ValorantEsports
Valorant Challengers Americas LCQ sends one team to Play-Ins
Valorant Challengers Americas LCQ brings three regional second seeds into a round robin and best-of-five final for the last VCT Americas Play-Ins slot.
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ValorantEsports
VCT Americas Stage 2 Finals move to São Paulo
VCT Americas Stage 2 Finals São Paulo run September 4–6 at Suhai Music Hall, deciding two Champions Shanghai qualifiers and the regional title in Brazil.
CS2Esports
BLAST Premier commits $10 million to its 2027 CS2 circuit
The BLAST Premier 2027 format moves Bounty fully to LAN, adds regional qualifiers and commits $10 million to prizes, teams and player experience in 2027.
League of LegendsEsports
LEC Summer Finals 2026 head to Nice for three days
LEC Summer Finals 2026 will take over Palais Nikaia in Nice from September 18–20, with one best-of-five each day and the last EMEA Worlds place at stake.
League of LegendsEsports
LEC Summer 2026 adds four-day weeks and two Roadtrips
The LEC Summer 2026 format uses a best-of-three round robin, six-team double-elimination playoffs and Roadtrip weekends in Paris and Madrid across Europe.
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.
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 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
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.
LoLEsports
NACL Summer 2026 adds groups and an LCS promotion route
NACL Summer 2026 uses two drafted groups, cross-group best-of-three matches and a playoff route into the LCS Promotion Tournament for North American teams.