| Date | Game | Event | Location | Winner(s) |
|---|
| Smite | Smite World Championship 2016 | National Center for Civil and Human Rights – Atlanta, United States | Epsilon eSports |
| 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) |
|
| Intel Extreme Masters Season X – Taipei | Taipei World Trade Center – Taipei, Taiwan | The Mongolz (CS:GO)
sOs (Jin Air Green Wing) (SC2) |
| Killer Instinct | Killer Instinct World Cup 2016 | Fountain Bleu – San Antonio, United States | Rico Suave |
| Dota 2 | Shanghai Major 2016 | Mercedes-Benz Arena[6] – Shanghai, China | Team Secret |
|
League of Legends
| Intel Extreme Masters Season X – World Championship | Spodek – Katowice, Poland | Fnatic (CS:GO)
SK Telecom T1 (LoL)
Polt (SC2) |
| | | Nationwide Arena – Columbus, United States | Luminosity Gaming |
| League of Legends | EU LCS Spring Playoffs | Rotterdam, Netherlands | G2 Esports |
| League of Legends | NA LCS Spring Playoffs | Mandalay Bay Events Center – Las Vegas, United States | Counter Logic Gaming |
| League of Legends | LMS Spring Playoffs | | Flash Wolves |
| League of Legends | LPL Spring Playoffs | Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena – Shanghai, China | Royal Never Give Up |
| League of Legends | LCK Spring Playoffs | | SK Telecom T1 |
| League of Legends | International Wildcard Invitational 2016 | Palacio de los Deportes – Mexico City, Mexico | SuperMassive eSports |
| League of Legends | 2016 Mid-Season Invitational | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center – Shanghai, China | SK Telecom T1 |
| [7] [8] | Rocket League | Rocket League Championship Series | Online (preliminaries)
Avalon Hollywood – Los Angeles, United States (finals) | iBuyPower Cosmic |
| Dota 2 | Manila Major 2016 | Mall of Asia Arena – Manila, Philippines | OG |
| | ESL One Cologne 2016 | Lanxess Arena – Cologne, Germany | SK Gaming |
| 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 |
| Dota 2 | The International 2016 | KeyArena – Seattle, United States | Wings Gaming |
| Smite
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | eGames Rio 2016 | British House, Parque Lage – Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Ally (SSB Wii U) |
| 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 |
|
Street Fighter V | | Barclays Center – New York City, United States | Natus Vincere (CS:GO)
Xiao Hai (SFV) |
|
League of Legends
Hearthstone | 8th IeSF World Championships | Ancol Beach City Auditorium – Jakarta, Indonesia | TBD |
| Overwatch | 2016 Overwatch World Cup | Anaheim Convention Center – Anaheim, United States | South Korea |
| Street Fighter V | Capcom Cup 2016 | eSports Arena – Santa Ana, United States (December 2)
Anaheim Convention Center – Anaheim, United States (December 3) | NuckleDu |
| Dota 2 | Boston Major | Wang Theatre – Boston, United States | OG |
| Tekken 7 Fated Retribution
| King of Iron Fist Tournament 2016 Grand Finals | Takeshiba New Pier Hall – Tokyo, Japan | Saint |
| League of Legends
Starcraft 2
Overwatch | IEM Season XI - Gyeonggi | Gyeonggi, South Korea | Innovation (SC2)
Samsung Galaxy (LoL)
LW Red (OW) |
| | ELEAGUE Major Offline Qualifier | Atlanta, United States | GODSENT, FaZe Clan, Mousesports, Optic Gaming, Team Dignitas, Team EnvyUS, Hellraisers, G2 Esports | |
