2023 in esports

Years in esports
2023 in sports

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

Events

Tournaments

Date Game Event Location Winner(s)
February 7 – February 19 Rainbow Six Siege Six Invitational 2023[1][2] Montreal, Canada G2 Esports
March 31 – April 2 various 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 14 FIFA 23 FIFAe Nations Cup 2023[11][10] Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Brazil
July 16 – July 19 FIFA 23 FIFAe World Cup 2023[12][10] Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Manuel "ManuBachoore" Bachoore
July 19 – July 30 Dota 2 Riyadh Masters 2023[13][14] Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Team Spirit
July 26 – August 6 Counter-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, Germany Team Vitality
August 4 – August 6 various fighting games Evolution Championship Series 2023[18] Las Vegas, United States
August 6 – August 26 Valorant Valorant 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 29 Dota 2 The International 2023[24] Seattle, United States Team Spirit
October 29 – November 4 Overwatch 2 Overwatch World Cup 2023[25][26][27] Anaheim, United States Saudi 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, Thailand Danawa 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

Game League Winner(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]

References

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  3. ^ "Evolution Championship Series (Evo) Japan Returns to Tokyo in 2023". www.evo.gg. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  4. ^ Andy Chalk (2023-03-24). "CS:GO's next Paris Major will be its last". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  5. ^ Stubbs, Mike. "Vitality Win The BLAST Paris Major To Become Last Ever CS:GO World Champions". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  6. ^ "VCT Masters Tokyo 2023: Schedule, results, standings, format | ONE Esports". www.oneesports.gg. 2023-06-25. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
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  9. ^ "FIFAe Club Series 2023". www.fifa.gg. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
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  11. ^ "FIFAe Nations Series 2023". www.fifa.gg. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
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  13. ^ Taifalos, Nicholas; Kelemen, Luci; Michael, Cale (2023-07-30). "Riyadh Masters 2023: Full Dota 2 schedule, results, scores, and streams". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  14. ^ Zulkiflee, Sarah (2023-07-30). "2023 Dota 2 Riyadh Masters: Schedule and results". esports.gg. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  15. ^ "Intel® Extreme Masters Cologne 2023: Alles, was du wissen musst! – ESL FACEIT Group". 2023-07-21. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
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  20. ^ Snavely, Adam; Taifalos, Nicholas; Labilles, Justin-Ivan (2023-09-10). "ALGS Championship 2023: Scores, standings, and results". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
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  22. ^ Taifalos, Nicholas; Ciocchetti, Cecilia; Miter, Mateusz; Heath, Jerome; Esguerra, Tyler (2023-11-19). "LoL Worlds 2023: Full match schedule". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  23. ^ Stubbs, Mike (2023-11-19). "T1 Wins The 'League Of Legends' World Championship For A Fourth Time". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  24. ^ Taifalos, Nicholas; Michael, Cale (2023-10-30). "Dota 2 The International 2023 live updates: TI 2023 schedule, scores, and standings". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
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  29. ^ "Tune In for the 2023 CRL World Finals!". esports.clashroyale.com. 2023-11-20. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
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  31. ^ Miter, Mateusz; Taifalos, Nicholas (2023-12-16). "BLAST Premier World Final 2023: Scores, schedule, live updates, and more". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
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  33. ^ Binkowski, Justin (2023-06-18). "Call of Duty League Playoffs: CoD Champs 2023 Scores and Results, Schedule, Bracket, CDL Final Placings". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
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