Tag: ESL
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ESL Snapdragon Pro Series BGMI Challenge Finals: All Qualified Teams
The ESL Snapdragon Pro Series Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) has showcased intense and nail-biting battles so far. As the Challenge Season concludes, the focus now shifts to the grand final – the Challenge Finals, where the top 16 teams will fight for the ultimate title and a massive ₹10,000,000 INR prize pool. Let’s have a…
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ESL Announces IEM Sydney Talent Lineup
IEM Sydney’s schedule has undergone a revamp. ESL, the event’s organizer, has extended the time allocated for best-of-one matches to one hour and best-of-three matches to three and a half hours. This adjustment means that the opening matches on October 16 will now commence at 01:30, a 90-minute delay from the original 00:00 start time.…
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ESL’s Latest Ruling: No More Crocs Allowed in Counter-Strike Tournaments
ESL, one of the biggest tournament organizers in the world of esports, has recently revealed its updated rulebook for the upcoming ESL Pro Tour. The announcement was made ahead of the IEM Cologne 2023 CSGO tournament that’s set to take place in Germany, and the updated rulebook includes a bunch of new changes to the…
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ESL removes Sadokist from IEM Rio Major after alleged altercation
ESL has officially removed the Canadian CSGO commentator Matthew “Sadokist” Trivett from the IEM Rio Major talent lineup. He will no longer be able to take part in the Brazil Major. According to sources, ESL took this decision after Sadokist went into an altercation in the hotel while being under influence which called for the…
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IEM Rio Major: ESL removed X-ray and Minimap to stop crowd influence
IEM Rio Major 2022 had literally the best start in the history of CSGO Majors. The Cloud9 vs Imperial Esports match on the 2nd day gathered more than 689K peak viewers which made it the most popular match of the day. However, the exact match was critical for both teams to be in the race.…
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EPL 15: Gambit to play as “Players” in Group C
Abay ‘HObbit’ Khasenov and men would play as “Players” at the upcoming ESL Pro League S15 after being flagged by ESL to avoid using their original banners citing the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict. In the past week, ESL through an official statement have announced that they have cut ties with the Russian government which include individuals…
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ESL and Leading CSGO Teams to Donate $125k for Disaster Relief in Ukraine
Tournament organizer and Gaming company, ESL announced on their broadcast of ESL Pro League Season 15 that they will be donating $125,000 USD to Ukraine for Disaster Relief. Ukraine was invaded by Russian troops on the morning of 24th February 2022, and the conflict is on its 16th day at the time of writing, with…
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Russian teams to play under different names at ESL Pro League: Event Organizer
ESL through an official statement have announced that they have cut ties with the Russian government which include individuals or organizations under alleged or confirmed EU sanctions related to the ongoing political conflict between Russia and Ukraine which follows the word that no Russian based teams would be allowed to participate at the Pro League…
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ESL announces ESL Impact, an all-women CSGO circuit
ESL Gaming GmbH, the leading esports organizer has officially announced all the details of the upcoming all-woman CSGO circuit named ESL Impact. The all-woman CSGO tournament was announced in December as a part of the ESL’s #GGFORALL initiative. According to ESL’s press release, the consolidated prize pool of ESL Impact will be $500,000. The tournament…
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ESL’s parent company MTG acquires India’s PlaySimple for $360 million
Modern Times Group, Sweden’s digital media group which holds a strong portfolio of esports and gaming companies has reportedly acquired Bangalore’s gaming firm PlaySimple for a whopping $360 million, or INR 2600 crores. Multiple outlets including TechCrunch have reported, the deal value as much as $510 million. PlaySimple has a portfolio of nine games, with…