ESL Holds First Mortal Kombat X Tournement

Mortal Kombat X’s eSport career has been kicked off at a Fatal 8 invitational, organised by ESL.The four hour event was watched by a peak concurrent viewership of 85,449, amassing over 200,000 hours watched in total.

Competitions continue May 3, with the ESL Pro League for Xbox One, which hosts weekly US$1,000 tournaments in North America and Europe. Each region will host a cup this Sunday, consisting of a best-of-five tournament, with the top 16 able to challenge for that week’s Prize money on Wednesday.

“The fighting game community is one that we were eager to welcome into the ESL ecosystem. But we knew we had to do it right,” said Joshua Gray, Creative Producer at ESL and Fatal 8 host. “A lot of time went into perfecting the event’s build up – from the personalized invitations to the trailers that really did tease. We put ourselves under a lot of pressure, having built up so many expectations. All of us here at ESL are extremely happy with how the event went, and with the reaction from the community. Fatal 8 was just the beginning: our ESL Pro League for Mortal Kombat X kicks off May 3rd across our three regions and promises to be spectacular.”