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Held for the first time by Smilegate Europe, the CROSSFIRE European Tournament finals are to take place over the course of gamescom 2017. The CFS European Finals will comprise semifinals and finals played in Cologne, Germany on August 24th at the ESL Arena in Hall 9 and are being organized together by Smilegate and ESL. |
British Esports Association – Findings seem to show eSports are beneficial for children
The British Esports Association, the not-for-profit national body set up to support grassroots competitive gaming, has found that esports can be a beneficial activity for children when played in moderation.
The Association partnered with Westminster City Council and DinoPC for a free two-hour after-school esports training club, running every Tuesday for a month at Maida Vale Library.… Read the rest
Arc Revolution Cup 2017 EU Qualifiers Detailed
Win trips to Japan with GUILTY GEAR and BLAZBLUE!
PQube and Arc System Works are excited to announce the Arc Revolution Cup 2017 European Qualifier for GUILTY GEAR Xrd REV 2 and BLAZBLUE CENTRALFICTION.
Europe will be fielding one team in each of the 3vs3 GUILTY GEAR Xrd Rev 2 and 2vs2 BLAZBLUE CENTRALFICTION tournaments at Arc Revolution Cup 2017, held at Toushinsai in Tokyo, Japan on October 21, 2017.… Read the rest
UBISOFT AND ESL – UK Go4 CUPS for rainbow six siege on console
Ubisoft®, together with ESL, the world’s largest eSports company, announced that Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege will kick off three months of Go4 cups in the UK from 15th August 2017 until 28th November 2017. The competition will be open to UK players on Xbox One™ and the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and will feature weekly prizes of £100 per platform with a prize pool of £1,000 per platform every four weeks for the Go4 Finals. … Read the rest
Get Ready for the Return of CS:GO
Ginx eSports
The biggest tournament of 2017 has come and gone, but CS:GO’s most high profile storylines continue to rumble on. Teams and players have taken full advantage of a relatively long break from Premier-level tournaments by shuffling their rosters, cementing their positions and preparing for a busy end to the year.… Read the rest
Overwatch – Los Angeles Group Stage: Official Preview
Last weekend in Katowice, Poland, South Korea and Canada joined China, France, Sweden, and Australia in the round-of-eight bracket for BlizzCon. This week, we fly to sunny Los Angeles, California, where Groups G and H will tussle for the final two remaining spots August 11–13.
Team USA heads up Group G, where they’re up against Team Chinese Taipei, Team Brazil, and Team New Zealand.… Read the rest
Gambit Esports join the team lineup of IEM Oakland
By IEM
We are thrilled to announce that the reigning Major champions, Gambit Esports, will be joining us in Oakland for the third event of season 12 of Intel Extreme Masters. Gambit will join FaZe Clan, G2 Esports, SK Gaming, Astralis, Cloud9, Team Liquid and five other teams who will compete for the prestigious IEM trophy and the Oakland championship.… Read the rest
ESL UK Brings esports to EGX with The Premiership Finals!
By ESL Gaming
Today we are proud to announce that we are taking the live finals of The ESL Premiership, the UK national esports league, to the floors of EGX for the very first time, the finals mark the culmination of an entire season’s hard work for teams in The Premiership and we couldn’t be any more excited to do it in style!… Read the rest
Fight Club NRW 8: Live Stream and Event Information
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Fight Club NRW 8
One of this weekend’s Ranking Events is Fight Club NRW 8, held August 5th through 6th in Cologne, Germany. Japan’s Hx|CYG BST|Daigo Umehara, winner of last week’s Abuget Cup 2017 Ranking Event, will be there was well as many other top players from around CPT Europe including France’s Method RB|Luffy, Ireland’s Method|Cobelcog, UK’s Mousesports|Problem X and Norway’s BX3|Phenom.… Read the rest
Fight in Rio 2017: Live Stream and Event Information
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Fight in Rio 2017
Fight in Rio 2017, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from August 5th through 6th, is one of several exciting Ranking Events taking place in the Capcom Pro Tour this weekend. Top Brazilian players including F3|Brolynho, Umbrella|Dark and Innova|Keoma will be competing as well as other great players from around the region.… Read the rest
Esports Championship Series Season 4 Development League starts on August 19, 2017
FACEIT’s Esports Championship Series (ECS), the first CS:GO league to offer players co-ownership and true collaboration in league activities, is returning for Season 4 with the ECS Open Qualifiers and Development League. The Open Qualifiers are set to take place on 19-20 and 26-27 August, with the top two teams of each qualifier progressing to the Development League.… Read the rest
Third season of the 2017 Hearthstone Championship Tour (HCT) is here
The third season of the 2017 Hearthstone Championship Tour (HCT) is here! The top 64 point earners from every region will be joined by the top eight players in their respective Tavern Hero Tournaments over three consecutive weekends in September. Competitors are duking it out from their local taverns for their share of the $25,000 USD prize pools and one of the four spots per region in the upcoming Summer Championship.… Read the rest
The ESL Arena is coming to gamescom 2017
ESL Gaming
ESL Arena returns to Hall 9 at gamescom 2017, with a variety of activities for you to explore throughout the week of the trade fair. With two dedicated esports stages, you will get to see a multitude of tournaments taking place in Cologne, Germany in front of over 350,000 fans that are expected to attend.… Read the rest
Overwatch – Katowice Group Stage: Official Preview
We’re at the halfway point in the Overwatch World Cup Group Stage. Four nations have already fought their way to BlizzCon: China, France, Sweden, and Australia. This week, we fly to the European esports heartland of Katowice, Poland, as Groups E and F take the stage August 4–6.
The Polish fans will be in for a treat, as last year’s Overwatch World Cup champions, Team South Korea, enter Group E.… Read the rest
Third annual H1Z1 Invitational – October 2017 at TwitchCon
Daybreak Games has revealed the first major details for this October’s third annual H1Z1 Invitational, the premier esports event at Twitch’s TwitchCon 2017. This year’s extravaganza raises the stakes with three unique tournaments of the massive arena shooter H1Z1®: King of the Kill® with a combined prize pool of $500,000.… Read the rest