2019 in esports explained

List of esports events in 2019 (also known as professional gaming).

Calendar of events

Tournaments

Date	Game	Event	Location	Winner(s)
	Dota 2	The Bucharest Minor^[1]	PGL Studios − Bucharest, Romania	EHOME
	PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds	PUBG Asia Invitational 2019^[2]	Cotai Arena − Macau, China	Actoz Starz Red
	Dota 2	The Chongqing Major^[3]	Bloomage Culture and Sports Center − Chongqing, China	Team Secret
		ELEAGUE CS:GO Invitational 2019^[4]	ELEAGUE Arena − Atlanta, United States	FaZe Clan
	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Super Smash Bros. Melee Super Smash Bros.	Genesis 6^[5]	Oakland Convention Center and Paramount Theatre − Oakland, United States	MKLeo (SSBU) Hungrybox (SSBM) k y s k (SSB)
		2019 CWL Pro League^[6]	Nationwide Arena − Columbus, United States
	Rainbow Six Siege	Six Invitational 2019^[7] ^[8]	Place Bell − Laval, Canada	G2 Esports
	StarCraft II	Intel Extreme Masters Season XIII – World Championship^[9]	Spodek − Katowice, Poland	Astralis (CS:GO) Dignitas (female CS:GO) soO (StarCraft II)
	various fighting games	Evo Japan 2019^[10]	Fukuoka Kokusai Center − Fukuoka, Japan	See main article
	Dota 2	ESL One Katowice 2019^[11]	Spodek − Katowice, Poland	Team Secret
	Fortnite	ESL Katowice Royale^[12]	Spodek − Katowice, Poland	Vinny1x
	Dota 2	StarLadder ImbaTV Dota 2 Minor Season 1^[13]	Cybersport Arena − Kyiv, Ukraine	Vici Gaming
	Dota 2	DreamLeague Season 11^[14]	Annexet − Stockholm, Sweden	Vici Gaming
		CWL Fort Worth	Fort Worth Convention Center − Texas, United States	Luminosity Gaming
		BLAST Pro Series São Paulo 2019^[15]	Ginásio do Ibirapuera − São Paulo, Brazil	Astralis
		StarSeries i-League CS:GO Season 7^[16]	Baoshan Sport Center − Shanghai, China	Natus Vincere
		BLAST Pro Series Miami 2019^[17]	Watsco Center − Coral Gables, United States	FaZe Clan
	Dota 2	ESL One Mumbai^[18]	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium − Mumbai, India	Keen Gaming
	PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds	FACEIT Global Summit: PUBG Classic^[19]	ExCeL − London, United Kingdom	OP Gaming
	Dota 2	OGA Dota Pit Minor^[20]	Spaladium Arena − Split, Croatia	Ninjas in Pyjamas
	Hearthstone	2019 HCT World Championship^[21]	Heping Basketball Gymnasium − Taipei, Taiwan	Hunterace
	League of Legends	2019 Mid-Season Invitational	VCS Studio − Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (play-in stage) Vietnam National Convention Center - Hanoi, Vietnam (group stage) Heping Basketball Gymnasium − Taipei, Taiwan (playoffs)	G2 Esports^[22]
		CWL London	Copper Box Arena − London, United Kingdom	100 Thieves
	Dota 2	MDL Disneyland Paris Major^[23]	Disneyland Paris − Paris, France	Team Secret
	Dota 2	StarLadder ImbaTV Dota 2 Minor Season 2^[24]	Cybersport Arena − Kyiv, Ukraine	Ninjas in Pyjamas
		CWL Anaheim	Anaheim Convention Center − California, United States	100 Thieves
		Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Southeast Asia Cup (MSC) 2019^[25]	Smart Araneta Coliseum − Manila, Philippines	Onic Esports
	Dota 2	Epicenter Major^[26]	VEB Arena − Moscow, Russia	Vici Gaming
	Fortnite	2019 Fortnite World Cup Finals^[27]	Arthur Ashe Stadium − New York City, United States	Bugha (solo) Aqua & Nyhrox (duo)
June 27 - July 14	Arena of Valor	Arena of Valor World Cup	Tiên Sơn Sports Complex - Đà Nẵng, Vietnam	Team Vietnam
