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People around the world would always find a way to experience fun and entertaining activities through gaming. One of the most popular gaming entertainment would be eSports, and many are joining major events held throughout the year. Some gamers would play casual games, and some would join competitions and play to earn money.
If you want to participate in these events, you need to play at a professional level because you will face great players in the tournaments. Therefore, it would be best to start at a starter level and work your way up to become a professional gamer. To get you motivated, here are the top eSports tournaments for this year.
Top ESports Events to Watch Out For
2021 FIFAe Club World Cup
One of the most famous online tournament games is the FIFAe World Cup, organized by EA and FIFA, which also features representatives of football clubs. All the best organizations and clubs of the world will meet at the FIFAe Club World Cup after they finish their online qualification.
2021 VCT Challengers 2 Stage 1
Another exciting eSports tournament this year is the 2021 Valorant Champions Tour (VCT). The tournament has three competition levels, the Challengers, Masters, and Champions. The Challengers level is the first level to qualify for the Masters' competition. Players in different regions must win the Challengers level.
RLCS Season X – Winter: North American Major
The developer of RLCS Season X, Rocket League Esports, features various competitions that will happen in Fall, Winter, and Summer. These seasonal events feature regional events that will lead to an international main competition. Twelve teams will play in a Double Elimination Bracket as part of the Group Stage in the Winter tournament. The losing teams in their brackets will have to reset opponents from the winners' bracket in the Grand Finals.
2021 VCT Masters 1 Stage 1
The VCT Masters 1 Stage 1 presents the best teams from different regions, who came out winners of the Challengers events. All the teams will compete in qualifying for the Champions event.
2021 Liga Pro EFootball
FIFA has a tournament that happens daily called the Liga Pro. The tournament begins with a round-robin stage until they reach a single-elimination bracket. The Electronic Leagues are responsible for organizing the Liga Pro eFootball.
2021 King Pro League Spring
China's premier Kings of Glory tournament showcases the best teams in the region to play the King Pro League. Before the official start of the season, there will be a single round-robin in best-of-one for all teams participating. The top six teams of the pre-season will have a place in Group S, and the other 6 teams will go to Group A, then the bottom teams will go to Group B. Each group stage has three rounds, then the playoffs between the best teams.
2021 LPL Pro League Season 1
Organized by Let’s Play Live (LPL), there are three seasons every year of professional Australia / New Zealand / Oceania Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS: GO) events. The tournament showcases best-of-three playoffs, then to the best-of-five grand finals.
EPIC League Season 3
The Dota 2 EPIC League Season 3 showcases CIS teams and 16 European teams that compete for the prize pool of $100,000. The tournament has 16 invited teams that are already playing in a group stage. The top eight teams will proceed to Division 1, and the last eight teams will go to Division 2. There will be a double-elimination bracket on every division’s playoffs, and it will feature best-of-three matches, then a best-of-five finals match.
2021 WardiTV Winter Championship
Organized by WardiTV, the Winter Championship is actually a Starcraft2 tournament that features famous players from around the world. It comes with a preliminary stage consisting of a group stage, followed by the playoffs stage. After the preliminaries, teams will play a double-elimination bracket in best-of-five matches in the main tournament.
2021 Operation League MY/SG/PH/ID Season 2
The Operation League hosts four Asian countries where Ubisoft and MET Event orchestrates the tournament. The Operation League events happen in different countries in different seasons, which features two groups with four teams each playing round-robin games. The top teams will compete in a best-of-five match in the finals.
2021 Elisa Nordic Championship
Organized by dust2.dk and Elisa Sports, the 2021 Elisa Nordic Championship is an online tournament for Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland. Players can participate in the group stage in January and February, followed by the playoffs in March.
2021 WESG Latin America Brazil Finals
An offline event organized by Grupo Globo and V3A, the WESG Latin America Brazil Finals features Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament. It is a best-of-three single-elimination event.
2021 ESL Pro League 13
ESL’s premier league for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in 2021 is the 13th season of the ESL Pro League. This European tournament features four single round-robin scenes for a group stage. The winners of the group stage will progress to the Play-in, then proceed to the semifinals. Finally, a best-of-five series will be waiting for the top winners in the grand finals.
