All about the ESL R1 2023 Fall Major
The ESL R1 2023 Fall Season will soon reach its conclusion with the ESL R1 2023 Fall Major on November 24-25, with the finale hosted live at the immersive gaming lifestyle festival, DreamHack Winter. The top 24 drivers will battle it out in the hopes of being crowned the Champion, taking home a share of […]
ESL Pro Tour 2024 Program
Today, we are presenting the ESL Pro Tour Counter-Strike program for 2024, including most locations and all dates. The EPT program is divided into three tiers of competition around the globe, connecting all ESL tournaments and providing a pathway for teams to climb the ranks to ultimately qualify for the EPT Championship tournaments. To the […]
An update on the ESL National Championships
National-based competition helped lay the foundation of esports as we know it today. Over 20 years ago, when esports was still in its infancy and we were a tournament organizer active in only a handful of countries, we believed that we could grow successful ecosystems with a core of national-based competition which led to us […]
Intel® Extreme Masters Cologne 2023: Local heroes G2 Esports crowned the final Cologne CS:GO Champion at the Cathedral of Counter-Strike
Intel® Extreme Masters (IEM) Cologne 2023 has come to a thrilling conclusion, with G2 Esports emerging victorious after an intense battle between 24 of the best Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) teams from around the world. The competition was held from July 26th to August 6th, and the final three days took place in front of […]
ESL and Spotify renew partnership
ESL, a part of the ESL FACEIT Group (EFG), the leading esports and video game entertainment company, and Spotify, the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service of its kind, are excited to announce the renewal of their partnership. The renewal focuses on Counter-Strike content as it continues to provide the esports community with simple […]
ECL Season 46 – Update
We are excited to announce some changes to the upcoming season of ESL Challenger League. With Season 46 pushed back to August, and in response to valuable team feedback, we have made the decision to merge the last two seasons of the year into a single season for ESL Challenger League. We believe that this […]
Intel® Grand Slam V begins at IEM Rio
The dust has settled after FaZe Clan hoisted the ESL Pro League Season 17 trophy in Malta and thereby completing their Intel Grand Slam run to claim the $1,000,000 as well as the iconic gold bars. With a clean slate, a new season begins with Intel Grand Slam V kicking off at IEM Rio. The […]
ESL Challenger Hannover Update
In light of the scheduled DreamHack Hannover festival on June 9-11 getting canceled, we bring an update relating to the ESL Challenger competition meant to take place at the festival. The ESL Challenger competition will continue to take place on the original scheduled dates, being June 9-11. The location will however change and due to […]
FaZe Clan claim Intel® Grand Slam IV
FaZe Clan have done it! The first-ever international squad to achieve an Intel Grand Slam and the 4th team in history to receive the $1,000,000 as well as the iconic gold bars. FaZe Clan began their journey in February 2022, completing it after 392 days in March of 2023, by winning the following 4 tournaments […]
Introducing the new ESL Pro Tour for Dota 2!
The brand new ESL Pro Tour (EPT) for Dota 2 is here! With our first event taking place in early April and marking the return of DreamLeague, we’re hoping to make 2023 a year that is unforgettable for Dota fans around the world. Check out all the details on the official website!
