ESEA Season 38: Europe Premier
ESEA Season 38: Europe - Premier Division is one of three titled divisions of ESEA Season 38. The teams from Europe will fight for 50,000 dollars and a slot in ESL Pro League Season 15.
In total, 16 teams will take part in the championship. On the outcome of ESEA Season 37, 11 teams will proceed to the championship, 1 more slot will be taken by one team from S37 Advanced #1, and the rest 4 slots will be divided by the teams from S37 Relegation #1-2 and S37 Relegation #3-4.
The teams will be divided into 2 groups with 8 teams in each one. There, they will be playing bo3 matches by the double Round-Robin system, after which 4 teams will advance to the playoffs.
The playoffs will be hosted by the Double-Elimination system. All matches, except for the grand final, will be held in a bo3 format and the final match will be played in a bo5 format and one map handicap for the team, which will make it through the upper bracket.