$250,000 is up for grabs at the Finals, which is moving from Germany.
“I have been involved with this global tour for seven years now and in that time I had not seen anything like the event we had in Katowice,” said George Woo, Intel’s IEM Marketing Manager. “Poland is very passionate for gaming and Spodek is the perfect venue for what we are trying to achieve together.”
Next to experiencing eSports competition at the highest level, visitors can interact with the newest games and gaming technology at various partner areas, including the Intel showcase, BenQ and Kingston HyperX.
Electronic Sports League and the company behind it, Turtle Entertainment, is the leading gaming company in the field of competitive gaming and electronic sports. Founded in the year 2000 the company is currently offering eSports competitions in more than 46 countries including Brazil and China. The core of Turtle's services is its online portal called Electronic Sports League (ESL) which became a highly popular destination site for competitive computer gamers around the world. The portal reaches up to ten million visits a month (IVW) generated by more than 4 million registered users.
Turtle Entertainment offers its competitions worldwide using these specific brands: Electronic Sports League (ESL), ESL Pro Series, Intel Extreme Masters, ESL Major Series, ESL TV, Consoles Sports League. Turtle Entertainment broadcasts ESL events via ESL TV, ESL's web-TV service, since 2007. The headquarters has more than 115 employees and is located in Cologne, Germany. Turtle Entertainment owns the majority of the Chinese eSports league PGL (Pro Gamer League) since 2007 and is locally active with subsidiaries or franchises in over 17 countries.
