Event Preview: Call of Duty MLG Anaheim Open 2016

This weekend, Major League Gaming and the Call of Duty World League, Presented by PlayStation 4 present the Call of Duty MLG Anaheim Open. All twelve North American World League teams and up to 96 amateur teams will compete for a $100,000 prize pool and 10,000 CWL Pro Points. The large number of Pro Points …

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This weekend is the last chance to qualify for the Intel Extreme Masters in Shanghai

Intel Extreme Masters Shanghai, the first event of Season XI, is already looming on the horizon and we’re looking to finalize our qualifiers. So far, nine players have already qualified over the last few weeks. Here is the current player list: Protoss PtitDrogo Neeb Has Cyan PiLiPiLi Terran Major Zerg TooDMing Snute Enderr Who will …

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ESL to host world’s largest Overwatch competition at gamescom 2016

Overwatch has had a rocket start after its release and is almost everywhere you look. At this year’s gamescom in Cologne, Germany, we are proud to present the largest Overwatch tournament to date. At the Overwatch® Atlantic Showdown, eight teams, four each from North America and Europe, will fight for the title as well as …

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ESL One esports spectacle in Barclays Center to feature Street Fighter V

ESL One New York to host US$75,000 tournament with up to 1,024 players ESL today confirmed the addition of an open US$75,000 Street Fighter® V tournament “The Brooklyn Beatdown” to be played out in Brooklyn’s Barclays Center alongside the announced ESL One New York Counter-Strike: Global Offensive competition. This marks the second competition to be …

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ESL Delivers Nearly 1 in Every 4 Hours of Organizer eSports Content Consumed on Twitch

Over the course of the past ten months (August 2015-May 2016), fans of competitive gaming consumed a total of 803.7 million hours of esports content on the online streaming platform, Twitch – for which ESL broadcasts were a main contributor. According to data from Newzoo, the world’s largest esports company dominates Twitch with the delivery …

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Tune In for Injustice 2 Gameplay Reveal – Sunday, June 12

At this weekend’s ESL Mortal Kombat X Pro League Season 3 Finals in Burbank, Ed Boon, creative director at NetherRealm Studios will reveal the first gameplay of Injustice 2, the super-powered sequel to Injustice: Gods Among Us. Please tune-in to twitch.tv/netherrealm on Sunday, 12 June @ 1am BST for a sneak peak at what will …

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Announcing the ESL One Cologne 2016 format and dates for the group stage

By ESL See how the next major will be played out and when the group stages will take place. The currently running offline qualifier for ESL One Cologne will determine the eight Challenger teams which will join the Legends at LANXESS Arena to fight for the next major championship. As the teams battle it out …

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CPT ASIA: Announcing G League 2016, China’s First Premier Tournament

League 2016: China’s First Premier Tournament G League’s Capcom Pro Tour Street Fighter V registration has officially begun! G League 2016 is the first Street Fighter V CPT Premier Tournament in China, and the Champion will join 32 other players from around the world at Capcom Cup. In addition to the guaranteed spot at Capcom …

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CyberPowerPC CS:GO Pro Gaming Series – Qualifier #2 (June 12-27)

Preliminary Bracket: – 64 team double elimination tournament bracket with first come, first serve FREE open registration – The Preliminary Bracket will be played with a best-of-three (bo3) upper bracket and best-of-one (bo1) map lower bracket – The Preliminary Bracket will be seeded randomly – Map & side selection (bo3): VETO process (maps 1 & …

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The ESL One Cologne offline qualifier survival guide

The offline qualifier for ESL One Cologne 2016 begins tomorrow with 16 teams from around the world fighting for eight Challenger slots and the chance to compete with the Legends from Columbus for the US$1,000,000 prize pool. We’ve gathered everything you need to know about the qualifier in one place. Key information • When?… Read the rest

CALL OF DUTY XP, THE BIGGEST CALL OF DUTY FAN EVENT IN HISTORY, COMES TO LOS ANGELES FROM 2nd – 4th September

Call of Duty World League Culminates as Best Esports Players in the World Compete for More Than $2 Million in Prize Money at the Call of Duty World League Championship, Presented by PlayStation®4 Epic Fan Celebration Also Includes the World Premiere and First Hands-On of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare and Call of Duty: Modern …

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Gfinity and Futhead launch the first global FUT competition

Starting today, Gfinity and Futhead are running weekly ‘Futhead Cups’ for ‘FIFA 16’ on ‘Xbox One’ for Europe, North and South America, with a total $25,000 prize pool. London 2nd June 2016 – As the EURO 2016 tournament is about to kick off in Europe, Gfinity and Futhead announce an exciting global FIFA 16 eSports …

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E-Sports competition is coming to Metal Assault in Europe: ESL has listed it for OPEN y Go4 competitions

IDC/Games & Turtle Entertainment, founder and organizer of the ESL, announced today that Metal Assault would be included to the list of games in the ESL. Contests will take the classic ESL format, like OPEN & Go4, and have weekly & monthly format, with to-be-announced cash prizes. The first competition will come the 25th of …

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