The E-Sport Entertainment Association, more commonly known as ESEA, has been at the fore front of competitive e-Sports for years now, always pushing the bar and raising the standards for competitive play in North America. As their fifth season of their league draws near an end, they have released information regarding their league playoffs.

The playoffs features the top teams from their three game division, CS, CS:S and TF2. This is the second season they have decided to run the finals on LAN, and already it has become one of the largest and most spectated events in North America.

The event will kick off March 12th in Dallas, Texas in conjunction with the Intel LAN Fest Series, as well with a small BYOC tournament. The Playoff will consist of a $45,000 prize pool split between the three games, and will also feature events such as the Skills Competition, with 1v1 aim_map matches, seeing who in fact has the countries best rifle, pistol and AWP.

Stay tuned to ESEA.net for all information on the Season 5 Playoffs including real time; stats, scores, demos and HLTV's. BYOC Registration as well as more information on the Playoffs will be released in the coming weeks. For more information on the Intel LAN Fest Series, visit lanfest.intel.com.