Calendar

Google Play Arena 2026 is the inaugural Indian multi-title mobile gaming championship, with free online qualifiers and a Grand Finale scheduled for December 19–20, 2026.

The M8 World Championship will run a 10-team Wild Card in Bangkok from December 17–20, 2026, before a 16-team main event in Istanbul from January 3–23, 2027, with a USD 1 million prize pool.

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang

The first announced Aeos Crown competition runs online regional qualifiers from December 2026 before a 32-team offline final in Tokyo on March 20–21, 2027.

Pokémon UNITE

Call of Duty League 2027 is the league's season running from December 2026 through July 2027, with four Major LAN events and a season championship.

DreamLeague Season 30 is scheduled for December 2–13, 2026, as a 24-team Dota 2 event in the ESL Pro Tour.

PGL Major Singapore 2026 is a 32-team Counter-Strike 2 Major scheduled for November 25 to December 13, with its public playoffs at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

BLAST Slam IX is a 16-team Dota 2 tournament scheduled to run online from November 20–29, 2026, with a combined USD 750,000 prize pool.

Dota 2

YaLLa Compass UAE 2026 was a planned Counter-Strike 2 S-Tier tournament scheduled for November 16–22, 2026, with a listed USD 600,000 prize pool. The event was cancelled before a city, venue or participants were confirmed.

Counter-Strike 2

BLAST Premier Rivals Hong Kong 2026 is the second Hong Kong edition of the eight-team Counter-Strike 2 invitational, scheduled for November 11–15 with arena playoffs on November 13–15.

Counter-Strike 2

The inaugural Esports Nations Cup was originally scheduled for November 2–29, 2026 in Riyadh and was officially postponed to November 2027; exact replacement dates are not published.

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IEM Beijing 2026 is a 16-team Counter-Strike 2 event at Bloomage Biotech·Biohyalux ECM Arena in Beijing from November 2 to 8.

Counter-Strike 2

Six teams competed at the 2026 MCT East Asia Ulaanbaatar stop from October 29–31. The MongolZ won the title and qualified for the M8 World Championship Main Stage.

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang

XPL Luoyang 2026 was a planned Tier 2 Counter-Strike 2 tournament by Xinsai Esports, scheduled for October 29 to November 1 in Luoyang, China, before the organizer cancelled it over a venue scheduling conflict.

Counter-Strike 2

Stake Ranked Episode 5 is scheduled as an eight-team Counter-Strike 2 LAN finals in Barcelona from October 27–30, 2026, with at least USD 100,000 in prize money.

PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 is a 16-team Counter-Strike 2 studio LAN in Bucharest, scheduled for October 24–31 with USD 1.25 million in total winnings.

Counter-Strike 2

The 2026 VALORANT Game Changers Championship runs October 22–November 1 at Riot Games Arena São Paulo, with ten teams in a double-elimination bracket.

The 2026 VCT CN League Ascension runs two single-elimination weeks in Shanghai, awarding one provisional VCT CN 2027 place to each weekly winner.

VALORANT

PUBG MOBILE Global Open 2026 Season 2 is a 32-team international tournament scheduled in Lahore from Oct 20–25, with a USD 500,000 prize pool and a route to the 2026 PUBG MOBILE Global Championship.

PUBG MOBILE

FIFAe Finals 2026 was postponed after originally being scheduled for Oct. 16–25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with eFootball console, eFootball mobile and Rocket League competitions.

eFootballRocket League

The 2026 League of Legends World Championship is taking place October 15–November 14 across Los Angeles, Allen, Texas, and Brooklyn, New York, with 19 teams competing.

League of Legends

Thunderpick World Championship 2026 was an eight-team Counter-Strike 2 S-Tier tournament held at BLAST Arena Studios in Attard, Malta. FURIA defeated BetBoom Team in the final.

Counter-Strike 2

Forge of Legends 2026 was a planned Counter-Strike 2 LAN tournament scheduled for October 13–18 with a listed USD 500,000 purse. It was listed as cancelled before participants, venue or city were announced.

