ESL has announced that the Counter-Strike 2 women’s circuit, ESL Impact, will be suspended following Season 8.
The ESL FACEIT Group released a statement saying it had “made the incredibly difficult decision.”
While the tournament organisers say that ESL Impact succeeded in raising the profile of women’s CS, they also claim:
“The current economic model is simply not sustainable.”
The future of ESL Impact: pic.twitter.com/nul6ReGGo0
— ESL Impact (@ESLImpact) October 3, 2025
The ESL Impact League was started back in 2022 and has handed out around $1.2m (£891k) in prize money in total.
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