This article documents the year 2013 in electronic sports.
For extended events, the final date is listed.
| Date | Game | Event | Location | Winner/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 20 | League of Legends | IEM VII Katowice | Katowice, Poland | Gambit Gaming | |
| February 2 | League of Legends | HOT6iX OnGameNet The Champions Summer 2013 | South Korea | ||
| February 9 | FIFA 13 Madden NFL 13 NHL 13 | Virgin Gaming Challenge Series | Las Vegas | ||
| March 9 | StarCraft II League of Legends | IEM VII World Championships | Hanover | ||
| March 9 | StarCraft II | Global StarCraft II League (GSL) Season 1 | |||
| March 9 | Dota 2 | G-League 2012 Season 2 | |||
| March 17 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 League of Legends StarCraft II | Major League Gaming (MLG) Winter Championships | Dallas, Texas | ||
| March 30 | six games | Copenhagen Games | Copenhagen | ||
| March 31 | Heroes of Newerth | Garena Star League | Thailand | Stay Green | |
| April 7 | ShootMania | ShootMania Launch Tournament | San Francisco | Fariko Impact | |
| April 7 | Call of Duty Championships | Hollywood Palladium Los Angeles, California | Impact | ||
| April 21 | Dota 2 | RaidCall EMS One Spring Final | |||
| April 21 | League of Legends | Garena Premier League (GPL) Spring | Taipei Assassins | ||
| April 28 | League of Legends | LCS Season 3 Spring Finals | |||
| May 26 | Dota 2 | G-League | |||
| June 1 | StarCraft II | StarCraft II World Championship Series (WCS) | Korea | ||
| June 2 | Crossfire | Crossfire Stars (CFS) Season 1 | |||
| June 5 | StarCraft II | StarCraft II WCS Europe | |||
| June 9 | StarCraft II | StarCraft II WCS Finals | |||
| June 15 | League of Legends | OnGameNet The Champions Spring | |||
| June 17 | StarCraft II | WCS - America | |||
| June 17 | numerous games | DreamHack Summer 2013 | Sweden | ||
| June 18 | StarCraft II | E-Sport SM 2013 Finals | |||
| June 23 | League of Legends | League of Legends Pro League (LPL) Spring 2013 | China | ||
| June 30 | numerous games | MLG Spring Championship 2013 | |||
| July 6 | Dota 2 | Dota 2 Super League | |||
| July 9 | Dota 2 | Alienware Cup 2013 Season 1 | |||
| July 12–14 | fighting games | Evolution 2013 | Paris Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada | ||
| July 14 | Gfinity London 2013 | ||||
| July 17 | Turbo Racing League | Turbo Racing League $1,000,000 Shell-Out | |||
| July 20 | StarCraft II | Global StarCraft II Team League (GSTL) Season 1 2013 | |||
| August 3 | StarCraft II | 2012–2013 SK Planet Proleague | |||
| August 10 | StarCraft II | WCS 2013 Season 2: Korea | |||
| August 11 | Dota 2 | The International 2013 | |||
| August 18 | StarCraft II | WCS 2013 Season 2: Europe | |||
| August 18 | League of Legends | GPL Summer 2013 | ahq e-Sports Club | ||
| August 25 | StarCraft II | WCS 2013 Season 2 Finals | |||
| August 31 | League of Legends | OnGameNet The Champions Summer 2013 | |||
| September 1 | League of Legends | LCS Season 3 Summer | |||
| September 1 | Halo 4 | Halo 4 Global Championship | |||
| September 5 | StarCraft II | WCS 2013 Season 2: America | |||
| October 4 | League of Legends | Season 3 World Championship | |||
| October 6 | World of Tanks | Wargaming League Russia Season II | |||
| October 13 | StarCraft II | Gfinity 2 London 2013 | |||
| October 19 | StarCraft II | WCS 2013 Season 3: Korea | |||
| October 23 | StarCraft II | WCS 2013 Season 3: Europe | |||
| October 27 | StarCraft II | WCS 2013 Season 3 Finals | |||
| November 3 | StarCraft II | WCS 2013 Season 3: America | |||
| November 3 | numerous games | ESWC 2013 | |||
| November 9 | StarCraft II | WCS 2013 Global Finals | |||
| November 9 | BlizzCon 2013 | ||||
| November 10 | Dota 2 | Nexon Sponsorship League Season 1 | |||
| November 10 | National Electronic Sports Tournament (NEST) | Kunshan | |||
| November 17 | World of Tanks | WGL NA Season II | |||
| November 17 | Dota 2 | Techlabs Cup Grand Final 2013 | Moscow, Russia | ||
| November 23 | Global StarCraft II Team League (GSTL) Season 2 2013 | ||||
| November 24 | numerous games | MLG Fall Championship 2013 | |||
| November 24 | League of Legends | LPL Summer 2013 | China | ||
| November 24 | League of Legends etc. | IEM VIII Cologne | Cologne | ||
| November 25 | Dota 2 | Nexon Invitational Super Match | South Korea | ||
| November 30 | League of Legends Counter-Strike: Global Offensive numerous games | DreamHack Winter 2013 | |||
| December 1 | multiple games | World Cyber Games 2013 | |||
| December 1 | StarCraft II | StarCraft Asian Open 2013 | |||
| December 1 | StarCraft II League of Legends | IEM VIII Singapore | Singapore | ||
| December 8 | Dota 2 | RaidCall EMS One Fall 2013 | |||
| December 14 | StarCraft II | Svenska E-sportcupen 2013 Grand Finals | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
| December 14 | Dota 2 | Fragbite Masters 2013 | |||
| December 14 | Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition v2012 Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Street Fighter x Tekken v2013 | Capcom Cup 2013 | Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport Burlingame, California | HORI Sako (AE2012) AGE NYChrisG (UMvC3) Infiltration (SFxT) |