MESA Pro Series Fall 2026 was an eight-team Counter-Strike 2 tournament held at MESA Studio in Ulaanbaatar from October 6 to 11. Chinggis Warriors beat 5star eSports in the final.

The 2026 Demacia Cup Global Invitational was a 12-team League of Legends tournament held October 3–17, with an online Swiss stage and an offline knockout stage in Beijing. BNK FearX defeated Team WE 3–1 in the final.

League of Legends

ESL Pro League Season 24 brought 16 Counter-Strike 2 teams to Katowice from October 3–11, 2026, with playoffs at Spodek Arena. Team Vitality beat MOUZ 3–0 in the final.

KPL's 2026 Annual Finals are a 12-team Honor of Kings tournament running October 2–November 14 across Guangzhou, Changsha and Chengdu.

Honor of Kings

PGL Fall 2026 was a planned Counter-Strike 2 S-Tier tournament scheduled for October 1–11, 2026. PGL cancelled the event after its dates overlapped another organizer's tournament.

Counter-Strike 2

Stake Ranked Episode 4 was a Counter-Strike 2 LAN finals held in Barcelona from October 1–4, 2026. Astralis won the title.

Counter-Strike 2

BLAST Slam VIII was a 16-team Dota 2 tournament held from September 29 to October 11, 2026, with LAN finals in Malta. Team Yandex won the event.

Dota 2

United21 Season 56 was an online Counter-Strike 2 tournament held in Europe from September 26 to October 13, 2026. WRAITH PCIFIC defeated STATE Esport in the grand final.

The online Dota 2 tournament ran from September 25 to October 8, 2026. Eight teams competed for USD 10,000, with Xipto Esports winning the title.

Dota 2

VALORANT Champions Shanghai 2026 concluded in Shanghai on October 18, with LOUD VALORANT defeating Team Vitality VALORANT 3–1 in the grand final to win the 2026 world championship.

VALORANT

Esports is a medal sport at the 2026 Asian Games, with 11 medal events across 13 game titles in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.

CyberClash Season 1 ran online from September 23 to October 4, 2026, with 16 invited Counter-Strike 2 teams competing for RUB 2 million.

CCT Europe 2026 Series

Counter-Strike 2

CCT South America 2026 Series #6 was a 24-team online Counter-Strike 2 tournament held from September 22 to October 4, 2026.

Counter-Strike 2

Riot Games' EMEA Masters Summer brings 43 League of Legends teams from regional leagues into an online tournament running September 21–October 22, 2026.

PGL Wallachia Season 9 was a 16-team Dota 2 tournament held in Bucharest from September 19 to 27, 2026. Team Yandex won the USD 1,000,000 event.

Dota 2

The 16-team PUBG MOBILE Global Open 2026 Season 2 Africa Finals ran online across Africa on September 19–20, 2026. X Force Rejects won the 12-match regional final and qualified for the Season 2 Main Event.

The 16-team PUBG MOBILE Global Open 2026 Season 2 MENA Finals ran online across MENA from September 19–23, 2026. iKURD ESPORTS won the 30-match League and Grand Finals and qualified for the Main Event.

1xBet FRAG Season 18 ran online from Sep 18 before a Tashkent LAN final on Sep 29–30, 2026. Eight teams played for a USD 20,000 prize pool; Rune Eaters won.

The 16-team PUBG Mobile Global Open 2026 Season 2 Americas Finals ran in São Paulo from September 18–20, 2026. RoW Esports won the regional final and qualified for the season's Main Event.

The 20-team PUBG MOBILE Global Open Season 2 EECA Finals ran offline in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, from September 18–27, 2026. The MongolZ won the finals and qualified for the Season 2 Main Event.

The 16-team PUBG MOBILE Global Open Season 2 Western Europe Finals ran online from September 18–20, 2026, with 18 matches. Hustler Crew won, ahead of Team NEXT and Maverick Esport.

PUBG Asia Stars 2026 is a three-day, six-region PUBG: Battlegrounds invitational with 48 participants, nine modes and a $70,000 team prize pool; its sponsor activation status is under review after a fairness dispute.

