Esports schedule
The esports calendar: majors, world championships and leagues across CS2, League of Legends, Valorant, Dota 2, fighting games and mobile — dates, cities, prize pools and partners.
Checked October 14, 2026. Dates, formats and prize pools from the organizers.
Live nowVALORANT
Sep 24, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026Shanghai, China
16 teams from Americas, China, EMEA, Pacific. Final four play finals weekend at Mercedes-Benz Arena. Opening ceremony right before the grand final.
Partners: Mastercard, China Industrial Bank, AWS (Drops and Pick'Ems), Secretlab (Fan Fest at Qiantan Leisure Park), Balenciaga (VALORANT concept PC bang)
Riot Games (VALORANT Champions Tour)
UpcomingLeague of Legends
Oct 15, 2026 – Nov 14, 2026Los Angeles, CA / Allen, TX / Brooklyn, NY, USA
19 teams: 3 each from LCK, LPL, LEC, LCS, LCP, 2 from CBLOL, plus MSI-based slots. Play-In: KC, C9, MVK and a CBLOL team, one advances. Swiss: 3 wins advance, 3 losses out. Knockouts Bo5. Final Nov 14, 2 PM EST.
Partners: Mastercard (Artist Alley at Fan Fest), Opera GX (Worlds Unlocked), AWS (Pick'Ems), Riftbound (keepsake), DonorsChoose (charity partner)
Riot Games
UpcomingVALORANT
Oct 22, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026Sao Paulo, Brazil
Season finale of the Game Changers circuit for women and marginalized genders.
Riot Games (VALORANT Champions Tour, Game Changers)
UpcomingCounter-Strike 2
Oct 24–31, 2026Bucharest, Romania
16 teams, Valve Tier 1 event, main event fully on LAN in studio.
PGL
UpcomingFortnite
Oct 26–27, 2026Online
Standalone solo event after the Global Championship: qualifiers from Sep 28, heats Oct 17-18, last chance qualifier Oct 19-20, regional online finals Oct 26-27 (event page lists Oct 26-28).
Epic Games
UpcomingApex Legends
Oct 29, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026Las Vegas, NV, USA
40 teams (Americas 15, EMEA 7, APAC North 10, APAC South 8). Two-day group stage, bracket stage Oct 31, Match Point finals Nov 1 (50 points then a win).
Electronic Arts / Respawn (Apex Legends Global Series)
UpcomingCounter-Strike 2
Nov 2–8, 2026Beijing, China
16 teams, double elimination, Bo3, all stages on LAN. Slots: 10 global VRS invites, 1 each for North America, South America, Asia VRS, 3 closed-qualifier spots. Counts toward ESL Grand Slam.
ESL (ESL FACEIT Group), ESL Pro Tour
UpcomingRainbow Six Siege X
Nov 6–15, 2026Osaka, Japan
First Rainbow Six Major in Japan; global teams from the unified 2026 R6 structure (China's CNL now a full region).
BLAST with Ubisoft
UpcomingFree Fire
Nov 6, 2026Bangkok, Thailand
First Global Finals with 24 teams (up from 18). Qualifiers include FFWS SEA Fall top 8; the Free Fire champion of EWC 2026 qualifies directly.
Garena
UpcomingCounter-Strike 2
Nov 11–15, 2026Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong SAR)
8 teams, two groups and playoffs.
BLAST
UpcomingDota 2
Nov 20–29, 2026
16 teams, groups and playoffs.
BLAST
UpcomingCounter-Strike 2
Nov 25, 2026 – Dec 13, 2026Singapore, Singapore
32 teams invited via Valve Regional Standings, three stages, Bo5 grand final. Second CS2 Major of 2026 and the first Counter-Strike Major in Southeast Asia.
PGL (Valve-sanctioned Major)
UpcomingPUBG: Battlegrounds
Dec 1–13, 2026Istanbul, Turkiye
32 teams. Qualifying stage Dec 1, survival stage Dec 2-6, grand finals Dec 11-13 (16 teams, 15 matches).
KRAFTON
UpcomingDota 2
Dec 2–13, 2026Online
24 teams, Swiss stage (Bo3), top 8 to playoffs. Opens EPT Season 26/27; 21,100 EPT points. Qualifiers Oct 9-17.
ESL (ESL FACEIT Group), ESL Pro Tour Dota 2
UpcomingOverwatch 2
Dec 2–6, 2026Guangzhou, China
Season finale of OWCS 2026 with qualifiers from NA, EMEA, Asia and China; top 4 of OWCS Asia Stage 3 Finals (BEXCO, Busan, during G-STAR) qualify.
Blizzard Entertainment (Overwatch Champions Series)
UpcomingRocket League
Dec 9–13, 2026London, United Kingdom
24 teams: 20 clubs invited by Psyonix + 4 from an open online qualifier starting in November. Opens the new RLCS cycle.
Psyonix / Epic Games, operated with BLAST
UpcomingCounter-Strike 2
Jan 11–24, 2027Malta, Malta
16 teams, groups and playoffs.
BLAST
UpcomingTekken 8
Jan 14–17, 2027Singapore, Singapore
Jan 14 regional group stage (15 players), Jan 15 global group stage (16 players), Jan 16 last chance qualifier, Jan 17 16-player final bracket.
