<img width="578" height="382" src="https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/esl-esports-2.jpg?fit=578%2C382&strip=all" alt="The ESL esports finals for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in Katowice, Poland, in 2017." loading="lazy" srcset="https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/esl-esports-2.jpg?w=1200&strip=all 1200w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/esl-esports-2.jpg?w=300&strip=all 300w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/esl-esports-2.jpg?w=768&strip=all 768w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/esl-esports-2.jpg?w=800&strip=all 800w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/esl-esports-2.jpg?w=400&strip=all 400w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/esl-esports-2.jpg?w=750&strip=all 750w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/esl-esports-2.jpg?w=578&strip=all 578w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/esl-esports-2.jpg?w=930&strip=all 930w" sizes="(max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px">MTG has sold ESL Gaming to the Saudi-backed Savvy Gaming Group for a reported $1 billion.<a href="https://venturebeat.com/2022/01/24/esl-gaming-sold-for-1-billion-to-savvy-gaming-group/" target="_blank">Read More</a>