PUBG: Battlegrounds

StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2026, also announced as StarSeries Season 20, was an eight-team Counter-Strike 2 S-Tier tournament held in Barcelona. Team Vitality defeated Aurora Gaming in the final.

Counter-Strike 2

The 16-team PUBG MOBILE Global Open 2026 Season 2 South Asia Finals ran at Dashrath Rangasala Covered Hall in Kathmandu from September 16–19. 4Thrives won the four-day, 20-match final.

The 20-team PUBG MOBILE Global Open 2026 Season 2 Türkiye Regional Finals ran September 14–27 across Türkiye and Azerbaijan, ending with an 18-match Grand Finals. S2G Esports won and qualified for the Main Event.

VCT 2026: Game Changers Pacific ran in Bali from September 14–20, with eight regional qualifiers competing in a seven-day double-elimination bracket for two places at the Game Changers Championship.

The VALORANT Game Changers China main event ran September 13–20, 2026, with eight teams. Nova Esports GC won the event.

VCT 2026: Game Changers Latin America - Regional Final is a regional tournament in the 2026 VCT Game Changers circuit.

Guangzhou TTG defeated Chongqing Wolves 4–3 to win the 2026 KPL Summer Final at Phoenix Gymnasium in Xiamen on September 12.

Honor of Kings

The 16-team PUBG MOBILE Global Open 2026 Season 2 Southeast Asia Finals ran September 11–13 at One Utama Shopping Centre in Petaling Jaya. Sharper Esports won the 19-match competition.

CCT Europe 2026 Series

Counter-Strike 2

KRAFTON's 2026 South Korean PUBG: Battlegrounds competition ran from September 9 to October 4, with online weekly stages and offline finals in Seoul.

PUBG: Battlegrounds

FISSURE Playground 3 was a 16-team Counter-Strike 2 tournament held in Suzhou from September 8 to 13, 2026. Legacy won the event, defeating G2 Esports 3–0 in the final.

Counter-Strike 2

The four-team Esports Balkan League 2026 Season Finals ran September 7–10, with the listings describing an online or hybrid event in Serbia and no verified city or venue. MAGAZA Esports won the title.

FISSURE Playground

Counter-Strike 2

YaLLa Compass Summer 2026 was a planned Counter-Strike 2 S-Tier tournament scheduled for September 7–13, 2026, with a listed USD 600,000 prize pool. The event was cancelled before a host location or participants were announced.

Counter-Strike 2

VCT 2026: Game Changers North America Stage 2 ran September 1–17, with eight teams in an online double-elimination event that concluded with a Los Angeles LAN final.

Exort Series #32 ran online in Europe from August 31 to September 20, 2026. Twenty-eight teams competed for USD 10,000, with UNiTY esports winning the final.

CCT Europe 2026 Series

Counter-Strike 2

BLAST Premier Open Porto 2026 was a 16-team Counter-Strike 2 tournament staged across Copenhagen and Porto from August 26 to September 6, 2026.

CCT South America 2026 Series #5 was a 24-team online Counter-Strike 2 tournament held from August 25 to September 6, 2026.

Counter-Strike 2

MPL Philippines Season 18 began on August 21, 2026, with eight clubs competing in the national MLBB league and a roster of official sponsors and strategic partners.

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang

The International 2026 opened with an online 16-team group stage from August 13–16, then moved to Shanghai for the August 20–23 double-elimination main event. Team Spirit defeated Team Vision 3–2 in the final.

Dota 2

CCT Europe 2026 Series

Counter-Strike 2

VCT 2026: Game Changers Brazil Final Stage ran online from August 10 to September 11, culminating in a live grand final at Riot Games Arena São Paulo.

PGL Summer 2026 was a planned Counter-Strike 2 S-Tier tournament scheduled for August 6–16, 2026. PGL cancelled the event after its dates overlapped another tournament.

Counter-Strike 2

The online LATAM North Main Event ran August 3–25, 2026, with a four-team double-elimination bracket. Akave Esports Black won the title.

The four-team online Latin America South Main Event ran August 3–24, 2026, as a double-elimination playoff. VISA KRÜ Blaze won the final.

