News ESL bans organisations with ties to Russian government from Pro League Players from teams affected will still be able to compete "under a neutral name, without representing their country" March 3, 2022 Marie Dealessandri
News Microsoft Build conference, DOTA and League of Legends esports among latest events to be cancelled UPDATE: Dota Pro Circuit major and minor tournaments cancelled, GWENT World Masters and PUBG Mobile Leagues postponed March 16, 2020 James Batchelor
News IEM Katowice will go on without an audience Esports tournament sees permission to hold a mass event revoked due to COVID-19 coronavirus concerns Feb. 27, 2020 Brendan Sinclair
News ESL, DreamHack sign revenue-sharing deal with 13 esports teams Agreement will ensure Team Liquid, Evil Geniuses, Fnatic, and more continue to compete in MTG-owned circuits, grants partner teams a portion of ESL Pro Tour proceeds Feb. 18, 2020 Brendan Sinclair
News Blizzard signs three-year deal with ESL, Dreamhack StarCraft II World Championship Series is being retired as Blizzard commits to ESL Pro Tours for StarCraft II and Warcraft III: Reforged Jan. 7, 2020 Brendan Sinclair
News ESL reportedly shuts down Spain, France branches, UK is "at risk" UPDATE: Esports league tells GamesIndustry.biz no offices have closed, but are being restructured Dec. 4, 2019 James Batchelor
News ESL, Dreamhack partner with Nielsen for esports data MTG's esports leagues will help tracking firm with sponsor valuation, brand impact, and consumer analytics efforts Sept. 26, 2019 Brendan Sinclair
News Arena of Valor tournament will mark Tencent's E3 debut Partnership with ESL will see playoffs hosted in Los Angeles ahead of next month's $550,000 World Cup June 6, 2018 James Batchelor 1 comment
News ESL acquires minority stake in Indian publisher Nazara Technologies "Our goal is to bring esports to the players and fans all around the world," says ESL CEO Feb. 9, 2018 Ivy Taylor
Stub Facebook to be exclusive broadcaster of two ESL events CS:GO Pro League and the ESL One circuit will only be available on Facebook in 2018 Jan. 18, 2018 Matthew Handrahan
News Layoffs as ESL restructures Jobs lost as world's largest esports organisation “realigns resources” June 29, 2017 James Batchelor
Stub Intel, Oculus and ESl form first ever VR eSports league VR Challenger League has a $200,000 prize-pool, focuses on two games: The Unspoken and Echo Arena June 13, 2017 Matthew Handrahan
News Facebook expands eSports coverage with ESL partnership Social network to host over 5,500 hours of live tournament programming including 1,500 hours of exclusive content May 18, 2017 James Brightman
Feature ESL: "The onus is on us to set the bar" Spike Laurie talks regulation, responsibility and reaching the mainstream July 25, 2016 Dan Pearson