The 2024 League of Legends World Championships in London. Image credit: Colin Young-Wolff, Riot Games via Flickr.
Esports has a vast ecosystem that spans across a variety of games, each with its own unique structures and calendars. As such, fans of multiple esports are treated to major tournaments and events throughout the entirety of the year.
To help navigate esports’ hectic calendar, Esports Insider has created a month-by-month list of events that are taking place in 2025. These competitions range from annual World Championships to major leagues that cover entire regions.
This list will be updated periodically as more major esports events and dates are announced. First published: 13/01/25.
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January
League of Legends and VALORANT kick off esports’ competitive calendar with their international respective leagues all commencing. However, the first month of 2025 also concludes Apex Legends’ latest season as the 2024 ALGS Championship heads to Japan.
NameGameDateLocationVCT 2025: China KickoffVALORANTJanuary 11th – 25thChinaLPL Split 1League of LegendsJanuary 12th – February 2025ChinaLCK Cup 2025League of LegendsJanuary 15th – February 2nd South KoreaLCP Split 1 2025League of LegendsJanuary 17th – February 23rdTaiwanLEC Winter 2025League of LegendsJanuary 18th – March 2ndGermanyVCT 2025: Pacific KickoffVALORANTJanuary 18th – February 9thSouth KoreaBLAST Bounty Spring 2025Counter-Strike 2January 23rd – 26thDenmarkFISSURE PLAYGROUND Belgrade 2025Dota 2January 24th – February 2ndSerbiaLTA North 2025 Split 1League of LegendsJanuary 25th – February 9thUSLTA South 2025 Split 1League of LegendsJanuary 25th – February 9thBrazilALGS: 2024 ChampionshipApex LegendsJanuary 28th – February 2ndJapanIEM Katowice 2025Counter-Strike 2January 29th – February 9thPolandCall of Duty League 2025: Stage 1 MajorCall of DutyJanuary 30th – February 2ndSpainOverwatch Champions Series 2025 – NA Stage 1Overwatch 2January 31st – March 9thOnlineOverwatch Champions Series 2025 – EMEA Stage 1Overwatch 2January 31st – March 9thOnline
February
The Six Invitational 2024 in Brazil. Image credit: Ubisoft
February sees some of the best teams across Rainbow Six Siege, VALORANT and Counter-Strike 2 collide with the Six Invitational 2025, VALORANT Masters Bangkok 2025 and PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025 all taking place, respectively. Meanwhile, Fortnite’s esports ecosystem takes centre stage across the world with its online Major 1 Grand Finals.
NameGameDateLocationKing Pro League Spring 2025Honor of KingsFebruary – May 2025ChinaBLAST Slam IIDota 2February 3rd- 9thTBASix Invitational 2025Rainbow Six SiegeFebruary 3rd- 16thUSPGL Cluj-Napoca 2025Counter-Strike 2February 14th- 23rdRomaniaFNCS 2025 Major 1 – Grand Finals (EU, NAC, NAW, Brazil, Asia, ME and OCE)FortniteFebruary 15th – 16th OnlineDreamLeague Season 25Dota 2February 16th- March 2ndOnlineSkyesports Souvenir 2025Counter-Strike 2February 16th- 23rdIndiaVALORANT Masters Bangkok 2025VALORANTFebruary 20th – March 2ndThailand
March
Image credit: Riot Games
League of Legends’ esports ecosystem will debut its new tournament, First Stand, in March. Meanwhile, Capcom Cup 11, Street Fighter 6’s biggest event of the year, and Rocket League’s RLCS 2025 Birmingham Major stand out within a very busy month in esports.