2021 Dreamhack Open 44
Another online tournament that occurs every month, the Dreamhack Open 44, showcases Counter-Strike matches organized by DreamHack. All games are entirely online, where all participating players will compete in their own homes. This tournament is a segment of the ESL Pro Tour, where there are also versions for North and South America.
2021 Master Tour
One of the prestigious tournaments in the world where it gathers top Hearthstone players to compete and triumph for the illustrious title of Masters Tour champion and their share of the major prize. Using a 4-deck, best-of-five conquest format, all players will participate online.
2021 Japan League
The 2021 Japan League for Rainbow Six players begins with three round-robin matches. Organized by NNT Docomo and Ubisoft, participating players come from various Japanese regions to meet the country’s best Rainbow Six players.
2021 eLibertadores
Composed of two FIFA21 tournaments in South America, eLibertadores is available for Xbox and PlayStation players. Organized by CONMEBOL and EA, this event also begins with a group stage, the playoffs, and the grand finals.
2021 Valorant Oceania Tour
The 2021 Valorant Oceania Tour showcases eight teams competing for the prize pool. This event is among those eSports tournaments sponsored by Riot Games and LPL, where they feature in Australia.
2021 LCS Mid-Season Cup
The Spring Playoffs of the previous years is replaced by the LCS 2021 Mid-Season Cup, offered for League of Legends players. In addition, the winner will automatically qualify for the 2021 Mid-Season Invitational.
2021 Free Fire Pro League Thailand Season 4
The best Free Fire players in Thailand will have the chance to join the 2021 Free Fire Pro League Season 4 at Montri Studio.
2021 Free Fire India Championship 2021 Spring
Twelve competing teams of Free Fire from India will join in the 2021 Free Fire India Championship.
2021 One Esports Singapore Major
One of the popular DOTA2 eSports tournaments offers a great prize and a prestigious title. Watch out for the best DOTA 2 teams from all over the world to face off in this tournament, organized by PGL and One ESports.
PUBG Weekly Series: East Asia Phase 1
Twenty-four teams will compete for a chance to enter the PUBG Global Invitation S2 2021. In addition, one team must come out victorious in the professional league PUBG Weekly Series: East Asia, from Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. This PUBG event is one of the most active eSports tournaments to date.
2021 Blast Premier Spring Showdown
One of the series of events for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players, the Blast Premier Spring Showdown is a popular event for all eSports players in the world. This event is among the eSports tournaments that occur in different seasons, where players must go through group stages and all the way up to the finals.
2021 AOV Star League Spring
The Garena Indonesia organizes a tournament that showcases six teams to compete for the Arena of Valor champions. The AOV Star League Spring brings the top players from different regions in Indonesia.
2021 Dreamhack Masters Spring
Another Counter-Strike: Global Offensive event, the Dreamhack Masters' Spring, features sixteen teams in regions of Europe to compete and show the world who is the best. Indeed this one of the eSports tournaments to look forward to.
2021 Asia Pacific Predator League
The Philippines will host the third season of the Asia Pacific Predator League. The event will have eleven teams coming from ten different countries in the APAC region. As qualifiers, each country will have their matches before the main event to determine who will represent them.
2021 eChampions League
The organizers from EA came up with the 2021 eChampions League, a FIFA21 tournament as part of the FIFA21 Global Series. There will be eight teams to compete for the bulk prize of money, and the top three competitors will qualify for the FIFA21 Global Series European Regional PlayStation 4 playoffs.
LCS 2021 Summer
The LCS 2021 Summer season is North America’s professional League of Legends event. Ten teams are competing to have a spot for the LCS 2021 Championship.
One Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational
One Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational is a tournament for professional players in Jakarta, Indonesia, to show their skills in LAN DOTA 2.
2021 The International
Hosted by Valve, the developer of DOTA 2, The International is the biggest eSports tournament of the year. It consists of 18 teams from around the world, where the prize pool is crowdfunded from the battle pass system in the game.
ESports tournaments for 2021 are every players’ opportunity to bounce back from the 2020 break. Tournaments promote skills, self-development, and camaraderie among players, which also pays good prizes for entertaining people.
Which one of these eSports tournaments have you joined? Let us know in the comments!