The second 1win Essence was an online Dota 2 tournament held from July 30 to August 5, 2026. Ten teams competed for a reported USD 200,000 prize pool, and Team Liquid won the title.

Dota 2

The 2026 Honor of Kings World Cup brought 20 Honor of Kings and Arena of Valor teams to Paris as part of the Esports World Cup, with Kuaishou Gaming beating AG.AL in the final.

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Games of the Future Astana 2026 ran July 29–August 9, bringing the phygital competition to Astana, Kazakhstan.

Esports Balkan League 2026 Summer combined a six-team regular season from July 28 to August 13 with eight-team playoffs from August 19 to 27.

League of Legends

The VALORANT Challengers Americas LCQ brought the second seeds from North America, Brazil and Latin America together in Monterrey, July 28–30, 2026. 2Game Esports beat Shopify Rebellion Black 3–2 in the final to claim the last VCT Americas Stage 2 Play-Ins place.

The 2026 LCS Summer Split ran July 25–October 4, with eight teams in a best-of-three round robin followed by a six-team playoff. The LCS Championship was held at Gas South Arena in Duluth, Georgia, where Team Liquid defeated LYON 3–1.

CBLOL 2026 Split 2 ran July 25–October 10, with eight teams and a best-of-five grand final at Arena Carioca 1 in Rio de Janeiro.

MESA Pro Series Summer 2026 was a four-team Counter-Strike 2 double-elimination tournament played online from July 23 to 25.

Counter-Strike 2

BLAST Bounty Summer 2026 was the second 2026 edition of BLAST Premier's Bounty competition. Thirty-two teams entered the event; eight qualified for the LAN finals in Attard, Malta, July 30–August 2, where MOUZ defeated Team Spirit in the final.

CCT Europe 2026 Series

Counter-Strike 2

Circuito Desafiante 2026 Split 2 was a ten-team League of Legends competition held online in Brazil from 2026-07-20 to 2026-09-14, organized by Riot Games.

League of Legends

VCT 2026: Game Changers EMEA Stage 3 ran July 20 to August 30 with 14 teams and an ESA Arena grand final in Istanbul.

LJL 2026 Summer Championship ran July 17–September 6 as a six-team, best-of-five double-elimination tournament. Its lower final and grand final were held offline at LUMINE 0 in Tokyo; FENNEL won the title.

FaZe Vegas defeated OpTic Texas 5–2 to win the 2026 Call of Duty League Championship in Las Vegas.

VCT Americas Stage 2 ran July 16–September 6, 2026, with regular-season matches in Los Angeles and finals in São Paulo.

VCT Pacific Stage 2 ran July 16–September 6, 2026, with group-stage matches in Seoul and its finals roadshow in Busan.

CCT Europe 2026 Series

Counter-Strike 2

VCT EMEA Stage 2 ran July 15–August 30, 2026, with group play, Play-Ins and playoffs in Berlin before a three-day finals event in Badalona. Karmine Corp won the title.

CCT South America 2026 Series #4 was a 24-team online Counter-Strike 2 tournament held from July 14 to 26, 2026.

Counter-Strike 2

The 2026 MLBB Women’s International was a sixteen-team women’s Mobile Legends: Bang Bang championship in Paris from July 14 to 18, won by Team Vitality.

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang

FISSURE Playground

Counter-Strike 2

VCT 2026: China Stage 2 ran July 9–August 23 across Changsha and Chengdu. TYLOO won the eight-team playoffs, beating JD Gaming 3–1 in the final.

The 2026 Esports World Cup ran in Paris from July 6 to August 23 after relocating from Riyadh. AG.AL won the $7 million Club Championship at the first EWC edition staged outside Saudi Arabia.

HomeStory Cup 29 was a StarCraft II tournament held in Krefeld from July 3 to 5, 2026.

StarCraft II

XPL Guangzhou 2026 was a Tier 1 Counter-Strike 2 tournament organized by Xinsai Esports in Guangzhou, where 9z defeated PARIVISION 3–0 in the final.

