Wikipedia - ESL Pro League

The ESL Pro League (formerly ESL ESEA Pro League; shortened as EPL) is a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) professional esports league, produced by ESL. It was previously based on four regions: Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Oceania but following a format revamp in season 13, regional leagues were discontinued and unified into one league. ESL Pro League currently comprises 32 teams each season, including 15 Permanent Partner Teams. The ESL Pro League is considered to be the premier professional CS:GO league in the world and is one of the major professional leagues in esports. The ESL Pro League began as a venture between the Electronic Sports League (ESL) and E-Sports Entertainment Association League (ESEA). Its inaugural season started on May 4, 2015.

History

In early November 2014, the German-based Electronic Sports League announced the creation of the ESL Pro League as the European ESL league. On April 28, 2015, ESL announced a joint venture with the North American-based E-Sports Entertainment Association League to provide a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive league with US$500,000 in total prize money in the first season between two continents. It later expanded to fourteen teams per region and raised its prize pool to US$1,000,000, with two seasons running each year. ESL the prize pool once more in 2018 by making the teams fight for $1,000,000 in the Finals, raising the season prize pool by $250,000. In addition, the number of teams in the finals rose to sixteen, with more teams from regions other than North American and Europe participating in the Finals. In 2020, due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, seasons 11 and 12 did not have a global final, instead regional finals were held in Europe and North America. In 2021, starting from ESL Pro League Season 13, the organization announced a changed format, with one league replacing the four regional leagues that existed prior to the pandemic. All 24 teams would travel to Europe to participate in the league, with the top 12 teams of the 24-team regular season proceeding to the playoffs. With the consolidation of the tournament into one event, the prize pool was reduced to $750,000. Starting from ESL Pro League season 17, the prize pool was increased to $850,000 as a result of increasing the number of teams from 24 to 32.

La ESL Pro League de CS:GO es un torneo de deportes electrónicos que reúne a los mejores equipos de Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Esta competencia se lleva a cabo en diferentes etapas, donde los equipos compiten por un premio en efectivo y el título de campeón de la liga.

Durante el torneo, los equipos se enfrentan en emocionantes partidas de CS:GO, demostrando sus habilidades estratégicas, tácticas y de juego en equipo. Los jugadores utilizan armas virtuales y trabajan en conjunto para cumplir los objetivos del juego, ya sea plantar o desactivar bombas, rescatar rehenes o eliminar al equipo contrario.

La ESL Pro League es reconocida por su alto nivel de competencia y por atraer a jugadores y fanáticos de todo el mundo. Los equipos participantes son seleccionados a través de clasificatorias previas y se dividen en diferentes grupos para competir en una fase de grupos. Los mejores equipos de cada grupo avanzan a los playoffs, donde se enfrentan en emocionantes partidas eliminatorias hasta llegar a la gran final.

Este torneo es seguido por millones de fanáticos en todo el mundo, quienes disfrutan de la emoción y la intensidad de cada partida. Además, la ESL Pro League ofrece una plataforma para que los jugadores profesionales demuestren su talento y se conviertan en referentes de la escena de los deportes electrónicos.

La ESL Pro League de CS:GO es un evento imperdible para los amantes de los deportes electrónicos y una oportunidad para presenciar a los mejores equipos y jugadores en acción.