Last week it was reported that the UK will not send a Counter-strike 1.6 team to Paris for the ESWC finals, it seems now however, that TheSGL will be hosting an online competition giving a team the chance for a shot at the ESWC finals.

The people over at TheSGL.org have decided to give UK 1.6 a lifeline and are offering one lucky team the chance to represent their country at 1.6.

The competition will be played online via theSGL.com on Monday 21st, Tuesday 22nd and Thursday 24th June.

The winning team will receive paid travel and accommodation to the grand final, where they will fight with the likes of Fnatic, Na`Vi and mTw for the chance to be crowned the worlds best of 1.6 and receive a share of the $213,500 prize pot.

Quote from TheSGL.com website

The entry fee for the tournament is set at £10 per player. Only players that have completed their payment will be eligible to take part in this event, Payments are accepted via paypal only. All payments to be sent to paypal@gamefrontier.com Please include your team name and your registered email address (the same as the one you are registered under on theSGL.com website).

Matches will begin at 20:00  on Monday 21st June and follow a best of three maps format. Matches will continue on Tuesday 22nd and Thursday 24th June.

The tournament will take the format of a single elimination knock out cup.

Rules can be found here

Signups can be found here