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Overview of the events of 2025 in esports
This topic lists the esports events for the 2025 year.
If tournaments are held entirely online, it is denoted in the list below. For those tournaments that are held either partially or entirely offline, the host city that hosts the Grand Final is indicated last, if there are multiple host cities.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 [ edit ]
Tournament
Host City
Duration
Champion
Runner-up
Ref.
The Major 2025
Stockholm
November 28-29
TBD
TBD
[ 52]
Tournament
Host City
Duration
Champion
Runner-up
Ref.
Ignite 2025 Mid-Season Finals
Guangzhou
August
TBD
TBD
[ 63]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang [ edit ]
Tournament
Host City
Duration
Champion
Runner-up
Ref.
Overwatch Champions Series 2025 Champions Clash
Hangzhou
April 18–20
Crazy Raccoon
Team Falcons
[ 64]
Overwatch Champions Series 2025 Midseason Championship
Riyadh
July 31 – August 3
TBD
TBD
[ 3]
PUBG: Battlegrounds [ edit ]
Tournament
Host City
Duration
Champion
Runner-up
Ref.
PUBG Mobile Global Open 2025
Tashkent
April 12–13
Regnum Carya Esports
Nigma Galaxy
[ 68]
Peacekeeper Elite League Spring 2025
Jinan
February 20 – May 18
ThunderTalk Gaming
Tianba
[ 69]
PUBG Mobile World Cup 2025
Riyadh
July 25 – August 3
TBD
TBD
[ 3]
Tournament
Host City
Duration
Champion
Runner-up
Ref.
Into the Arcane Tactician's Crown
online
March 14–16
Dishsoap
Jedusor
[ 74]
Cyber City Tactician's Crown
online
July 11–13
TBD
TBD
[ 75]
Esports World Cup 2025
Riyadh
August 11–15
TBD
TBD
[ 3]
2025 TFT Open
Paris
TBD
TBD
TBD
[ 76]
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege [ edit ]
^ Patterson, Calum (2025-02-02). "GoNext clinch victory in ALGS Championship Year 4: final standings & prize money" . Dexerto . Retrieved 2025-05-12 .
^ Caruso, Michael (2025-05-06). "A near impossible comeback - Team Falcons wins the ALGS Open" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-05-12 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Morris, Joey (2025-04-15). "The full Esports World Cup 2025 schedule has been revealed" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-05-15 .
^ Nicholson, Jonno (2025-01-30). "A brief guide to the Call of Duty League 2025 Major 1" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-05-16 .
^ Nicholson, Jonno (2025-02-03). "Atlanta FaZe wins Call of Duty League Major 1 in Spain" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-05-16 .
^ Nicholson, Jonno (2025-03-18). "Call of Duty League 2025 Major 2 format, teams, how to watch" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-05-16 .
^ Nicholson, Jonno (2025-03-24). "Atlanta FaZe wins Call of Duty League Major 2 2025" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-05-16 .
^ Nicholson, Jonno (2025-04-24). "Call of Duty League Major 3: History for Atlanta, can Falcons take flight?" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-05-16 .
^ Nicholson, Jonno (2025-04-28). "LA Thieves crowned Call of Duty League Major 3 champions" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-05-16 .
^ Lemay, Ryan (2025-01-24). "Call of Duty League confirms Major 4 location & plan for 2025 Challengers season" . Dexerto . Retrieved 2025-05-16 .
^ Pryor, Matthew (2025-03-29). "LA Thieves win CDL Major 4 to secure back-to-back Championships" . esports.gg . Retrieved 2025-05-26 .
^ Taylor-Hill, Grant (2025-03-20). "CDL Championship 2025 To Be Held in Kitchener From June 26 - 29" . Insider Gaming . Retrieved 2025-05-28 .
^ Nicholson, Jonno (2025-06-29). "OpTic Texas crowned 2025 Call of Duty League champions" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-06-30 .
^ "Chessable Masters 2025" . Chess.com . Retrieved 2025-05-25 .
^ "Chess.com Classic 2025" . Chess.com . Retrieved 2025-05-25 .
^ "DreamHack Dallas 2025" . Chess.com . Retrieved 2025-05-26 .
^ Maas, Lea (2025-05-23). "Esports World Cup 2025 Chess: format, schedule and players" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-05-25 .
^ Daniels, Tom (2025-01-27). "BLAST Bounty Spring 2025 peaks at 690,000 viewers" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-05-27 .
^ Nicholson, Jonno (2025-01-10). "Imperial Fe becomes first women's team to qualify for IEM Katowice" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-05-12 .
^ Maas, Lea (2025-02-10). "Team Vitality wins IEM Katowice and VCT EMEA Kickoff" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-05-12 .
^ Maas, Lea (2025-02-12). "A brief guide to PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-05-12 .
