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Collegiate StarLeague CSL adds MTG Arena
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The Collegiate StarLeague adds MTG Arena to its esports leagues

Earn scholarship money by playing Magic.
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Published: Sep 24, 2019 10:29 am

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MTG Arena is joining The Collegiate StarLeague (CSL), giving Magic: The Gathering players a chance to earn scholarship money from a $50,000 prize pool. 

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The Collegiate StarLeague is one of the largest collegiate esports leagues after adding MTG Arena to its roster of games. The CSL has 55,000 college students registered in various leagues, representing 1,800 schools in North America. MTG Arena is the newest addition to the roster of esports that includes League of Legends, Dota 2, Fortnite, Overwatch, and Hearthstone. 

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Registration for MTG Arena players attending a college is open through Oct. 13 and is completely free. Students competing in the MTGA league will have a chance to win scholarship money from a $50,000 prize pool and compete in the CSL Finals next year. 

Magic players in college who are interested in joining the CSL will need a team of three to register. Beginning Oct. 19, teams will compete in a 16-week season against teams from other colleges. The top-ranked teams will earn an invite to the CSL Finals in April 2020 and compete against the top U.K. teams. 

The CSL will stream the 16-week season on Twitch, featuring top players in the league and deck analysis of what’s hot in the metagame. Matches take place on a weekly basis and players will compete in a Standard best-of-three tournament format on MTGA. 

To compete in the MTG Arena 2020 CSL collegiate esports league, players with a team of three need to register prior to Oct. 13 via the MTGA sign up on the Collegiate StarLeague website.

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Danny Forster
Staff writer, lead beat writer for MTG and TFT
Danny has been writing for Dot Esports for over five years, first as a freelancer and now as a staff writer. He is the lead beat writer for Magic: The Gathering and Teamfight Tactics. Danny is also a solid Monopoly GO player, having beaten every main event without spending a dime. When Danny isn't writing or gaming, he's chilling by the water in Spacecoast Florida with his family and friends. He's always got a tan, because touching grass is important, and loves playing strategic digital and tabletop games. Past outlets Danny has written for include TheGamer and ScreenRant.
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