The Basics of H1 Pro League: Everything You Need To Know

The H1Z1 Pro League, the first professional battle royale esports league, is kicking off this weekend at Caesars in Las Vegas. 15 esports teams from around the world will descend on Sin City, ready to compete in this first-of-its-kind competition. Let this be your guide to the basics of the H1PL, from the overall format to each individual player taking up a controller on Saturday night. This primer will get you ready for all of the action, whether you’re a seasoned gamer or a brand new viewer, so make sure to keep it handy to answer any questions.

The H1Z1 Pro League finds itself in an interesting dilemma: it’s the first ever esports league in the Battle Royale format, with no precedence to lean on. As such this will be a completely new experience for everyone involved, but you’ll find that the format of this league will make for quick and easy viewing.

Campers and those with no kills are taken care of in the H1PL Scoring System, rewarding players for kills (and especially melee kills) as well as giving multipliers based on the team's final ranking.

The full season is broken up into two halves called Splits. Split One runs every Saturday night from April 21 to June 20, there’s a brief mid-season break, and Split Two roars back to the every Saturday schedule from October 3 to December 5. The Inaugural H1PL Championship will take place soon after that, but a date and time has yet to be determined.

Each Split consists of two matches, and all fifteen teams in the H1PL play each match at the same time. While survival is the key in H1Z1 the scoring system of the H1PL will be a little more involved, and you can lick here for a primer on how each match will be scored. Each match will run about 35-45 minutes depending on the in-game action, meaning both matches will only require about two hours of viewing time.

Each team consists of five players, meaning 75 players will be dropped into the match right from the start. Below you will find the teams involved in the H1PL, the players representing each team, and links to their Twitter accounts so you can follow your favorites.

Alliance

• Dean “Colje” Bell

• Chris “Mountain” Middleton Bolch

• Mikka “MP” Kämäräinen

• Jordan “Sycaz” Parras

• Ben “Shades” Sowerby

Cloud9

• Justin “Chappie” Andrews
• Phillip “ImperialHal” Dosen
• Adrien “Aydren” Morales
• Joseph “Frexs” Sanchez
• Marco “Flowers” Soteo

Counter Logic Gaming

• Damien “dafps” Adams
• Justin “CaLLzyy” Collier
• Daniel “NightwalkeR” Justiniano
• Casey “Flamehopper” Pitel
• Aaron “Grimmybear” Worrell

Echo Fox

• Aubrey “Prox” Cost
• Derek “sloth” Diaz
• Ryan “Crank” Grandy
• Miguel “Pineaqples” Lopez
• Christopher “sweetdreams” Sexton

Epsilon eSports

• Shaylin “ApexShay” Alexander
• Sebastian “BallonG” Eketrapp
• Markus “Fjeldern” Fjeld
• David “Melander” Melander
• Gustav "riddarn” Stråle

Gankstars

• Max “nasticle” Clelan
• Kyle “Kyraig” Craig
• Nolan “beast” Emery
• Brendan “Casper” Marino
• Garrett “buffalo” Perry

Impact Gaming

• Brian “cbkflame” Barnable
• Francisco “qtVenom” Ledesma
• Andrew “Blank” Leverette
• Miguel “Mig_99” Medina
• Dylan “Bloodinfernoo” Sharein

Luminosity Gaming

• Justin “Yogi” Deese
• Hogne “chipzy” Kjærstad Krogsæther
• Justin “JP2” Pate
• Per Stian “siigN” Storsten Venås
• Tanner “Rogue” Trebb

Noble esports

• Shane “SpiritZ” Adams
• Gabriel “Gabeismon” Brunelle
• Jordan “Nadd” Kelly
• Nhan “Shurimawizard” Le
• Chance “Chance” Rebholz

Obey Alliance

• Jaime “CrozzoveR” Alvarez
• Charlie “cKlaas” Klaas
• Grant “Aladdin” Labelle
• Justin “Teenage” Phipps
• Isiaih “staylifted” Slowik

Rogue

• Valentin “vago” Gonçalves
• Riki “Riki” Järvinen
• Janne “ziki” Sajomaa
• Ludvig “Stormen” Storm
• Jordan “HusKers” Thomas

SetToDestroyX

• JR “Aw_naW” Hinds
• Benjamin “BennyBoy” Holley
• Jose “Prodigy Aces” Soto
• Matthew “Stompalittle” Willis
• Douglas “DougIsRaw” Wolf Jr

Team SoloMid

• Carter “carta” Bjorklund
• Eric “ogtriv” Geel
• Jacob “ShellShock” Hash
• Garrett “geesh” Shearer
• Mark “Dropped” Thees

Team Vitality

• Nicolas “Haraw” Gangneux
• Clement “Clem” Graham
• William “liam” Kolkata
• Markus “MakeZ” Oksavirta
• Dennis “HOOWy” Olsson

Tempo Storm

• Taylor “Moose” Adams
• Ryan “Reptar” Boyd
• Ryan “Rhino” Cornwell
• Zachary “Zxch” Francisco
• Leighton “KandiVan” Tyler

How To Attend The H1PL Live

VIP Packages and Other Exclusives

• GA ticket $15

• Premium Lounge $35 (sold out for week 1)

• VIP Rare Experience $65 (sold out for week 1)

• VIP Ultra Rare Experience $85 (sold out for week 1)

VIP experiences include:

• Play on set on Tuesday
• Photos with your favorite team after the match
• Access to the official after party

Total Rewards Member Special Offer

With General Admission tickets, Total Rewards Members will receive the following additional bonuses:

• Exclusive Total Rewards Seating
• Take a Commemorative Team Photo on Stage
• Entry to Tailgate party with the hottest local food trucks, DJ, and cash bar
• Access to Official After Party with special musical guest and celebrity meet and greet
• Simply show confirmation of your Total Rewards membership at the event! Go here more information about Total Rewards.

For Everyone Else

Now that you have the basic information, tune into the first ever matches of the H1Z1 Pro League this Saturday night, April 21, at 10PM Eastern/7PM Pacific, live on Facebook. Every match throughout the season can be found there, so make sure you come back all