"Expect a whole new TPA this year": an interview with Taipei Assassins
With barely a week and a half to go until Intel Extreme Masters Taipei kicks off at the Taipei Game Show next Wednesday, the Taipei Assassins are more than ready to defend their eponymous home turf. We sat down with team manager Quaker Liu as well as team leader Wu “Polo” Ching-Chen and captain Chen […]
"I will repay my invite with good play": an interview with Lee "Life" Seung Hyun
Life is easily considered one of the best StarCraft II players in the world, and he now has the World Champion title to prove it. Will the StarTale Zerg's scouting prowess push him over the top at Intel Extreme Masters Taipei? ESL: Thanks for taking time to talk with us. We haven’t really had the […]
From alpha to beta: James "Kaelaris" Carrol talks us through the latest on Heroes of the Storm
The technical alpha is over - it’s time for Heroes of the Storm to take on new life with the closed beta as a whole new wave of players take to the Nexus and battle. How Heroes of the Storm works I often hear a lot of opinions that compare Heroes very heavily with other […]
The top 40 StarCraft II photos of 2014
Throughout 2014, ESL was happy to host numerous StarCraft II competitions, including the World Championship Series and multiple Intel Extreme Masters. We amassed hundreds upon hundreds of pictures over the year and picked out 40 of the best for you to look back on - enjoy! WCS America and Europe Season 1 Finals MC wins […]
The top 40 League of Legends photos of 2014
In 2014, ESL hosted a number of amazing League of Legends tournaments all over the globe. Intel Extreme Masters took the competition from Sao Paulo all the way to Shenzhen, while we hosted the EPS and LCS EU Expansion Tournament in our headquarters in Cologne. We’ve taken thousands of photos over the course of the […]
ESL's eventful 2014: the infographic
2014 was an incredible year for ESL. With events held everywhere from Katowice to San Jose, we’ve been around the world and delivered the very best in esports entertainment to fans in person and online everywhere we went. To celebrate, we put together infographic that gives an overview of all the awesome stuff we did […]
Third time's the charm - Zalae wins week seven of the Hearthstone Legendary Series
He did it! After two weeks of Zalae ousting his first opponent before falling in the semifinals, the Magic: The Gathering player finally broke through. This time, his journey all the way to the top took place in one of the most stacked events that the Hearthstone Legendary Series has hosted to date. Stars like […]
"I hope the Intel Extreme Masters Taipei champ will be Zerg!": an interview with Shin "Hydra" Dong Won
Shin “Hydra” Dong Won is a Zerg player on a new team, in a new region, and on a mission to do some damage at Intel Extreme Masters Taipei. Will he be able to best the very best when he hits the stage? ESL: Hi! Thanks for taking the time to speak with us. We’re […]
The ESL CS:GO Pro League returns this week
In December the very first season of ESL CS:GO Pro League kicked off with the first matches of its group stage. Starting this week, the teams will continue fighting for the US$48,000 prize pool while the opening matches on both days see two teams on the edge of being eliminated. For this week’s four matches, […]
Heroes of the Storm enters its closed beta phase and ESL leagues continue
Today marks the end of the Heroes of the Storm alpha and consequently the start of its closed beta phase, with the biggest change to Blizzard’s upcoming MOBA title - aside from an influx of new players - being the introduction of ranked play. A newly implemented in-game Hero League is going to serve as […]
