On February 18th, tournament organiser ESL revealed the details of its Louvre Agreement aimed at restructuring ownership and revenue-generating opportunities for organisations. The multi-year partnership launched alongside 13 teams was to now provide stake in its ESL Pro League, as well as other benefits in the overall ESL Pro Tour.
The news followed-up on the creation of FLASHPOINT, a new Counter-Strike: Global Offensive league which makes competing teams stakeholders with generous revenue splits. The Louvre Agreement outwardly appeared as ESL’s response to FLASHPOINT, instituting similar measures for its Pro League.