Gnimsh, Master of the Miracle Rogue
A Miracle Rogue deck is built around one card: the Gadgetzan Auctioneer. With its ability to allow you draw cards whenever you cast a spell, it creates a lot of opportunities as the Rogue’s mighty spells only cost a tiny amount of mana. However, as everything is centered around just one card in your deck, […]
Three qualify for Toronto after intense qualifiers in Canada and Europe
This week kicked off the first set of deciding qualifiers for Intel Extreme Masters Toronto. With the Canadian qualifier early in the week followed by the European final qualifier only two days later, the best StarCraft II players in their respective regions set out to prove that they are the world’s best gamers – and […]
Your bootcamp at the Red Bull Gaming Ground in Cologne awaits
Kicking off on Monday the 11th of August, the Red Bull Gaming Ground will bring pros and amateurs together at Cologne’s ESL TV Studios for a full week of eSports activities. From the pros preparing for gamescom to normal players learning from international star players such as mousesports’ HeroMarine (StarCraft II) or MYM (Dota 2), […]
Code S groups chosen, jaws drop around the world
It’s Season 3 of GSL Code S 2014, and crucial wins are on the line for 32 players hoping to make it to the Global Finals at BlizzCon. It would be easy to expect the top eight to stay close to the same as it stood in Season 2, but we all know one good […]
SMITE EU Pro League Kickoff LAN Recap
Up-and-coming MOBA SMITE turned heads this weekend with its first ever EU Pro League Kickoff event at the ESL studios in Cologne, Germany. The event was a ton of fun, with fans from all over Europe showing up to fill the ESL Arena and cheer on their favorite teams. In case you missed it, here […]
“We’d like to represent Vox Eminor with integrity”: an interview with Josh “deathdoG” Edwards
Earlier this week, we had the opportunity to speak to Vox Eminor’s Josh “deathdoG” Edwards. Having recently come out on top of the Oceanic qualifier for Battlefield 4 at ESL One Cologne and with some big opponents on the cards, we were keen to hear his thoughts… ESL: Congratulations on winning the Oceanic qualifier for […]
The growth and future of eSports tourism
There are many reasons why eSports events are fantastic experiences. Fans have the chance the watch the best players in the world compete, meet their favorite players and share their passion with hundreds of other avid fans just like themselves. For these reasons and more, fans are willing to travel thousands of miles to attend […]
WCS America kicks off for the last time in 2014!
The last season of WCS America 2014 is about to begin, and with BlizzCon just out of reach of some of the players, it really is make or break time for America’s best. Pigbaby’s win last season demonstrated how a WCS win can take you from 0 WCS points to 16th place in the ranking. […]
LCS Forecast: an action-packed Super Week to decide it all
Last week’s results have narrowed the possible outcomes of the Summer Split down, but not by a whole lot. In Europe, Alliance have confirmed their role as favorites to take first place with a 4-0 record over weeks nine and ten. In North America, Chinese powerhouse LMQ still lead the pack, but they feel both […]
All 16 teams for ESL One Cologne CS:GO Championship are set!
It was a big weekend in the world of CS:GO, with new challengers rising while many were forced to relinquish their dreams of victory. The last two qualifiers for the ESL One Cologne CS:GO Championship in Europe and India have given us the final seven teams to join the show, who must face legends of […]
