"With some WCS magic, upsets can happen": Shaun "Apollo" Clark's thoughts on the upcoming EU WCS

The third and final season for the WCS Europe Premier League is fast approaching, and we as a community are closing in on an ever so exciting global finals at BlizzCon. With the Premier League being the main source of WCS points, this season is the most important for every competitor not just in Europe […]

Thank you for an amazing gamescom 2014!

Thank you to everyone who came along and visited the ESL Arena at gamescom as well as those who watched and took part in our events - you helped make an awesome five days of eSports and gaming even better! Here are some of the week’s highlights… US$250,000 ESL One Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament The […]

NiP vs. Fnatic: the new ESL One champion has been found!

Ninjas in Pyjamas had been in both grand finals of the CS:GO majors so far, but only to see other teams take the glory and the prize money away from them. Fnatic was the first team to send them down into somewhat of a unsuccessful time - were GeT_RiGhT and his mates on to pay […]

NiP vs. LDLC: Could the Ninjas stop the French?

The match between Ninjas in Pyjamas and LDLC was a hard one to predict. With their impressive comeback against Cloud 9, NiP were here to break yet another record at a CS:GO major. On the other hand, LDLC surprised the fans time and time again. Were they able to add NiP to their list after […]

"And in the end, Fnatic wins", or how ROCCAT came so close to stopping a titan

The struggling ROCCAT had gone toe to toe, blow for blow with towering titans of the EU LCS Fnatic and forced the series to game five. Nobody had expected this. Fnatic, a team known for steamrolling the end of splits into an all-but-assured first place, had seemingly met their match in the sixth place ROCCAT, […]

Dignitas vs. Fnatic: who won the Scandinavian semi?

Team Dignitas vs. Fnatic saw not only two great teams but also two big organizations clashing to open the final day of ESL One Cologne. With their performances so far, Dignitas has left a few people speechless, while Fnatic seemed to be having a hard time in their matches against Na’Vi and Virtus.pro. Were Dignitas […]

Ninjas in Pyjamas vs. Cloud 9: a record-breaking series

The match between Cloud 9 and Ninjas in Pyjamas couldn’t have had worse timing. While NiP have had problems recently, not living up to expectations over the last couple of weeks, C9 have had a few close calls in Cologne already with one overtime and one 16-14 win. Was this the chance for the American […]

LDLC.com vs. Virtus.pro: who won the Katowice rematch?

The champion of Katowice had a bit of déjà vu, playing LDLC once more as they did in the playoffs at Katowice. Last time, it took them only two maps to send the French home - how did it work out today?   Dust2: Did LDLC’s choice pay out? Starting as CT, Virtus.pro were to […]

Epsilon eSports vs. Team Dignitas: whose rise became a fall?

While Dignitas was known to be a strong team at least after making it to the semifinals in Katowice, Epsilon eSports, along with their latest addition shox, had a brilliant tournament so far, sending NiP to the second spot in group A in the first little upset. Dust2: A classic to begin with Dignitas had […]

"I am not a big, burly, hosty kinda guy": an interview with Scott "SirScoots" Smith

Scott “SirScoots” Smith is a well-known name in the CS scene, but even for the oldest veteran some things are still new. For the first time in his career, he swapped his position behind-the-scenes for a spot in front of the camera. At gamescom, ESL got the chance to talk to him about the transition, […]