{"id":195,"date":"2017-02-03T10:10:04","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T00:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?page_id=195"},"modified":"2024-09-03T22:37:40","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T02:37:40","slug":"electronic-sports-league","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/electronic-sports-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Electronic Sports League"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/06\/esl-feat-esb.jpg.webp\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1300\/731;border: 1px solid #3695cb\" alt=\"Electronic Sports League ESL\" width=\"1000\" class=\"aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/esl-feat-esb.jpg\" style=\"border: 1px solid #3695cb\" alt=\"Electronic Sports League ESL\" width=\"1000\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"jumpLinkGroup\">\n<a href=\"#history\">History<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#tournys\">Tournaments<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#aus\">ESL in Australia<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#howto\">How to Bet<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>The <strong class=\"color\">Electronic Sports League<\/strong>, commonly referred to as ESL, is perhaps the world&#8217;s most well-known and respected esports organisation. 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