We are happy to announce that season 6 finals of ESL Pro League are heading to Odense, Denmark, this December! On December 8-10, the Sparekassen Fyn Arena will welcome thousands of CS:GO fans to witness world-class CS:GO as the teams battle for the ESL Pro League Season 6 championship and a US$1,000,000 prize pool. This tournament win will count towards the Intel Grand Slam<\/link>.
\nESL Pro League is the longest running professional CS:GO league in history. its sixth season will kick off on August 22 and continue with seven weeks of online play (find the full schedule here<\/link>). 12 best teams, 6 from Europe and 6 from North America, will qualify for the season finals which will begin on December 5-6 with group stage matches.
\n"We are looking forward to bringing the Pro League CS:GO Finals to a completely new location and a brand new gaming expo"<\/i>, said Ken Hershman, Commissioner and Executive Chairman of WESA. "With this year’s Pro League Finals being held in two outstanding locations, both rich with fans known to have a big passion for esports and CS:GO, we are expecting a truly exciting year for the league."<\/i>
\n"Hosting one of the main esports events in the world is a great opportunity to show the city of Odense to a global audience,"<\/i> said Peter Rahbæk Juel, Mayor of Odense. "In Odense, esport has been an integrated part of our understanding for sports in a long time and is perfectly combined with our key business focuses within technology. With this event, we create a unique platform to market Odense as a city at the forefront of creating jobs and modern industries such as drones, IT and our international robotic cluster Odense Robotics".<\/i>
\n"It is a worldwide event that comes to Odense and we are absolutely thrilled and prepared,"<\/i> said Jane Jegind, Deputy Mayor of culture, sport and urban development in the City of Odense. "The city has a growing gaming community where local clubs and associations have embraced esports, and this is a development that the municipality strives to support. Esports and gaming in general, are social activities that bring people together and create a curiosity and interest in new technology and knowledge, that both, Odense and the world need."<\/i>
\nWe are thrilled to be bringing top-notch CS:GO to Denmark, a country where so many of the world’s best players come from. We cannot wait to see what the Danish crowd is capable of!
\nTicket sales<\/link> for ESL Pro League Season 6 finals in Odense start on Friday, August 11 at 12pm CEST \/ 3am PST! Be sure to follow ESL CS on Twitter<\/link> and Facebook<\/link> for all the latest updates, as well as our YouTube channel<\/link> to watch all of the matches live in native 1080p\/60fps.
\nESL Pro League is brought to you by Intel, NVIDIA, Legion by Lenovo, paysafecard, Logitech G, Mountain Dew League, Xfinity and ESEA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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