Founded 2016 Countries North America | No. of teams 8 Number of teams 8 | |
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Sport eSports: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Commissioner Board of Governors (interim) | ||
Professional eSports Association (PEA) is an upcoming professional video gaming and eSports league set to launch in 2017. Its founding members include eSports teams Team Solomid, Cloud9, Team Liquid, Counter Logic Gaming, Immortals, NRG eSports, and compLexity Gaming. The PEA will have a minimum $1 million prize pool for its first year, with the first confirmed competition being a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive league beginning in January 2017. The organization was created with the aim of having a "stable, healthy, long-term environment for the players." The league plans to institute a new profit sharing system not seen in the current eSports environment. The PEA is owned and run by its teams, unlike other eSports leagues.
On February 17, 2017, Professional Esports Association (PEA) commissioner Jason Katz and additional staff were relieved from their positions on Friday, the organization announced. Katz was the commissioner since the association's inception in the summer of 2016. The association says its Board of Governors will conduct business in the interim and will appoint sub committees.