ESL expands to North America with LA studio
In a step towards delivering a higher standard of eSports competition to a global audience, we are proud to announce our North American expansion today by revealing plans to build a studio in Los Angeles and to acquire long-standing partner Esports Services (ESS). Set to host its first production in April, the Los Angeles studio […]
Travis Gafford: “I do wish that I could maybe do more for the Challenger leagues than I do”
Travis Gafford visited our offices in Cologne in order to conduct an interview with our very own Michal “Carmac” Blicharz. We didn’t hesitate to return the favor, and took the opportunity to ask him a few of questions about his career and his recent stay in Europe. ESL: So, how has your stay in Cologne […]
World of Tanks Grand Finals: which crew will make it?
The Wargaming.net League Grand Finals are only a week away from starting. In a week, the fourteen best teams will fight it out for their chance at glory and the massive first place prize. Some of these teams have already earned an advantage over others, making their road to fame a bit easier, but there […]
Red Moon and ESL team up for ESL One Frankfurt
ESL is happy to announce that it is working with the Red Moon Workshop team to create Dota 2 items for our compendium for ESL One Frankfurt. These items will be obtainable by unlocking tiers of the upcoming official ESL One Frankfurt compendium. In the compendium, you will be able to find out more information […]
Protoss Finnish off the RO16 with a dance
While European players claimed the first qualification spots in both Group A and B, Group C saw Korean Protoss player Son “StarDust” Seok Hee earn himself the first ticket to the RO8. After a bit of a struggle, Vesa “Welmu” Hovinen joined him in the next stage of the competition. Check out the brackets below. […]
The record breaker: EMS One Katowice infographic
Two weeks ago, Virtus.pro made their home game in Katowice a golden one by taking down one favorite after another. Cheered on by one of the most incredible audiences in eSports, the Polish team dominated the whole event and took home the title. With a peak of over 250,000 concurrent viewers, it was a record-breaking weekend in […]
World of Tanks Grand Finals: the schedule
We’re only a week away from the biggest Wargaming.net eSports event ever held. The Grand Finals are happening April the 4th to the 6th, and it’s about time you received all the relevant information about the tournament progression. Regardless of whether you’re a die-hard fan and decide to watch live or would prefer to sit back […]
No mere Widow Mine could stop VortiX
The first set of players opened the offline part of this year’s WCS yesterday. VortiX, MMA, Mvp and Bunny played the first group of Europe’s round of 16 in ESL TV’s Cologne studio, where they competed for two spots in the upcoming League Finals. Despite the participation of two 2013 season champions – the Korean […]
Black Monster Cup: A new generation rising
The finals of Spring Season of the Black Monster Cup are coming to a close this weekend. Over 300 teams took part, and now the best teams as decided by the regional qualifiers will face off for the prize pot of €14,000 this Saturday and Sunday. While the Spring Finals still have some well-known names in their […]
Last call for Frankfurt: Empire, Cloud 9 or MYM?
A second chance is a rare occurrence in life, something you don’t want to pass you by. This has never been as true as it is these days in the world of Dota 2. Three elite European teams are trying to pounce on the opportunity to punch the last ticket to Frankfurt. All three have […]
