See Germany's best Counter-Strike and League of Legends teams in action!

This Saturday and Sunday, the summer season finals of the ESL Pro Series are taking place in the ESL Studios in Cologne, Germany. The summer season, which started back in June, is coming to its end. With StarCraft II and FIFA 14 already having had their champions crowned at gamescom, only the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive […]

Prophets and beyond: where Heroes of Newerth is going from gamescom

At the end of June, a passionate Dota 2 crowd poured into the the Commerzbank-Arena for spectacle that was ESL One. Fans not only saw Pajkatt turning around a gank for a double kill and Alliance having a 70 minute match with Cloud 9 in Frankfurt: they also witnessed the birth of Heroes of Newerth’s […]

Top 16 photos from Intel Extreme Masters Toronto

Intel Extreme Masters Toronto is over, and as you may have already seen on our Flickr, our photographer got us a load of amazing photos. In fact, there were far too many awesome photos to simply do a top ten, so here for your enjoyment we have assembled our top 16 Intel Extreme Masters Toronto […]

Hearthstone Americas Last Call qualifier tournament signups open today!

If you’ve been busy smashing ogres, sapping treants or unleashing the hounds and have yet to claim a coveted spot in the Hearthstone World Championship Americas qualifier tournament, don’t worry - here’s your chance to show off your skills as part of ESL’s Last Call qualifier tournament! Today, signups for the Hearthstone Last Call qualifier […]

The Intel Extreme Masters Toronto champion is crowned: Flash is back!

If you missed any of Intel Extreme Masters Toronto this weekend, we highly suggest a full VOD review, for the fun. But if you want a quicker recap or are looking to prepare before heading into a binge-watching session, read on. Skip to the grand finals section for info on the ultimate matchup. Quarterfinals wrap-up […]

The summer of TaeJa or the decade of God?

Day three of Intel Extreme Masters Toronto was filled with plenty of excitement, both in-game and on-camera! The group stage concluded today, with everyone playing lights-out StarCraft, desperate to avoid elimination before the playoffs. This tournament has seen the rise of players who might have been considered past their prime, such as Life and YoDa, […]

Win cool stuff with Intel Extreme Masters Toronto!

In addition to tons of great StarCraft II action, we also have a load of awesome loot to share with everyone watching Intel Extreme Masters Toronto at home. Simply enter via the competition widget below and you could win yourself one of three top-of-the-range GIGABYTE motherboards or a t-shirt signed by one of the pros […]

Intel Extreme Masters Toronto continues with an action-packed day 2!

The group stage began today at Intel Extreme Masters Toronto where 12 of the World’s Best Gamers were pitted against each other to claim first place in their respective groups. The final matches of the group stage will be played tomorrow when we will find out the runner-up of each group.  The final games from […]

"Halo is just... as soon as it starts, it's crazy until it ends": Goldenboy, Bravo and Team DZS on Halo 2's return to eSports

Remastering a classic game can delight old fans and win over new ones, or it can go disastrously wrong. However, 343 Industries have not disappointed. Halo 2: Anniversary is part of the upcoming Master Chief Collection, a remastering of all the numbered Halo titles to date. Although the game is not yet released, ESL partnered […]

Katowice's records smashed: the ESL One Cologne infographic

The dust has settled over gamescom, with ESL One Cologne having finished two weeks ago. Over 400,000 fans saw Ninjas in Pyjamas and Fnatic resurrect the grand final from the very first CS:GO major, with NiP eventually taking the throne on their third attempt. Our team worked together with Valve to gather all the numbers […]