What is the Proving Grounds?
The Proving Grounds cup series features 4 online qualifier cups per region (North America & Europe), in which teams earn points towards qualifying for offline finals in Burbank (USA) & Cologne (GER). The top 2 teams from the regional offline finals will then fly to Los Angeles (USA) and fight for a share of US $100,000 prize money in the global finals.
More information about the online qualifiers can be found on the F.A.Q. page.
More information about the online qualifiers can be found on the F.A.Q. page.
Global Finalists
 24/05/2015 -  Dark ElitesFull brackets |
 24/05/2015 - SHLINGUE EVO Full brackets |
 31/05/2015 -  EvolveHypeFull brackets |
 31/05/2015 - VanquishFull brackets |
Offline Semi Finals
Qualifier Ranking Details
The Evolve Proving Grounds is a Cup Series, which consists of 4 qualifier cups and offline final. The Cup Series is free and open to everyone and has a prize pool waiting for the best teams. All teams earn ranking points to qualify for the Offline Final and the winner of a weekly cup will also receive an additional US $100 from a total of US $150 prize pool. The NA Teams will be invited to the ESL Studios in Burbank (USA), and the European Teams will be invited to the ESL Studios in Cologne (GER). The Finalists (Top 2) will qualify for the grand final event in Los Angeles (USA).
Current European Qualifier Rankings Full Rankings |
Current US Qualifier Rankings Full Rankings |
Prizes
Online Qualifiers (Points and prize money distribution)
After the Online Qualifiers (Overall Ranking)
Semi Finals (each region)
Global Final (Los Angeles)
 1. |
100 points + US $100 |
 2. |
70 points + US $50 |
 3. |
50 points |
 4. |
30 points |
| 5-8. |
20 points |
| 9-16. |
10 points |
| 17-32. |
5 points |
| 33-64. |
3 points |
After the Online Qualifiers (Overall Ranking)
| Top 4 |
Place in the regional offline semi final + travel expenses paid |
Semi Finals (each region)
| Top 2 |
US $2500 + Place in the Grand Final in Los Angeles (USA) + travel expenses are paid |
| 3rd Place |
US $1500 |
| 4th Place |
US $1000 |
Global Final (Los Angeles)
| 1st Place |
US $62500 |
| 2nd Place |
US $20000 |
| 3rd Place |
US $12500 |
| 4th Place |
US $5000 |
Online Qualifiers
| Sunday, April 26th | Sunday, May 3rd | Sunday, May 10th | Sunday, May 17th |
| Online Qualifier #1 | Online Qualifier #2 | Online Qualifier #3 | Online Qualifier #4 |
| Online Qualifier #1 | Online Qualifier #2 | Online Qualifier #3 | Online Qualifier #4 |
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