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Since they landed a place in the main round, the best of Europe have been fighting each other for a place in the grand final which is this week!

Some grueling weeks have passed with some surprising results in the end. Due to technical issues and offline events we have suffered some delay for which we apologize. None the less we are proud to present our Playoffs Bracket of Season IX! More after the jump.

After more than 3 months of racing both EMS IX TMNF and CAP 8 are over now. We've seen lots of great matches and intense fights, and now it's time to praise the winners! Both tournaments found their Champions, but in the end it's all teams being winners that participated this season, wherefore we want to thank all you guys for taking part at the competitions.

VERSUS is about having fun playing exciting, balanced matches matches. But it's even more fun to have goals and achievements while playing. The VERSUS rankings for example are one such motivation. But there is something missing, isn't there? Yes, awards! We have a lot of cool ideas for new awards, but to begin with we are starting with the most basic one: for playing X VERSUS matches, in any game.

The last run towards the end of EMS IX started. 24 Players kicked off in season IX, 12 players reached the playoffs and this week, the best 2 face each other! In the Semi Finals strenx was to strong for Sc00T while k1llsen topped out agentJkezooR. From the moment matches are scheduled, we will update this newspost for streaming info!

The current EMS CS:S season is nearly finished. This week the semi-finals will be played and you can watch them on the stream of Game Cast. The first match will be played on wednesday. It's CPHWolves vs. Reason-Gaming. The next day we will present you VeryGames vs. Antwerp Aces.

MMA, Moscow Five and Natus Vincere are the Champions of Intel Extreme Masters' Global Challenge Kiev. Almost a quarter million people tuned in concurrently to watch us today on the final day to watch world's best players competing at the CyberSports Arena in Kiev. Thank you very much for your support. Our next event will take place in Sao Paulo in just two weeks.

Today is the final day of the Global Challenge Kiev where all the finals will be played out. A total seven matches is awaiting you in StarCraft II, League of Legends and Counter-Strike. Starting time is 12:00 local time in Kiev, Ukraine.

These two teams are widely considered two of the best teams in the world over the past year, and it's fitting that they contend the final tournament from the 2011 season.

After two days with almost 50 matches the groupstage has ended. From now on it will be do or die in every single match. All first and second played participants will meet respective counterparts in the semi finals or quarter finals in StarCraft II, which will be played today.

Last but not least the finals are coming up and promise to be awesome. After a long and tough season 2 teams remain in the EMS IX TMNF and CAP 8 to fight for the big title! Also the matches for the 3rd places will be driven, just like the last matches in the CAP Relegations!

The second day of Intel Extreme Masters' Global Challenge in Kiev is here with the second part of the groupstage. More players are reaching for the top in today's matches, so tune in! Be sure to get your HD Pass right now for a bargain price of 5.00 Euros and enjoy the Global Challenge Kiev in glorious HD on ESL TV.

After a christmas break we are finally back with the playoffs for Heroes of Newerth! 6 teams ready to fight for the title "Season IX HoN Winner". 1st round is allready played, and we are looking forward to Round 2 this Sunday 22.01.12

Tonight we will see VeryGames versus CodeRed Gaming in the ESL Major Series Playoffs Round 2 live on Game Cast! It is the first match that they will cover for us, in English, after engaging in a fresh cooperation between the two organisations. HiScoreTV is also covering this match in French.

The last stage before the Grand Final has been reached. Four top notch players will Duel with only one goal: reaching the Final and winning it! The first match is planned for tonight and will take place between strenx and Sc00T. No date is determined yet for the 2nd match between k1llsen and agent. Place your bets!

This Thursday 2012 eSports gets started! From 19th to 22nd of January world's best CS1.6, StarCraft II and League of Legends players will gather in Kiev to compete for $93,000 and spots at Intel Extreme Masters' World Championship. Be sure to get your HD Pass right now for a bargain price of 5.00 Euros and enjoy four days of entertaining eSports in glorious HD on ESL TV.

Again one week passed and now it's time for some serious action. With a rematch of the STC final and some more aswesome matches, this weekend promises to be great. We took a look at the upcoming fights and want to collect all streams and relays for you again!

This Sunday the first EMS Playoff matches will take place. Now a loss means being eliminated from the competition, therefore the hot phase is finally there. In the CAP Relegations every team can get a second chance due to the Loser Bracket, but all teams will still try their best to win the first Relegation match! Also we will try to make a collection of all Relay servers in here.

2011 is gone! Here we go 2012! Hopefully you had nice holidays, a lot of presents and a great start into the new year. According to the temperatures out there we present the new seasonal tournaments for Winter 2012!

Several sections are taking part in the Winter tournaments. Check out if your favourite section is hosting a tournament or join other sections' tournaments!

We hope you all had a great New Year party. With a little delay we will now present the winners of the EMS IX World of Tanks finals. After 4 great exciting maps, The RED team1 managed to win against 1st PAD Evil Panda Squad with 3:1. The 2. team of The RED finished the small finals with a clear 3:0 against the EPS Finals winner and German champion DRUCKWELLE.

Soon the Trackmania action arrives in the new year: this weekend the Playoffs and Relegations will start. Today we want to announce some further information that we forgot to publish in the earlier news.

The entire Electronic Sports League team wishes all players of the ESL a Happy New Year! Together we look forward to a great 2012 with lots of new games, exciting matches and eSport at its best!