eSport: competitions and tournaments to follow in France and in the world

Published by Laurent de Sortiraparis · Published on March 10th, 2023 at 11:36 a.m.
eSport fans, get your diaries ready! Discover the 2023 calendar of eSports events to follow around the world, whether they are live on Twitch or in large venues. Fortnite, Overwatch, League of Legends, Rocket League or PUGB... The best reminders to not miss any competition! To your controllers!

TheeSport, an environment of its own in the video game... And it is developing more and more, so much so that each event becomes a real show, with emotional moments and a public full of fervor. A real sports competition that is increasingly followed and has the right to many tournaments around the world, to be followed on stage or live, via different streaming platforms.

Fortnite, Counter Strike, League of Legends, FIFA, Overwatch, Call of Duty... so many popular softs allowing the implementation of international competitions. And if you want to follow one of these great moments of e-sports, but you don't know where to start, the editorial staff of Sortiraparis offers you a selection of the biggeste-Sport tournaments in 2023, as well as their dates, to see more clearly and to make a real marathon, during the whole year, to follow the best players from all over the world.

The 2023 eSport events to follow around the world:

Long before the Pokemon World Championship, fans of the franchise have (or had) the opportunity to compete on Pokemon Trading Card, Pokemon Go or Pokemon Unite in Brazil, in São Paulo, from November 25 to 27, 2022, in Australia in Melbourne from February 17 to 19, 2023, in England in London from April 14 to 16, 2023, and in the U.S. in Columbus from June 30 to July 2, 2023. A great gateway to the World Championships not to be missed!

Good news for Fortnite fans! The FNCS, the Fortnite Champion Series Roadmap, will be back on February 2, 2023, with a live event as the highlight. The prize is a $10 million cash prize.

The world's best Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) and Starcraft 2 players compete in the Intel Extreme Masters, which takes place throughout the year, with February 1-12 in Poland, April 17-23 in Rio, June 2-4 in Dallas, and August 4-6 in Cologne as the next dates. So get set!

Gamers of all backgrounds, League of Legends awaits you! The 1v1 eSport event Red Bull Solo Q is back for a 5th edition in March 2023, with online qualifiers on March 11 and 12, as well as March 18 and 19, 2023, followed by a final in Paris on April 6, 2023. A free competition open to all amateur gamers.

Gamers Assembly is back! The FuturoLAN association and Grand Poitiers have announced the return of the first eSport event in France for a 23rd edition, which will be held at the Parc des Expositions of Grand Poitiers from April 8 to 10, 2023. Here's an update.

TheOverwatch League returns this year on April 27, 2023 and will offer a tournament on the game signed Blizzard. A competition with 20 teams divided into two tournaments, East and West. A tournament that, whatever the evening, can be followed via the YouTube page of the Overwatch League. The opportunity to follow the best gamers of the moment on the software signed Blizzard.

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The Continental Series returns from March to December 2023 to allow players from around the world to compete online. A tournament bringing together teams from the APAC, Europe, Asia and North America regions. and replaces the PUBG Global Series, which was last held in 2020.

Gamers and CoD fans will meet from May 25 to 28, 2023 to watch the best teams in the world compete in Activision's latest game, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II. A total of 12 teams will compete for a total cash pool of $500,000. This year, no French team, but a French player is in the race, HyDra, from New York Sublimers. No doubt that the fans will be there to support him! Follow the games on the YouTube page of the Call of Duty League.

Say goodbye to Esports Bar Cannes, and hello to Esports Conex! The event, which will bring togethereSports professionals and brands, is moving to Paris for good, and will hold its new edition from May 23 to 24, 2023. The opportunity for gamers and recognized teams to meet sponsors and make new connections.

After an edition in Antwerp, Belgium, Counter Strike: Global Offensive Major will be held in Paris, at theAccor Arena for the final, on May 21st 2023. A tournament that starts on May 8th and that, as its name indicates, will oppose many players to each other on the game Counter Strike: Global Offensive, a first person shooter developed by Valve. The studio is also sponsoring the tournament, with this year's cash prize of $1.25 million just for the final.

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  • PUBG Nations Cup - June 2023

The PUBG Nations Cup is making a comeback this year, in June 2023, to the delight of fans of the format. Teams from Asia, Europe, Oceania and the Americas are expected to participate.

The World Cyber Games is one of the most important eSport events in the world, created by Samsung Korea in 2002. A tournament including many games, such as Mobile Legends, Clash Royal, Hearthstone or Valorant.

Good news for Pokmeon fans! The Pokemon World Championships will return for a new edition in Yokohama, Japan, in August 2023. A series of tournaments that offers players to compete on different Pokemon games, including Pokemon Unite.

Attention Versus Fighting fans! Evo is back this year for a new edition at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas from August 4th to 6th, 2023. An event gathering the best players of Mortal Kombat, Tekken 7, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Dragonball Fighter Z or Soulcaliber VI, for an emotionale-Sports event!

Gamers and soccer fans will be able to attend the matches of their favoritee-Sport teams during the Fifa eWorld Cup 2021, the exact date of which has not yet been announced. In total, the best players must compete in various matches to try to win the cup.

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DotA 2 fans will meet in October 2023 for The International championship. A total of 30 teams from all over the world will compete in the game.

League of Legends fans, mark your calendars! This year's Worlds will be held in South Korea in the fall of 2023. More information to come.

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Gamers from all over the world will meet in November 2023 to take part in the new edition of Lyon e-Sport 2023, which is back this year in a physical version. On the program, tournaments as exciting as ever and a cash prize that should be tempting. To participate, you will have to register according to the terms and conditions soon communicated by the organizers and be over 16 years old.

To conclude this year's PUGB tournament in style, the highest scoring teams of the year will meet for a final showdown at the PUBG Global Championship, which will be held at the end of 2023 and should see the best teams of the year compete against each other. For the winner, a crazy prize pool and whatever happens, a tournament that should blow your mind.

The eSport competitions that have not (yet) announced dates or a date :

ZEvent, a real charity marathon, gathers every year dozens of streamers during three days on Twitch, in October, to raise money for one or several associations. The opportunity to discover, online on Twitch, a good part of the most popular players of the community around the softs of the moment. Note that during the previous edition, ZEvent broke a new record of donations with more than 10 million euros collected for five associations.

TheESWC, one of the world's largest eSports events organized by Oxent, allows the world's best teams to compete on a variety of games at various events, including Paris Games Week. This is a very selective event as players who want to participate must win their entry ticket to various tournaments taking place throughout the year, allowing them to access the Holy Grail of competition. Whether or not a 2023 edition will take place, we'll have to wait and see.

Practical information

Dates and Opening Time
From January 1st, 2023 to December 31th, 2023

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