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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This week in esports (November 13 to 15, ET)
Last updated November 12, 2026. All times are US Eastern (ET). Sources: HLTV for BLAST Rivals, Timesaver.gg and GGRecon for Worlds.
Update, November 12: Bilibili Gaming beat T1 3-1 in Worlds semifinal 2 and meets Gen.G in the final on November 14. The BLAST Rivals group stage ended on November 12 with FURIA and Spirit in the semifinals, and the playoffs start on November 13 (HLTV).
| Date (ET) | Event | Match or round | Time (ET) | Watch (official) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Nov 13 | BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 2 (CS2) | Quarterfinal: Vitality vs MOUZ | 3:00 AM | BLAST.tv |
| Fri, Nov 13 | BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 2 (CS2) | Quarterfinal: G2 vs Falcons | 5:30 AM | BLAST.tv |
| Sat, Nov 14 | BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 2 (CS2) | Semifinal: Spirit vs TBD | 3:00 AM | BLAST.tv |
| Sat, Nov 14 | BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 2 (CS2) | Semifinal: FURIA vs TBD | 5:30 AM | BLAST.tv |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Worlds 2026 (League of Legends) | Grand final: Gen.G vs Bilibili Gaming (best-of-five) | 2:00 PM | LoL Esports · Riot on Twitch |
| Sun, Nov 15 | BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 2 (CS2) | Grand final (best-of-five) | 3:00 AM | BLAST.tv |
Esports calendar: October to December 2026
| Dates | Event | Game | Location | Prize pool | Status | Watch (official) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 to Nov 14 | League of Legends World Championship 2026 | League of Legends | Los Angeles, Allen (Texas), Brooklyn | $5,000,000 | Knockouts live, final Nov 14 | LoL Esports · Riot on Twitch |
| Oct 22 to Nov 1 | VALORANT Game Changers Championship 2026 | VALORANT | São Paulo, Brazil | Champion takes $180,000 | Finished (KRÜ BLAZE) | Finished |
| Oct 24 to 31 | PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 | CS2 | Bucharest, Romania | $1,250,000 (player and club share) | Finished (FURIA) | Finished |
| Oct 29 to Nov 1 | ALGS 2026 Split 2 Playoffs | Apex Legends | United States | $2,000,000 | Finished (result not checked) | Finished |
| Nov 2 to 8 | IEM Beijing 2026 | CS2 | Beijing, China | $1,250,000 (player and club share) | Finished November 8: MOUZ won | ESL on Twitch · YouTube |
| Nov 6 to 15 | BLAST R6 Major Osaka | Rainbow Six Siege | Osaka, Japan | TBC | Upcoming | Rainbow Six on Twitch |
| Nov 11 to 15 | BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 2 | CS2 | Hong Kong | $1,000,000 (player and club share) | Group stage finished November 12; playoffs from November 13 | BLAST.tv |
| Late November | BLAST Slam IX | Dota 2 | Europe (TBC) | TBC | Upcoming | BLAST.tv |
| Nov 24 to Dec 13 | PGL Major Singapore 2026 | CS2 | Singapore (playoffs at Singapore Indoor Stadium) | $1,250,000 | Upcoming | PGL on Twitch · YouTube |
| Dec 1 to 13 | PUBG Global Championship 2026 | PUBG: Battlegrounds | Istanbul, Türkiye | TBC | Upcoming | 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. The Swiss Stage ended on October 31 with Gen.G and Dplus KIA at 3-0, T1, Invictus Gaming and TOP Esports at 3-1, and Karmine Corp, LYON and Bilibili Gaming at 3-2, according to Timesaver.gg. The quarterfinals start on November 3. Follow every result in our Worlds 2026 results tracker.
PGL Masters Bucharest and the road to Singapore (CS2)
PGL Masters Bucharest was the last tier-1 LAN before invites to the PGL Major Singapore are locked on November 2. FURIA won the title on October 31 with a 3-2 grand final win over Nemiga, and MOUZ took third place. 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. Scores, maps and prize money are on our PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 results tracker.
IEM Beijing
The IEM Beijing group stage started on November 2 with 16 teams in two groups of eight. As of November 3, G2 and 9z are out and PARIVISION and MOUZ are the two unbeaten teams in Group B (HLTV). The series are logged in our IEM Beijing 2026 results tracker.
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. KRÜ BLAZE won the title on November 1 with a 3-2 grand final win over Gentle Mates GC (TheSpike.gg and Esports News UK), and every result is in our Game Changers Championship 2026 tracker. 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
- IEM Beijing 2026 (CS2): MOUZ beat The MongolZ 3-0 in the grand final on November 8 (HLTV). Results and brackets: IEM Beijing 2026 tracker. Watch: ESL Counter-Strike on YouTube.
- VALORANT Game Changers Championship 2026 (São Paulo): KRÜ Blaze beat Gentle Mates GC 3-2 in the grand final on November 1 (TheSpike.gg, Esports News UK). Watch: grand final highlights (VALORANT Champions Tour, YouTube).
- PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 (CS2): FURIA beat Nemiga 3-2 in the grand final on October 31 (HLTV). Watch: the full final (PGL, YouTube).
- VALORANT Champions 2026 (Shanghai): LOUD beat Team Vitality 3-1 on October 19 for a record second title. Watch: grand final highlights (VALORANT Champions Tour, YouTube).
- Thunderpick World Championship 2026 (CS2): FURIA came from 2-1 down to beat BetBoom Team in the final in October. Watch: grand final highlights (Thunderpick, YouTube).
- IEM Cologne Major 2026 (CS2): the first CS2 Major of the year, played at the LANXESS Arena in Cologne. Watch: grand final highlights, Falcons vs FURIA (ESL Counter-Strike Highlights, YouTube).
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).
Photo: xReDeYe / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 (archive image from ESL One Katowice 2015).
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