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The Biggest Esports Tournaments Of 2024

The Biggest Esports Tournaments Of 2024

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The future of esports is brighter than ever and we have a plethora of events to look forward to in 2024. Join us as we get hyped for all the biggest esports tournaments of 2024 with a focus on the most popular titles, including Counter-Strike 2 (CS2), Dota 2, League of Legends (LoL), and VALORANT.

Please note that hundreds of competitive gaming events are scheduled for 2024, so we’re discussing only the biggest tournaments from the major esports leagues. Head over to our esports betting page for the latest schedules of tournaments happening right now.

January to March

April to June

July to September

October to December

January to March 2024

IEM Katowice 2024 (CS2)

Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) Katowice 2024 is the first of many CS2 tournaments in 2024. The 16 Play-In teams compete in a double-elimination bracket, with eight making it to the main event. The remaining 16 teams split into two double-elimination groups (GSL-style) followed by a single-elimination playoffs bracket.

  • Prize Pool: $1 million
  • No. of Teams: 24
  • Start Date: Jan. 31, 2024
  • End Date: Feb. 11, 2024

How to Watch IEM Katowice 2024

Watch IEM Katowice 2024 via our CS2 section or the ESLCS Twitch and ESLCS YouTube channels.

Six Invitational 2024 (R6 Siege)

The Six Invitational 2024, hosted by Ubisoft and BLAST, takes place at the Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil. We’ll see 20 qualified teams compete for a massive $3 million prize pool, starting with four Round-Robin format groups and ending with a double-elimination playoffs bracket.

  • Prize Pool: $3 million
  • No. of Teams: 20
  • Start Date: Feb. 13, 2024
  • End Date: Feb. 25, 2024

How to Watch Six Invitational 2024

Watch the Six Invitational via our Rainbow Six section or the Rainbow6 Twitch and Rainbow Six Esports YouTube channels.

CDL 2024 Stage 1 Major Boston (COD)

The Call of Duty League (CDL) features four Majors instead of five. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is played in all CDL 2024 Majors. At the MGM Music Hall in Boston, Mass., the CDL 2024 Stage 1 Major runs over three days in front of a live crowd, featuring a double-elimination playoffs format.

  • Prize Pool: TBC
  • No. of Teams: 12
  • Start Date: Jan. 25, 2024
  • End Date: Jan. 28, 2024

How to Watch CDL Stage 1 Major

Watch the CDL Stage 1 Major via our Call of Duty section or the Call of Duty Twitch and Call of Duty League YouTube channels.

BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024 (Dota 2)

From tournament organizer FISSURE, BetBoom Dacha Dubai is the year’s first big Dota 2 esports event. The 12 teams are split into two groups of six with a Round Robin format, and the top four teams from each group qualify for the double-elimination playoffs.

  • Prize Pool: $1 million
  • No. of Teams: 12
  • Start Date: Feb. 4, 2024
  • End Date: Feb. 16, 2024

How to Watch BetBoom Dacha Dubai

Watch BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024 via our Dota 2 section or the BetBoom Twitch and FISSURE YouTube channels.

Games of the Future 2024 (Dota 2)

At the Kazan Expo venue in Russia, 16 Dota 2 teams will first compete in four groups of four teams each. The remaining 12 teams will fight in the single-elimination playoffs, where all matches are best-of-three.

  • Prize Pool: $1 million
  • No. of Teams: 16
  • Start Date: Feb. 19, 2024
  • End Date: Feb. 25, 2024

How to Watch Games of the Future

Watch Games of the Future 2024 via our Dota 2 section or the GamesofFuture Twitch and Games of the Future YouTube channels.

DreamLeague Season 22 (Dota 2)

DreamLeague Season 22 features two Round-Robin groups and a double-elimination playoffs bracket. The best Dota 2 teams will compete online (Europe servers) for their share of the $1 million prize pool and 18,550 EPT Points.

