ESL to host the world’s largest Counter-Strike: Global Offensive event!
From August the 22nd to the 23rd 2015, the second largest multifunctional arena on the globe will be playing host to ESL One Cologne, which is to be the world’s largest Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament to date. Thanks to a partnership between the LANXESS arena and ESL, ESL One Cologne will be taking place at […]
New sorcery on the horizon: invoking the weekly Go4WizardWars!
ESL is happy to be welcoming Wizard Wars to the Go4 family! Part of the popular Magicka franchise, the new Paradox Interactive 4v4 PvP arena game will make its arrival on the esports scene with a splash in early March, offering players a chance to win cash prizes while showing off their magic skills. Every […]
Snute and Polt among first to qualify for the 2015 WCS Season 1 finals
The 2015 WCS Season 1 group stage is well underway, with groups A and B having been played out last weekend in Burbank, CA, in order to give us our first four season final participants. Get an overview of all the latest results below! Group A Games Matches 1. Snute 2-0 4-0 2. XiGua […]
Team Secret handed first direct invite to ESL One Frankfurt 2015
As TobiWan and Capitalist have already correctly predicted, Team Secret will be one of the three directly invited teams for ESL One Frankfurt 2015. The European powerhouse has done well in past competitions, meriting a direct invite to the Commerzbank Arena in June. All of the team’s members have had great success in recent years, […]
Riot Games expands their support for the ESL German National Championship
The ESL German National Championship, formerly known as ESL Pro Series Germany, has always been a good place for German League of Legends players to either showcase their skills or climb the ladder as a team while still being part of the Challenger circuit. Now things look even better in 2015, with ESL and Riot […]
“We’re going to make the crowds go crazy for us”: an interview with yoe Flash Wolves’ Chou “Steak” Lu-Hsi
At Intel Extreme Masters Taipei, yoe Flash Wolves took the win over favored leader Taipei Assassins, and will now be representing their region at Intel Extreme Masters World Championship in Katowice. Here we talk to Steak, the team’s top laner and team captain, about the challenge ahead of them. ESL: Hi, and thank you for […]
Introducing the ESL UK Premiership for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and League of Legends!
ESL is pleased to announce its largest UK tournament since 2010 – the £12,000 ESL UK Premiership for Counter Strike: Global Offensive and League of Legends. Regional players will be able to show off their skills over the course of the two-month-long competition, with the finals concluding during the London MCM Comic Con weekend (May […]
These are the 16 teams for ESL One Katowice 2015!
The results of this weekends offline qualifier have been far from what most people expected. While pretty much all of the favorites had to fight hard to earn their spots, some struggled more than anyone would have expected. In the midst of it all various underdogs came through to show that there are plenty of […]
A look back at the World Championships in Katowice 2014
With this year’s Intel Extreme Masters World Championship in Katowice just a few weeks away, we thought we’d take the opportunity to look back at the amazing event that was Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2014. League of Legends Eight of the best League of Legends teams from all over the globe assembled in Katowice and […]
The ESL Hearthstone Legendary Series finals are right around the corner
After an exciting eight week ESL Hearthstone Legendary Series, the epic conclusion is upon us. The finals will take place one week from now, with the eight impressive finalists facing off, after having battled throughout the season to qualify. The Finalists The ESL Hearthstone Legendary Series finals will feature a diverse mix of veterans and […]
