ESL has revealed that their Premiership tournament series is going to be taken on tour, with Manchester serving as the first stop, as the Bowlers Exhibition Center will host the finals for both the Rainbow Six: Siege and CS:GO Premiership between March 30 and 31.
As you might remember from our own coverage, the ESL Premiership finals have previously been held at ESL's own Studio One in Leicester or as part of larger events, but the press release explains that ESL UK's aim is to make these "self-standing esports events".
James Dean, Managing Director of ESL UK, said: "Taking the Premiership on tour has been an ambition of ours for a while now. Up until now, we've based finals events either in ESL Studio One, Leicester, or various exhibition events such as MCM Comic Con London and EGX Birmingham. We felt it was time the community deserved its own standalone event and thanks to the amazing support from teams, players, fans and the hard work of the ESL UK team we'll be presenting this season's finals in Manchester end of March. The event will be a fantastic opportunity for the community to meet and have a great time together while celebrating the UK's best in CS:GO and Rainbow Six Siege."
Tickets go on sale at 09:00 GMT tomorrow - Friday 22 - with tickets for Rainbow Six on February 30 going on sale here and tickets for CS:GO the day after on sale here. You can get individual tickets as well as a Weekend Pass, and between the matches there are various other attractions like free-to-play areas and merchandise booths.
Are you glad to see Manchester hosting the event?