NameGameDateLocationOverwatch Champions Series 2025 – Asia Stage 1Overwatch 2March 2025South KoreaLTA 2025 Cross-ConferenceLeague of Legends March 2025BrazilPUBG Mobile Global Open 2025PUBG MobileMarch – April 2025BrazilLPL Split 2 2025League of LegendsMarch – May 2025ChinaLEC Spring 2025League of LegendsMarch – May 2025Germany LTA Split 2 League of LegendsMarch – May 2025North AmericaVCT 2025: EMEA Stage 1VALORANTMarch – May 2025GermanyVCT 2025: Americas Stage 1VALORNATMarch – May 2025USVCT 2025: Pacific Stage 1VALORNATMarch – May 2025South KoreaCapcom Cup 11Street Fighter 6March 3rd – March 8thJapanPGL Wallachia Season 3Dota 2March 8th – March 16thRomaniaFirst Stand 2025League of LegendsMarch 10th – March 16thSouth KoreaVCT 2025: China Stage 1VALORANTMarch 13th – May 4thChinaInto the Arcane Tactician’s CrownTeamfight TacticsMarch 14th – 16thOnlineCall of Duty League 2025: Stage 2 MajorCall of DutyMarch 20th – 23rdUSARC World Tour 2024 FinalsGuilty GearMarch 21st – 23rdUSRLCS 2025 – Birmingham MajorRocket LeagueMarch 27th – 30thUK
April
Image credit: ESL FACEIT Group
Counter-Strike 2 and Dota 2 largely dominate April 2025, with the likes of PGL Bucharest, BLAST Rivals Spring 2025, IEM Spring, ESL One Raleigh and PGL Wallachia Season 4 all starting in the month. Call of Duty League’s Stage 3 Major and ESL Snapdragon Pro Series: Mobile Masters 2025 are other stand-out events in April.
NameGameDateLocationESL Snapdragon Pro Series: Mobile Masters 2025MLBBApril 2025IndonesiaLCK 2025 SeasonLeague of LegendsApril – September 2025South KoreaLCP Split 2 2025League of LegendsApril – June 2025TaiwanPGL Bucharest 2025Counter-Strike 2April 6th – 13thRomaniaESL One Raleigh 2025Dota 2April 7th – 13thUSYaLLa Compass Qatar 2025Counter-Strike 2April 15th – April 20thQatarPGL Wallachia Season 4Dota 2April 19th – 27thRomaniaIntel Extreme Masters Spring 2025Counter-Strike 2April 21st – 27thTBACall of Duty League 2025: Stage 3 MajorCall of DutyApril 24th – 27thUSFNCS 2025 Major 2 – Grand Finals (EU, NAC, NAW, Brazil, Asia, ME and OCE)FortniteApril 26th – 27thOnlineBLAST Rivals Spring 2025Counter-Strike 2April 30th – May 4thTBA
May
ESL Impact Stockholm 2024. Image credit: Helena Kristiansson, ESL FACEIT Group
Counter-Strike 2 continues to dominate the 2025 esports calendar with four significant events happening in May alone. Notably, this includes ESL Impact League Season 7, Counter-Strike 2’s women’s-only esports competition.
NameGameDateLocationBLAST Slam IIIDota 2May 5th – 11thTBAPGL Astana 2025Counter-Strike 2May 10th – 18thKazakhstanDreamLeague Season 26Dota 2 May 12th – 25thOnlineIntel Extreme Masters Dallas 2025Counter-Strike 2May 19th – 25thUSESL Impact League Season 7Counter-Strike 2May 23rd – 25thUSSkyesports Masters 2025Counter-Strike 2May 26th – June 1stIndia
June
Image credit: BLAST
June is jam-packed with international events. Call of Duty, VALORANT, Counter-Strike, Rocket League and League of Legends will host notable global competitions to find the best teams in their respective games at 2025’s mid-way point.
NameGameDateLocationCall of Duty League 2025: Stage 4 MajorCall of DutyJune 2025TBAVCT 2025: Masters TorontoVALORANTJune 7th – 22ndCanadaBLAST.tv Austin Major 2025Counter-Strike 2June 9th – 22ndUSRLCS 2025 – Major 2Rocket LeagueJune 26th – 29thTBAMid-Season Invitational 2025League of LegendsJune 27th – July 12thCanada
July
Image credit: Esports World Cup
July marks the start of the 2025 Esports World Cup, a multi-title esports tournament in Saudi Arabia. As such, a range of major esports events will be scheduled throughout the month. As of right now, the biggest events announced are the PUBG Mobile World Cup 2025 and its new Chess competition.
