EMS One Katowice Qualification: France and Nordic fight on
We are halfway through the regional qualification for the US$250,000 EMS One Katowice. Tonight the next cups in France and the Nordic will kick off with another bunch of teams trying to make their way to the biggest CS:GO event of 2014. Let's take a look at who made it already and who will be […]
EMS One Katowice Qualification: Poland and CIS go to round 2
The last two cups before halftime start tonight. With the CIS and Poland about to host their second qualifiers, by Thursday we should know half of the teams going to the regional finals. Some well-known names are still missing, with MYM, Team USSR and a couple of others having failed to qualify thus far. Can […]
Tanks and Tierpoints: A reintroduction to the basics
Before we get started with the action on Friday, we thought it would be a good idea to explain the basic ideas and rules of the Wargaming.net League to the new people who have joined us. We hope to be able to shed a light on the gamemode that's being used and some of the […]
Katowice Qualification: Who made it in DE and the UK?
It's about halftime in the qualification for the US$250,000 CS:GO tournament at EMS One Katowice. The first round of qualifiers in all regions are finished, with only the second set of qualifiers in CIS and Poland left before we know 50% of the regional finalists. Let's take a look at what happened in Germany and […]
EMS One Katowice Qualification: The titans clash
Tonight the qualification for EMS One Katowice kicks off with the first cups in France, Nordic, Poland and the CIS. The top eight from Dreamhack have already been invited, while the next eight in line have to play the open qualifiers for a spot at Katowice. Let's see which teams will triumph this weekend and […]
EMS One Katowice Qualification: DE and the UK's big chance
Tonight the next qualifiers for the US$250,000 EMS One Katowice will start. In Germany and the United Kingdom, the first qualifiers are a big chance for the two struggling nations to live up to their successful past reputations in both CS 1.6 and CS:S. At DHW 2013, no teams from these regions reached the group […]
AGDQ 2014 raises over US$1 mil for Prevent Cancer
Time and time again, the gaming community has wowed us with an amazing show of support for charity foundations. Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ), an annual event that sees gamers showcase their skills by speeding through classic games such as Super Mario Bros and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, has been […]
EMS One Katowice Qualification: Favorites rise and fall
The first weekend of qualification is over and so the first teams to play their regional finals are set. With four qualifiers, there were quite a few upsets surrounding the "bigger" teams. Here you'll find updates on the placements including the currently qualified teams and a look at the big names that haven't yet made […]
LCS Europe is officially SUPA HOT
Almost one month after the promotion stage, LCS Europe gets a new member. Yesterday on January 11th, Riot Games had scheduled a replacement Play-In to fill the gap Lemondogs left after being disqualified from the LCS for failure to submit satisfactory paperwork to Riot. Just as quick as the LCS journey of Lemondogs started last […]
ESL's truly global year of eSports: 2013 Infographic
Happy New Year to everyone! Hopefully by now everyone has recovered from a night of welcoming in the new year! Before we kick off 2014 with eSports competition, we thought we'd take a minute to reflect on what has been an absolutely amazing 2013. - A year that would not have been possible were it […]