  • Prize Pool: $1 million
  • No. of Teams: 16
  • Start Date: Feb. 25, 2024
  • End Date: March 10, 2024

How to Watch DreamLeague Season 22

Watch DreamLeague Season 22 via our Dota 2 section or the ESL_Dota2 Twitch and ESL Dota 2 YouTube channels.

CDL 2024 Stage 2 Major Miami (COD)

From Activision and host team Miami Heretics, we’ll see the best 12 COD teams compete in Miami, Fla. in a double-elimination playoffs format.

  • Prize Pool: TBC
  • No. of Teams: 12
  • Start Date: March 21, 2024
  • End Date: March 24, 2024

How to Watch CDL Stage 2 Major

Watch the CDL Stage 2 Major via our Call of Duty section or the Call of Duty Twitch and Call of Duty League YouTube channels.

PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 (CS2)

PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 is the first-ever CS2 Major Championship, featuring teams qualified via regional RMR events. Valve changed the Major Championship stage names for CS2, so this event kicks off with the Opening Stage (previously Challengers) that boasts a 16-team Swiss System format.

The Elimination Stage (previously Legends) follows with another 16-team Swiss System format. The final eight teams will compete in the Playoff Stage (single-elimination bracket) at the Royal Arena in Denmark, Copenhagen.

  • Prize Pool: $1.25 million
  • No. of Teams: 24
  • Start Date: March 17, 2024
  • End Date: March 31, 2024

How to Watch PGL Major Copenhagen 2024

Watch PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 matches via our CS2 section or the PGL Twitch and PGL YouTube channels.

VCT 2024 Masters Madrid (VALORANT)

At the Madrid Arena in Madrid, Spain, the top eight VALORANT teams will first compete in a Swiss Stage and then a double-elimination playoffs.

  • Prize Pool: TBC
  • No. of Teams: 8
  • Start Date: March 14, 2024
  • End Date: March 28, 2024

How to Watch Masters Madrid

Watch VCT 2024 Masters Madrid via our VALORANT section or the VALORANT Twitch and VCT YouTube channels.

April to June 2024

ESL One Birmingham 2024 (Dota 2)

At the Resorts World Arena in Birmingham, U.K., 12 of the best Dota 2 teams compete in front of a live crowd. ESL One Birmingham 2024 starts with two single Round-Robin groups (six teams each), and the eight teams who survive will square off in a double-elimination playoffs bracket.

  • Prize Pool: $1 million
  • No. of Teams: 12
  • Start Date: April 22, 2024
  • End Date: April 28, 2024

How to Watch ESL One Birmingham

Watch ESL One Birmingham via our Dota 2 section or the ESL_Dota2 Twitch and ESL Dota 2 YouTube channels.

Mid-Season Invitational 2024 (LoL)

The Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) features 12 top League of Legends teams from their respective regions following the Spring season, including LCK, LEC, and LPL. MSI 2024 will take place in Chengdu, China, and serve as the year’s first S-Tier LoL esports event.

  • Prize Pool: $250,000 (TBC)
  • No. of Teams: 12
  • Start Date: May 1, 2024
  • End Date: May 19, 2024

How To Watch MSI 2024

Watch MSI 2024 matches via our LoL section or the Riot Games Twitch and LoL Esports YouTube channels.

ESL Pro League Season 19 (CS2)

Thirty-two top CS2 teams will converge on the InterContinental Malta venue in Saint Julian’s, Malta, for the ESL Pro League (EPL) Season 19. The action starts with a Group Stage featuring four groups with a triple-elimination format, followed by a single-elimination playoffs.

  • Prize Pool: $750,000 
  • No. of Teams: 32
  • Start Date: April 23, 2024
  • End Date: May 12, 2024

How to Watch EPL Season 19

Watch EPL Season 19 matches via our CS2 section or the ESLCS Twitch and ESLCS YouTube channels.

VCT 2024 Masters Shanghai (VALORANT)

As the year’s first S-Tier VALORANT event, the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) Masters Shanghai will take place in China sometime in May 2024. The event features 12 qualifying teams from the Americas, China, EMEA, and Pacific leagues.

