Tournament organiser ESL Gaming has partnered with Blizzard Entertainment to create and operate Hearthstone’s esports ecosystem for next two years. RELATED: ESL renews Mastercard NLC partnership The deal will see all of Hearthstone’s major tournaments be affected, such as Grandmasters and the Hearthstone Masters Tours. Additionally, the circuit will entail a total prize pool of $3m (~ […]
ESL to host Wild Rift tournaments in Malaysia and Thailand through 2021 – Esports Insider
Event organiser ESL has announced it will operate the official League of Legends: Wild Rift tournaments in Malaysia and Thailand for 2021 as the appointed partner of Riot Games Southeast Asia. In addition, ESL will host a collegiate Wild Rift tournament in Thailand next year. RELATED: ESL and U.S. Air Force partnership takes flight The competitive […]
ESL and German Football League DFL Announce Cooperation for Virtual Bundesliga Competition
Global tournament organizer ESL has entered into a strategic partnership with the Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL) with the goal to “further expand and professionalize the Virtual Bundesliga.” ESL will take control of all aspects of media production for national VBL competitions. The organizer has also acquired media rights through this deal for the VBL with […]
ESL and GUNNAR Optiks Release Custom Gaming Glasses
Global esports league and tournament organizer ESL has partnered with GUNNAR Optiks to create a line of esports gaming glasses for retail. ESL Blade, the first signature ESL design released by GUNNAR, is part of a three-year licensing partnership between the two companies previously reported by The Esports Observer. Following the release of Lighting Bolt […]
ESL Mobile Open EU Expands to Add MENA Region
ESL has expanded the European edition of its Mobile Open to include the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region for Season 2. The move builds upon the Mobile Open’s first season success, wherein more than 500K players participated. As with its North American counterpart, the ESL Mobile Open consists of online tournaments for multiple […]
ESL, DreamHack Announce Eight CS:GO Pro Tour LAN Events For 2021
ESL and DreamHack have announced that eight ESL Pro Tour LAN tournaments will be held in 2021. The ESL Pro Tour 2021 calendar kicks off with IEM Katowice in February, one of the ESL Pro Tour’s Master events. The calendar ends with an IEM tournament in Asia in December. The ESL and DreamHack tournaments, which […]
ESL appoints CS:GO commissioner, PUBG Mobile banned in India | ESI Digest #8 (04/09/20)
Each week, ESI Digest breaks down the weekly happenings in the esports industry, making sense of things so you don’t have to. As well as being housed on YouTube, ESI Digest is available on all major podcast platforms and is also available in written form below. This week on ESI Digest, we cover ESL Premiership’s partnerships, MTG’s leadership appointments, […]
ESL appoints Alexander Inglot as CS:GO Pro League commissioner
Tournament organiser ESL has appointed Alexander Inglot as the inaugural Commissioner of its ESL Pro League for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. According to a release, Inglot has been bought on board “to drive creation of the new collaborative structure, optimise governance, and explore new revenue streams.” RELATED: ESL’s Ulrich Schulze on Louvre Agreement, Pro League changes Before joining the league […]
ESL broadens scope of Bad Boy Leeroy partnership with Brazilian focus
Tournament operator ESL has expanded the scope of its partnership with Brazilian entertainment holding Bad Boy Leeroy (BBL). The extension of the agreement is said to build upon the current long-term partnership between ESL and BBL, focusing on strategic improvements and efficiency at the local level. RELATED: ESL, DreamHack sign Brazilian media rights deal with […]
VANSKOR’s Team Unique ends Team Secret’s 21-0 win streak
The CIS representative, Team Unique delivered the biggest upset of ESL One Birmingham Online: Europe and CIS by taking down Team Secret 2-0 on the fourth day of group play. Team Secret were on a 21-0 win streak, built after they lost a game to Alliance on the 16th of May in the Gamers Without […]