Competition
Tournaments, leagues and results, with the money and the rankings behind them.
ESL puts US$11.45 million on the table for 2027 and redraws Kraków
ESL published on March 25 what it will pay Counter-Strike teams in 2027: US$11.45 million with one Grand Slam, a new IEM Kraków prize table and playoffs that count for the club incentive.
National TeamsSix Brazilian clubs named national partner for the Esports Nations Cup
Fluxo W7M, FURIA, LOUD, MIBR, paiN Gaming and Red Canids will run Brazil's national teams at the first Esports Nations Cup, as Spain selects a joint bid of its own clubs.
RankingsBilibili Gaming take first place in Riot's Global Power Rankings
Riot Games updated its League of Legends Global Power Rankings on March 23, 2026, the day after First Stand. Bilibili Gaming lead, Gen.G drop to second and G2 Esports reach third.
LeaguesLCK 2026 opens April 1 with nine weeks, a Hanoi trip and Road to MSI
The LCK's 2026 season starts on April 1 with a regular season through May 31, a T1 home weekend in Incheon, KRX matches in Hanoi and two MSI places at stake.
TournamentsMSI 2026 gets its Daejeon dates as Worlds grows to 19 teams
Riot Games has set MSI 2026 for June 28 to July 12 in Daejeon and Worlds for October 15 to November 14 in three US cities, with a second CBLOL place at Worlds.
LeaguesVCT EMEA Stage 1: bottom two of each group go out before the playoffs
Riot Games has set the format of VCT EMEA Stage 1: two groups of six from April 1, four teams out after the groups, and a playoff bracket where seeding decides who gets a second chance.
LeaguesVCT Americas Stage 1: two groups of six and three Masters London spots
Riot Games has published the guide to VCT Americas Stage 1: twelve teams in two groups from April 10 in Los Angeles, eight in the playoffs and three places at Masters London.
LeaguesCBLOL 2026 Stage 1: eight teams, Fearless best-of-threes, one MSI spot
Riot Games has published the full guide to CBLOL Stage 1, which starts on March 28: 28 series in six weeks, a six-team playoff and a Grand Final on June 6 for one MSI place.
TournamentsNongshim RedForce Sweep Paper Rex to Win Valorant Masters Santiago
Nongshim RedForce beat Paper Rex 3-0 to win Valorant Masters Santiago 2026, becoming the first team promoted through Ascension to win an international title.
LeaguesHow the 2026 Call of Duty League season works: Majors, Minors, points
Twelve city teams, four stages, online qualifiers, Majors and Minors, a points race to an eight-team championship and a rebuilt second tier: the 2026 season, step by step.
Prize MoneyPGL pledges US$22 million to Counter-Strike teams for 2027 and 2028
PGL will pay Counter-Strike teams at least US$11 million a year in 2027 and 2028, HLTV reported on March 9: prize money, an invitation reward and a viewership pool.
LeaguesLEC Spring 2026: best-of-three season, two Roadtrips, no Monday crowd
Riot Games has published the plan of the 2026 LEC Spring Split, from March 28: last year's format, Mondays without spectators in Berlin, two Roadtrips and two MSI places.
TournamentsFirst Stand 2026: eight teams and best-of-five play in São Paulo
Riot Games has published the primer of First Stand 2026, played March 16 to 22 in São Paulo. Six of the eight teams are known, and every match is a best-of-five.
RankingsVitality overtake FURIA in Valve's March 2026 regional standings
Valve's standings of March 2, 2026 put Vitality first with 2029 points, 136 ahead of FURIA. The update sends invitations to four events and is the last but one before the Cologne Major.
TournamentsBLAST sets a six-event CS2 circuit for 2027 with an Open in Rio
BLAST has published its 2027 Counter-Strike calendar: six events, a Bounty cut from 32 teams to 16 and played fully on LAN, and a first city, Rio de Janeiro.
LeaguesESL Pro League Season 23 opens with two online stages before Stockholm
ESL Pro League Season 23 starts on March 1 with 24 teams, two online Swiss stages and an eight-team final weekend in Stockholm, for a pool of US$1,000,000.
LeaguesMPL Malaysia names the eight teams of its Partnership Programme
Moonton has picked three Malaysian organizations and five from Indonesia, China and Singapore for Season 17 of MPL Malaysia, under a partnership that Bernama says runs four years.
LeaguesKrafton rebuilds PUBG's EMEA and Americas circuits around open scrims
The PUBG EMEA Championship and PUBG Americas Series start on March 2 with a three-stage season open to every team, and the best of them go on to the PUBG Global Series.
TournamentsVitality sweep PARIVISION to win PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026
Vitality beat PARIVISION 3-0 in the PGL Cluj-Napoca final on February 22, 2026, closing a week of six wins in six series and an 11th title with ropz.
TournamentsGentle Mates Beat Team Vitality to Win the RLCS Boston Major
Gentle Mates won the first Rocket League Major of 2026, beating Team Vitality 4-2 in Boston after eliminating Team Falcons and NRG along the way.