About this League

ESEA League began offering classes to improve gaming skills in 2003 providing instruction in Half-Life: Counter-Strike, and Warcraft III.The New York Times reported that ESEA created the first professional fantasy e-sports league in 2004. ESEA began its league history with Counter-Strike, but later added Team Fortress 2 (TF2) a game which met with "whirlwind success" after its adaption to "Free-to-play" gaming.