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Competitive gaming: results, rosters, economics and the industry behind it.
The Worlds 2026 final is Gen.G against Bilibili Gaming, a best-of-five on Saturday, November 14 at 2pm ET at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, with $1 million for the winner.
Riot named 32 partner teams on October 22, 2026, eight per region, down from 12 per league at the 2026 Kickoff. Here is who is in, who is out, how partnership works, and who won Champions Shanghai.
Riot has cut VCT partner slots from ten to eight per region for 2027 and 2028. Here are the 32 teams reported as confirmed, who missed out and what it changes.
He founded Moist Esports in August 2021. It stopped operating in January 2025, when Charlie White and Ludwig Ahgren became co-owners of Shopify Rebellion and the teams moved across. The full history, dated.
Karmine Corp swept MVK Esports 3-0 to take the last Worlds 2026 Swiss Stage spot, and the eight Round 1 matchups are set for the Allen, Texas stage that starts October 23.
VCT 2027 open qualifiers replace the league grind with a tournament path that any Valorant team can enter, starting in November 2026.
Valorant Champions 2026 is down to four teams, none from China or the Pacific. Here is who is left, how the format got them here and what the remaining bracket looks like.
Worlds 2026 opens Thursday with the Play-In in Los Angeles. Here are the dates, the 19 teams, how the Swiss Stage works and what Riot has not yet said, including the prize pool.
Worlds 2026 runs 15 October to 14 November across Los Angeles, Texas and New York, with 19 teams, a Play-In, a 16-team Swiss stage and a best-of-five knockout.
Valorant esports runs on the Valorant Champions Tour, and this guide explains how the VCT season works, who plays and how a team reaches Champions.
September brought a heavy reset after The International 2026. Team Falcons left Dota entirely, Topson rejoined OG after nearly five years, and Aurora, Liquid and BetBoom rebuilt their rosters.
The French side beat Aurora 3-1 in Barcelona on 20 September to take the $200,000 top prize from a $500,000 pool, with ZywOo named MVP after a lower-bracket run.
Bloomberg reported on 10 September that Riot held talks with Polymarket and Kalshi. Any approved sponsor would have to buy official data from Riot partner GRID, and no deal has been signed.