ESL One once again brings Dota to Frankfurt's World Cup stadium in 2015

ESL One once again brings Dota to Frankfurt's World Cup stadium in 2015

Commerzbank-Arena to host US$150,000 Dota 2 esports festival as ESL One takes to the field

(Cologne, Germany) December 11, 2014 - Following the success of ESL One Frankfurt 2014, Germany’s 2006 World Cup football stadium, Commerzbank-Arena, will once again play host to the premier esports tournament. June 20th and 21st will feature competition between eight of the world’s best Dota 2 teams who are set to battle it out in the legendary stadium for over US$150,000 in prize money.

“After ESL One Frankfurt 2014 we just could not pass up the opportunity for a repeat performance in 2015. We received countless messages from fans and have taken all feedback into account to make 2015 an even fan and player experience better,” said Ulrich Schulze, Managing Director of Pro Gaming at ESL. “The Commerzbank-Arena is such an iconic stadium, we are very excited to be going back and definitely have a few tricks up our sleeve for returning fans!”

During the two event days, nearly 6 million people tuned in to watch the action on streams, with over 500,000 simultaneous viewers following the tournament. They were joined by 12,500 fans at the stadium on each of the event days. Cheered to victory by the masses were Invictus Gaming, who took home the first ever ESL One Frankfurt title and tens of thousands of dollars in prize money. ESL One Frankfurt 2015 will follow a similar format: qualifiers begin early 2015 and will see six teams progress to Frankfurt alongside two invited teams. Represented will be the top teams from Europe, America and Asia. Following the successful cooperation from this year's event, the qualifiers will be ran in cooperation with joinDOTA.

Tickets sales start on December 15th at 17:00 CET (8:00 PST), with Premium and Weekend tickets being available on first come first serve basis. First wave of Premium tickets for ESL One Frankfurt 2014 was sold out in less than 2 hours. More information can be found over on the official ESL One website.

Trailer announcing the event can be found on our YouTube channel.


ESL – is world's largest, independent eSports brand, leading the industry across various games with numerous online and offline competitions. This includes high profile international and national leagues and tournaments such as the Intel® Extreme Masters, ESL One, ESL Pro Series, Starcraft® II World Championship Series, as well as grassroots amateur cups, leagues and matchmaking systems. ESL covers a broad field of services in gaming technology, event management, advertising and TV production, fully catering to the needs of the eSport’s ecosystem. With offices in Germany, Russia, France, Poland, Spain, China and North America, it has a true global footprint. www.eslgaming.com

ESL One - In ESL One, teams and players from all over the world compete in an eSports tournament unlike any other. Featuring the games Dota 2, Counter-Strike Global Offensive and Battlefield 4, ESL One gives out hundreds of thousands in prize money every year. With events taking place in sports stadiums all over the world, it puts the players in front of enthusiastic audiences, cheering them on in their attempt to secure the one trophy and the glory that comes with it. www.esl-one.com

Dota 2® - Dota 2®, released in 2013, is an Action RTS (Real Time Strategy) game from developer, Valve Software. Acting as a stand-alone sequel to Defense of the Ancients, the computer game combines action and strategy in an exciting fantasy world. Players pick from a pool of over a hundred heroes, forming two teams of five players. Actively played by millions of individuals, the game continues to grow and excite the gaming community.