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Echo Fox has forfeited its spot in the North American division of the ESL Pro League after failing to submit a roster for the upcoming season. The team disbanded its CS:GO team late last year, leaving just two players on its roster currently. Obviously without a team of five they …
Read More »ESL Pro League returns for Season 5 next week
The ESL Pro League Season 5 schedule has been revealed, with the event set to kick off in just under a week. 14 teams are set to compete in the European division and another 14 will battle it out in the North American side of the competition. The top teams …
Read More »ESL Pro League to be streamed on YouTube
ESL has confirmed rumours that the ESL Pro League Season 5 and 6 will be streamed exclusively on YouTube. The deal was rumoured earlier in the week, and has now been confirmed. This means that the english language stream of the tournament will not be available on Twitch at all. …
Read More »ESL Pro League to be streamed exclusively on YouTube according to report
The next season of the ESL Pro League CS:GO competition will be streamed exclusively on YouTube according to a report. Slingshot eSports cites sources with a knowledge of the deal, who say that the deal between YouTube and the World eSports Association (WESA) will see season five of the Pro …
Read More »Scott “SirScoots” Smith provides explanation as to why players voted to not play in PEA
The PEA drama finally seems to be coming to a close, with players voting to play in the ESL Pro League insead. Now thanks to player spokesperson Scott “SirScoots” Smith, we know why they chose ESL. A lengthy Medium blog from SirScoots reveals a number of key points, such as …
Read More »Players vote to play in the ESL Pro League instead of PEA
Teams that were set to play in the PEA CS:GO league have voted to instead play in the ESL Pro League North American division. Late last year PEA told teams that they would not be able to play in both competitions, which caused a ton of drama including open letters …
Read More »PEA plans to ban its teams from playing in the ESL Pro League according to report
A report from Slingshot eSports suggests that PEA will ban all teams that play in its league from competing in the rival ESL Pro League. PEA will be running its own league in 2017 in a similar fashion to the Pro League, which makes the move somewhat understandable. However players …
Read More »Two more ESL Pro League seasons confirmed for 2017
The ESL Pro League CS:GO competition will return for another two seasons in 2017, with $2 million on the line throughout the course of the year. The two million prize pool gives each season a prize pool of $1 million, which is a 25% increase on last season. ESL have …
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