Competition
Tournaments, leagues and results, with the money and the rankings behind them.
Team Falcons Become Rocket League's First MENA World Champions
Team Falcons swept Spacestation Gaming 4-0 to win the RLCS 2026 World Championship in Fort Worth, becoming the first Middle East and Africa team to win the title.
RankingsChampions Shanghai 2026: eight of the 16 teams got in on points
The field of Valorant Champions Shanghai is complete. In each league two teams qualified as Stage 2 finalists and two on Championship Points, among them the title holders NRG.
National TeamsFIFAe's national team route: from over 120 entries to the Finals
How FIFA's 2026 national team esports season works: the online Nations League, five in-person Continental Championships, the host place and the playoff, then the Finals.
RankingsValve's September CS2 standings arrive a day late and backdated
Valve released its September 2026 standings on a Tuesday, dated them to the Monday and then removed events unfinished on that day, leaving organizers with invite dates to reconcile.
National TeamsFIFAe Finals 2026 set for Jeddah with three world titles in October
FIFA will hold its national team esports finals at the Abadi Al Johar Arena in Jeddah from October 16 to 25, with eFootball, Rocket League and a new Champions Weekend.
Prize MoneyRocket League Worlds bundle: all net sales go to teams and players
Psyonix sells a World Championship bundle from September 1 to 23 and keeps none of the net sales: 70% goes to the 20 teams by final placing, 30% to players who win awards.
Prize MoneyFC Pro 27: EA spreads US$2.5 million across six stages of the season
EA Sports published the prize pools of FC Pro 27 on August 27: US$2.5 million in six lines, from a US$152,000 qualifier in London to a US$1 million World Championship.
TournamentsHow The International 2026 was filled: invites and qualifiers
Seven direct invites, nine places won in five regional qualifiers, then a Swiss stage and a bracket: how Valve built the 16-team field of Dota 2's world championship in Shanghai.
LeaguesVCT EMEA Barcelona Finals: FUT, Karmine Corp, Liquid and Fire Flux remain
Riot Games has confirmed the four teams of the VCT EMEA Stage 2 Finals, played August 28 to 30 near Barcelona. One of them, Fire Flux Esports, came up from Challengers.
Prize MoneyEsports World Cup 2026 club earnings tallied at US$68.6 million
The Esports Advocate added the Club Championship pool to every prize table of the 2026 Esports World Cup: US$68.6 million reached organizations, led by AG.AL with US$8.2 million.
RankingsAG.AL win the Esports World Cup Club Championship ahead of Falcons
AG.AL finished first in the 2026 Esports World Cup Club Championship with 5,300 points and US$7 million, after a Trackmania win on the closing weekend. Team Falcons, twice champions, are second.
RankingsSpirit overtake Falcons as HLTV's top-ranked Counter-Strike team
HLTV's Counter-Strike ranking of August 24, 2026 lists Spirit first with 998 points and Falcons second with 754. A week earlier Falcons led by 81 points.
Prize MoneyThe International 2026 prize money: what each of the 16 teams received
Team Spirit took US$1,416,786, or 42.5% of a pool of more than US$3.3 million, at The International 2026. The full table by placing, as published by Dot Esports.
National TeamsAustralia, Jordan and Oman reach the FIFAe World Cup in Rocket League
Australia swept the Asian Continental Championship in Kuala Lumpur, Jordan finished second and Oman won a playoff: with host Saudi Arabia, four nations are now confirmed.
TournamentsTeam Spirit Beat FUT Esports to Win CS2 at the Esports World Cup 2026
Team Spirit came back from an opening map loss to beat FUT Esports 3-1 and win Counter-Strike 2 at the Esports World Cup 2026, with donk named tournament MVP.
TournamentsTeam Spirit Beat PARIVISION to Win a Record Third Aegis of Champions
Team Spirit beat PARIVISION, playing as Team Vision in Shanghai, 3-2 to win The International 2026, becoming the first team to win Dota 2's top title three times.
TournamentsBIG Win the Fortnite Reload Elite Series at the Esports World Cup 2026
BIG's vic0 and Malibuca became the first duo in Fortnite history to win back-to-back Tier 1 LAN titles, closing out the Esports World Cup 2026's new Reload event.
TournamentsFlyQuest RED take top seed as Game Changers NA sets its Stage 2 bracket
Riot Games published on August 21 the eight teams and the schedule of the Game Changers NA Stage 2 Main Event in Valorant. The grand final is played in Los Angeles on September 17.
National TeamsEsports Foundation postpones the first Esports Nations Cup to 2027
The first Esports Nations Cup, planned for November 2026 in Riyadh, moves to November 2027. What the foundation said, and what the qualifiers had already decided.
Prize MoneyHLTV reports Passion UA owe former team their Budapest sticker money
HLTV reports that the former Counter-Strike players and staff of Passion UA are owed Budapest Major sticker money, prize money and wages. The CEO stopped answering its questions.