Win big with BlizzCon ESL fantasy leagues!
BlizzCon is one of the biggest highlights in the eSports calendar, both physically attended and watched online by fans from all over the world. This year, to make the BlizzCon experience even more entertaining, ESL and Blizzard will be bringing you fantasy leagues in both StarCraft II and Hearthstone which, if you end up making […]
"Honestly, we thought Team Secret was a really good starting opponent": an interview with Na'Vi.US Sneyking
At ESL One New York, we saw both Na’Vi teams exit the tournament in the quarterfinal round, with Na’Vi.US falling to Team Secret on the back of some very unfortunate disconnects. We sat down with Sneyking to speak about the loss and what he thought about the event as a whole. ESL: Thanks for taking […]
Approaching Big Alpha: Evolve closes in on its next alpha stage
Turtle Rock’s highly anticipated title Evolve is fast heading towards its Big Alpha release, with the hype surrounding the 1v4 co-op experience getting bigger by the day as its closed alpha approaches. The game has already managed to rake in multiple awards this year including Best Game at both E3 and gamescom 2014. The upcoming […]
Afrojack, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and ESL to join forces to create a night like no other
GRAMMY award winning music producer and DJ Afrojack, having performed a sold-out Heineken Music Hall show last year, now has his sights set on a bigger venue: Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome. However, this show is set to be about more than just music - tonight’s concert, set to run from 20:00 to around 23:30 CET, will […]
From back row to backstage: impressions of the world of eSports
Hello there! For those of you who don’t know me, my name is SirActionSlacks (AKA Jake Kanner), content creator, aspiring caster/analyst and overall buffoon in the world of Dota 2. Typically I don’t spend my time writing long-winded blog posts about my emotions and experiences, mostly due to the fact that I have better things […]
The top ten photos of the WCS America Season 3 finals
Straight off the back of the excitement of ESL One New York came the WCS America Season 3 finals, which were played out at the ESL studios in Burbank, California. In the end it was the Korean Bomber who emerged victorious, but not without the event having provided a load of great eSports moments that […]
The top six moments of ESL One New York
ESL One New York has provided us with some of the most memorable Dota 2 games of the year during the two day event at the Madison Square Theater. For those of you that missed out or simply want to relive the best of the action, we have compiled the top moments of the tournament […]
The top 16 photos of ESL One New York
ESL One New York may be over, but the memories will last a lifetime. To this end, we’ve gathered together some of our top ESL One New York moments in photo form so you can relive them at your leisure - which was your favorite? Full house The Madison Square Garden Theater was packed for […]
A huge thank you to everyone in the crowd at ESL One New York!
Were you there with us in the Big Apple when Vici Gaming was crowned ESL One New York champion? If you were, you may be able to spot yourself in our ESL One New York crowd album - see anyone you recognize? Whether you watched at home or from the Madison Square Garden Theater, thank […]
Cloud 9 vs. Evil Geniuses: it's make or break time
With the teams in question having a very balanced record against each other, it’s tempting to give the edge to EG due to them having the home crowd advantage. But could they deliver and advance to finals or were Cloud 9 able to keep their trophy hopes alive? Find out in our summary! Game 1: […]
