20 Years of ESL
From all of us at ESL, we thank you for 20 amazing years and we can’t wait to see what
From all of us at ESL, we thank you for 20 amazing years and we can’t wait to see what
2020 – We hit 10 million members in ESL! This year came with unforeseen challenges as the world was upheaved
2019 – The year began with some rejuvenating changes! ESL introduced a new brand refresh, Season 2 of the Intel®
2018 – A year of passion truly pierced the veil as CS:GO Danish titans Astralis collected back to back ESL
2017 – A year of noise and chatter. ESL broke 10+ million followers on social media, and entered into new
ESL continued to expand in 2016 announcing that they would host multiple $100,000 Heroes of the Storm tournaments, hold a
2015 – Swedish digital entertainment giant Modern Times Group (MTG) acquired 74% of Turtle Entertainment (ESL) for a total consideration
2014 – Electronic Sports League rebranded into ESL. We also saw significant milestones in esports, raising the prestige of events
Events thrived in 2013 as the Electronic Sports League hosted a range of tournaments held in 6 different continents across
2012 – An interesting year saw ESL’s members grow to over 4,000,000 and we even had a drunk burglar break
We lead the industry with numerous online and offline competitions, digital platforms as well as gaming lifestyle festivals.