		Intel Extreme Masters Season XIV - Chicago	United Centre − Chicago, United States	Team Liquid
	various fighting games	Evo 2019^[28]	Mandalay Bay − Las Vegas, United States	Various
	PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds	PUBG Nations Cup - Seoul 2019	Jangchung Arena − Seoul, South Korea	Russia
	Rainbow Six Siege	Six Major Raleigh^[29]	Raleigh Convention Center − Raleigh, United States	Team Empire
		2019 Call of Duty Championship	Pauley Pavilion − Los Angeles, United States
	Hearthstone	Masters Tour 2019 Seoul^[30]	OGN Studios − Seoul, South Korea	Felkeine
	Dota 2	The International 2019^[31]	Mercedes-Benz Arena − Shanghai, China	OG^[32]
August 23–28		Starladder Berlin Major 2019^[33]	Mercedes-Benz Arena − Berlin, Germany	Astralis
	Overwatch	2019 Overwatch League Grand Finals^[34]	Wells Fargo Center − Philadelphia, United States	San Francisco Shock
		ESL One: New York 2019	Barclays Centre New York, United States	Evil Geniuses
		DreamHack Masters Malmö 2019	MalmöMässan (group stage) and Malmö Arena (playoffs) Malmö, Sweden	Fnatic
	League of Legends	2019 League of Legends World Championship	LEC Studio - Berlin, Germany (play-in stage) Verti Music Hall - Berlin, Germany (group stage) Palacio Vistalegre - Madrid, Spain (quarter- and semi-finals) AccorHotels Arena - Paris, France (final)	FunPlus Phoenix^[35]
	Virtual Regatta - Inshore	eSailing World Championship Final	Fairmont Southampton Hotel, Bermuda	Velista71 (ITA)^[36]
	Overwatch	2019 Overwatch World Cup^[37]	Anaheim Convention Center − Anaheim, United States	United States
	Soulcalibur VI	Soulcalibur World Invitational 2019	ESports Arena Las Vegas − Las Vegas, United States	Skyll
	Arena of Valor	Arena of Valor International Championship	Garena Esports Studio - Bangkok, Thailand (group stage & Quarter-finals)ICONSIAM (semi-finals and Grand Finals)	Team Flash (Vietnam)
		Intel Extreme Masters Season XIV - Beijing	Beijing University Students Stadium- Beijing, China	Astralis
	PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds	PUBG Global Championship 2019	Oakland Arena — Oakland, USA	Gen.G
		Mobile Legends: Bang Bang World Championship (M1) 2019^[38]	Axiata Arena − Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	EVOS Legends
		DreamHack Open Winter 2019	Elmia Convention Centre − Jönköping, Sweden	forZe
December 7	Clash Royale	Clash Royale League World Finals 2019	Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall − Los Angeles, United States^[39]	Team Liquid^[40]
		ESL Pro League Season 10: Finals	Odense Congress Centre (group stage) and Jyske Bank Arena (playoffs) - Odense, Denmark	mousesports
		DreamHack Deli Invitational 2019	NSIC Exhibition Ground − New Delhi, India	pro100
	Tekken 7	2019 Tekken World Tour Finals	KBank Siam Pic-Ganesha − Bangkok, Thailand	Chikurin
		Blast Pro Series: Global Final 2019	ISA Sports City − Riffa, Bahrain	Astralis
		cs_summit 5	Summit Studios − Los Angeles, United States	mousesports
	Street Fighter V	Capcom Cup 2019	The Novo by Microsoft − Los Angeles, United States	Idom
		DreamHack Open Sevilla 2019	FIBES − Sevilla, Spain	North
		EPICENTER 2019	Crocus Expo Hall − Moscow, Russia	Team Vitality

Notes and References

1. News: What to look for at the start of Dota 2's 2019 Pro Circuit. Dot Esports. January 6, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190106153441/https://dotesports.com/dota-2/news/what-to-look-for-at-the-start-of-dota-2s-2019-pro-circuit. January 6, 2019. live. mdy-all.