NameGameDateLocationLPL Split 3 2025League of LegendsJuly – August 2025ChinaLEC Summer 2025League of LegendsJuly – August 2025EMEALCP Split 3 2025League of LegendsJuly – September 2025TaiwanPUBG Mobile World Cup 2025PUBG MobileJuly – August 2025Saudi ArabiaVCT 2025: EMEA Stage 2VALORANTJuly – August 2025GermanyVCT 2025: Americas Stage 2VALORANTJuly – August 2025USVCT 2025: Pacific Stage 2VALORANTJuly – August 2025South KoreaVCT 2025: China Stage 2VALORANTJuly 3rd – August 31stChinaIEM Cologne 2025Counter-Strike 2July 23rd – August 3rdGermanyEsports World Cup 2025 – ChessChessJuly 31st – August 3rdSaudi Arabia
August
Mathieu ‘Blinky’ Huet winning the 2024 Geoguessr World Cup. Image credit: Geoguessr
Alongside the continuation of the Esports World Cup, August will see titles such as Pokemon UNITE and GeoGuessr conclude their respective esports ecosystems.
NameGameDateLocationFNCS 2025 Major 3 – Grand Finals (EU, NAC, NAW, Brazil, Asia, ME and OCE)FortniteAugust 2nd – 3rdOnlineBLAST Bounty Fall 2025Counter-Strike 2August 14th – 17thDenmarkPokémon UNITE World Championship 2025Pokemon UNITEAugust 15th – 17thUSEsports World Cup 2025 – CS2Counter-Strike 2August 20th – 24thSaudi ArabiaBLAST Open London 2025Counter-Strike 2August 27th – September 7thLondonGeoGuessr World Cup 2025GeoGuessr August 29th – 30thDenmark
September
2024 VALORANT Champions Seoul Grand Finals. Image credit: Christina Oh, Riot Games
September sees various Counter-Strike 2 competitions commence, including the ESL Pro League and the StarLadder StarSeries. However, headlining this month is the RLCS 2025 World Championship, which has yet to reveal its location.
NameGameDateLocationRLCS 2025 – World ChampionshipRocket LeagueSeptember 9th – 14thTBAFISSURE Playground #2Counter-Strike 2September 9th – 21stSerbiaVALORANT Champions 2025VALORANTSeptember 12th – October 5thFranceStarLadder StarSeries Season 20Counter-Strike 2September 13th – 21stHungarySkyesports Championship 2025Counter-Strike 2September 15th – 21stIndiaESL Pro League Season 22Counter-Strike 2September 27th – October 12thTBA
October
The League of Legends World Championship trophy at Worlds 2023 in South Korea. Image credit: Colin Young-Wolff, Riot Games via Flickr.
So far, very little has been announced for October. However, the 2025 League of Legends World Championship, one of esports’ biggest events of the year, is set to be held in China with PGL hosting another significant Counter-Strike 2 tournament in Serbia.
NameGameDateLocation2025 World ChampionshipLeague of LegendsOctober – November 2025ChinaCS Asia Championships 2025Counter-Strike 2October 1st – 13thChinaThunderpick World Championship 2025Counter-Strike 2October 15th – 19thOnlinePGL Belgrade 2025Counter-Strike 2October 25th – November 2ndSerbia
November
PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2024. Image credit: PUBG Mobile
November sees the conclusion of PUBG Mobile’s esports ecosystem, whilst Rainbow Six, Dota 2 and Counter-Strike 2 all host notable competitions.
NameGameDateLocationBLAST R6 Major November 2025Rainbow Six SiegeNovember 2025TBAPUBG Mobile Global Championship 2025PUBG Mobile November – December 2025ThailandDreamLeague Season 27Dota 2November 3rd – 9thOnlineBLAST Slam IVDota 2November 3rd – 9thTBAIEM Chengdu 2025Counter-Strike 2November 3rd – 9thChinaBLAST Rivals Fall 2025Counter-Strike 2November 11th – 16thTBAPGL Wallachia Season 5Dota 2November 15th – 23rdRomaniaYaLLa Compass UAE 2025Counter-Strike 2November 18th – 23rdUAEBLAST Slam VDota 2November 24th – 30thTBAESL Impact League Season 8Counter-Strike 2November 28th – 30thSweden
December
NameGameDateLocationCS2 Major Championship Winter 2025Counter-Strike 2December 1st – 14thTBA
Tom Daniels
Tom has been part of Esports Insider's team since October 2020 and is currently the platform's Editor. When not playing Football Manager, he enjoys reporting on the mobile esports scene as well as the betting sector.
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