For a long time, e-sports or video-games have dominated the entertainment business. It is quite tough to separate the remainder from the finest, because every game, console, and championship is the best. The following is a list of the Top 10 eSports Championships in the World.
1. Dota Asia Championships (DAC)
In 2021, the Dota2 Asia Championships (organized by Perfect World & MarsTV) is ranked first among the top eSports competitions in the world. Several outstanding teams received straight invitations to the qualifications. The tournament’s thematic format gained much acclaim.
In addition, the publication of a compendium and the magnitude of the overall prize pool sparked interest in the media. This event also generated headlines because of the unique location of the LAN finals in Shanghai, China, a city in the East.
2. The Manila Major
The Manila Major, ranked second on our list, is the third tournament in Valve’s Dota Major Championships. The main event will take place at Manila’s Mall of Asia Arena. After the Shanghai Major 2016, the Manila Major 2016 is the third seasonal Valve-sponsored Major to be held.
The event will be organized by Romanian gaming business PGL eSports and would take place at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines, from June 7th to June 12th. It included 16 teams fighting for a total prize pool of $3 million USD.
3. The DOTA 2 International
The International Dota 2 Championships 2015, ranked third among the top eSports competitions in 2021, was the fifth annual edition of The International. For the second year in a row, the Main Event was hosted in KeyArena, a sports arena in Seattle with about 17,000 seats.
This tournament generated a lot of hype even before it started because it was dubbed the biggest event of one of the most popular online games. On January 7, 2015, the tournament was finally announced. The Main Event at KeyArena featured 16 teams, compared to 8 teams in The International 2014.
4. The Annual International
The International Dota 2 Championships were held in Seattle, Washington. For the third year in a row, the city hosted the fourth edition of The International. Unlike the previous two years, the tournament was hosted at the KeyArena in Seattle Center, a multi-purpose arena with a total seating capacity of nearly 17,000 people.
The main event of the competition had a total of 16 teams. 11 of these players were invited directly, while the remaining four teams had to qualify through separate regional qualifiers. Furthermore, the runners-up in those qualifiers were given one more chance to compete for the final position in the main competition.
5. Halo World Championship
The main Halo world championship took the fifth rank on the list of the finest eSports competitions in the world. This marathon weekend of Halo action was held at Neonopolis’ Millennial Esports Arena. HCS Las Vegas has pretty much everything you’d want to see in a live tournament: upstarts making splashes and champions performing admirably.
Organizers globally announced the Halo World Championship on August 4, 2015, with a clip presented during Microsoft’s Gamescom event. There has never been a Halo tournament with higher stakes, with an astounding prize pool of nearly $2,500,000 USD. It is also the first big competition to feature teams from all over the world.
6. The International DOTA 2
Held at Seattle’s Benaroya Hall, this epic championship, is ranked first among the world’s largest Dota 2 events (based on price pool). The festival was held from August 8 through August 11, 2013. Furthermore, this is the third tournament to have the moniker ‘The International.’ In 2011, Gamescom hosted the first International. In addition, the second International was held in Seattle in 2012.
Out of the 16 contestant teams, 13 have received the final invitation. The remaining teams qualified for the tournament through two invite-only geographic qualification tournaments. The “West Qualifier” was held first, followed by the “East Qualifier.” The final squad was chosen by winning the Wildcard Match between the runners-up from the two qualification tournaments.
7. League of Legends World Championship
In 2021, LOL will be ranked among the finest eSports events in the world. The 2015 League of Legends World Championship was held from October 1st to October 31st, 2015. It made headlines long before it began as one of the largest League of Legends multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game competitions. As the fifth iteration of the League of Legends World Championship, it also caused quite a stir.
The main events of this tournament were held at a variety of locales throughout Europe. The group stages were held at Le Dock Pullman in Paris, France. The quarterfinals were held in London’s Wembley Arena. The semifinals were held in Brussels, Belgium, at the Brussels Expo. The finals were also held at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany.
8. The Shanghai Major
The Shanghai Major, also known as the Winter Major, was the second Major of the 2015–2016 Dota 2 season. It was ranked number 8 of the finest eSports tournaments in the world in 2021.
The event included 16 teams, eight of which received direct invitations and the other eight of which had to qualify through various qualification tournaments held throughout the world. Team Secret won the major by defeating Team Liquid 3-1 in a best-of-five series.
9. Smite World Championships
The Smite World Tournament is a well-known annual world championship for the multiplayer online battle arena video game Smite. Hi-Rez Studios held the first Smite World Championship from January 9–11, 2015. Furthermore, teams from North America, South America, Europe, and China flew to Atlanta, Georgia for the competition. The tournament’s $2.6 million prize pool was the third-highest in eSports at the time.
It finished third, slightly ahead of the third and fourth incarnations of Dota 2’s “The International”. It finished just ahead of the League of Legends World Championships. COGnitive Prime, a North American team, won first place with a little more than $1.3 million.
10. The Frankfurt Major
The main event was organized by Festhalle Messe, a multi-purpose performance auditorium in Frankfurt, Germany. It features a massive seating capacity of approximately 9,800 people and used the same Main Event format as The International 2015. The competition was hosted and organized by the Electronic Sports League (ESL).
In an announcement made on October 5, eight teams were given straight invitations. In addition, Regional Qualifiers were held from October 10–13. In addition, the Open Qualifiers, which were open to all players, was held on October 6–9. On October 1, registration for the Open Qualifiers opened.
So, in 2021, these were the finest eSports competitions in the globe. These championships are well worth participating in and aspiring to win. Examine them out!
