ESL One Cologne 2015ESL One Cologne 2015 was the sixth Counter-Strike: Global OffensiveMajor Championship that was held from August 14–18, 2015 at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne. It was organized by Electronic Sports League. The Cologne event was the first ESL tournament that required competitors to take drug tests, which all came up negative. The tournament had a total prize pool of US$250,000.
Lanxess ArenaLanxess Arena (stylized as LANXESS arena; originally Kölnarena, German for "Cologne arena") is an indoor arena, in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is known as the 18,500-capacity home of the Kölner Haie and as one of Germany's major music venues. As of 2019, Lanxess Arena was the highest-attended arena worldwide, with 699,924 tickets sold. The arena is spanned by a notable steel arch supporting the roof via steel cables.
EsportsEsports (), short for electronic sports, is a form of competition using video games. Esports often takes the form of organized, multiplayer video game competitions, particularly between professional players, played individually or as teams.
ESL One Katowice 2015ESL One Katowice 2015, also known as Katowice 2015, was the fifth Counter-Strike: Global OffensiveMajor Championship, held from March 12 to March 15, 2015, at the Spodek Arena in Katowice, Poland. It was the first CS:GO Major of 2015. It was organized by Electronic Sports League with sponsorship from Valve. The tournament had a total prize pool of US$250,000. The defending champion was Team EnVyUs, whose roster had won the previous Major as Team LDLC.com.
Jens HilgersJens Hilgers (born 1975) is a German entrepreneur who works in the esports industry. He was the founding CEO of the esports production company Electronic Sports League (ESL), and is a co-founder and the CEO of Bayes (formerly Dojo Madness), an esports data company based in Berlin. In 2014, he co-founded G2 Esports together with Carlos "Ocelote" Rodriguez, and currently serves as its chairman.Dota 2Dota 2 is a 2013 multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game by Valve. The game is a sequel to Defense of the Ancients (DotA), a community-created mod for Blizzard Entertainment's Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos. Dota 2 is played in matches between two teams of five players, with each team occupying and defending their own separate base on the map.
Modern Times GroupModern Times Group (MTG) is a digital entertainment company based in Stockholm, Sweden. It formed from the media holdings of investment company Kinnevik, which in 1997 was distributed to the company stockholders. It is a strategic and operational investment holding company, managing a portfolio including gaming companies InnoGames and Ninja Kiwi, and digital network company Zoomin.TV.
World Anti-Doping AgencyThe World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA; French: Agence mondiale antidopage, AMA) is an international organisation co-founded by the governments of over 140 nations along with the International Olympic Committee based in Canada to promote, coordinate, and monitor the fight against drugs in sports.
Twitch (service)American live-streaming platformTwitch is an American video live-streaming service popular in video games, including broadcasts of esports competitions. It also offers music broadcasts, creative content, and "in real life" streams. Twitch is operated by Twitch Interactive, a subsidiary of Amazon. It was introduced in June 2011 as a spin-off of the general-interest streaming platform Justin.tv. Content on the site can be viewed either live or via video on demand.
COVID-19 pandemicPandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2DiseaseCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)PathogenSevere acute respiratory syndromecoronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2)SourceBats (indirectly)LocationWorldwideIndex caseWuhan, China30°37′11″N114°15′28″E / 30.61972°N 114.25778°E / 30.61972; 114.257781 December 2019(6 years, 10 months and 1 week ago)DatesDescribed as a pandemic by the WHO: 11 March 2020 (6 years and 6 months ago) Public health emergency of international concern: 30 January 2020 – 5 May 2023 (3 years, 3 months and 5 days)Confirmed cases779,277,425Suspected casesFar higher (>70% of the world population, by the end of 2022)Deaths7,115,706 (reported)18.5–35.2 million (estimated)Fatality rateAs of 10 March 2023: 1.02%The global COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an outbreak in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.
Valve CorporationValve Corporation, also known as Valve Software, is an American video game developer, publisher, hardware, and digital distribution company headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. It is the developer of game franchises including Half-Life, Counter-Strike, Portal, Team Fortress, Left 4 Dead and Dota, the software service Steam, and hardware including the Steam Frame, Steam Machine, Steam Deck and Valve Index.
CologneLargest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyCity in North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyCologne ( ; German: Köln; Kölsch: Kölle) is the fourth-most populous city of Germany and the largest city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia with over 1.0 million inhabitants in the city proper and over 3.1 million people in the Cologne Bonn urban region.
AdderallDrug mixture used mainly to treat ADHD and narcolepsyPharmaceutical compoundCombination ofAmphetamine aspartate monohydrate25% – stimulant(12.5% levo; 12.5% dextro)Amphetamine sulfate25% – stimulant(12.5% levo; 12.5% dextro)Dextroamphetamine saccharate25% – stimulant(0% levo; 25% dextro)Dextroamphetamine sulfate25% – stimulant(0% levo; 25% dextro)Clinical dataTrade namesAdderall, Adderall XR, othersOther namesMixed amphetamine salts; MASAHFS/Drugs.comMonographMedlinePlusa601234License dataUS DailyMed: AdderallDependenceliabilityModerate – highRoutes ofadministrationMedical: OralRecreational: Oral, insufflation, rectal, sublingualATC codeN06BA02 (WHO) N06BA01 (WHO)Legal statusLegal statusAU: S8 (Controlled drug)CA: Schedule IDE: Anlage III (Special prescription form required)NZ: Class BUK: Class BUS: Schedule IIUN: Psychotropic Schedule IIPharmacokinetic dataBioavailabilityOral: ~90%IdentifiersCAS Number300-62-951-64-9PubChemCID3007IUPHAR/BPS4804DrugBankDB00182ChemSpider13852819UNIICK833KGX7EKEGGD11624ChEBICHEBI:2679ChEMBLChEMBL405Adderall is the brand name of a fixed-dose combination medication used for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.