The 2026 Mid-Season Invitational was held in Daejeon from June 28 to July 12. Hanwha Life Esports defeated Bilibili Gaming in the grand final.

League of Legends

CCT South America 2026 Series #3 was a 24-team online Counter-Strike 2 tournament held from June 27 to July 9, 2026.

Counter-Strike 2

PUBG Nations Cup 2026 brought 24 national all-star squads to Seoul for a two-day survival stage and three-day grand final, with a $500,000 base prize pool plus crowdfunding.

PUBG: Battlegrounds

VALORANT Challengers EMEA Stage 3 ran online from June 22 to July 6, 2026, with 16 teams competing in four groups and an eight-team double-elimination playoff. Enterprise Esports won the event.

VCT 2026: Game Changers SEA Split 2 is a regional tournament in the 2026 VCT Game Changers circuit.

The online Oceania VALORANT Game Changers Split 2 ran June 15–July 12, 2026. Swaglord9000 defeated JFT GC in the final.

The online South Korean VALORANT Game Changers Split 2 ran June 14–July 20, 2026. Gen.G GC won the final over Ninetails.

VCT 2026: Game Changers Japan Split 2 ran from June 12 to July 4, with an 11-team open qualifier and a four-team double-elimination main stage. FENNEL HOTELAVA won the final.

Riot Games' online EMEA Masters Spring brought 28 League of Legends teams from 13 regional leagues together from June 8–15, 2026. Galions beat Solary 3–0 in the final.

League of Legends

VALORANT Masters London 2026 was a 12 teams VALORANT tournament held in Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom from Jun 6 to Jun 21, 2026. Leviatán won the title.

The online VALORANT Challengers EMEA Last Chance Qualifier ran from June 4 to July 12, 2026. Thirty-six teams contested the Play-In and 16 teams entered the main event, which Eintracht Frankfurt won.

CCT Europe 2026 Series

Counter-Strike 2

The 2026 WDG VALORANT Challengers Korea Split 2 ran June 3 to July 15, with online league and playoff stages and an offline final at WDG Studio Hongdae. ONSIDE GAMING beat ARETE to win the eight-team event.

IEM Cologne Major 2026 was a Counter-Strike 2 Major held in Cologne from June 2 to 21.

Counter-Strike 2

PUBG Mobile Global Open 2026 Season 1 ran June 2–7 in Jakarta, where 4Thrives Esports won a 32-team tournament.

FNCS Major 1 Summit was a three-day Düsseldorf LAN featuring 75 duos, a 20-match bracket and USD 1.3 million in prizing.

Fortnite

BLAST Slam VII was a 12-team Dota 2 tournament held in Copenhagen from May 26 to June 7, 2026. Team Yandex won the USD 1,000,000 prize pool event.

Dota 2

Six teams from China, Mongolia, Japan and South Korea played the 2026 MCT East Asia Shanghai event at Star Ring Center from May 22–24. Guangzhou Gaming won the title and qualified directly for the MSC Main Stage at EWC 2026.

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang

Combo Breaker 2026 was a three-day community fighting-game festival held in Schaumburg, Illinois, from May 22 to 24, 2026.

CAC 2026 was a 16-team Counter-Strike 2 tournament in Shanghai, China, with a US$1 million prize pool.

CCT Europe 2026 Series

Counter-Strike 2

VALORANT Challengers EMEA Stage 2 ran online in Europe from May 18–28, 2026. REBORN won the 14-team event after four group winners advanced to a double-elimination playoff.

The online 16-team PUBG MOBILE Global Open 2026 Season 1 South America Finals ran May 15–17, 2026. FURIA won after triggering the Day 3 Smash Rule, with matches 17 and 18 left unplayed.

PUBG MOBILE

The 16-team PUBG MOBILE Global Open 2026 Season 1 Southeast Asia Finals ran May 15–17 at BCC Hall, Central Ladprao in Bangkok. Team Flash won the 19-match event.

VALORANT Challengers SEA 2026 Split 2 ran May 15–July 5, with 12 teams in the group stage and eight advancing to playoffs. Sharper Esports won the Jakarta final 3–2 over 555.

