Tournaments
Tournaments and their formats: who organizes them, who qualifies and what is at stake.
How 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.
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.
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.
TournamentsEleven 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.