2016 in esports

List of events in 2016 in eSports (also known as professional gaming).

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Calendar of events

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Leagues

Date	Game	Event	Location	Winner
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)
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

1. LCS Staff (December 18, 2015). "EU LCS 2016 Spring Split Schedule". LoL Esports. Riot Games. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
2. LCS Staff (December 18, 2015). "NA LCS 2016 Spring Split Schedule". LoL Esports. Riot Games. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
3. "LMS 2016 賽程表" (in Chinese). Garena. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
4. "LPL Schedule". LoL Esports. Riot Games. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
5. "2016 LoL Champions Korea Spring" (in Korean). Riot Games Korea. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
6. "The Shanghai Major". Dota 2. Valve. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
7. "Rocket League Championship Series". Retrieved July 6, 2016.
8. "eSports". Retrieved July 6, 2016.