Today we have opened a 5on5 Mix Ladder to give teams somewhere more relaxing to play than the Amateur Series, with several reductions to the rules to make the focus on playing.

To help make it easier for you all to find more matches, we are going to give you a little encouragement to use one of the best features of the ESL - the Matchmaker.

Calling the UK Counter-Strike 1.6 community! To have Counter-Strike 1.6 in the ESL Pro Series next season we need YOU to sign up and play in the ESL Amateur Series.

It's the penultimate match week of the ESL Amateur Series 1st Division, find the fixtures and results inside!

It's the third match week of the ESL Amateur Series 1st Division, find the fixtures and results inside!

It's the second match week of the ESL Amateur Series 1st Division, find the fixtures and results inside!

Are you a Counter-Strike 1.6 team looking to make it to the ESL Pro Series? or just want to have a serious match every week without any hassle? Then join the ESL Amateur Series now!

We have made the decision today to merge the four 1on1 Ladders into one Ladder to make it easier for you to find matches.

The fixtures for the second season of the ESL Amateur Series 1st Division are now live! Inside you can find the fixtures for the first match week on de_train.

Today we can announce to you the six teams competing in the second season of the ESL UK Counter-Strike 1.6 Amateur Series 1st Division.

Congratulations to locked on winning the inaugural season of the ESL UK Counter-Strike 1.6 Amateur Series 1st Division.

It is still possible for any team to qualify for the next ESL Pro Series! In this news we will tell you everything you need to know about qualifying for ESL Pro Series Season 4.

The first qualifier has been completed with Button Bashers and paramount finishing on top to take the next to spots in the upcoming ESL Pro Series. The second qualifier takes place next week, details inside.

The Counter-Strike Amateur Series has reopened following the snapshot for ESL Pro Series qualification. Teams can continue playing matches and earning points towards trying to qualify for the next ESL Pro Series season.

One of the most anticipated and eagerly awaited announcements in the history of British Counter-Strike - the news you have all been waiting for - the teams that have qualified for the inaugural UK Counter-Strike 1.6 ESL Pro Series, and the teams that are eligible for the qualifier cups.

After taking on feedback about the cups and to ensure the best teams qualify, we have changed the format and schedule of the cups.

It has been a more than two weeks since our last look at the Counter-Strike Amateur Series and there is little more than a week to go until the qualification snapshot is taken.

We hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Some teams have been busy over the holidays working towards getting into the ESL Pro Series but has it paid off?

Following on from last night's successful Aim cup we will also try an AWP cup for you next Tuesday!

Thirty-two teams, one Sunday afternoon - sign up now!

The ESL Amateur Series the place to play for UK Counter-Strike teams looking for good matches or to make to the ESL Pro Series. It has been a week since our last look at the Amateur Series, has much changed?

The end of the year is coming up and with it a break in the Amateur Series season. Find out what this means inside.

ESL UK is the place to play with four cups again next week to keep UK Counter-Strikers busy shooting each other.

Following on from last night's successful cup we have another 1on1 Aim cup for you next Wednesday!

It has been a long time since our last 1on1 cup so here you are - 1on1 AIM this Wednesday!

ESL UK is the place to play with four cups next week to keep UK Counter-Strikers busy shooting each other.

If 2on2 is your thing then you'll love Tuesday nights. Starting this Tuesday we'll be running 2on2 cups every week. Grab a friend and sign up now!

The ESL UK Counter-Strike 5on5 Amateur Series opened a little less than a month ago and now features almost thirty teams playing for fun or trying to qualify for a possible ESL Pro Series next year. Today we'll give you a quick review of the top teams!

Following the announcement last week of the planned Counter-Strike ESL Pro Series we have today opened the Counter-Strike ESL Amateur Series, the road to the ESL Pro Series.

On Thursday night we will have another 5on5 Nightcup for up to 16 teams to duke it out for Premium and ESL TV prizes.