2. 【PUBG】韓国チームがドン勝を奪い取る！2日目の大会の様子をリポート【PAI2019】. Famitsu. January 13, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190113062636/https://appvs.famitsu.com/20190113_18399/. January 13, 2019. live. mdy-all.
3. Web site: Ramadani . Cristy . The Chongqing Major will be second Major of the year . GosuGamers . November 5, 2018 . November 5, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181106004827/https://www.gosugamers.net/dota2/news/48161-the-chongqing-major-will-be-second-major-of-the-year . November 6, 2018 . live . mdy-all .
4. Web site: FaZe Clan mount impressive comeback to win ELEAGUE Invitational. Dexerto.com - Esports & Gaming. January 28, 2019. en. February 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190207023703/https://www.dexerto.com/csgo/faze-clan-mount-impressive-comeback-to-win-eleague-invitational-306283. February 7, 2019. live. mdy-all.
5. Web site: Hungrybox blocks out haters to win Smash Melee at Genesis 6. Wolf. Jacob. ESPN. February 5, 2019. February 10, 2019.
6. Web site: When is the CWL Pro League Qualifier? Schedule, teams and information . Dexerto . January 2, 2019 . January 13, 2019.
7. Web site: 2019-01-28 . R6 Esports Six Invitational 2019 Survival Guide . 2024-07-06 . www.ubisoft.com.
8. Web site: Mejia . Ozzie . 2019-02-17 . G2 Esports wins the 2019 Six Invitational, sets a new record . 2024-07-06 . Shacknews . en.
9. Web site: Valve Grants ESL the First CS:GO Major of 2019 for IEM Katowice . The Esports Observer . July 12, 2018 . January 13, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180910131351/https://esportsobserver.com/esl-valve-major-iem-katowice/ . September 10, 2018 . live . mdy-all .
10. Web site: EVO Japan's prize pools reach over $90,000 for the mainstage titles with Tekken 7 payouts larger than the World Tour Finals. Hills. Dakota 'DarkHorse'. January 15, 2019. EventHubs. en. February 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190207015742/https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2019/jan/15/evo-japans-prize-pools-reach-over-90000-mainstage-titles-tekken-7-payouts-bigger-world-tour-finals/. February 7, 2019. live. mdy-all.
11. Web site: ESL One Katowice 2019 Team List Finally Complete . Esportsranks . January 13, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190113062647/https://esportsranks.com/esl-one-katowice-2019-team-list-finally-complete/ . January 13, 2019 . live . mdy-all .
12. Web site: ESL will hold its first-ever Fortnite tournament at IEM Katowice 2019. Chalk. Andy. January 24, 2019. PC Gamer. en-US. February 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190203170008/https://www.pcgamer.com/esl-will-hold-its-first-ever-fortnite-tournament-at-iem-katowice-2019/. February 3, 2019. live. mdy-all.
13. Web site: Vici Gaming dominate Gambit to win StarLadder Minor. 2019-03-10. Dot Esports. en-US. 2019-03-25.
14. Web site: Vici Gaming Finish First at DreamLeague Season 11 Major. Hotspawn. March 25, 2019. en. 2019-03-25.
15. Web site: Astralis Triumphant at BLAST Pro Series: São Paulo. Hotspawn. March 24, 2019. en. 2019-03-25.
16. Web site: Natus Vincere sweep fnatic for StarSeries title. www.msn.com. 2019-04-12.
17. Web site: FaZe Clan dominate CS:GO BLAST Pro Series: Miami - Recap, final placements, Global Finals standings. Dexerto.com. April 14, 2019. en. 2019-04-14.
