The 2018 Summer Season of the ESL Meisterschaft, an online German esports event organized by the Electronic Sports League.

This seasons Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament features some well known German teams.

Tournament Format

Group Stage

Round robin best-of-three series with best-of-two seires.

Top four moves on to playoffs.

8th and 9th place move to relegations and the 10th place team is auto-relegated.

Playoffs

Single elimination bracket with best-of-three series, with the semi finals being played online and the grand final played at Gamescom in Cologne.