"I always remember the first event that I did for every major game": an interview with djWHEAT
Following Marcus "djWHEAT" Graham's first live Dota 2 event at ESL One New York, we chatted with the long time host and commentator about his experiences with the Dota 2 scene as well as the players and talent at Madison Square Garden. ESL: Firstly, thanks for taking the time to speak with us! You have […]
"I think Heroes will explode as an esport": an interview with AceofSpades
A few days before the BlizzCon we managed to get an interview with one of Heroes of the Storm's most famous players, AceofSpades, who will be representing Fnatic onstage. Cristian "AceofSpades" Lippa had already seen successful in other games including Guild Wars 2 (Rank 1 World) and won several ESL Hearthstone Cups, but recently he went […]
Flamesword and Ninja talk about the Halo Master Chief Collection Launch Invitational
In just a couple of days, eight teams will travel to southern California and face off against one another to try and bag themselves a share of a US$50,000 prize pool in the Halo Master Chief Collection Launch Invitational. This week, the first round of matchups were released: • The Agency vs. Optic Gaming • Purple […]
Can you and your Wingmen conquer space in the GoD Factory Kick Off Cup?
On the 16th of November, ESL and Nine Dots Studio will join forces to a one of a kind space-based esports event, which will see teams take to the stars to compete for a cash prize and the honor of being named the very first GoD Factory: Wingmen champions. Sign up with your team here! […]
Kicking off the ESL Legendary Series for Hearthstone with a bang!
ESL is teaming up with Newegg to bring you the brand new Hearthstone Legendary Series. Our ESL studios in Burbank, California are set to host the grand finals of the 12-week season, which will feature two tournament cups each week. Some of the best Hearthstone players will be invited on merit in addition to the […]
The Halo Masterchief Collection Invitational Tournament now LIVE!
This weekend is filled with amazing Halo esports action as some of the world's top Halo players compete for their share of the $50,000 prize pool. Those of your who couldn't make it to ESL's Burbank studio to watch the action in person, can follow the action on Twitch by clicking the link below: Tune […]
"I just try and do my best to be a good replacement for Genja": we talk to Gambit's “P1noy”
We caught up with Gambit Gaming’s AD Carry, Kristoffer “P1noy” Albao Lund Pedersen, who officially replaced Genja on November 7th 2014. ESL: Hello Kristoffer, I hope you've been well. When you joined Gambit officially, you changed your name to P1noy. Was there any specific reason and was the timing planned or was it just an […]
Join us for the Intel ESL Expo Katowice & IEM World Championship
The Intel Extreme Masters World Championship returns to Katowice, Poland on March 12-15th 2015 and will be bigger than ever! Due to the massive success of previous years, the event has grown, becoming part of the Intel ESL Expo Katowice, a consumer electronics fair in the 8,000m2 Katowice International Congress Center adjacent to Spodek Arena. […]
Recap of day two of Intel Extreme Masters Cologne!
On Thursday we saw dominating plays out of Giants Gaming and H2k in the EU LCS Expansion Tournament. Yesterday the two losing teams, n!faculty and Reason Gaming, faced each other in an elimination match. While the EU LCS Expansion was ramping up, the Intel Extreme Masters already saw two teams get knocked out of the […]
Day one of Intel Extreme Masters Cologne kicked off with a bang!
The first day of League of Legends action here in the ESL studios in Cologne consisted of two of the EU LCS Expansion Tournament matches. With Giants facing off against Reason Gaming to starts things off and H2k and n!faculty duking it out in the evening in two separate best of five matchups, these four […]
