Fnatic vs. Natus Vincere: the clash of generations

Two big organizations with a huge CS history kicked off the day on Saturday. Both teams brought three players who had won either the first ever CS:GO major or the last Intel Extreme Masters World Championship in CS 1.6, which definitely gave this match some additional brisance. Inferno, Dust2 and a possible decider on Nuke […]

Hearthstone Americas Championship kicks off!

This weekend, New York will get to see the final American BlizzCon qualification matches. At the Manhattan Hammerstein Ballroom, the American Championships in both Hearthstone and World of Warcraft will decide who’ll take the last spots at BlizzCon in both games. To celebrate the action, we are giving away Hearthstone card packs and virtual BlizzCon […]

The fall of giants: shocking wins at WCS quarterfinals

As the WCS Europe Premier League round of eight began yesterday, predictions about the outcome - and how it would affect BlizzCon hopes - flew around the ESL studios. Would it be ForGG that would change the course for INnoVation, who had just beat soO in the GSL final? Would YoDa surprise us with decisive […]

Announcing the Race to the Gate tournament series!

ESL is pleased to announce that, in cooperation with Waystone Games, the first ever Dawngate competitive gameplay initiative - the Race to the Gate beta tournament series - will soon be at hand! Between now and March 2015, when the grand final invitational tournament will occur, teams will compete in a series of four open […]

Frodan, Azael and more to bring you the Hammerstein Americas Championship

This weekend, New York will get to see the final American BlizzCon qualification matches. At the Manhattan Hammerstein Ballroom, the American Championships in both Hearthstone and World of Warcraft will decide who’ll take the last spots at BlizzCon in both games. While the participants are already set, today we have the honor of presenting the […]

The top five games from the ESL One New York qualifiers

With ESL One New York less than a week away and excitement mounting with each passing day, what better way to prepare yourself than by checking out some of the best games from the qualifiers? Read on for our top five. European upper bracket round 2: Na'Vi vs. Fnatic game two This match just brings […]

More than €10,000 to be up for grabs in the S.K.I.L.L. Allstars Cup

With last year’s Allstars Cup having proved a great success and the ESL Euro Series grand finals having taken place just this weekend, we’re pleased to announce the next big S.K.L.L. event in the ESL calendar. With €10,000 (and more) of prize money, three qualification tournaments and four wildcards, it’s sure to be one hell […]

Road to BlizzCon: Hearthstone joins ESL Fantasy for the Hammerstein America Finals

The Hearthstone Americas Championship is taking place this weekend at the Manhattan Hammerstein Ballroom, New York. On the 5th and 6th of October, ESL and Blizzard will welcome you to this prestigious event, which will decide the four players to qualify for BlizzCon. Thanks to ESL Fantasy, you will also get the chance to showcase […]

A look into the Taiwanese eSports League

With the first group stage of this year’s League of Legends World Championship taking place in Taiwan, we dove into the Taiwanese eSports scene and spoke with Alex Wang, managing director of the Taiwanese eSports League. We explored how this small Southeast Asian island came to produce some of the top players in the world […]

The top 9 photos of the Go4InfiniteCrisis Season 1 EU Finals

Last weekend, the best four Go4InfiniteCrisis teams in Europe clashed at ESL HQ in Cologne. After having competed for this chance for over four months, Team Dignitas was able to overcome their contenders and take the title, trophy and also the lion's share of the €10,000 prize pool. To celebrate - and give you some […]