Bandai Namco Entertainment
UpcomingFighting games
Jan 15–17, 2027Singapore, Singapore
First Evo in Southeast Asia. Open brackets; Tekken 8 open bracket replaced by the Tekken World Tour LCQ. Hosts the Tekken World Tour 2026 Global Finals.
Evo (Evolution Championship Series)
UpcomingDota 2
Jan 20–31, 2027Online
16 teams, one group stage, double-elimination playoffs; 17,786 EPT points. Qualifiers Jan 2-8. Next: ESL One Europe, Apr 4-11, 2027 ($1,000,000).
ESL (ESL FACEIT Group), ESL Pro Tour Dota 2
UpcomingCounter-Strike 2
Jan 27, 2027 – Feb 7, 2027Krakow, Poland
24 teams. Stage 1: 16 teams (VRS ranks 9-20 + 4 wildcards); Stage 2: 8 teams (VRS top 8). All on LAN, 8-team playoffs.
ESL (ESL FACEIT Group), ESL Pro Tour Championship
UpcomingApex Legends
Jan 28–31, 2027Sapporo, Japan
40 teams: 32 via Championship Points + 8 from Last Chance Qualifiers (top 2 per region). Group stage, elimination rounds, finals.
Electronic Arts / Respawn (Apex Legends Global Series)
UpcomingRainbow Six Siege X
Feb 1–14, 2027Sao Paulo, Brazil
Rainbow Six world championship; group and playoff stages in early February, live-audience finals Feb 12-14.
Ubisoft
UpcomingCounter-Strike 2
Feb 13–21, 2027Cluj-Napoca, Romania
16 teams: 14 VRS invites + 2 from online qualifier.
PGL
UpcomingCounter-Strike 2
Mar 6–14, 2027Saudi Arabia
16 teams: 12 VRS invites + 4 ESL Challenger League Season 52 qualifiers. All on LAN.
ESL (ESL FACEIT Group), EPT Masters
UpcomingStreet Fighter 6
Mar 10–14, 2027Tokyo, Japan
48 players from Capcom Pro Tour 2026 (Premier winners, top 8 by Premier points, World Warrior qualifiers). Final Sunday Mar 14.
Capcom
UpcomingCounter-Strike 2
Mar 15–28, 2027Singapore, Singapore
16 teams, groups and playoffs.
BLAST
UpcomingCounter-Strike 2
May 31, 2027 – Dec 12, 2027Buenos Aires / Shanghai, Argentina / China
Outside the Oct 2026 - Mar 2027 window; context only. Buenos Aires: May 31 - Jun 20, 2027. Shanghai: Nov 22 - Dec 12, 2027.
FiReSPORTS (Buenos Aires), Perfect World (Shanghai)
Dates TBAMulti-game
Dates TBARiyadh, Saudi Arabia
First national-team esports tournament from the EWC organisers. Postponed on Aug 18, 2026 'after ongoing assessment of the wider regional situation'. ENC Development Fund commitments to national team partners stay in place.
Esports Foundation (EF)
Dates TBAMulti-game
Dates TBARiyadh, Saudi Arabia
Outside the Oct 2026 - Mar 2027 window. Confirmed title so far: Counter-Strike 2 (open qualifier Jul 16-18 at Esports Boulevard, Riyadh; main event Jul 20 - Aug 1, 2027).
Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF)
Dates TBALeague of Legends
Dates TBASoutheast Asia (city not announced)
International event of regional winners after the first split. 2026 edition: 8 teams, Bo5, Riot Games Arena, Sao Paulo.
Riot Games
Dates TBALeague of Legends
Dates TBA
Six regional leagues. The LTA (Americas) was split back into LCS (North America) and CBLOL (Brazil) for 2026; LCP covers Asia Pacific. 2026 starts for reference: LCK and LPL Jan 14, LCP Jan 16, LEC and CBLOL Jan 17, LCS Jan 24.
Riot Games and regional leagues
Dates TBAMobile Legends: Bang Bang
Dates TBAIstanbul, Turkiye
First M-series world championship in Europe. MLBB now runs five regions: SEA, EECA, EMEA, East Asia, Americas. Wild Card stage reportedly in Thailand (not confirmed on Moonton's page).
MOONTON Games
Dates TBALeague of Legends
Dates TBAEurope (MSI) / South Korea (Worlds)
Outside the Oct 2026 - Mar 2027 window; listed for context only.
Riot Games; KeSPA co-hosts Worlds 2027
Dates TBAMulti-game
Dates TBA
The IOC, the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee and EWCF mutually agreed in October 2025 to end their cooperation (first Games had been planned for Riyadh in 2027). The IOC says it will develop a new approach and partnership model and aims to hold the first Games as soon as possible.
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Dates TBAVALORANT
Dates TBA
Kickoff top 3 per territory qualify for Masters. Champions 2027 is set for the Americas (city not announced).
Riot Games (VALORANT Champions Tour)
Dates TBAVALORANT
Dates TBAOnline
New open system for 2027: Kickoffs in Americas, EMEA and Pacific have 12 teams (8 partners + 4 from Open Qualifiers); China 12 (8 partners, 2 visitors, 2 open). Top 3 of each Kickoff go to Masters. Leagues replaced by Cups. Fixed payments for open teams: $100,000 for Kickoff or a Cup, $200,000 for Masters, $400,000 for Champions.
Riot Games (VALORANT Champions Tour)
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