Competition
Tournaments, leagues and results, with the money and the rankings behind them.
Team 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.
National TeamsRocket League at the Esports Nations Cup: 22 nations qualify
Six regional qualifiers have sent 22 national teams to the 48-nation Rocket League event of the Esports Nations Cup, from Puerto Rico and Ghana to the Maldives.
Prize MoneyCologne Major stickers paid teams a fraction of Budapest, HLTV reports
A month after the IEM Cologne Major, HLTV sets out what Valve's new sticker system paid teams: about US$60,000 for one early exit, against US$600,000 for a Budapest capsule.
National TeamsFrom 87 national squads to 24: the Esports Nations Cup field in CS2
The Counter-Strike 2 qualifiers of the Esports Nations Cup are over. Which 24 nations go to Riyadh in November, how twelve of the squads were built and what they play for.
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.
LeaguesLEC Summer 2026: four-day weeks, no break and Finals in Nice
Riot Games has set the LEC Summer Split from July 24 to September 20: six regular-season weeks played Friday to Monday, Roadtrips in Paris and Madrid, and Finals in Nice.
National TeamsFourteen nations qualify for Valorant at the Esports Nations Cup
Eight regional qualifiers have filled the last 14 places of the Esports Nations Cup Valorant event. France, Japan and Vietnam are through; Indonesia and Hong Kong are not.
RankingsFalcons take the top of HLTV's world ranking from Vitality
HLTV's Counter-Strike ranking of June 29, 2026 lists Falcons first with 883 points, 60 ahead of Vitality, eight days after the team won the IEM Cologne Major. Three weeks earlier it was fourth.
TournamentsOpTic Texas Beat LA Thieves 4-3 to Win Call of Duty League Major 4
OpTic Texas won its first trophy of the Call of Duty League's 2026 season, beating LA Thieves 4-3 in front of the biggest LAN crowd in league history.
LeaguesVCT Americas Stage 2: Challengers teams enter, Finals go to São Paulo
Riot Games has published the guide to VCT Americas Stage 2: it starts July 16, sends eight league teams into a Play-In with four Challengers teams and ends in São Paulo on September 6.
Prize MoneyEsports World Cup 2026: the prize pool of each game, compared
From US$3 million for Mobile Legends to US$500,000 for Trackmania: what each game pays at the Esports World Cup 2026 in Paris, and how much goes to the winner.
TournamentsFalcons win the IEM Cologne Major, NiKo's first on his 17th attempt
Falcons beat FURIA 3-0 in the grand final of the IEM Cologne Major on June 21, 2026. It is the organization's first Major title, won after series against Vitality and Spirit.
TournamentsLeviatán Beat Paper Rex to Win Valorant Masters London 2026
Leviatán came back from 2-1 down to beat Paper Rex 3-2 and win Valorant Masters London 2026, the Argentine organization's first international title.
TournamentsTeam Falcons Beat FURIA to Win the IEM Cologne Major 2026
Team Falcons swept FURIA 3-0 to win the IEM Cologne Major 2026, giving NiKo and m0NESY their first Major titles after a combined 18 prior attempts.
LeaguesVCT 2027: eight partner teams in every twelve-team Kickoff
Riot Games has put numbers on the 2027 Valorant Champions Tour: twelve-team Kickoffs with eight partners, no guaranteed Cup places and fixed payments for open teams.