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Competition

Tournaments, leagues and results, with the money and the rankings behind them.

Tournaments

Eleven teams confirmed for MSI 2026 in Daejeon, T1 and G2 among them

Riot Games has published the primer of the Mid-Season Invitational: eleven teams from six leagues, a four-team Play-In from June 28 and a grand final on July 12 in South Korea.

9 min read
Prize Money

Counter-Strike Major sticker money: how it reaches teams and players

Beside its prize pool, a Counter-Strike Major pays teams through the sale of stickers. How that money was shared under capsules, and the formula Valve applies from Cologne.

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Prize Money

Spirit forfeit a projected US$420,550 ESL club share after skipping Atlanta

ESL has confirmed that Team Spirit lose their 2026 share of its Annual Club Incentive after a third declined invitation in two years, the one to IEM Atlanta.

8 min read
Tournaments

BIG's vic0 and Malibuca Win the FNCS Major 1 Summit in Düsseldorf

BIG's duo of vic0 and Malibuca won the first FNCS Summit held in Germany, taking $250,000 and a spot at the Fortnite Global Championship.

8 min read
Tournaments

Riot sets out Masters London: Copper Box, 13 match days, a new map

Riot Games has published its guide to Masters London, played June 6 to 21 at the Copper Box Arena: the field of twelve, a Swiss stage, a playoff bracket and a new map shown on finals day.

10 min read
Tournaments

Fortnite moves its Global Championship to Antwerp in September

Epic Games has brought the 2026 Fortnite Global Championship forward to September 26 and 27 in Antwerp, moved FNCS Major 2 to July and replaced Major 3 with a Last Chance event.

9 min read
Tournaments

eChampions League 26: the Budapest Final 8 and how it was won

EA Sports has published its review of the eChampions League 26 finals in Budapest. Vejrgang won the eight-player Final 8, beating HHezerS 3-2 in the grand final.

9 min read
Tournaments

Karmine Corp win the Rocket League Paris Major on home soil

Karmine Corp beat Twisted Minds 4-1 in the grand final of the Rocket League Paris Major at La Défense Arena on May 24, 2026. Vatira was named most valuable player.

9 min read
Prize Money

Valve drops capsules for the Cologne Major and sets how teams are paid

Valve has released the IEM Cologne Major stickers without capsules. HLTV reports that half of sticker revenue is shared, by ranking first and by Major placing afterwards.

9 min read
Tournaments

Esports World Cup 2026 leaves Riyadh and moves to Paris

The Esports World Cup Foundation has confirmed that its US$75 million festival moves from Riyadh to Paris. Titles and formats stay as announced; venues are still to come.

9 min read
National Teams

South Korea's Asian Games LoL list: six players, two years of results

Six League of Legends players are the candidates to defend South Korea's Asian Games gold in Aichi-Nagoya. Who is on the list, how it was drawn up and what is left.

10 min read
Tournaments

DarkZero Beat Shopify Rebellion to Win the Salt Lake City R6 Major

DarkZero Esports won the BLAST R6 Major in Salt Lake City, beating Shopify Rebellion 3-1 for the organization's second Major title in Rainbow Six Siege.

8 min read
Rankings

Valve's May standings set the invites for DraculaN 7 and XSE Pro League

Valve's standings of May 4, 2026 decide who is invited to two summer events. Vitality lead with 2081 points, while FUT climb from 12th to 4th and Astralis enter the top six.

9 min read
Prize Money

GamerLegion and the Paris Major sticker share: the offers and replies

An HLTV investigation sets out the dispute over the players' share of GamerLegion's Paris Major sticker money, the offers that followed and the organization's written replies.

9 min read
National Teams

PUBG Nations Cup 2026 returns to Seoul with a Neutral Team entry

Krafton has set the PUBG Nations Cup for June 23 to 28 in Seoul. Kazakhstan and Ukraine make their debut, Finland returns, and one of the 24 places goes to a Neutral Team.

9 min read
Prize Money

Prize money, club share, incentives: how CS2 organizers pay in 2027

BLAST, PGL and ESL have each set what they will pay Counter-Strike 2 teams in 2027. The totals are close, but the four kinds of payment behind them are not mixed the same way.

15 min read
Rankings

Valve's April standings lock the ranking behind the Cologne Major

Valve's standings of April 6, 2026 fix the 32 invitations to the IEM Cologne Major. Vitality lead with 2063 points, Natus Vincere climb to second and FaZe finish 26th, outside the cut.

11 min read
Tournaments

Manchester City Beat Leeds United to Win the ePremier League 2026

Manchester City's Bonanno and Jafonso beat Leeds United's Tekkz and NiKSNEB 8-6 on aggregate to win the ePremier League 2026, the club's fourth title.

8 min read
Tournaments

FaZe Vegas Win Call of Duty League Major 2 at DreamHack Birmingham

FaZe Vegas beat OpTic Texas 4-1 in the Call of Duty League's second Major of the season, its first trophy in almost a year.

8 min read
Tournaments

NAVI Win PUBG Global Series 2026 Circuit 1: Series 2 in Seoul

NAVI came from fifth place on the final day to win PUBG Global Series 2026 Circuit 1: Series 2 in Seoul, overtaking Anyone's Legend with two decisive map wins.

8 min read