2016 in esports
Overview of the events of 2016 in esports
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List of events in 2016 in eSports (also known as professional gaming).
Calendar of events
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (January 2016) |
Leagues
Date | Game | Event | Location | Winner |
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January 14–March 18[1] | League of Legends | 2016 Spring European League of Legends Championship Series (EU LCS) (regular season) | EU LCS Studio – Berlin, Germany | G2 Esports |
January 16–March 20[2] | League of Legends | 2016 Spring North American League of Legends Championship Series (NA LCS) Spring Split (regular season) | NA LCS Studio – Los Angeles, United States | Immortals |
January 14–March 27[3] | League of Legends | 2016 League of Legends Master Series (LMS) Spring Split (regular season) | Garena e-Sports Stadium – Taipei, Taiwan | ahq e-Sports Club |
January 14–April 10[4] | League of Legends | 2016 League of Legends Pro League (LPL) Spring Split (regular season) | Shanghai, China | Qiao Gu Reapers Royal Never Give Up |
January 13–April 9[5] | League of Legends | 2016 League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) Spring Split (regular season) | Yongsan I'Park Mall e-Sports stadium – Seoul, South Korea | ROX Tigers |
Tournaments
Date | Game | Event | Location | Winner(s) |
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January 7–10 | Smite | Smite World Championship 2016 | National Center for Civil and Human Rights – Atlanta, United States | Epsilon eSports |
January 15–17 | Super Smash Bros. Melee Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Super Smash Bros. | GENESIS 3 | San Jose Convention Center (January 15–16) City National Civic (January 17) San Jose, United States | Armada (SSB Melee) ZeRo (SSB Wii U) wario (SSB) |
January 29–February 2 | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void | Intel Extreme Masters Season X – Taipei | Taipei World Trade Center – Taipei, Taiwan | The Mongolz (CS:GO) sOs (Jin Air Green Wing) (SC2) |
January 30–31 | Killer Instinct | Killer Instinct World Cup 2016 | Fountain Bleu – San Antonio, United States | Rico Suave |
March 2–6 | Dota 2 | Shanghai Major 2016 | Mercedes-Benz Arena[6] – Shanghai, China | Team Secret |
March 4–6 | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive League of Legends StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void | Intel Extreme Masters Season X – World Championship | Spodek – Katowice, Poland | Fnatic (CS:GO) SK Telecom T1 (LoL) Polt (SC2) |
March 29 – April 3 | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | MLG Major Championship: Columbus 2016 | Nationwide Arena – Columbus, United States | Luminosity Gaming |
April 2–17 | League of Legends | EU LCS Spring Playoffs | Rotterdam, Netherlands | G2 Esports |
April 2–17 | League of Legends | NA LCS Spring Playoffs | Mandalay Bay Events Center – Las Vegas, United States | Counter Logic Gaming |
April 13–23 | League of Legends | LMS Spring Playoffs | Flash Wolves | |
April 13–23 | League of Legends | LPL Spring Playoffs | Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena – Shanghai, China | Royal Never Give Up |
April 13–23 | League of Legends | LCK Spring Playoffs | SK Telecom T1 | |
April 16–23 | League of Legends | International Wildcard Invitational 2016 | Palacio de los Deportes – Mexico City, Mexico | SuperMassive eSports |
May 4–15 | League of Legends | 2016 Mid-Season Invitational | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center – Shanghai, China | SK Telecom T1 |
May 7-August 7[7][8] | Rocket League | Rocket League Championship Series | Online (preliminaries) Avalon Hollywood – Los Angeles, United States (finals) | iBuyPower Cosmic |
June 7–12 | Dota 2 | Manila Major 2016 | Mall of Asia Arena – Manila, Philippines | OG |
July 5–10 | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | ESL One Cologne 2016 | Lanxess Arena – Cologne, Germany | SK Gaming |
July 15–17 | various fighting games | Evolution 2016 | Las Vegas Convention Center (July 15–16) Mandalay Bay Events Center (July 17) Las Vegas, United States | see main article |
August 3–13 | Dota 2 | The International 2016 | KeyArena – Seattle, United States | Wings Gaming |
August 15–16 | Smite Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | eGames Rio 2016 | British House, Parque Lage – Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Ally (SSB Wii U) |
September 29—October 29 | League of Legends | 2016 League of Legends World Championship | Bill Graham Civic Auditorium – San Francisco, United States (group stage) Chicago Theater – Chicago, United States (quarterfinals) Madison Square Garden – New York, United States (semifinals) Staples Center – Los Angeles, United States (finals) | SK Telecom 1 |
October 1–2 | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Street Fighter V | ESL One New York 2016 | Barclays Center – New York City, United States | Natus Vincere (CS:GO) Xiao Hai (SFV) |
October 15–16 | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive League of Legends Hearthstone | 8th IeSF World Championships | Ancol Beach City Auditorium – Jakarta, Indonesia | TBD |
November 4–5 | Overwatch | 2016 Overwatch World Cup | Anaheim Convention Center – Anaheim, United States | South Korea |
December 2–3 | Street Fighter V | Capcom Cup 2016 | eSports Arena – Santa Ana, United States (December 2) Anaheim Convention Center – Anaheim, United States (December 3) | NuckleDu |
December 7–10 | Dota 2 | Boston Major | Wang Theatre – Boston, United States | OG |
December 10 | Tekken 7: Fated Retribution | King of Iron Fist Tournament 2016 Grand Finals | Takeshiba New Pier Hall – Tokyo, Japan | Saint |
December 14–18 | League of Legends Starcraft 2 Overwatch | IEM Season XI - Gyeonggi | Gyeonggi, South Korea | Innovation (SC2) Samsung Galaxy (LoL) LW Red (OW) |
December 15–18 | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | ELEAGUE Major Offline Qualifier | Atlanta, United States | GODSENT, FaZe Clan, Mousesports, Optic Gaming, Team Dignitas, Team EnvyUS, Hellraisers, G2 Esports |
References
- ^ LCS Staff (December 18, 2015). "EU LCS 2016 Spring Split Schedule". LoL Esports. Riot Games. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- ^ LCS Staff (December 18, 2015). "NA LCS 2016 Spring Split Schedule". LoL Esports. Riot Games. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- ^ "LMS 2016 賽程表" (in Chinese). Garena. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- ^ "LPL Schedule". LoL Esports. Riot Games. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- ^ "2016 LoL Champions Korea Spring" (in Korean). Riot Games Korea. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- ^ "The Shanghai Major". Dota 2. Valve. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
- ^ "Rocket League Championship Series". Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- ^ "eSports". Archived from the original on August 21, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
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