In addition to standard ESL rules, the following rules will be used for Crossfire.

The ESL has a complete new look and feeling. After over one month beta and different announcements, now's the day at which we proudly present the new menu, skin and ESL logo official. For the most active users this isn't really new, because they already acclimatise with the new site. But for all others this news gives an overview about all new features.

In cooperation with the ESL, BitDefender is conducting a survey on online gaming habits in the United States and the United Kingdom. The goal of this survey is to better understand online gamers and their specific needs regarding security. Take part in this survey on your habits and you have the chance to win a prize!

After a long break, /QRY from and with Dennis 'TaKe' Gehlen is finally back - with nobody less than Manuel 'Grubby' Schenkhuizen, one of the best Warcraft 3 players in the world. TaKe visited the dutch Pro Gamer at his home, got to know his family and of course his girlfriend, Cassandra. They also talked about his life as a pro as well as about the beginnings.

Last night we reached a milestone in the history of the Electronic Sports League. Nearly 10 years after the first account has been created, the two millionth user registered an account here at the ESL. The number of users who have registered across the ESL network has surpassed 2,000,000!

The brand new international eSport news page readmore.eu visited the company Turtle Entertainment GmbH in Cologne, which is the operator of the Electronic Sports League. In conversations with the staff of different departments the deputy editor-in-chief Nils 'hellphyte' Johannsen collected impressions from behind the scenes of Europe's biggest league for eSports.

We are more than happy to finally be able to announce the offline finals for the Scandinavian ESL Pro Series. Visit Inferno Online at April 25th to follow the action live! It will be a day long event with the best four Counter-Strike 1.6 teams and WarCraft 3 players. See the best of Scandinavia battle it out in a clash of great teams and players!