2023 in esports

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List of esports events in 2023 (also known as professional gaming).

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Events

Tournaments

DateGameEventLocationWinner(s)
February 7 – February 19 Rainbow Six Siege Six Invitational 2023 [1] [2] Montreal, Canada G2 Esports
March 31 – April 2various fighting games Evolution Championship Series Japan [3] Tokyo, Japan
May 8 – May 21 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 [4] [5] Paris, France Team Vitality
June 11 – June 25 Valorant 2023 Valorant Champions Tour: Tokyo Masters [6] [7] [8] Chiba/Tokyo, Japan Fnatic
July 6 – July 9 FIFA 23 FIFAe Club World Cub 2023 [9] [10] Riyadh, Saudi Arabia RBLZ Gaming
July 11 – July 14FIFA 23 FIFAe Nations Cup 2023 [11] [10] Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaBrazil
July 16 – July 19FIFA 23 FIFAe World Cup 2023 [12] [10] Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaManuel "ManuBachoore" Bachoore
July 19 – July 30 Dota 2 Riyadh Masters 2023 [13] [14] Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Team Spirit
July 26 – August 6Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 [15] [16] Cologne, Germany G2 Esports
August 3 – August 13 Rocket League RLCS 2022–23 World Championship [17] Düsseldorf, GermanyTeam Vitality
August 4 – August 6various fighting gamesEvolution Championship Series 2023 [18] Las Vegas, United States
August 6 – August 26ValorantValorant Champions 2023 [19] Los Angeles, United States Evil Geniuses
September 6 – September 10 Apex Legends ALGS Championship 2023 [20] Birmingham, England TSM
October 10 – November 19 League of Legends League of Legends World Championship 2023 [21] [22] [23] Seoul/Busan, South Korea T1
October 12 – October 29Dota 2 The International 2023 [24] Seattle, United StatesTeam Spirit
October 29 – November 4Overwatch 2 Overwatch World Cup 2023 [25] [26] [27] Anaheim, United StatesSaudi Arabia
October 21 – November 4 Dota 2

eFootball 2023

Esports at the 2023 Pan American Games Santiago, Chile XIX Pan American Games: Esports Medal summary
November 18 – December 3 PUBG: Battlegrounds PUBG Global Championship 2023 [28] Bangkok, ThailandDanawa e-sports
November 24 – November 26 Clash Royale Clash Royale League 2023 World Finals [29] [30] Helsinki, Finland Mugi
December 13 – December 17 Counter-Strike 2 Blast Premier World Final 2023 [31] [32] Abu Dhabi, UAE Team Vitality

Leagues

GameLeagueWinner(s)Ref.
Call of Duty 2023 Call of Duty League season New York Subliners [33]
League of Legends 2023 LCK season Gen.G (Spring), Gen.G (Summer) [34] [35]
2023 LCS season Cloud9 (Spring), NRG (Summer) [36] [37]
2023 LEC season G2 Esports [38]
2023 LPL season JD Gaming (Spring), JD Gaming (Summer) [39] [40]
2023 PCS season PSG Talon (Spring), PSG Talon (Summer) [41] [42]
Overwatch 2 2023 Overwatch League season Florida Mayhem [43]

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