DeKay’s Sources: RFRSH and ESL at odds over CS:GO event dates

Danish esports company RFRSH Entertainment and German esports company ESL are at odds over the dates of their respective Counter-Strike: Global Offensive league finals in December, according to multiple sources from both sides of the situation. 

One source told Dexerto that RFRSH had put in a claim for the dates first, with ESL attempting to claim the same dates afterwards. The same source indicated that discussions between the two are ongoing, but a resolution isn’t expected anytime soon.

Sources close to ESL have explained that, in December 2018, RFRSH marked a weekend in December 2019 as a “backup” date. ESL had picked those same dates for the Season 10 ESL Pro League Finals and, after ESL contacted them about the clash, RFRSH agreed to use a different weekend. However, last month they contacted ESL again to explain there was now a conflict for the original dates that appeared to have been sorted.

The ESL Pro League has been running since 2015.

The details of Season 10 of ESL Pro League season are yet to be announced, with Season 9 still ongoing. Season 9 is the first season in the league’s history to be played entirely offline and its second stage of group stage play begins next week. 

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The Season 9 Finals are set to take place in Montpellier, France at the end of June. The event features a $750,000 prize pool with the winner taking home $250,000.

The BLAST Pro Series has quickly grown from a handful of small tournaments to a comprehensive circuit with numerous events each season.

The BLAST Global Final is a four team event that includes the top four teams from the seven BLAST Pro Series tournaments during 2019. The tournament format has two semifinal matches followed by a final match for a total of three BO3 matches and a prize pool of  $500,000. 

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Team Liquid are currently on top of the BLAST standings with 16 points, followed by Astralis and FaZe Clan with 12 points. MiBR hold the fourth place spot with just 6 points which puts them ahead of Natus Vincere, Ninjas and Pyjamas, and Cloud9.

RFRSH declined to comment upon request.

ESL declined to comment upon request.

Last updated on May 9 2019 at 10:40 am Eastern Time.