League of LegendsEsports
LCS takes its first team Homegrounds event to Mexico City
LCS Homegrounds Mexico City brings LYON, Cloud9, Team Liquid and Shopify Rebellion to a live Week 6 event at CINEMEX Artz Pedregal on August 29–30 live.
Esports
Dota 2Esports
BLAST SLAM VIII expands to 16 teams and all-Bo3 groups
BLAST SLAM VIII expands to 16 Dota 2 teams, removes best-of-one matches from its online stage and sends six teams to the Malta LAN finals this October.
League of LegendsEsports
GO4LoL opens weekly League Classic tournaments in August
GO4LoL brings four weekly League Classic qualifiers to the North American server in August, sending eight teams into an online final set for August 29.
League of LegendsEsports
LCS Championship 2026 tickets arrive in two waves
LCS Championship 2026 tickets cover the October 3–4 finals near Atlanta, with two-day passes on sale and single-day inventory coming online August 22.
League of LegendsEsports
Worlds 2026 tickets use Riot’s Fan First verification
Worlds 2026 ticket sales use Riot’s Fan First verification, matching Riot ID and Ticketmaster emails before issuing one-time presale access codes by email.
ValorantEsports
Game Changers NA Stage 2 ends with its first LAN final
The Game Changers NA Stage 2 finalists will meet at Riot Games Arena on September 17, marking the circuit’s first North American LAN final in Los Angeles.
ValorantEsports
VCT 2027 replaces regular seasons with open Cups
The VCT 2027 format replaces long league seasons with Cups and open qualifiers, while adding fixed payments for non-partner teams that qualify for events.
ValorantEsports
VCT Pacific Stage 2 opens playoffs to Challengers teams
VCT Pacific Stage 2 uses groups, a 12-team Play-In and an eight-team playoff, giving four Challengers teams a route toward Shanghai from matches in Seoul.
CS2Esports
Falcons champion stickers and highlight charms enter CS2
Valve added Falcons champion autograph stickers and Cologne 2026 highlight souvenir charms to the CS2 Major Shop after the team’s title win at the Major.
CS2Esports
Spirit beat 100 Thieves 13–0 on Dust2 in BLAST Bounty
Spirit beat 100 Thieves 13–0 on Dust2 to complete a 2–1 BLAST Bounty series win and join seven other teams in the Season 2 playoffs in Malta, a live event.