Esports Calendar 2026: Every Major Tournament From October to December
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| Author ESTNN Esports News
The last stretch of the 2026 esports season is packed. League of Legends crowns its world champion in Brooklyn on November 14, Counter-Strike closes the year with the PGL Major in Singapore, and Dota 2, VALORANT, Rainbow Six and PUBG all have big events before the holidays. This calendar lists every major tournament from late October to the end of December 2026, with dates, locations and prize pools, and we update it as organizers confirm schedules.
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Esports calendar: October to December 2026
| Dates | Event | Game | Location | Prize pool |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 to Nov 14 | League of Legends World Championship 2026 | League of Legends | Los Angeles, Allen (Texas), Brooklyn | $5,000,000 |
| Oct 22 to Nov 1 | VALORANT Game Changers Championship 2026 | VALORANT | São Paulo, Brazil | Champion takes $180,000 |
| Oct 24 to 31 | PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 | CS2 | Bucharest, Romania | $1,250,000 (player and club share) |
| Oct 29 to Nov 1 | ALGS 2026 Split 2 Playoffs | Apex Legends | United States | $2,000,000 |
| Nov 2 to 8 | IEM Beijing 2026 | CS2 | Beijing, China | $300,000 |
| Nov 6 to 15 | BLAST R6 Major Osaka | Rainbow Six Siege | Osaka, Japan | TBC |
| Nov 11 to 15 | BLAST Rivals Fall 2026 | CS2 | TBC | $350,000 |
| Late November | BLAST Slam IX | Dota 2 | Europe (TBC) | TBC |
| Nov 24 to Dec 13 | PGL Major Singapore 2026 | CS2 | Singapore (playoffs at Singapore Indoor Stadium) | $1,250,000 |
| Dec 1 to 13 | PUBG Global Championship 2026 | PUBG: Battlegrounds | Istanbul, Türkiye | TBC |
TBC means the organizer has not published the detail yet, or the sources we checked disagree. We only list a date or a prize pool once it matches an official announcement or two independent reports.
The events that matter most
Worlds 2026 (League of Legends)
Sixteen teams started the Swiss Stage in Allen, Texas, on October 23. Eight reach the quarterfinals on November 3, the semifinals follow on November 7 and 8, and the final is at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on November 14. T1 are going for a fourth straight title. Follow every result in our Worlds 2026 results tracker.
PGL Masters Bucharest and the road to Singapore (CS2)
PGL Masters Bucharest is the last tier-1 LAN before invites to the PGL Major Singapore are locked on November 2. Nine of the world’s top ten teams are in Romania. The Major itself runs from November 24 to December 13 with 32 teams, and the final four days are played at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. It is the last Major before a 2027 with no Major in Europe: the two 2027 Majors go to Buenos Aires and Shanghai.
VALORANT Game Changers Championship
Ten teams play a double-elimination bracket at the Riot Games Arena in São Paulo, with a best-of-five grand final on November 1. VALORANT’s main circuit is already in its offseason after LOUD won Champions on October 19, and the VCT 2027 partner teams are now confirmed.
Already played in 2026
- VALORANT Champions 2026 (Shanghai): LOUD beat Team Vitality 3-1 on October 19 for a record second title.
- Thunderpick World Championship 2026 (CS2): FURIA came from 2-1 down to beat BetBoom Team in the final in October.
- IEM Cologne Major 2026 (CS2): the first CS2 Major of the year, played at the LANXESS Arena in Cologne.
We add new events and correct dates as soon as organizers confirm them.
Featured image: Riot Games Arena during VCT Americas (Photo: DJTechYT via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).
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