MTG’s ESL and DreamHack launches ESL Pro Tour in 2020; The World’s Largest Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Circuit with an aggregated prize pool of over $5 million
· MTG portfolio companies ESL and DreamHack today jointly announces the forming of ESL Pro Tour; the world’s largest Counter-strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) circuit ever, co-developed and executed by the two companies · The circuit will link over twenty CS:GO tournaments and leagues on five continents and feature an aggregate prize pool of over USD 5 million for 2020 · MTG owns 82 percent of the world’s largest esports company ESL and 100 % of Swedish premier gaming lifestyle festival DreamHack. The ESL Pro Tour launch is the first of several moves to create global esports tours