The following is a list of recurring esports tournaments in alphabetical order, split between active and defunct tournaments.
Active
Name Description Location / Regions participating Arena of Valor World CupThe top competition for Arena of Valor. Teams based on regions to compete for the strongest region in AoV. 2018–presentArena of Valor International ChampionshipThe top competition for Arena of Valor. Teams compete for the strongest team in AoV.2017–presentSuperligaThe Spanish official European Regional League of the League of Legends game. One of the oldest ones in Europe (named División de Honor in early years) and one of the biggest professional player incubators.2012–present Amazon University Esports European collegiate esports partnership sponsored by tech company Amazon, with member organisations in Spain, the United Kingdom and Italy. Main games include League of Legends, Teamfight Tactics, and Clash Royale. 2020–present Battle.net World Championship Series (BlizzCon) StarCraft II (SC2), World of Warcraft (WoW), Overwatch and Hearthstone world championship series run by Blizzard Entertainment Worldwide Call of Duty League A Call of Duty franchised based league that is slated to begin in January 2020 replacing the Call of Duty World League. It is played on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare for PlayStation 4 Worldwide 2020–present Capcom Cup Street Fighter tournament sponsored by Capcom 2013–presentCOBX MastersDota 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive competition held across several cities in India.2018–presentCode WarsInter-school technology event organized by Code Warriors, includes gaming event which features many games including FIFA.1997–presentCommonwealth Esports ChampionshipsEsports competition held concurrently with the Commonwealth Games.Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations and their overseas territories2022–present CompeteLeague An amateur esports leagues circuit and broadcast provider since January 2016. Currently operates the largest amateur League of Legends circuit on European and North American servers , , , and other North American countries 2016–presentCS:GO MajorsThe series of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive premier tournaments sponsored by Valve, the game's developer.Worldwide2013–present Cybergamer The premier esports leagues for the Oceania region. , and other Oceanic countries 2007–presentDew ArenaMultiple Games Tournament, organised by Mountain DewWorldwide2016–presentDragon Ball FighterZ World Tour The Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour is a global tournament series for the smash-hit fighting game by Bandai Namco Entertainment, Inc. Worldwide 2018–present DreamHack The world's largest computer festival, the event includes major esports competitions. , 1994–present eGames Tournament between countries. Worldwide 2016–present Electronic Sports League Worldwide 2000–present Electronic Sports World Cup Worldwide2003–presentESL India PremiershipFirst Indian esports event with pool of $7000 took place in Mumbai, India2015–2020ESOGA Esports & Online Gaming AssociationESOGA provides an esports league for youth hosted by professional coaches. Players participate in weekly gameplay sessions featuring monthly challenges, tournaments, events, and prizes. Additional services and software are offered to organizations to host their own esports and online gaming experiences across the United States and Canada. and 2019—present European Gaming League A competition that focuses on the United Kingdom and Europe 2007–presentEvolution Championship Series The largest fighting games competition in the United States, the tournament is very important for competition in the genre. 1996–presentApex Legends Global SeriesA competition for the battle royale Apex Legends with a prize pool of US$3 million. It starts with the online tournaments, then goes to the premier tournaments, and ends with the major tournaments.Worldwide2020– presenteXTREMESLANDAsian Tournament for CS:GO players. The final event is held in China., , , , , , , , , , , , , along with qualifying Oceanic and Middle Eastern countries2016–present FIFA Interactive World Cup (FIWC) An annual video gaming competition officially organized by FIFA and its presenting partner EA Sports. Worldwide 2004–presentFortnite Championship Series (FNCS), previously Fortnite World CupA series of quarterly Fortnite tournaments, usually ending with a year-end Global Championship. The prize pool of 2019’s Fortnite World Cup was $30,000,000.Worldwide2019–present GameBattles UKGameBattles UK is a British esports League with daily competitions for major console games played in the UK is famous for its high value cash tournaments 2017–present Garena World (previously Garena Star League)A tournament for all games in Garena esports, base in Bangkok, Thailand 2013–present Global Starcraft II League Originally holding exclusive rights to broadcast Starcraft II in South Korea, the tournament has remained central to the Starcraft II competitions. 2010–present Halo Championship Series 343 industries own esports league for the Halo series. The prize pool for the 2016 series is currently 2 million.Worldwide2014–presentHero Pro LeagueOrganised by Hero Entertainment and a flagship tournament for Crisis Action and King of Warship. Played mostly in China and South-East Asia.Worldwide2019High School Esports LeagueThe High School Esports League (HSEL) is a league of over 3,100 schools and 100,000 students. HSEL holds seasonal tournaments for high school students. Founded in 2012, they are the first and largest high school league. They offer competition in games such as Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Minecraft, Overwatch, Rainbow 6: Siege, and Rocket League, as well as many more. and 2012—PresentISEA The Interstate Scholastic Esports Alliance (ISEA) is a nationwide coalition of educator-run scholastic esports organizations serving students and schools in the K-12 space. They have over 65,000 students and 2000 schools in their 12 member scholastic