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 […]
League of Legends news recap: this week in May
Another week of League, another week of interesting news titbits. Despite the interseason lull, there has been no shortage of news, with new Fantasy Leagues, champion releases and roster announcements. On Sunday, All-Star concluded as SK Telecom T1 K bested the Chinese OMG 3-0. With no less than 17 top tier professional matches played in Paris, there are […]
The Art of Drafting: Who to put into the mid lane?
The mid lane is arguably the most dynamic, exciting and play-making roles in the game. The position puts tests one's laning mechanics, ability to apply global map pressure, jungle interaction and, in a lot of cases, early and mid game shot calling. Mid lane presence is one of the most influential assets to a team […]
The Art of Drafting: Which support to pick for your Fantasy team?
The choices and potential strategies for building an ESL Fantasy team are near limitless. Everything from team match-ups, average game length and new champions entering the meta can influence the points which players generate. One especially tough decision everyone faces is how to distribute the $5,500 budget over the five in-game positions. Do you go […]
