Tournaments
Tournaments and their formats: who organizes them, who qualifies and what is at stake.
ESL Pro League Season 24: Team Vitality champions in Katowice
Team Vitality swept MOUZ 3-0 in Katowice on October 11 to win ESL Pro League Season 24, the league's first grand final played before an arena crowd since 2019.
TournamentsWorlds 2026: the Play-In field is set for Los Angeles
FURIA, Cloud9, Karmine Corp and MVK Esports open the League of Legends World Championship in Los Angeles on October 15, with one place in the Swiss stage for the survivor.
TournamentsSwizzY Becomes the First Player to Win Back-to-Back Fortnite Globals
SwizzY and Pixie won the Fortnite Global Championship 2026 in Antwerp, making SwizzY the first player to win the Globals in consecutive years.
TournamentsSix Invitational 2027: São Paulo, US$3 million and 20 places
Ubisoft has set the Six Invitational 2027 for February 1 to 14 in São Paulo, with a US$3 million prize pool, 20 teams and tickets on sale from R$40 a day.
TournamentsTeam 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.
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.
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.
TournamentsS2G Esports Win the PUBG Mobile World Cup 2026 in Paris
S2G Esports held on for their first global PUBG Mobile title since 2022, winning the PUBG Mobile World Cup 2026 Grand Finals in Paris by a four-point margin.
TournamentsTeam Falcons Sweep Spacestation Gaming to Win the Rocket League EWC
Team Falcons beat Spacestation Gaming 4-0 to win Rocket League at the Esports World Cup 2026, recovering from missing the Paris Major earlier in the season.
TournamentsFaZe Clan Beat FURIA in an All-Brazilian Esports World Cup R6 Final
FaZe Clan beat FURIA 3-1 at the Esports World Cup 2026, completing an undefeated run and becoming the first Triple Crown winners in Rainbow Six Siege.
TournamentsTeam Spirit Beat Yangon Galacticos to Win the MLBB Mid-Season Cup
Team Spirit came back from 3-1 down to beat Yangon Galacticos 4-3, becoming the first team outside Southeast Asia to win a Mobile Legends Mid-Season Cup.
TournamentsRvPLegend Becomes the First Romanian FC Pro World Champion
Razvan 'RvPLegend' Puiu beat Levy 'levyfinn' Rieck to win the FC Pro World Championship 2026 at the Esports World Cup, after qualifying through a Last Chance route.
TournamentsGame Changers Americas LCQ returns to São Paulo for an October LAN
Riot Games set the Game Changers Americas Last Chance Qualifier for October 14 and 15 in São Paulo: three second seeds, one place at the Game Changers Championship.
TournamentsFaZe Vegas Beat OpTic Texas 5-2 to Win the Call of Duty Championship
FaZe Vegas denied OpTic Texas a third straight Call of Duty League title, winning the 2026 Championship 5-2 in Las Vegas on the back of three Search and Destroy wins.
TournamentsPARIVISION Beat BB Team to Win Dota 2 at the Esports World Cup 2026
PARIVISION beat BB Team 3-1 to win Dota 2 at the Esports World Cup 2026, avenging last year's semifinal exit and dropping only three games across the event.
TournamentsUNLIMIT Win the ALGS Split 1 Playoffs After a Last-Minute Comeback
UNLIMIT came from outside the top nine to win the ALGS Year 6 Split 1 Playoffs at the Esports World Cup 2026, beating ZETA DIVISION in a decisive final fight.
TournamentsUNLIMIT Win the Apex Legends Global Series Split 1 Title in Paris
Japan's UNLIMIT won the Apex Legends Global Series Split 1 Playoffs at the Esports World Cup 2026, taking the title in a 10-game Match Point Finals.