WCS Europe’s top 16 to be determined this week
Ten players have made it through already, while six are yet to be determined in the WCS Europe Premier League. Groups F, G, and H, all set to finish within the week, are incredibly stacked. With multiple WCS champions, runner-ups and top four finishers, these three groups will see some of the most dominant forces […]
The Art of Drafting: Interpreting and utilizing results
The Super Weeks were of a hectic persuasion for ESL Fantasy. With so many unknowns due to preseason changes, it was hard to confidently designate favorites. The accuracy of the public prediction polls demonstrated this: ten out of sixteen games in Europe were wrongly predicted. North America appeared more calculable. There, only four predictions proved […]
SK Prime, Lublin Shore and Gamers 2 fight for the top
With a new system introduced that includes a group stage and the playoffs for the summer season, the Black Monster Cup has take a huge step forward, and is fast becoming like a second home for European Challenger Series teams fighting their way to the top. With the final matches tonight, we’ll get to see […]
Fnatic taking over the throne of the European Battlefield
Coming out of a tournament flawless is something that every player and team strives for, and Fnatic managed to do this this weekend while playing in the ESL One Season 2 Battlefield 4 Finals. Latest addition DRUNKKZ3 made the team look even stronger than during the season, and with nine map wins out of nine […]
WCS Season 2 America Premier League: Who will top Groups C, D and E?
The second week of the 2014 WCS Season 2 America Premier League is about to kick off, and it’s kicking off with a bang. With Groups C, D and E played out this week, both the champion of the last season, HyuN, and the runner-up, Oz, will be trying to once again make their way […]
Are you ready for the Wargaming.net League Europe Season Four?
The Wargaming.net League Europe Season Four is a big deal. With US$2.5 million in prize money set to be paid out globally by Wargaming.net this year, twelve intrepid crews will be fighting tooth and nail to see who comes out on top and gets their hands on a chunk of both the gold and the […]
The rise of LMQ and a new North America
After a traditional European Super Week, it was up to North America to show us the impact of the multitude of roster changes that occurred during the preseason. The results had a surprisingly European feel as teams all across the board took games against one another. For example, compLexity, despite ending the week in sixth […]
Asian rumble – who will make it to Frankfurt?
Only five weeks remain before the FIFA World Cup 2006 football stadium in Frankfurt is to be turned into the Mecca of Dota 2. One of the largest stages western eSports has even seen will be built, a massive amount of fans will cheer for their favorites and the prestigious ESL One crown will be […]
A game of S.K.I.L.L: S.K.I.L.L. – Special Force 2’s eSports expansion
There are a lot of competitive FPS games out there. Some, like Counter-Strike, have been a near-constant presence within eSports for years, while other, newer shooters have progressed to similar levels of competitive prominence despite their relative youth. S.K.I.L.L. – Special Force 2 is one of these bright young up-and-comers. A free-to-play FPS produced by […]
Koreans compete for the German ESL Pro Series title
It’s fair to say that last season’s ESL Pro Series final became a question of whether Patience could be stopped. Having made it to the grand final with the minimum number of matches – four in his qualifying cup, two during the group stage and another win in the semifinals – he looked to be […]