  • Prize Pool: TBC
  • No. of Teams: 12
  • Start Date: May 2024 (TBC)
  • End Date: May 2024 (TBC)

How to Watch Masters Shanghai

Watch VCT 2024 Masters Shanghai via our VALORANT section or the VALORANT Twitch and VCT YouTube channels.

CDL 2024 Stage 3 Major Toronto (COD)

CDL 2024 Stage 3 Major will be held at the Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto, Canada, with Toronto Ultra serving as the host team. The 12 teams will compete in double-elimination playoffs where all matches are best-of-five, except for the grand final, which is best-of-seven.

  • Prize Pool: TBC
  • No. of Teams: 12
  • Start Date: May 16, 2024
  • End Date: May 19, 2024

How to Watch CDL Stage 3 Major

Watch the CDL Stage 3 Major via our Call of Duty section or the Call of Duty Twitch and Call of Duty League YouTube channels.

DreamLeague Season 23 (Dota 2)

This online event (Europe servers) starts with two Round-Robin groups and then a double-elimination playoffs bracket.

  • Prize Pool: $1 million
  • No. of Teams: 16
  • Start Date: May 20, 2024
  • End Date: May 26, 2024

How to Watch DreamLeague Season 23

Watch DreamLeague Season 23 via our Dota 2 section or the ESL_Dota2 Twitch and ESL Dota 2 YouTube channels.

CDL 2024 Stage 4 Major Charlotte (COD)

For the CDL 2024 Stage 4 Major, the Carolina Royal Ravens are the hosts. The event, which has a double-elimination playoffs format, takes place in front of a live crowd in Charlotte, United States.

  • Prize Pool: TBC
  • No. of Teams: 12
  • Start Date: June 20, 2024
  • End Date: June 23, 2024

How to Watch CDL Stage 4 Major

Watch the CDL Stage 4 Major via our Call of Duty section or the Call of Duty Twitch and Call of Duty League YouTube channels.

July to September 2024

IEM Cologne 2024 (CS2)

IEM Cologne 2024 begins with a Play-In stage where 16 teams compete in a double-elimination bracket, with eight making it to the main event. Then, we’ll see 16 teams compete in two double-elimination GSL-style format groups. The playoffs (single-elimination) of IEM Cologne 2024 will take place at the LANXESS arena, aka the “Theater of Counter-Strike” in Cologne, Germany.

  • Prize Pool: $1 million
  • No. of Teams: 24
  • Start Date: Aug. 7, 2024
  • End Date: Aug. 18, 2024

How to Watch IEM Cologne 2024

Watch IEM Cologne matches via our CS2 section or the ESLCS Twitch and ESLCS YouTube channels.

VALORANT Champions 2024

The culmination of the VCT 2024 will have 16 teams hoping to become the VALORANT World Champions. We expect the format to be a Group Stage with four groups in a double-elimination GSL-style format and then a playoffs double-elimination playoffs bracket. Riot Games will confirm the VALORANT Champions 2024 details later this year.

  • Prize Pool: TBC
  • No. of Teams: 16
  • Start Date: August (TBC)
  • End Date: August (TBC)

How to Watch VALORANT Champions 2024

Watch VCT Champions 2024 via our VALORANT section or the VALORANT Twitch and VCT YouTube channels.

ESL Pro League Season 20 (CS2)

Thirty-two CS2 teams will compete at the InterContinental Malta venue in Saint Julian’s, Malta, starting with a group Group Stage featuring four groups with a triple-elimination format. The remaining 16 teams will duke it out in single-elimination playoffs.

  • Prize Pool: $750,000
  • No. of Teams: 32
  • Start Date: Sept. 3, 2024
  • End Date: Sept. 22, 2024

How to Watch EPL Season 20

Watch EPL Season 20 matches via our CS2 section, or the ESLCS Twitch and ESLCS YouTube channels.

October to December 2024

The International 2024 (Dota 2)

With the Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) canceled and tournament organizers such as ESL filling the gaps in the schedule, we don’t know much about The International 2024 at the time of writing. We know Valve plans to hold the massive event sometime in Autumn 2024, and it’s likely to occur in Seattle, Wash.

