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.
Tournament formats
ValorantEsports
Riot removes hard prize caps from Valorant community events
New Valorant community tournament guidelines remove fixed caps on prize pools, entry fees and sponsorship revenue under one global organizer license worldwide.
ValorantEsports
Valorant reveals its new map in a Masters London showmatch
Valorant's new map debuted before the Masters London grand final in a creator-and-pro showmatch, ahead of its playable release in patch 13.00 worldwide.
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.
ValorantEsports
VCT EMEA adds a broadcast-first stage for expanded schedules
The VCT EMEA Studio Stage lets Riot run Valorant and LEC broadcasts simultaneously in Berlin, adding weekend matches before the Barcelona finals in Stage 2.
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 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 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.
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.