ESL FACEIT Partners With ESEA League

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James Fudge

11 months ago

ESL FACEIT Group (EFG) announced Friday that the ESEA League will be utilizing the FACEIT tournament platform with the next season, which officially launches in August. ESL FACEIT is describing this transition as a “merger,” though the league will maintain its “current slots and structure,” and the ESEA website will live on as an archive of past Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) competitions.

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The league, dedicated to grassroots global CS:GO competitions, will kick off Season 46 in August and will feature a $200K USD prize pool.

It is clear that ESL FACEIT values the anti-cheat framework the league has built into its platform that has been around since 2003, and will work with it to bring that technology to the FACEIT platform.

James Fudge

With a career spanning over two decades in the esports and gaming journalism landscape, James Fudge stands as a seasoned veteran and a pivotal figure in the evolution of esports media. His journey began in 1997 at Game-Wire / Avault, where he curated gaming and community news, laying the groundwork for his expertise in the field. In his more recent roles, James cemented his status as an authority in the esports business sphere as Senior Editor Esports at Sports Business Journal and The Esports Observer between 2018 and 2021.