The ranking and qualifying format for the ESL Pro Tour StarCraft II is based on the proven model of Activision Blizzard’s existing WCS system. Taking over from the StarCraft II World Championship Series, the new ESL Pro Tour StarCraft II will feature tournaments on a minimum of four different continents, and the venue for the World Championship will move from BlizzCon® to Intel® Extreme Masters Katowice. Together with and we're creating a new path for players of all levels to achieve greatness.ĭiscover our vision at ! /b5D1JufsA8
Introducing the #ESLProTour for StarCraft II and Warcraft III: Reforged.
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Today’s announcement brings this special relationship full circle. Starting in 2020, ESL and DreamHack will be involved in the Hearthstone Esports program as Preferred Production Partners.įrom the very first ESL WC3 online cups, organized over 15 years ago, to our most recent premier event in the SC2 pro circuit at DreamHack Montreal in 2019, both companies have a long history in the competitive ecosystem of Blizzard titles. We’re excited to continue building upon their legacies, but also to broaden our collaboration with Activision Blizzard Esports into other titles. Our involvement with SC2 dates back to the title’s very debut 10 years ago in 2010, we’ve also been running global tournaments for WC3 since 2006. Over that time, they have nurtured rivalries, created stars, and cemented StarCraft and Warcraft as two of the top global esports. The communities of Blizzard Entertainment’s real-time strategy games have been a crucial part of the esports scene as a whole for the past 20+ years.
Read on to find out how we plan to take StarCraft® II and Warcraft® III: Reforged™ esports to the next level.
We are proud to announce a three-year-long strategic partnership with Activision Blizzard Esports that will see ESL and DreamHack join forces to bring two new ESL Pro Tour formats to life.