PokerRoom and eSport-Poker.com move TeamPlay into the next season. The leagues are now open. Challenge other teams and players for fantastic prizes.

The open leagues are open to anybody. Every team has chance to qualify for the Play Offs and promotion to the pro leagues. A team needs at least 5 members to qualify within one of the open league events which last 2 weeks each. Finish in the top ten to join the PlayOffs for a chance to move up to the pro leagues.

Anyone can take part in our Open Leagues; they're not just open to players from the UK, Spain or Germany. There will be 3 Open Leagues where any team can take part. The leagues go on for 2 weeks with a one-off admin charge of $50 per team. This means that you can play in 1, 2 or all 3 Open Leagues for just $50, and join in at any time. Please be aware, that the whole team has to pay $50. If your team consists of 5 players, that makes it $10 per person, if you have the maximum of 20 players, then everybody only has to pay $2.50.

To take advantage of everything on offer, we would suggest you set up a team with a Team Manager from the UK, Germany or Spain*. If your team is one of the top 10 UK, German or Spanish teams at the end of the open league's you will then join the play-offs for the 3rd Division. This is your chance for promotion and to take one more step on the payout ladder.

If, however, your manager isn't from the UK, Germany or Spain that's not a problem, you can still go forward to the Champions' League play-offs by finishing in the top 10 of any of the open leagues. The top 10 teams of each Open League will also win their very own freeroll with some great cash prizes. See below.

* To progress into the UK, German or Spanish 3rd division play-offs, the manager of your team must be located in one of those countries.

Prize money distribution for playoff participants 1st place $500 2nd place $450 3rd place $400 4th place $350 5th place $300 6th place $250 7th place $200 8th place $150 9th place $100 10th place $50

• Click here to see all game dates for the open leagues

The Pro Leagues or Closed Leagues include a “Who is Who” of the scene. After the 1st season 40 teams moved up to the closed leagues and have taken their share of the huge prize money. Additionally, these teams will fight for the chance to move up to the second eSport-Poker.com League.

Each country's league is divided into separate divisions and you can work your way up through the divisions.

Prize money distribution for playoff participants 1st place $5,420 2nd place $2,710 3rd place $1,080 4th place $870 5th place $760 6th place $650 7th place $600 8th place $540 9th place $490 10th place $430 11th place $380 12th place $320 13th place $270 14th place $220 15th place $160 16th place $110 17th place Merchandise 18th place Merchandise 19th place Merchandise 20th place Merchandise

• Click here to see all game dates for the official leagues

The real money can be made in the Champions’ League. If its bragging rights you are after, this is the place for you.

How To Qualify:

Qualification to the Champion’s League works like any European football leagues’ qualifying structure. Finish at the top of the Pro league and you’re in with a chance. But watch out for the wild cards, these are teams that can be selected from both Open and Pro leagues. So even if you don’t complete the season at the top, you could still qualify for the Champions’ League. The league begins in May 2008.

Here is the Pro League Qualification:

GERMANY

40 Teams from Germany

Top 15 of 1st Pro League
Top 10 of 2nd Pro League
Top 5 of 3rd Pro League
Top 3 of Open Leagues

Plus 2 Wildcard entrants

GREAT BRITAIN

20 Teams from Great Britain

Top 15 of 1st Pro League
Top 3 of Open Leagues

Plus 2 Wildcard entrants

SPAIN

20 Teams from Spain

Top 15 of 1st Pro League
Top 3 of Open Leagues

Plus 2 Wildcard entrants

Champions’ League Match Days

Round 1: 6 Match days (Group Stages)
Round 2: 2 Match days (Quarter Final)
Round 3: 2 Match days (Semi Final)
Final round: 2 Match days (Final)

The prize money of the eSport-Poker Champions League 1st place $25,000 2nd place $13,000 3rd place $9,000 4th place $6,500 5th place $5,000 6th place $3,700 7th place $2,700 8th place $1,900 9th place $1,300 10th place $900 11th - 25th places $400 26th - 50th places $200 51st - 100th places $200 PP