The ESL Pro League is back – and this year it’s bigger and better than ever. With two seasons boasting US$750,000 in prize money each (a US$250,000 increase on last year’s season totals), that means an incredible US$1,500,000 is on the line for the competing teams – and no one is going to let that …
ESL Meisterschaft heads into the spring season with a bigger prize pool and more
After closing the 2015 winter season at the TaKeTV studios in Krefeld, the ESL Meisterschaft is returning to Duisburg. Landschaftspark Duisburg is the place that saw the very first open-air finals in the 14-year history of the ESL Meisterschaft and its predecessor, the ESL Pro Series Germany. However, besides having this very special place for …
Join the Spring 2016 ESL CS:GO Open League and help break more records!
In 2015, the growth of CS:GO was clear to the entire esports world. The ESL Open League was one of the very obvious indicators of this, with over 1,100 teams taking part in the last season of the year. Now ESL Open League is back with a new chance for teams from all over Europe …
ESL to host multiple US$100,000 Heroes of the StormTM tournaments in 2016
ESL, the world’s largest esports company, has confirmed it will host at least two premier US$100,000 Heroes of the Storm™ tournaments in conjunction with Blizzard Entertainment in 2016. Competitions will be held across two continents as part of the inaugural Spring season of Blizzard’s Heroes of the Storm Global Championship Circuit.… Read the rest
US$1.5 mil prize pool, 24 of the world’s best teams – ESL Pro League returns in 2016
The ESL Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Pro League returns in 2016 with US$1.5 million in prize money on the line for twenty-four of the world’s best teams. With a year-on-year prize pool increase of 50%, growth around the product is built on a proven track record. The ESL Pro League generated over 100 million sessions and …
Register now for the Blood Bowl 2 World Cup 2016 on PC
$35,000 of prizes to be won! Cyanide Studios and Focus Home Interactive are happy to invite all Blood Bowl 2 PC players to brawl merrily for the title of Blood Bowl 2’s World Champion 2016 – as well as for a long list of prizes distributed to the best players in the world.… Read the rest
Intel® Challenge returns to IEM Katowice with $30,000 CS:GO tournament
The world’s top women’s Counter Strike: Global Offensive teams face-off again at this year’s Intel® Extreme Masters Expo to compete for $30,000 in prize money at the Intel® Challenge. Held in tandem with the Intel® Extreme Masters World Championship on March 4-6, 2016, the Intel Challenge remains the premier women’s competition organized by Intel Corporation …
Game On: Registration Opens Today for Canada’s First National Tournament Featuring Call of Duty®: Black Ops III
Cineplex and WorldGaming today announced details around a new, comprehensive partnership with Sony Computer Entertainment Canada (“SCEC”) as well as its first in a series of national video gaming tournaments. Registration opens today for the ‘Cineplex WorldGaming Canadian Tournament Presented by PlayStation’ featuring Call of Duty: Black Ops III, one of the most popular game …
TUNE IN: CALL OF DUTYTM: WORLD LEAGUE PRO DIVISION BEGINS
Top eSports teams from around the globe are beginning their run towards a share of $3 million in prizing as part of the Call of Duty: World League Presented by PlayStation®4. Stage 1 of the CWL Pro Division begins tomorrow in Europe, North America and Australia/New Zealand. Each week, for up to 11 weeks, teams …
8 up-and-coming CS:GO teams ready to compete in the PGL European Minor LAN event
With the four qualifiers over, PGL is getting ready to welcome 40 talented CS:GO players from all over Europe to the PGL Regional Minor Championship, taking place between January 29 and 31. The LAN event will be hosted in PGL’s brand new studios in Bucharest, Romania, and will feature a double-elimination group-stage followed by a …
For the second successive year Gfinity has been selected by Microsoft to Host the European “Play Like a Legend” Championship on FIFA 16.
The Play Like a Legend Championship is the most premier FIFA eSports competition in Europe and we’re excited to share the official details surrounding the tournament. In announcing the news, Ben Wyer-Roberts, Xbox EMEA Esports Lead said; “‘Following the success of the programme in 2015, Xbox is very happy to be partnering with Gfinity to …
ESL Expo Barcelona presented by Mobile World Congress brings esports to Barcelona
Top Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and League of Legends teams to compete in the Barcelona CS:GO Invitational and ESL Masters Spain The world’s largest esports company ESL is once again partnering with the GSMA, the organizer of the world’s premiere mobile industry event, to bring esports competition to the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.… Read the rest
FIELD IS SET FOR INAUGURAL CALL OF DUTY WORLD LEAGUE PRO DIVISION STAGE ONE
After intense days of regional competitions worldwide, 30 teams from around the globe have successfully secured a coveted spot in the first ever Call of Duty™ World League (CWL) Pro Division presented by PlayStation®4. More than 800 professional Call of Duty™ eSports teams across North America, Europe and Australia/New Zealand competed last week for the …
ESL presents: Company of Heroes 2 Go4 Cups
We’re excited to announce that ESL is joining forces with Relic, the developer of the internationally acclaimed WWII RTS, Company of Heroes 2, to bring the game to the world’s largest esports company’s entry level tournament series: the ESL Go4 Cups. Three full months of Weekly Cups and Monthly Finals for North America and Europe …
Intel® Extreme Masters Katowice to host first StarCraft® II US$150,000 WCS Circuit Championship
Intel® Extreme Masters will host the first of Blizzard Entertainment’s all-new 2016 StarCraft® II World Championship Series™ (WCS) Circuit Championships as part of the elite pro gaming tour’s World Championship event in Katowice, Poland. The ‘WCS Circuit Winter Championship will feature 32 of the best players from the WCS Circuit at Intel Extreme Masters Katowice …