Who will move on to WCS America's round of 16?

The RO32 in WCS America will conclude this week, when the last six players to make it into the round of 16 will be determined. Both WCS veterans and those newly acquainted will battle it out in order to advance from their respective groups. Group F: A new opponent has entered the battlefield As a […]

GSL Code S: Group A and C recap

Groups A and C were filled with unexpected games and even more unexpected results.  Increasingly the StarCraft II elite are finding greater adversaries in up-and-coming players, making for an extremely interesting dynamic in the Korean scene. The days have passed when one could simply look at a group and pick out the top two biggest […]

ViCi Gaming pushes back and punches their ESL One ticket

It was the clash a lot of people anticipated: the battle between two of the best teams from one of the best Dota-playing countries in the world. Going into the game, ViCi Gaming was the tumbling favorite, coming off a heartbreaking loss only a day before. Their rival countrymen on the other side were coming […]

Interning at ESL: My journey in the world of eSports

After four months of interning at ESL, the time has come for me to move on. For those aspiring to be involved in eSports, I figured it would be interesting to write about my stay here to show what it's like working for a huge eSports company. Getting the job My decision to apply for […]

Record-breaking ESL-Twitch Alliance renewed

Cooperation between ESL and Twitch extends back to the year of the streaming platform’s inception in 2011. Since then, the two have continually worked at broadcasting the best in eSports, breaking record upon record along the way. It probably comes as no surprise, then, that the companies have entered into an extended multi-year partnership agreement. As […]

Titanfall rising within ESL's leagues

One of the most anticipated announcements of E3 2013, Titanfall really fascinated the audience. However, could it meet expectations? 700,000 copies around the globe were sold for the Xbox One within the first week of release, but eSports fans have experience some initial disappointment as there’s not been an opportunity to play the game competitively […]

SSDs and ESL TV: How the new technology is used in eSports

SSDs have become an essential part of every modern gaming PC, and for good reason. If you've ever used an SSD, you know that your PC instantly feels a thousand times faster. But why are SSDs so important for us here at the ESL offices and for ESL TV production? In cooperation with HyperX, we've […]

GSL Code S round of 16 begins

Time is running out for you to draft your team in the WCS Fantasy League before GSL Code S RO16 starts tomorrow. Make sure you don’t miss out on picking your favorite players for WCS America and Europe as well as GSL Code S. Draft your WCS Fantasy League team here! Group A Won "PartinG" […]

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 […]