2022 in esports

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List of esports events in 2022 (also known as professional gaming).

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Calendar of events

Tournaments

DateGameEventLocationWinner(s)
February 8 – 20 Rainbow Six Siege Six Invitational 2022 [1] [2] Stockholm, Sweden TSM
February 17 – 27 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive IEM Katowice 2022 [3] Katowice, Poland FaZe Clan
March 9 – April 10Counter-Strike: Global Offensive ESL Pro League Season 15 [4] Düsseldorf, Germany FaZe Clan
April 10 – 24 Valorant 2022 Valorant Champions Tour: Stage 1 Masters [5] [6] Reykjavík, Iceland OpTic Gaming
May 14 – 22Counter-Strike: Global Offensive PGL Major Antwerp 2022 [7] Antwerp, Belgium FaZe Clan
June 16 – 19 PUBG: Battlegrounds PUBG Nations Cup 2022 [8] [9] Bangkok, Thailand United Kingdom
July 7 – 17Counter-Strike: Global Offensive IEM Cologne 2022 [10] Cologne, Germany FaZe Clan
July 10 – 24 Valorant 2022 Valorant Champions Tour: Stage 2 Masters [11] [6] Copenhagen, Denmark FunPlus Phoenix
July 14 – 17 FIFA 2022 FIFAe World Cup [12] Copenhagen, Denmark Umut Gültekin (Umut)
July 20 – 23FIFA2022 FIFAe Club World Cup [13] Copenhagen, Denmark Riders
July 27 – 30FIFA 2022 FIFAe Nations Cup [14] Copenhagen, Denmark Brazil
August 5 – 7various fighting games Evo 2022 [15] Las Vegas, United States
August 31 – October 2Counter-Strike: Global Offensive ESL Pro League Season 16 [16] Naxxar, Malta Team Vitality
August 31 – September 18Valorant 2022 Valorant Champions [17] Istanbul, Turkey LOUD
September 23 – 25 Clash Royale Clash Royale League 2022 World Finals Helsinki, Finland [18] Mohamed Light [19]
October 15 – 30 Dota 2 The International 2022 Singapore Tundra Esports [20]
November 1 – 20PUBG: BattlegroundsPUBG Global Championship 2022 [21] Dubai, UAE Natus Vincere
November 5 – 13Counter-Strike: Global Offensive IEM Rio 2022 [22] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Outsiders
December 14 – 18Counter-Strike: Global Offensive BLAST Premier World Final 2022 [23] Abu Dhabi, UAE G2 Esports

Professional league seasons

CountryGameLeagueVenueChampionRunner-upResultPlayoff format
Philippines Mobile Legends: Bang Bang MPL Philippines Season 9 [24] SMX Convention Center Manila RSG Philippines Smart Omega 4–1Best-of-7 series
MPL Philippines Season 10 [25] The Blue Leaf Cosmopolitan Blacklist International ECHO Philippines 4–2Best-of-7 series

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