FeTiSh: “At this level, you’re never happy about losing”
Before the European Qualifier Finals took off, we sat down with Henrik “FeTiSh” Bo Christensen of Dignitas’s new CS:GO team. At DreamHack Winter 2013, his team placed within the top eight and was pre-qualified for EMS One Katowice. We spoke about the event itself, having cajunb on the team and what playing for Team Dignitas […]
All 16 teams for EMS One Katowice are set
With the last two rounds of the lower bracket finishing last night, we finally know all 16 teams who will gather at EMS One Katowice to compete for the lion’s share of the US$250,000 prize pool. Let’s see which teams will be part of the thrilling tournament starting in less than two weeks! 3DMAX and mousesports made […]
The final four StarCraft II players have now been decided, but who can go all the way at Taipei?
A lot of big words were thrown around after our Intel Extreme Masters quarterfinals in Taipei. Call it confidence, BM or just part of the game, but Saturday’s games brought some amusing winner’s interviews and even more entertaining games. Here’s our handy summary of the first day of the knockout stages. PartinG vs. Classic The […]
Who takes the last two tickets to EMS One Katowice?
Last night the teams of Virtus.pro, Na’Vi, Clan-Mystik and Reason took the final step towards Katowice. Now the teams left in the Lower Bracket have two more rounds to show that they belong to the best 16 teams in the world and to get the chance of being a part of EMS One Katowice. Who […]
Four tickets to EMS One Katowice being given out tonight!
Tonight we continue with the final matches in the Upper Bracket of the European Qualifier Finals, which will decide which four teams can book their flights and hotels for EMS One Katowice in preparation for the US$250,000 tournament. However, all of this is still one more match away, and losing means being one of the last eight […]
Dota 2 meets World Cup Stadium
Constantly striving to redefine the boundaries of what is possible, ESL has upped the ante with their plans to fill a World Cup Stadium in the name of eSports. ESL One Frankfurt will be a Dota 2 event sporting an impressive $150,000 base prize pool, which will be further supplemented through in-game item sales. Featuring […]
Why Virtus.pro, Na’Vi or mousesports need to qualify for EMS One Katowice
In August of 2014, CS:GO will have its second anniversary. Despite this, the scene has but a few teams to really call real top tier. Ninjas in Pyjamas and Titan (ex-VeryGames) are the ones to get their name on the winners list a lot more often then anyone else. Fnatic won the DreamHack Winter 2013 […]
A new Korean debuts in today’s WCS group
So far, six players advanced to the next round of WCS Europe. Ten more will join them. This week kicks off with group D featuring San, Dayshi, TargA and Miniraser. The Scandinavian Zerg duo will face off in the first match, where Miniraser player is making his first appearance in the Premier League. He’s the […]
Get your WCS ticket!
While we’re right in the middle of the round of 32, we’d already like to announce the dates of the subsequent stages, which will take place in ESL TV’s Studio One in a few weeks. The best players of WCS Europe will meet in our studios to compete for 2014’s first season title. Get involved! […]
All 16 teams for the EMS One Katowice EU Qualifier Finals
With the second European Qualifier done, all 16 teams for the European Qualifier Finals are decided and can prepare to take the last step towards being qualified for the US$250,000 EMS One Katowice. Six of these will get the chance to prove their skills and compete at EMS One Katowice, facing the best teams from […]
