There was so much going on at the ESL Arena at this year’s gamescom, from the much-hyped US$85,000 last-team-standing invitational that saw Counter-Strike return to the Intel Extreme Masters lineup to the start of the SMITE Pro League Fall Split. Here we’ve gathered just some of ESLGaming.com’s gamescom 2015 coverage - will we be seeing you at the ESL Arena in Cologne next year?
Games galore
In addition to Intel Extreme Masters gamescom, the ESL Arena also played host to a number of other tournaments for a wide variety of different games. Below you can find recaps for some of the other events that took place at the ESL Arena as well as a roundup of gamescom 2015’s many winners.
- The ESL S.K.I.L.L. Pro League Season 1 champions have now been crowned
- The SMITE Pro League Fall Split kicks off at gamescom!
- Meet the winners of the Halo 5: Guardians gamescom invitational
- The Guild Wars 2 World Tournament Series champions have been crowned
- The ESL One Battlefield 4 Summer 2015 Season champion has been crowned
- So many esports, so little time: rounding up the winners of gamescom 2015
StarCraft II at Intel Extreme Masters gamescom
The Intel Extreme Masters StarCraft II competition ran throughout gamescom and saw some incredible matches before fan favorite INnoVation triumphed against soO in the grand final - where will the top Korean Terran go from here?
Pre-event coverage
- The Intel Extreme Masters gamescom 2015 StarCraft II survival guide
- Will StarDust make up for missed opportunities in Shenzhen with a win at Intel Extreme Masters gamescom?
- INnoVation is a clear favorite for the win at Intel Extreme Masters gamescom - can only his teammate stop him?
Daily recaps
- Open brackets closed in day one of StarCraft at Intel Extreme Masters gamescom
- Grouping up in day two of StarCraft at Intel Extreme Masters gamescom
- Groups conclude in day three of StarCraft at Intel Extreme Masters gamescom
- The Intel Extreme Masters gamescom StarCraft II quarterfinals saw team kills, foreigners falling and more!
- Crowning the Intel Extreme Masters gamescom champion
Post-event coverage
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive at Intel Extreme Masters gamescom
gamescom 2015 saw the return of Counter-Strike to the Intel Extreme Masters lineup - and the event didn’t disappoint. After four days of top-notch CS:GO action, the lives-based last-man-standing tournament ultimately resulted in a victory for Team EnVyUs.
Pre-event coverage:
Daily recaps
- Day one of Intel Extreme Masters gamescom brings CS:GO back with a bang
- Day two of CS:GO at the Intel Extreme Masters gamescom brings out the politics
- Day three of Intel Extreme Masters gamescom brings eliminations
- The last day of the Intel Extreme Masters gamescom in CS:GO brings along a grand final
Post-event coverage
Don’t forget that you can also check out the VODs on the ESL YouTube channel, the highlights at Plays.tv and photos of the event on our Flickr.
Next up in the ESL event calendar is ESL One Cologne - find out more about the event over at the official ESL One Cologne website!
