
The cost of Premium varies depending on the length of the subscription and the tier purchased.

== External Links ==
* [http://www.esea.net/ Official ESEA website]
* [http://play.esea.net/index.php?s=content&d=league_rules_tf2 ESEA TF2 rules]
* [https://www.dropbox.com/s/zintii25xup6ij3/Guide%20to%20ESEA%20final.docx?dl=0 A Beginner's Guide to ESEA by tetromino]

== References ==
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