2024 in esports

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This topic lists the esports events for the 2024 year.

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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.

Counter-Strike

TournamentHost cityDurationChampionRunner-upRef.
PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhagen March 17–31 Natus Vincere FaZe Clan [1]
CCT Season 1 Global FinalsOnlineMay 16–24 [2]
2024 Esports World Cup Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Riyadh July 17–21 [3]
Thunderpick World Championship 2024TBAOctober 1–24 [2]
Blast Premier World Final 2024TBANovember 13–17 [4]
Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai December 1–15 [4]

2024 ESL Pro Tour

TournamentHost cityDurationChampionRunner-upRef.
Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2024 Flag of Poland.svg Katowice January 31 – February 11 Team Spirit FaZe Clan [5]
Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2024 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chengdu April 8–14 FaZe Clan Mouz [6]
ESL Pro League Season 19 Flag of Malta.svg St. Julian's April 23 – May 12 Mouz Team Vitality [7]
Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2024 Flag of the United States.svg Dallas May 27 – June 2 [2]
Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2024 Flag of Germany.svg Cologne August 7–18 [2]
ESL Pro League Season 20 Flag of Malta.svg St. Julian's September 3–22 [2]
Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024 Flag of Brazil.svg Rio de Janeiro October 7–13 [2]

Dota 2

TournamentHost cityDurationChampionRunner-upRef.
BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Dubai February 4–16 Team Falcons Team Liquid [8]
DreamLeague Season 22OnlineFebruary 25 – March 10 Team Falcons BetBoom Team [9]
Elite League 2024OnlineMarch 31 – April 14 Xtreme Gaming Team Falcons [10]
ESL One Birmingham 2024 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Birmingham April 22–28 Team Falcons BetBoom Team [11]
PGL Wallachia Season 1 Flag of Romania.svg Bucharest May 10–19 [12]
DreamLeague Season 23OnlineMay 20–26 [2]
Esports World Cup 2024: Riyadh Masters Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Riyadh TBA [3]
The International 2024 Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhagen TBA [2]

League of Legends

TournamentHost CityDurationChampionRunner-upRef.
2024 Mid-Season Invitational Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chengdu May 1–19 [13]
2024 League of Legends World Championship September 25 – November 2 [14]

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang

TournamentHost CityDurationChampionRunner-upRef.
Games of the Future 2024 Flag of Russia.svg Kazan February 26 – March 4 AP Bren ONIC Esports
MPL LATAM Season 1 Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo March 9 – May 4 RRQ Akira Entity7
MPL Philippines Season 13 Flag of the Philippines.svg Manila March 15 – May 26
MPL Malaysia Season 13 Flag of Malaysia.svg Selangor March 29 – June 2
MPL Indonesia Season 13 Flag of Indonesia.svg Jakarta March 8 – June 9
MPL MENA Season 5TBAApril 18 – June 15
MPL Singapore Season 7Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore May 4 – June 16
MLBB Mid-Season Cup 2024 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Riyadh July 1–14 [3]
MLBB Women's Invitational 2024TBA
Snapdragon Pro Series Season 5 – APAC Challenger FinalsTBAJuly 28 – August 4
IESF World Championship 2024 – Men's Tournament Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Riyadh November 11–19
IESF World Championship 2024 – Women's Tournament
MLBB M6 World Championship Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia TBA [2]

Overwatch

TournamentHost cityDurationChampionRunner-upRef.
2024 Overwatch Champions Series Major Flag of the United States.svg Dallas May 31 – June 2 [15]
2024 Esports World Cup Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Riyadh July 24–28 [3]
2024 Overwatch Champions Series Finals Flag of Sweden.svg Stockholm November 22–24 [15]

Tetris

Valorant

TournamentHost cityDurationChampionRunner-upRef.
2024 Valorant Champions Tour: Pacific Kickoff Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul February 17–25 Gen.G Paper Rex [17]
2024 Valorant Champions Tour: EMEA Kickoff Flag of Germany.svg Berlin February 20 – March 1 Karmine Corp Team Heretics [18]
2024 Valorant Champions Tour: Americas Kickoff Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles February 16 – March 3 Sentinels LOUD [19]
2024 Valorant Champions Tour: China Kickoff Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai February 22 – March 2 Edward Gaming FunPlus Phoenix [20]
2024 Valorant Champions Tour: Madrid Masters Flag of Spain.svg Madrid March 14–24 Sentinels Gen.G [21]
2024 Valorant Champions Tour: Shanghai Masters Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai May 23 – June 9 [2]
2024 Valorant Champions Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul August 1–25 [22]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Team Spirit (esports)</span> Russian esports organization

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Heroic (esports)</span> European professional esports organisation

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ence (esports)</span> Finnish esports organization

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Furia Esports</span> Brazilian esports organization

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">TenZ</span> Canadian esports player and streamer

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 Valorant Champions Tour: Madrid Masters</span> Gaming tournament

The 2024 Valorant Champions Tour: Madrid Masters, also known as Valorant Masters Madrid 2024, was a global tournament organized by Riot Games for the first-person shooter game Valorant as part of the Valorant Champions Tour 2024 competitive season. The tournament was held from March 14–24, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. The finalists of each regional league of VCT Kickoffs competed in the first major tournament of the season, which included the Americas League, EMEA League, Pacific League, and the China League.

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