VCT 2026: Game Changers Brazil Stage 2 ran from May 15 to July 8, with online qualification and Swiss play and an in-person São Paulo grand final.

The 16-team PUBG MOBILE Global Open 2026 Season 1 South Asia Finals ran May 14–17 at Expo Center Lahore. 4Thrives Esports won the event and one of three places in the Season 1 Main Event.

PUBG MOBILE

DreamLeague Season 29 ran online May 13–24, 2026, with 16 Dota 2 teams competing in two groups and a double-elimination playoff.

CCT Europe 2026 Series

Counter-Strike 2

CCT South America 2026 Series #2 was a 24-team online Counter-Strike 2 tournament held from May 12 to 24, 2026.

Counter-Strike 2

IEM Atlanta 2026 was a Counter-Strike 2 EPT Masters event held in Atlanta from May 11 to 17.

Counter-Strike 2

VALORANT Challengers Japan 2026 Split 2 ran May 11–July 26. Eight teams competed in Main Stage and the top six reached Season Finals; QT DIG∞ won the offline final at Arena Tachikawa Tachihi.

PGL Astana 2026 was a 16-team Counter-Strike 2 tournament held in Astana from May 9 to 17, with its playoffs at Barys Arena.

The online 16-team PUBG MOBILE Global Open 2026 Season 1 Africa Finals ran May 9–10, 2026. XForce Rejects won the event and its place in the Season 1 Main Event.

PUBG MOBILE

The 14-team online VALORANT Challengers Brazil Stage 2 ran from May 5 to July 12, 2026. La Masia beat 2Game Esports 3–2 in the grand final to claim the stage title and a place in VCT Americas Stage 2.

VALORANT

VCT 2026: Game Changers Latin America South - Stage 2 is a regional tournament in the 2026 VCT Game Changers circuit.

The inaugural 1win Essence was an online Dota 2 tournament held from May 2 to 11, 2026, with a reported USD 100,000 prize pool; PARIVISION won the final.

Dota 2

The 2026 QQ Speed Elite Team Competition culminated in an offline final at the Wolves Performance Center in Chongqing.

QQ Speed

BLAST Premier Rivals Fort Worth 2026 was an eight-team Counter-Strike 2 event held April 29–May 3. Team Vitality defeated Natus Vincere in the final.

CCT South America 2026 Series #1 was a 24-team online Counter-Strike 2 tournament held from April 28 to May 10, 2026.

Counter-Strike 2

CCT Europe 2026 Series

Counter-Strike 2

VCT 2026: Game Changers EMEA Stage 2 ran online in Europe from April 27 to May 24 with 10 teams.

The 2026 Honor of Kings Challenger Cup brought 32 teams through two knockout stages in Beijing before its May 23 best-of-nine final in Shanghai, where Chongqing Wolves beat Chengdu AG Super Play 5–3.

Honor of Kings

Comic Con Baltics 2026 hosted Counter-Strike 2 and VALORANT finals at LITEXPO in Vilnius, alongside online VALORANT qualifiers held April 25–26.

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YaLLa Compass Qatar 2026 was a planned Counter-Strike 2 S-Tier tournament scheduled for April 20–26, 2026, with a listed USD 600,000 prize pool. The event was cancelled before its venue or participants were confirmed.

Counter-Strike 2

CCT Europe 2026 Challengers Series 1 was an online Counter-Strike 2 double-elimination event held April 18–26. Sixteen teams competed for USD 5,000, with RUSTEC taking the title.

Counter-Strike 2

The 2026 Chongqing stop of Hearthstone Golden Chess was a two-day Battlegrounds tournament at the Wolves Competition and Performance Center in Bishan District, with 512 participant places.

Hearthstone

GAMEON Productivity and Technology Tournament 2026 ran April 17–19 at ATO Congresium in Ankara, with Counter-Strike 2 and VALORANT competitions organized by Ankara Science University.

Esports Balkan League 2026 Spring ran from April 15 to May 28 as a regional Balkan League of Legends competition, with a six-team regular season and an eight-team playoff bracket.

