Paysafecard, the Austria-based prepaid online payment specialist and part of the international Skrill Group, is sponsoring establishing e-sports company ESL.

ESL One

The payment company will lend its name to two of the biggest ESL One stadium events, in Frankfurt and Cologne, Germany. Together with the accompanying online tournaments, around 225,000 players and 54,000 teams will take part.

Udo Müller, CEO of paysafecard, said: “Digital games have become a natural part of our everyday lives - and paysafecard is a natural part of this virtual entertainment world.

“This is not surprising as paysafecard makes it possible to pay for items and upgrades in seconds without having to leave a game.”