Summer is over, the sun has retreated behind the clouds and the leaves are turning brown. It's time to return to serious Call of Duty 4 fighting. Compete against teams from across Europe in the ESL's Call of Duty 4 League this Autumn!

Today we announce our now ruleset for the PAM mode. After some little bugts in the old and some wishes we change some settings. In the second part we want to introduce you the esports fix.

The hardcore mode is very special and has its fans. We all know that the hardcore mode is different from the original played mode. Therefore we would like to give you the opportunity to play you favorite gametype also in ESL.

Would like to go up against the best Call of Duty 4 teams in Europe and have the chance to win a share of €3.000? The last chance to qualify for the third season of the ESL Major Series will be the European Qualifier this month. Find out more inside.

The next important update concerning Aequitas.

Today we are proud to announce the last Summer Cup Series draft before the EMS Season 3 starts. The last two cup series ran really good thats why we start a third edition. We hope the teams play this also as serious as in the last two. All informations you can get in the news bellow.

After a long time now the day has come to update our ruleset with some important new points. The biggest points of the ruleset update are of course the new ESL Pam v4 ruleset, Aequitas and Promod.

Tomorrow the final cup for the six best teams from Summer Cup Series July qualifier 1 to 3 and the 2 best teams from 5on5 SD ladder will start.

The Electronic Sports League needs you! To further advance our player relation partnership we have the following positions available within our Electronic Sports League Call of Duty 4 Staff. Still interested? Read through our available positions and if you feel you fit a certain job, you see the Job Description and see the Requirements below.

After some decent matches in the qualifier 1 and 2 we're starting today with the 3rd qualifier. We changed the times and the playdays a bit, so teams couldn't get in trouble with any LAN-Tournaments. All info can be found below.

Three Qualification Cups in June and one final cup later one team could succeed against 91 other teams. Read on to see the winners of the Summercup Series June with 1000 € prize money.

After losing the first map very closely, Team SPEED-LINK came back into the game and won the second determining map with an amazing 13:6. In the end fnatic finished second with LowLandLions a close third. Congratulations SPEED-LINK!

From now on the following changes are in affect: The ESL Instant Challenger is enabled for the 5on5 SD ladder. You can find your opponent there from 19 to 21 o'clock every day. Furthermore manual challenging is now enabled for 5on5 SD. Find more information inside.

The first Cup Series is nearly over, now it is time to begin with the second. Another €1.000 prize money is up for grabs to help make a better summer for you and your team. You could go for a drink on the beach or have a party. In this news you can find all the information for this month's Summer Cup Series.

To make a fairer challenge for getting to the top of the ladder for the Summer Cup Series and to encourage more European teams to play, on Monday we will be resetting the 5on5 Search & Destroy Ladder.

The Electronic Sports League is constantly growing and the international section is growing even faster. Therefore we are looking for those special individuals, who are not scared of writing news and who want to support the ESL. If you are such an individual and have some spare time on your hands we are looking forward to read your application.

Today we have another chance to see really interesting matches live on Quad TV. First we will see the Summer Cup LB R2 match between KomaCrew.ViTiVi e.V. vs. Reason Gaming. After this match we can enjoy the Consolation Final in the ESL Major Series Season 2 where the top teams fnatic and LowLandLions are facing against each other. Now look when does these exciting matches start.

Once again, our Nightcup #8 and #9 have come to an end. 16 teams fought for the win for this nightcup 8, but of course only the best teams will remain in the end. So after some exciting matches, we can now proudly present our three winners. So the counts for the nightcup #9. We've got also a lot of nice matches there. And were happy that we can present you the Top 3 of 32 players.Read on for more details of the winners!

Recently the new Patch for Call of Duty 4 was released. Several features are new, other things were fixed. In order to guarantee a smooth way of playing, the Patch and all changes are and going to be implemented in our ruleset.

On this monday its time for us the to start a new Nightcup. But its not a 5on5 Cup as the lastest was. This time we made a 1on1 Cup for players who want proof themself. The cup is open for 32 participants.

Calling all Call of Duty 4 fans! Another exciting match from the ESL Major Series will be featured live on QuadV. Tonight at 20cet the top Swedish team Fnatic take on tek9 followed by KomaCrew vs Reason Gaming in the final of the Summer Cup Series qualifier. Find out how to watch what these thrilling games inside!

After more than a week the first 4 teams to qualify for this month's Summer Cup Finals have been decided. Together they will fight for 1000 € prize money.

If you are a real Call of Duty 4 fan you will get your money's worth this Sunday evening. Both current matches from the EMS Playoffs Loserbracket will be played at 19 CET and 20 CET. Thats not enough: both will be covered live by QuadV. Watch it live on Sunday the 22nd of June from 18:45 CET onwards!

On Tuesday we will start the eight Nightcup. You are now able to Signup to get one of the sixteen slots.

The spring is over and the summer starts now. That's the sign for us to start for the first time our Summer Cup Series in Call of Duty 4 with a prize pot of €3000. Every month there are 2 ways by which you can qualify for the final cup. All information you can find here in the news.

Recently the new Patch for Call of Duty 4 was released. Several features are new, other things were fixed. In order to guarantee a smooth way of playing, the Patch and all changes are and going to be implemented in our ruleset.

The groupstage is over, relegation is complete. Twenty-four of Europe's best Call of Duty 4 teams have been narrowed down to eight. With the pressure mounting who will falter and who will take a share of the €1.500 prize money? The ESL Major Series playoffs are here!

After a month of play the rankings of the Call of Duty 4 ESL Major Series Season II Groupstage are (almost) finalised. Find out which teams have qualified for the playoffs and relegation inside!

Once again, our Nightcup #7 has come to an end. 46 teams fought for the win for this nightcup, but of course only the best teams will remain in the end. So after some exciting matches, we can now proudly present our three winners. Read on for more details of the winners!

Details for how teams from Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Norway, Sweden, UK can qualify for the €3.000 third season of the ESL Major Series are inside.