IEM Rio 2026 was a 16-team Counter-Strike 2 tournament held at Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro from April 13 to 19. Team Vitality won the event.

Counter-Strike 2

KSG defeated Chongqing Wolves 4–0 to win the 2026 KPL Spring Final in Haikou on April 11.

Honor of Kings

CCT South America 2026 Challengers

Counter-Strike 2

LJL 2026 Spring Series ran online from April 11 to June 14, with an open qualifier, an eight-team main stage and a four-team playoff. FENNEL won the title.

VCT 2026: Americas Stage 1 ran April 10–May 24 at Riot Games Arena in Los Angeles. Twelve teams played a five-week group stage and eight-team double-elimination playoffs; G2 Esports beat Leviatán 3–2 in the final.

VCT 2026: Game Changers Japan Split 1 ran from April 10 to May 6, with open qualification followed by a four-team double-elimination main stage.

The online LATAM North Stage 2 ran April 10–July 14, 2026, with open qualification, a six-team group stage and four-team playoffs. Akave Esports GC won the final.

The online South Korean VALORANT Game Changers Split 1 ran April 5–May 6, 2026, with six teams; Gen.G GC won the final.

The 2026 LCS Spring Split ran April 4–June 14, with an eight-team best-of-three round robin and a six-team double-elimination playoff. Opening Week and playoff matches were played in front of Los Angeles audiences, before Finals weekend moved to Mullett Arena in Tempe. LYON won the title.

VCT Pacific Stage 1 ran April 3–May 17, 2026, with group-stage matches in Seoul and its Finals roadshow in Ho Chi Minh City.

MESA Pro Series Spring 2026 was an eight-team Counter-Strike 2 event held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, from April 1 to 4.

Counter-Strike 2

VCT 2026: EMEA Stage 1 ran from April 1 to May 17 at Riot Games Arena in Berlin. Twelve teams competed in a five-week group stage and eight-team playoff; Team Heretics defeated Team Vitality 3–2 in the final.

VCT 2026: China Stage 1 ran March 31–May 10 across Hangzhou and Beijing. EDward Gaming defeated Xi Lai Gaming 3–2 in the final to win the 12-team stage.

Circuito Desafiante 2026 Split 1 was a ten-team League of Legends competition held online in Brazil from March 30 to June 1, 2026, organized by Riot Games.

League of Legends

The online Oceania VALORANT Game Changers Split 1 ran March 27–April 23, 2026. Kiss defeated Swaglord9000 in the final.

The Delta Force Fire Professional League Spring 2026 ran from March 25 to May 16, with regular-season matches and a six-team grand final in Beijing.

Delta Force

The online Southeast Asia VALORANT Game Changers Split 1 ran from March 23 to April 24, 2026, with eight teams. Team Falcons Vega won the final.

VALORANT Challengers EMEA Stage 1 ran online in Europe from March 19–29, 2026. Fourteen teams competed in four groups, followed by a four-team double-elimination playoff won by Enterprise Esports.

BLAST Premier Open Rotterdam 2026 was a 16-team Counter-Strike 2 event played across Copenhagen and Rotterdam from March 18–29. Team Vitality won the tournament.

VCT 2026: Game Changers North America Stage 1 ran from March 17 through June 5, with two open qualifiers, a 16-team Swiss stage and an eight-team main event.

First Stand 2026 was Riot Games’ international League of Legends tournament in São Paulo, where Bilibili Gaming defeated G2 Esports 3–1.

The Overwatch World Cup returned in 2026, with Conference Cups, online qualifiers and finals at BlizzCon in Anaheim.

Overwatch 2

Riot Games' online EMEA Masters Winter brought 36 teams from regional leagues together from March 9 to April 21, 2026. Solary beat Galions 3–0 in the final.

League of Legends

VCT 2026: Game Changers Brazil Stage 1 ran from March 6 to April 30, with open qualification, a Swiss stage and a double-elimination playoff ending in an in-person São Paulo final.

The 2026 Americas Cup brought four LCS and CBLOL teams to São Paulo for a five-day international League of Legends tournament.