^ Nicholson, Jonno (2025-02-24). "PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025 breaks 500,000 peak viewers" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-05-12 .
^ Xu, Davide (2025-02-21). "ESL Pro League S21 watch guide: Schedule, where to watch, teams to watch" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-05-28 .
^ Županič, Žan (2025-03-16). "Vitality dismantle MOUZ to win ESL Pro League S21" . HLTV.org . Retrieved 2025-05-28 .
^ Touati, Ben (2025-03-21). "BLAST Open Spring 2025: CS2 startet durch" . Esports Insider Deutsch (in German). Retrieved 2025-07-07 .
^ Morris, Joey (2025-03-31). "BLAST Open Spring 2025 records over 850,000 peak viewers" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-07-07 .
^ Maas, Lea (2025-04-14). "Team Falcons defeat G2 to win PGL Bucharest 2025" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-05-27 .
^ Lozano, Kurt (2025-04-28). "Team Vitality outlast Team Falcons to win IEM Melbourne 2025, ESL Grand Slam Season 5 | GosuGamers" . www.gosugamers.net . Retrieved 2025-05-28 .
^ Xu, Davide (2025-05-19). "Team Spirit crowned PGL Astana 2025 champions" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-05-27 .
^ Sattar, Maya (2025-05-19). "CS2 IEM Dallas 2025: Teams & complete schedule" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-05-28 .
^ Xu, Davide (2025-05-26). "Team Vitality takes third consecutive IEM trophy in Dallas" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-05-28 .
^ Nicholson, Jonno (2025-01-27). "BLAST Austin Major and MRQ dates revealed" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-05-15 .
^ Nicholson, Jonno (2025-06-22). "Team Vitality crowned BLAST.tv Austin Major champions" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-06-23 .
^ Baxter, Daryl (2025-05-06). "What is the Intel Extreme Masters? A guide to esports' longest-running event" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-05-15 .
^ Županič, Žan (17 June 2025). "BLAST to hold Bounty S2 in Malta following multi-year GamingMalta partnership" . HLTV.org . Retrieved 17 June 2025 .
^ Mira, Luís (2025-05-19). "Malta to host Thunderpick World Championship 2025 Finals" . HLTV.org . Retrieved 2025-05-27 .
^ Popkes, Samuel (2025-04-12). "PGL Belgrade 2025 to feature no qualifiers" . HLTV.org . Retrieved 2025-05-27 .
^ Nicholson, Jonno (2025-06-04). "PGL Belgrade moved to Bucharest studios due to 'unforeseen circumstances' " . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-06-13 .
^ Nicholson, Jonno (2025-05-12). "StarLadder to host CS2 Major in Budapest" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-05-15 .
^ Lozano, Kurt (2025-01-21). "Dota 2 FISSURE PLAYGROUND #1 Schedule, Teams, format, prize pool, and where to watch | GosuGamers" . www.gosugamers.net . Retrieved 2025-05-12 .
^ Lozano, Kurt (2025-02-02). "Tundra Esports Reverse Sweep Team Falcons To Win FISSURE PLAYGROUND Belgrade | GosuGamers" . www.gosugamers.net . Retrieved 2025-05-12 .
^ Sayal, Rabia (2025-02-05). "A quick guide to the BLAST Slam II Playoffs" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-05-12 .
^ Maas, Lea (2025-03-17). "Team Liquid wins PGL Wallachia Season 3" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-05-15 .
^ Morris, Joey (2025-04-01). "Everything you need to know ahead of ESL One Raleigh 2025" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-05-12 .
^ Lozano, Kurt (2025-04-14). "PARIVISION defeat Team Spirit to claim the championship of ESL One Raleigh 2025 | GosuGamers" . www.gosugamers.net . Retrieved 2025-05-12 .
^ Morris, Joey (2025-04-28). "Team Liquid claim PGL Wallachia Season 4 trophy" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-05-15 .
^ Lozano, Kurt (2025-05-12). "Tundra Esports defeat Team Falcons to win BLAST Slam III | GosuGamers" . www.gosugamers.net . Retrieved 2025-05-12 .
^ a b "PGL Commits to the Future of DOTA 2: Updated Calendar and Event Plans Through 2028" . press.pglesports.com . 2025-04-22. Retrieved 2025-05-15 .
^ Oliveira, Eric (2025-06-30). "BetBoom Team Is the PGL Wallachia Season 5 Champion - news" . www.strafe.com . Retrieved 2025-06-30 .
^ Khan, Titas (2025-05-15). "Dota 2 The International 2025 - Schedule, prize pool, and more" . Dot Esports . Retrieved 2025-05-15 .
^ Nicholson, Jonno (2025-05-09). "BLAST Slam IV heads to Singapore" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-05-15 .
^ Nicholson, Jonno (2025-05-20). "The Finals to host inaugural Major event at DreamHack Stockholm" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-05-23 .
