ESL’s Ulrich Schulze on Louvre Agreement, Pro League changes

On February 18th, tournament organiser ESL revealed the details of its Louvre Agreement aimed at restructuring ownership and revenue-generating opportunities for organisations. The multi-year partnership launched alongside 13 teams was to now provide stake in its ESL Pro League, as well as other benefits in the overall ESL Pro Tour.

The news followed-up on the creation of FLASHPOINT, a new Counter-Strike: Global Offensive league which makes competing teams stakeholders with generous revenue splits. The Louvre Agreement outwardly appeared as ESL’s response to FLASHPOINT, instituting similar measures for its Pro League. Though in contention with one another, ESL seemed to gain the upper hand…