ESL Gaming, part of the ESL FACEIT Group, and Malta’s Ministries of Economy, EU Funds and Lands, through GamingMalta Foundation, extend their partnership for the ESL Pro League until the end of season 20.
The expansion will see Malta be the home of the largest and oldest Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) league, with a total prize pool of $850,000 per season, bringing teams from the conference phase and the group phase on the Mediterranean island. .
ESL Gaming and GamingMalta have joined forces for the first time in 2020 to create opportunities at every level of the path from zero to hero offered by ESL Gaming’s esports ecosystems. This collaboration has established Malta as the birthplace of esports while helping ESL Gaming deliver exciting and top-quality ESL Pro League content and broadcasts for fans around the world, despite the challenges that the global pandemic has presented.
The extension deal runs until the end of 2024 and will focus on growing the local esports ecosystem with local tournaments and conferences, to provide aspiring players and teams in Malta with the opportunity to go pro.
“Growing the local esports ecosystem is a critical part of our strategic efforts to ensure we build a strong esports structure,” said GamingMalta Foundation CEO Ivan Filletti.
“Our partnership with ESL not only ensures that we run international ESL tournaments in Malta, but that we build on the zero-to-hero concept of local esports athletes competing in localized ESL events.”
CS:GO Managing Director Brian Krämer said ESL Gaming has been a proud partner of GamingMalta over the past two years of the ESL Pro League and is happy to be in Malta to host the next few seasons. of their first CS:GO league.
ESL Pro League Commissioner Alex Inglot said the partnership has shaped the ESL Pro League experience for CS:GO fans and they look forward to seeing the best players in the world compete in the unique environment of Malta.
Starting August 31, the ESL Pro League Season 16 group stage will see 15 Louvre partner teams and nine teams qualify via the ESL CS:GO Global Leaderboard or the ESL Pro League Conference Stage. meet in Malta to compete for one of the twelve places in the knockout phase, which will take place from September 27 to October 2.
The ESL Pro League Season 16 Knockout Stage will take place in front of a live audience. Tickets will be released on September 5.
For more details on ESL Pro League Season 16, check out the official website.
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