^ Nicholson, Jonno (2025-05-14). "Fortnite's FNCS 2025 Pro-Am records over 600,000 viewers" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-05-16 .
^ Sabarwal, Rishabh (2024-09-09). "Fortnite FNCS Global Championship 2025: Major 1 results, Prize Pool, & more" . Dexerto . Retrieved 2025-05-12 .
^ Maas, Lea (2025-04-22). "OpTic Gaming claims victory at HCS Arlington 2025" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-05-23 .
^ Nicholson, Jonno (2025-05-19). "A brief guide to the HCS Dallas Open 2025" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-05-23 .
^ Taylor-Hill, Grant (2025-05-26). "OpTic Goes On Insane Lower Bracket Run to Win Big at HCS Dallas Open" . Insider Gaming . Retrieved 2025-05-27 .
^ a b Moore, Brandon (2025-01-31). "HCS 2025 roadmap revealed, includes new partnered teams, event dates, maps, and modes" . esports.gg . Retrieved 2025-05-23 .
^ Nicholson, Jonno (2025-07-01). "FaZe Clan unveils HCS Charlotte Major" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-07-02 .
^ Bernardo, Anna (2025-03-16). "Hanwha Life Esports are the first-ever League of Legends First Stand champions | GosuGamers" . www.gosugamers.net . Retrieved 2025-05-12 .
^ Sayal, Rabia (2025-03-21). "Everything we know about MSI 2025 so far: venue, structure, tickets" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-05-12 .
^ Jones, Lee (2024-10-24). "2025 League of Legends World Championship heads to China" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-05-12 .
^ Morris, Joey (2025-07-02). "How will Marvel Rivals Season 3 impact esports?" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-07-06 .
^ Maas, Lea (2025-04-22). "Crazy Racoon wins Overwatch Champions Clash 2025" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-05-14 .
^ a b Maas, Lea (2025-04-01). "A brief guide to the PUBG Global Series 7 & 8" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-05-14 .
^ "PUBG GLOBAL SERIES 8 Champions - BB Team - NEWS - PUBG ESPORTS" . pubgesports.com . 2025-05-18. Retrieved 2025-05-19 .
^ Morris, Joey (2025-06-12). "PUBG Nations Cup 2025 format revealed" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-06-13 .
^ Touati, Ben (2025-04-15). "PUBG Mobile Global Open 2025: Regnum Carya Esports" . Esports Insider Deutsch (in German). Retrieved 2025-06-15 .
^ "PUBG: ThunderTalk Gaming rolls to victory at Peacekeeper Elite League" . www.msn.com . 2025-05-19. Retrieved 2025-06-15 .
^ Maas, Lea (2025-03-31). "RLCS 2025 Birmingham Major records significant viewership drop" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-05-15 .
^ Maas, Lea (2025-01-20). "RLCS heads to Raleigh for second Major" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-05-16 .
^ Zen-Wen, Foo (2025-06-30). "Team Falcons Dominate Rocket League Raleigh Major To Finally Lift Championship Trophy - news" . www.strafe.com . Retrieved 2025-06-30 .
^ Bozhenko, Eugene (2025-03-29). "Rocket League World Championship 2025 is coming to France" . esports.gg . Retrieved 2025-05-16 .
^ "Dishsoap Claims the Tactician's Crown!" . teamfighttactics.leagueoflegends.com . 2025-03-19. Retrieved 2025-05-17 .
^ Chen, Amy (2025-03-29). "Countdown to TFT Cyber City Tactician's Crown: Schedule, players, prize pool, and more!" . esports.gg . Retrieved 2025-05-29 .
^ Šimić, Ivan (2024-12-12). "Teamfight Tactics Global Open 2025 heads to Paris" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-05-17 .
^ Maas, Lea (2025-02-17). "FaZe Clan crowned Six Invitational 2025 champions" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-05-15 .
^ Xu, Davide (2025-04-03). "Rainbow Six unveils RE:L0:AD 2025 format, complete with Bullets and Wildcards" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-05-16 .
^ Nicholson, Jonno (2025-05-19). "FURIA wins Rainbow Six's inaugural RE:L0:AD event" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-05-19 .
^ Xu, Davide (2025-05-19). "BLAST R6 Fall Major 2025 heads to Munich, Germany" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-07-02 .
^ Morris, Joey (2025-03-03). "VALORANT Masters Bangkok 2025 shatters viewership records" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-05-15 .
^ Maas, Lea (2025-04-28). "Which teams have qualified for VALORANT Masters Toronto 2025?" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-05-16 .
^ Maas, Lea (2025-06-22). "Paper Rex crowned VALORANT Masters Toronto champion" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-06-23 .
^ Šimić, Ivan (2024-08-21). "VALORANT Champions Tour 2025 format and event locations revealed" . Esports Insider . Retrieved 2025-05-16 .
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