Blizzard drafts Dreamhack and ESL for StarCraft II and Warcraft III: Reforged esports

ESL and DreamHack announced today that they are teaming up with Blizzard Entertainment for new esports events.

StarCraft II and the upcoming Warcraft III: Reforged will each get their own ESL Pro Tours. Like the ESL Pro Tour for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, this will be a series of tournaments help throughout the world during the year. ESL and DreamHack have agreed to a three-year deal with Blizzard. Blizzard is providing a combined prize pool totaling $4.6 million for the first season of the Pro Tours. The Swedish company Modern Times Group owns both ESL and DreamHack.