League of Legends

ESL Pro League Season 23 was a 24-team Counter-Strike 2 competition played online from Mar 1–10, 2026, with playoffs at Annexet in Stockholm from Mar 13–15. Natus Vincere defeated Aurora 3–1 in the final.

Counter-Strike 2

The three-team LCK Cup finals weekend was held at Kai Tak Arena in Hong Kong on February 28 and March 1, with Gen.G defeating BNK FEARX to win the title.

League of Legends

VALORANT Masters Santiago 2026 was a 12 teams VALORANT tournament held in Santiago, Chile from Feb 28 to Mar 15, 2026. Nongshim RedForce won the title.

MESA Pro Series Winter 2026 was an eight-team Counter-Strike 2 tournament held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, from February 25 to 28.

Counter-Strike 2

The 2026 WDG VALORANT Challengers Korea Split 1 ran online from February 25 to April 16, with its grand final at WDG Studio Hongdae. ONSIDE GAMING defeated Gen.G Global Academy to win the eight-team competition.

CCT Europe 2026 Contenders Series 1 ran online from February 21 to March 1, with two open qualifiers followed by a 16-team double-elimination Counter-Strike 2 main event for USD 2,500.

Counter-Strike 2

PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026 was a 16-team Counter-Strike 2 tournament held February 14–22, with the playoffs at BTarena in Cluj-Napoca. Team Vitality won the event.

Counter-Strike 2

The 2026 Game Changers North America Kickoff ran online from February 4 to March 1, with a $10,000 prize pool and an eight-team main event.

MESA Pro Series Opening 2026 was an eight-team Counter-Strike 2 tournament held in Ulaanbaatar from February 3 to 6. NEXVOID defeated The Huns Esports in the final.

Counter-Strike 2

Six Invitational 2026 was the tenth edition of Ubisoft’s Rainbow Six Siege world championship, held in Paris from February 2 to 15. FaZe Clan defeated Team Secret 3–1 in the grand final.

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VALORANT Challengers Japan 2026 was the 2026 season of Riot Games' Japanese VALORANT competition, organized by Riot Games and produced by the VALORANT Challengers Japan 2026 Executive Committee, and ended with QT DIG∞ winning the Season Finals at Arena Tachihi on July 26, 2026.

VALORANT

VALORANT Challengers Japan 2026 Split 1 ran online from February 2 to April 16. Ten teams entered Main Stage, and CREST GAMING Zst won the four-team playoffs with a 3–1 final victory over FENNEL.

LJL 2026 Winter Series ran online from January 31 to March 29. Twelve teams entered Main Stage 1, eight advanced to Main Stage 2, and four qualified for playoffs. FENNEL won the title.

IEM Kraków 2026 was a 24-team Counter-Strike 2 championship held January 28–February 8. Team Vitality defeated FURIA in the final.

Counter-Strike 2

The VCT China Kickoff opened the 2026 season in Guangzhou with 12 teams playing a triple-elimination bracket. All Gamers finished first and qualified for Masters Santiago.

VCT Pacific Kickoff opened the 2026 season in Seoul with 12 teams competing in a triple-elimination bracket. Nongshim RedForce won the upper-bracket final and secured the first of three Masters Santiago places.

The 2026 VCT CN season ran across multiple stages and cities in China as part of the V26 VALORANT Tour.

VALORANT

The 12-team VCT EMEA Kickoff ran January 20–February 15, 2026, in Berlin. BBL Esports won the upper-bracket final and took the first of three Masters Santiago qualification places.

The 12-team VCT Americas Kickoff opened the 2026 season with a triple-elimination bracket in Los Angeles. FURIA won the upper-bracket final and secured the region's first Masters Santiago place.

BLAST Bounty Winter 2026 was the opening 2026 edition of BLAST Premier's Bounty competition. Its online stage ran January 13–18, followed by eight-team LAN finals in Attard, Malta, January 22–25; PARIVISION won the title.

The M7 World Championship ran in Jakarta from January 3 to 25, 2026, with 22 teams competing for a US$1 million prize pool.

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