  • Prize Pool: TBC
  • No. of Teams: TBC
  • Start Date: TBC
  • End Date: TBC

How to Watch The International 2024

Watch The International 2024 via our Dota 2 section, or the Dota2ti Twitch and Dota 2 YouTube channels.

DreamLeague Season 24 (Dota 2)

At the final DreamLeague event of 2024, 12 Dota 2 teams will compete online. DreamLeague Season 24 features two Round-Robin groups followed by a double-elimination playoffs bracket.

  • Prize Pool: $1 million
  • No. of Teams: 12
  • Start Date: Oct. 27, 2024
  • End Date: Nov. 10, 2024

How to Watch DreamLeague Season 24

Watch DreamLeague Season 24 via our Dota 2 section or the ESL_Dota2 Twitch and ESL Dota 2 YouTube channels.

CDL Championship 2024 (COD)

This serves as the final Call of Duty League event of the year, where eight teams will square off for their share of a massive prize pool and the title of world champions. There are no additional details available at the time of writing.

  • Prize Pool: TBC
  • No. of Teams: 8
  • Start Date: TBC
  • End Date: TBC

How to Watch CDL Championship 2024

Watch the CDL Championship via our Call of Duty section or the Call of Duty Twitch and Call of Duty League YouTube channels.

ESL One Asia 2024 (Dota 2)

As the final big Dota 2 esports event in 2024, ESL One Asia will occur in front of a live crowd at a not-yet-specified location. It starts with two single Round-Robin groups (six teams each), and the eight surviving teams will compete in a double-elimination playoffs bracket.

  • Prize Pool: $1 million
  • No. of Teams: 12
  • Start Date: Dec. 9, 2024
  • End Date: Dec. 15, 2024

How to Watch ESL One Asia

Watch ESL One Asia via our Dota 2 section or the ESL_Dota2 Twitch and ESL Dota 2 YouTube channels.

LoL Worlds 2024 (LoL)

As the culmination of the LoL esports season, the best teams in the world will compete at the League of Legends World Championship 2024 (LoL Worlds 2024). Riot Games has not shared any additional details at the time of writing.

  • Prize Pool: TBC
  • No. of Teams: 22
  • Start Date: TBC
  • End Date: TBC

How to Watch LoL Worlds 2024

Watch Worlds 2024 matches via our LoL section or the Riot Games Twitch and LoL Esports YouTube channels.

BLAST Premier World Final 2024 (CS2)

Following the BLAST Premier Spring and Fall series, the BLAST Premier World Final 2024 will occur at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, UAE. We’ll see the best eight CS2 teams compete in two double-elimination GLS-style groups and then a single-elimination playoffs bracket where all matches are best-of-three.

  • Prize Pool: $1 million
  • No. of Teams: 8
  • Start Date: Nov. 13, 2024
  • End Date: Nov. 17, 2024

How to Watch BLAST Premier World Final 2024

Watch BLAST Premier World Final 2024 matches via the BLAST Premier Twitch and BLAST Premier YouTube channels.

Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 (CS2)

The Shanghai Major is the second-ever CS2 Major Championship. Perfect World is the host, with the event taking place in Shanghai, China. The Open Stage will feature a 16-team Swiss System format, then we’ll see another 16-team Swiss System format in the Elimination Stage. The final eight teams will compete in the Playoff Stage (single-elimination bracket).

  • Prize Pool: $1.25 million
  • No. of Teams: 24
  • Start Date: Dec. 1, 2024
  • End Date: Dec. 15, 2024

How to Watch Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024

Watch Shanghai Major 2024 matches via our CS2 betting section.

How to Bet On The Biggest Esports Tournaments In 2024

The major competitive gaming events we’ve discussed are the S-Tier tournaments, and there are hundreds more to enjoy in 2024. For example, there are significant events with big esports prize pools, such as the FNCS 2024 Finals, the RLCS World Championship, and the Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS) Finals.

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