Twitch managed to buy exclusive rights to streaming the Overwatch League, however now Facebook have their very own unique main tournaments to stream: ESL One and CS:GO Pro League. Announced right this moment, CS:GO Pro League, which begins on February 13, 2018, might be streamed completely on Facebook for 4 seasons, till December 2019.
To get higher at Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, here’s our tips for climbing the ranks and improving your skills.
The first ESL One occasion to be streamed completely by way of Facebook is ESL One Genting 2018, which takes place January 23-28, a Dota 2 Minor event with a $400,000 prize pool and qualifying factors for The International 2018. Upcoming ESL One occasions embrace ESL One Katowice 2018 (for Dota 2, a Major event) and ESL One Cologne 2018 (for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive).
The CS:GO Pro League and ESL One tournaments might be streamed by way of Facebook Live in English and different languages and at 1080p/60fps. There’s additionally going to be the choice to observe in VR, with Facebook 360 for Gear VR app giving a VR perspective when it is rolled out.
Other ESL tournaments – comparable to Intel Extreme Masters (IEM), ESL Pro League, and different – aren’t unique to Facebook and can, presumably, be streamed throughout a number of websites.
On high of streaming CS:GO Pro League and ESL One tournaments, ESL are additionally going to be making a weekly five-minute present in regards to the Dota group on Facebook Watch, a service that’s at the moment solely obtainable within the United States – if you happen to attempt to go to the generic Facebook Watch page from elsewhere on this planet, you will be met with a message saying the content material shouldn’t be obtainable.
Source
