Announcement: Today we present you something completely new. ESL Sports is a truely sportive platform for all sports related stuff on the ESL, the biggest league for online-gaming. ESL Sports represents the full spectrum of sports in all of it's variety. From football to tennis to sailing: ESL Sports offers the full load of sports! The extra thrill: You will play your matches according to real and big sports events!
Playing ice-hockey, football or absketball matches from home? Performing in big games from your computer and becoming the best? Join the competition on ESL Sports! Not only in FIFA 2008 but also in Virtual Skipper 5, Top Spin 2 or Carom 3D.

Sports has a wide range auf facets. ESL Sports offers it all. Show your sportsmanship and your ability to compete with the best!

The brand-new ESL section ESL Sports kicks off today. The first gameday for many leagues will be on April 1st. Here is a short summary of some of the leagues and their starting dates:

April 1st: Football (FIFA 2008)
April 1st: Motorsports (Live for Speed)
April 1st: Sailing (Virtual Skipper 5)
April 1st: Tennis (Top Spin 2)
April 1st: Pool (Carom 3D)

The following game sections will start in the coming months:
Golf
Eishockey
Basketball


Game sections will include all levels of play known from ESL. The amateur section gets special treatment with a new matchmaking function. Stay tuned for more information about that. Also we will offer strong professional leagues that will also be oriented on classic sports events.

Especially with Carom 3D and FIFA 08 there will be a close connection between ESL and ESL Sports. Both platforms will utilize the same ladder, creating a unified ranking.

More information about ESL Sports will follow in the nex days. We will present some of the competitions in detail and give you more general information about ESL Sports. For now ESL Sports is a German-exclusive league.



Source: esl.eu