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Crytek and ESL have partnered in order to run Warface eSports competitions. The free to play shooter from Crytek will become a part of ESL’s Go4 series, which sees many other games run weekly competitions with a monthly final. This will be the case for Warface when the Go4Warface tournament …
Read More »ESL One Cologne breaks records again
ESL One Cologne, the most recent CS:GO major, has broken a ton of records including attendance and social media engagement. More than 14,000 people packed into the LANXESS arena on each of the main event days, making it one of the biggest eSports tournaments ever. Viewership was also up on …
Read More »Mountain Dew CS:GO League to give amateur teams a shot at the ESL Pro League
MTN DEW has partnered with ESL and ESEA to create the Mountain Dew League, an amateur CS:GO competition that offers qualification to the ESL Pro League. The competition will start with the Mountain Dew Last Chance Qualifier, which will see more than 7,400 amateur players compete in ranked matchmaking on …
Read More »ESL One Cologne 2017 announced
ESL One Cologne will return for its fourth year in 2017, taking place at the Lanxess Arena between July 7th and 9th. ESL confirmed that its annual showcase in largest sports stadium in Cologne will return for 2017 in a tweet, which can be seen below. The event has been …
Read More »Fnatic’s flusha on G2: "I can’t say I consider them a top team"
In just a few hours Fnatic will face off against G2 eSports at ESL One Cologne, and one of Fnatic’s star players, Robin "flusha" Rnnquist, had some harsh words on his opponents. Speaking to MCV at the ECS finals a couple of weeks ago Flusha was asked if G2 were …
Read More »The new eSports Integrity Coalition aims to end match fixing and doping
Earlier today the eSports Integrity Coalition was announced, which aims to end match fixing, doping and cheating in general in the eSports world. ESIC is a non profit association that has been formed to try and prevent cheating in eSports, and more specifically any kind of cheating or fraud that …
Read More »ESL One Cologne sells out the LANXESS arena
ESL One Cologne, the upcoming Counter-Strike: Global Offensive major, has sold out the LANXESS arena. Just under a week before the action is due to kick off in the largest sports stadium in Cologne the last ticket was sold, meaning over 14,000 spectators will be watching the best CS:GO players …
Read More »ESL adds high profile COO and VP of production
ESL has brought in two high profile executives to ramp up production” in its ever expanding studios. Yvette Martinez-Rea has been hired as the new Chief Operating Officer of ESL, having previously been Chief Operating Officer of Violet Grey. Prior to that she held multiple senior positions at Yahoo. My …
Read More »ESL One Frankfurt to be broadcast on German TV
ESL today announced that the upcoming ESL One Frankfurt Dota 2 tournament will be broadcast on German TV channel SPORT1. The free to view station that is primarily known for its traditional sports broadcasts, will show the grand final of the event at 8pm CEST on June 19th. The other …
Read More »$100,000 Overwatch tournament to be held at Gamescom by ESL
ESL and Blizzard have teamed up to host a $100,000 Overwatch tournament at Gamescom later this year. The ESL Overwatch Atlantic Showdown will take place on August 20th and 21st on the main stage of ESL’s Gamescom booth in Hall 9. Eight of the best Overwatch teams in the world …
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