New format of CS:GO Pro League introduces live studio matches in Europe and America for 2019
ESL and WESA are proud to reveal details of next years Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Pro League, the longest running professional CS:GO league in history. The CS:GO Pro League will return with a brand new format featuring live studio matches, groups system and an increase to 16 teams in the regions Europe, Americas and Asia-Pacific. […]
Intel and ESL Extend Partnership to Invest $100 Million in Esports For Largest Brand and Tech Partnership in Esports History
Deal Aims to Accelerate Esports Growth Through 2021 Cologne, Germany and SANTA CLARA, Calif. – December 12, 2018 – As long-standing leaders in esports, Intel and ESL, the largest independent esports company, today announced an extension to their global partnership that aims to grow the esports audience worldwide. Over the next three years, more than […]
Astralis Wins the First $1 Million Intel® Grand Slam Following Victory on home ground at the CS:GO Pro League Finals in Denmark
At the CS:GO Pro League Finals, which took place on December 7-9 in Odense, the Danish team Astralis became the first to capture the Intel® Grand Slam with a 3-1 win over Team Liquid. Astralis was awarded with the $1 million prize for completing the Intel Grand Slam, an accomplishment that required winning four Counter-Strike: Global Offensive […]
Astralis Wins the First $1 Million Intel® Grand Slam Following Victory on home ground at the CS:GO Pro League Finals in Denmark
At the CS:GO Pro League Finals, which took place on December 7-9 in Odense, the Danish team Astralis became the first to capture the Intel® Grand Slam with a 3-1 win over Team Liquid. Astralis was awarded with the $1 million prize for completing the Intel Grand Slam, an accomplishment that required winning four Counter-Strike: Global Offensive […]
ESL and Intel Add Chicago Event to IEM Circuit, Doubling Viewership From IEM Oakland 2017
Intel Extreme Masters Chicago 2018 Marks ESL’s First Esports Competition Held in the Midwest Intel® Extreme Masters (IEM), the longest-running global pro gaming circuit in the world, launched the first installment of IEM Chicago on November 10-11 to rousing success, touting a near capacity crowd of 6,500 fans and viewership numbers nearly doubling that of […]
ESL And Oculus Partner For The VR Charity Challenge Donating $100,000 To Two Gaming Charities
Influencers Will Compete in Four Game Titles on Behalf of Stack Up and Take This from December 13-16 ESL, the world’s largest independent esports company, and Oculus, the VR team at Facebook creating world-class VR hardware and software, today announced the Change the Game VR Charity Challenge (VRCC). Two teams of influencers will compete for […]
ESL and DreamHack sign esports rights deal with TV 2 for 2019
TV 2 ZULU and TV 2 PLAY have acquired the Danish rights for esports tournaments produced by ESL and DreamHack, making them ready for more than 700 hours of esports in 2019. At the same time, TV 2 SPORT and TV 2 PLAY have entered into a three-year agreement for the rights to X Games. […]