ESL Meisterschaft by 99Damage will present comprehensive coverage through broadcast production, editorial contents, social media activation to the community, taking esports entertainment to the next level. With the integration of ESEA, a third-party service for CS:GO by ESL Gaming, the top division will rely on the industry-leading anti-cheat tool to ensure rewarding and fair esports experience for teams and players.
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The ESL Pro Tour CS:GO offers the most sustainable, open, and mature ecosystem an esports game can have, creating benefits for all stakeholders involved and providing opportunities for players to qualify for the biggest international tournaments within the ESL esports ecosystem. The league is directly connected to ESL Pro Tour CS:GO – the ultimate CS:GO competition – creating a complete path from zero to hero for aspiring players with competitions across all skill levels. Through combining top divisions from ESL Meisterschaft and 99Liga into one and bringing in lower divisions from 99Liga, the joint league boasts a total of over 1,000 participating teams and 8,000 registered players. ESL Meisterschaft by 99Damage is set out to create the epitome of a regional CS:GO league and pave the way for teams of all levels to the regional and international stages.ĮSL Meisterschaft by 99Damage features two seasons in a year and is split into a top division and multiple lower divisions.
The joint CS:GO league aims to build upon proven successes with 99Liga since 2015 under 99Damage, establishing the most popular CS:GO community platform in the German language, and ESL Meisterschaft, the most competitive and premium class national championship for Germany since 2002.
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The decision to merge 99Liga and ESL Meisterschaft follows the recent joint announcement of both companies about Freaks 4U Gaming becoming the official license holder and operator of national ESL competitions and DreamHack festivals in Germany and France.
Other game titles like Dota 2 or Warcraft will remain unchanged with the ESL Meisterschaft branding.
Effective January 2022, the joint CS:GO league “ESL Meisterschaft by 99Damage” will kick off the new season leveraging strengths from both long-standing leagues, aiming to elevate the competitive scene across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland and contribute to the continued growth of one of the original game titles helping to shape esports worldwide. The joint CS:GO league “ESL Meisterschaft by 99Damage” aims to elevate the competitive scene in Germany, Austria, and SwitzerlandīERLIN, COLOGNE, Novem– ESL Gaming, the world’s largest esports company, and Freaks 4U Gaming, a global full-service agency specializing in gaming and esports, today announced the merge of 99Liga and ESL Meisterschaft, the largest community league for Counter-Strike: Global Offense in the DACH proprietary to Freaks 4U Gaming and the CS:GO part of the German national championship of ESL, respectively.