ESL Grand Slam VI Begins at IEM Dallas

Team Vitality Wins Intel® Extreme Masters Melbourne 2025 and Completing the ESL Grand Slam

Introducing Logitech G Pro Series as the official gaming gear of ESL's premier CS Circuits

Lausanne/Cologne - August 5, 2024 ESL FACEIT Group (EFG), the leading esports and video game entertainment company, and Logitech, the leading innovator of gaming technologies and gear, today announced a partnership to make the Logitech G PRO Series the Official Gaming Gear of the ESL Pro Tour and ESL Impact Counter-Strike circuits. The collaboration highlights a lineup of Logitech G Pro Series mice and keyboards designed exclusively for the needs of Counter-Strike pros, showcasing the equipment used by many of the star players as they face off in ESL’s world-class competitions.
ESL FACEIT Group and Qiddiya City Partner to Drive Esports Evolution with Five-Year Partnership

Through the partnership, we will engage our worldwide fanbase of 225 million gamers, inviting them to share their vision and help shape the future global Gaming & Esports District in Qiddiya City. We will lean on creative technology to develop immersive experiences, in-game missions, and stage takeovers during its circuit of global events to inspire […]
Intel® Extreme Masters Katowice 2024: Team Spirit and Serral crowned new Champions following two electrifying Grand Finals

The Intel® Extreme Masters (IEM) Katowice 2024 Grand Finals have concluded, with BASILISK’s Joona “Serral” Sotala named the new StarCraft® II Champion and Team Spirit being crowned the Counter-Strike 2 Champions. While BASILISK’s Joona “Serral” Sotala returns for a second time, Team Spirit joins the legendary Hall of Heroes for the first time in history. Check out our full […]
Snapdragon Pro Series Powered by Samsung Galaxy is heading to Sao Paulo, Brazil

ESL and Qualcomm just announced the Snapdragon Pro Series Powered by Samsung Galaxy Year 2 Mobile Masters are coming to Sao Paulo, Brazil! Taking place April 12-14, players from around the world will compete for their share of up to $400,000 USD in two of the most popular mobile game titles: Call of Duty: Mobile […]
The ESL Pro Tour 2024 schedule for Dota 2

Heading into the 2024 calendar year, we wish to share the slot distribution, qualifier, and tournament dates for all of our DOTA 2 tournaments next year. Below, you will find a breakdown of all DOTA 2 events and a changelog that gives an overview of Season 2 of the EPT compared to the 2023 EPT […]
All about the ESL R1 2023 Fall Major

The ESL R1 2023 Fall Season will soon reach its conclusion with the ESL R1 2023 Fall Major on November 24-25, with the finale hosted live at the immersive gaming lifestyle festival, DreamHack Winter. The top 24 drivers will battle it out in the hopes of being crowned the Champion, taking home a share of […]
ESL Pro Tour 2024 Program

Today, we are presenting the ESL Pro Tour Counter-Strike program for 2024, including most locations and all dates. The EPT program is divided into three tiers of competition around the globe, connecting all ESL tournaments and providing a pathway for teams to climb the ranks to ultimately qualify for the EPT Championship tournaments. To the […]
An update on the ESL National Championships

National-based competition helped lay the foundation of esports as we know it today. Over 20 years ago, when esports was still in its infancy and we were a tournament organizer active in only a handful of countries, we believed that we could grow successful ecosystems with a core of national-based competition which led to us […]