18. Web site: Keen Gaming destroy Mineski to win ESL One Mumbai. VPEsports. en-US. 2019-04-22. April 22, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190422094648/http://www.vpesports.com/dota2/news/keen-gaming-destroy-mineski-to-win-esl-one-mumbai. dead.
19. Web site: Will Smith invests in esports organization. 2019-04-21. Windows Central. en. 2019-04-22.
20. Web site: Dota 2: OGA Dota Pit Minor 2019 Overview. Veselin. Ignatov. 2019-04-19. Esports News, Videos, Streams ESTNN. en-US. 2019-04-27.
21. Web site: Hearthstone: 2019 HCT World Championship Deck Lists revealed -- Warrior and Rogue decks galore. www.invenglobal.com. April 17, 2019. 2019-04-27.
22. Web site: G2 smash Team Liquid to become the MSI 2019 champions. Dot Esports. May 19, 2019. 2020-02-29.
23. Web site: Team Secret Victorious at MDL Disneyland® Paris Major. Hotspawn. May 13, 2019. 2019-09-17.
24. Web site: NiP Take Home StarLadder ImbaTV Kyiv Minor Trophy Over Alliance. 2019-06-17. Esportsranks. en-US. 2019-09-17. June 20, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190620114658/https://esportsranks.com/nip-take-home-starladder-imbatv-kiev-minor/. dead.
25. Web site: Esports: Indonesian squad Onic wins PH-based Mobile Legends tiff. ABS-CBN.
26. Web site: Vici Gaming wins Dota Epicenter Major after 3-2 slugfest against Liquid. 2019-06-30. Daily Esports. en-US. 2019-09-17.
27. Web site: Four records set at first ever Fortnite World Cup. 2019-08-02. Guinness World Records. en-GB. 2019-08-07.
28. Web site: Evolution Championship Series 2019 set for August 2-4 in Las Vegas, Nevada. October 31, 2018. Shoryuken. en-US. February 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190207020055/http://shoryuken.com/2018/10/31/evolution-championship-series-2019-set-for-august-2-4-in-las-vegas-nevada/. February 7, 2019. live. mdy-all.
29. Web site: Raleigh Major 2019 - Rainbow Six Siege Esports Ubisoft (US). rainbow6.ubisoft.com. 2019-12-12. December 12, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191212034430/https://rainbow6.ubisoft.com/siege/en-us/esports/six-major.aspx. dead.
30. Web site: Kusick, Taylor . Felkeine wins Hearthstone Masters Tour Seoul . Dot Esports . August 18, 2019 . 2019-09-17.
31. Web site: Belandrial . Valve confirm The International 2019 dates . VP Esports . 12 May 2019 . June 7, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190607003632/http://www.vpesports.com/dota2/news/valve-confirm-the-international-2019-dates . dead .
32. Web site: Rose . Victoria . OG Dota wins The International for the second year in a row, claims biggest esports prize ever . PC Gamer . August 25, 2019 . 27 August 2019.
33. Web site: Starladder CS:GO Major Berlin. csgomajor.starladder.com. en. 2019-12-12.
34. News: George . John . Egamers alert: This year's Overwatch League winner will be crowned in Philadelphia . May 8, 2019 . Philadelphia Business Journal . June 24, 2019.
35. News: Esuguerra . Tyler . FunPlus Phoenix sweep G2 Esports to win Worlds 2019 . November 10, 2019 . Dot Esports . November 10, 2019.
36. https://www.sailing.org/news/89460.php#.XgH3Mfzgol0 Velista71 wins 2019 eSailing World Championship
37. News: Viana . Bernardo . The Overwatch World Cup 2019 is coming in November, Blizzard reveals . Dot Esports . April 25, 2019 . June 24, 2019.
38. Web site: Witness the MLBB M1 World Championship in person.
39. Web site: Ahmed . Wasif . 2019-11-05 . Clash Royale League World Finals to be held in Los Angeles with a $400,000 prize pool . 2024-05-17 . Dot Esports . en-US.
40. Web site: Team Liquid Wins Clash Royale League World Finals . 2024-05-17 . Supercell . en.