esports news: Porsche is flying 108 Forza gamers to the 24hrs of Le Mans to compete for a $100k prize pool; Facebook to stream ESL live
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Max
May 18 '17, 09:23
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https://twitter.com/CNET/status/865228492983730176
"ESL, the largest esports company in the world, has announced they'll be partnering with Facebook to bring over 5,500 hours of live streaming esports content to the social media platform -- 1,500 hours of which will be exclusive to Facebook.
It appears the bulk of ESL's streaming will come from Rank S, an ongoing competitive division that pits professional players practicing Counter Strike: Global Offensive against each other. Each month, $40,000 is awarded to the point leaders of the league. This sort of competitive play is ripe for streaming and commentary, and ESL aims to bring that to a wider audience with Facebook."
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"The finalists of the currently ongoing Season 3 - around 100 or so people - will be flown to France to compete in the finale on June 17 and 18 at the track, the same days the traditional action is going on at Circuit de la Sarthe. All the competitors will stay in the Le Mans village at the track, just like actual race drivers. Once a winner is crowned in Forza, they will join the class-winning Le Mans drivers on the podium. In addition, $100,000 in cash prizes will be on the line at the finals."
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