league. Their members consist of IHSEA (Illinois), IAHSEA (Iowa), IEN (Indiana), MiHSEF (Michigan), MNLV (Minnesota), MOSEF (Missouri), NSESA (Nebraska), GSE (New Jersey), OKSE (Oklahoma), TEXSEF (Texas), WSSEA (Washington), and WIHSEA (Wisconsin).2018–Present Intel Extreme Masters Organized by Turtle Entertainment, which also runs the Electronic Sports League, the Intel Extreme Masters was created to expand beyond the ESL's mostly European focus. Worldwide 2007–present International Esports Federation IeSF runs the only World Championships for official national teams. Worldwide2009–presentKing Pro LeagueTournament for Arena of Valor based in Shanghai, China.2017–presentKO Fight NightsThis is an esports competition for the game title Street Fighter V with the finals held in New Delhi.2018–2020Konami Arcade ChampionshipAn annual esports competition involved active Konami (and its subdivision Bemani) arcade titles. The finals were held in Japan in a conference area or Japan Amusement Expo (since 2015). 2011–presentLeague of Legends Champions KoreaThe primary League of Legends competition in South Korea.2012 – presentLeague of Legends EMEA ChampionshipThe primary League of Legends competition in Europe.2013 – presentLeague of Legends Pro LeagueThe top level League of Legends competition in China.2013 – presentLeague of Legends Rift RivalsCross-regional game for League of Legends., , , , , , , , , , , , and remaining North American nations2017 – present League of Legends World Championship Flagship annual tournament of League of Legends, recently recognized as the most played video game in the world. Considered one of the, if not the most watched esports event in the world with the 2016 League of Legends World Championship achieving 43 million unique viewers and 14.7 million peak concurrent viewership. The final prize pool for 2016 League of Legends World Championship, which included fan contributions via purchase of in-game items, was worth $6.7 million. Worldwide2011 – presentLeagueGaming.com NHLEA Sports NHL 18 EASHL Competitive Free and Money League. For Xbox and PlayStation, , 2003–Present Liga Mexicana de Videojuegos The most relevant esports League in Mexico, the season 0 started on 2016 as a ranking cup. The pro tournaments began February 2017. The Master Cup has Halo and League of Legends as well as a Pro Cup which also includes FIFA, Pro Evolution Soccer, Street Fighter, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Overwatch. The prize pool for the first season was $1,000,000 MXN (US$50,000).2016–present Mid-Season Invitational The annual League of Legends international tournament hosted by Riot Games in the middle of years. It is the second most important international League of Legends tournament aside from the World Championship. Worldwide2015 – presentMilitary Gaming LeagueThe only US military and veteran exclusive esport league. Competitions are held online, and across bases.2018–present Mind Sports South Africa MSSA is an affiliate of IeSF. MSSA is the controlling authority for all esports in South Africa as per the Sport and Recreation Act. MSSA runs all official events in South Africa from School to National Championship level. Through MSSA gamers can achieve Protea Colours and bursaries to attend university.1999–presentMLBB Professional League (MPL)MPL is the national esports tournament for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, , , , 2017–presentMobile Legends: Bang Bang Southeast Asia CupMSC is an annual esports tournament for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang in Southeast AsiaSoutheast Asia2017–presentMobile Legends: Bang Bang World ChampionshipThe premier annual Mobile Legends: Bang Bang tournament hosted by the game's developer Moonton.Worldwide2019–presentNAAGLNorth American Amateur Gaming League2020–presentNAORNorth American Online Racing is a stock car sim racing league on the IRacing platform2015–presentNBA 2K LeagueThis is NBA esports league, founded by Take-Two Interactive and NBA, , , 2017–presentNGWTNeo Geo World Tour - officially supported by SNK, the global esports tour features games from The King of Fighters series, and a high score attack challenge from the Metal Slug series. Season 1 in 2018 covered 13 global stops, including a grand finals event in Hong Kong. In 2019's season 2, the event grew to 32 global stops, including the grand finals event in Taipei.Worldwide2018–presentNGL Summer TournamentThis is a Bangladeshi esports tournament organized by the National Gaming League for League of Legends.2018–presentNitroLeagueOne of the largest Rocket League leagues for the "DACH"-region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland)., , 2018–presentNorth East ChampionshipThis is a month long-tournament with game titles including Clash Royale, Dota 2 and FIFA. The aim of the tournament is to promote esports in the Northeastern region of India which has been underrepresented in the Indian esports space.2018–presentPacific Championship SeriesA League of Legends competition held in Southeast Asia (excluding Vietnam), Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau, , , , , , and 2019–presentOlympic Esports WeekA 3 day competition by the International Olympic Committee, with games inspired by the olympic games like Archery (Tic Tac Bow), Baseball (WBSC eBASEBALL™: POWER PROS), Chess (Chess.com), Cycling (Zwift), Dance (Just Dance 2023 Edition), Motor sport (Gran Turismo), Sailing (Virtual Regatta) and Shooting (ISSF Challenge featuring Fortnite) Worldwide2023–presentPremier Gaming LeaguePremier Gaming League (PGL) is an online esports buy-in tournament hosting site. Buy-in tournaments with the winner taking all. Prizes range from hundreds to thousands of dollars. Mostly hosts Fortnite and Call of Duty tournaments.2018–presentPharaoh's ConclavePharaoh's Conclave (PCX) is the connector of the esports industry, helping the community identify entry points into and navigate pathways through the esports industry to move from amateur to professional (i.e., "pub to pro"). PCX hosts tournaments that feature an Olympic medley-style of play