November 2026 Esports Guide: 10 Tournaments and Finals to Follow

November asks esports fans to make choices. IEM Beijing opens the month, Worlds moves into its knockout bracket, and several championships converge on the final weekends. You can follow a favorite game closely or use the quieter days between its matches to discover something different.

These ten competitions give you a viewing plan across tactical shooters, MOBAs, mobile games and fighting games. Start with IEM Beijing for the opening week, Worlds for a longer knockout story, or Stockholm’s closing weekend for several games sharing one festival. For a primer on the games themselves, see our best esports games to watch.

10. IEM Beijing 2026

Counter-Strike 2 · November 2–8 · Beijing, China

IEM Beijing is the place to start if you want a tournament that begins with November’s first working week. Sixteen teams enter two double-elimination groups. Six reach the single-elimination playoffs on November 6–8, with best-of-three series leading to a best-of-five grand final.

The group stage gives you time to get attached to a team before the bracket narrows. Watch how its map choices turn into an actual route through a series; our CS2 map-veto guide explains what those choices can reveal. ESL’s official event page carries the schedule and Twitch, YouTube and Kick viewing links.

9. League of Legends Worlds 2026 Knockouts

League of Legends · November 3–14 · Allen and Brooklyn, USA

Worlds changes character after Swiss: the remaining teams enter best-of-five elimination series, with quarterfinals on November 3–6, semifinals on November 7–8 and the final on November 14. The final moves to Brooklyn’s Barclays Center after the earlier knockout rounds in Allen, Texas.

This is the pick if you want a competition you can follow across several evenings. Notice how a team changes its approach between games rather than judging the whole series from the opener. Keep Gaming.net’s Worlds viewing guide nearby, and use Riot’s official primer for stage dates and broadcast information.

8. BLAST R6 Osaka Major

Rainbow Six Siege · November 6–15 · Osaka, Japan

Rainbow Six Siege takes its final Major of the year to Osaka from November 6–15. The audience playoffs run November 13–15 at ATC Hall. Ubisoft identifies both the prize competition and qualification for Six Invitational 2027 as stakes, so the event has a place in a longer season story.

Choose this one if you enjoy watching a plan develop before the shooting starts. Follow which spaces a team wants to control and what the opposing setup makes difficult. You do not have to understand every operator immediately to notice an attack running out of options. Ubisoft’s Osaka announcement points viewers toward the Twitch and YouTube coverage.

7. Clash Royale League World Finals

Clash Royale · November 6–8 · Shanghai, China

Clash Royale’s World Finals bring sixteen players to a three-day double-elimination event in Shanghai. Supercell lists November 6–8, with matches starting at 03:00 UTC each day. For UK viewers, that is also 03:00 GMT, so replays may be the more comfortable way to follow the opening matches.

The compact format is an appealing change of pace beside a long team series. Pick a player to follow through the bracket and pay attention to how the next game answers the last one. Supercell’s official season post links the Event Platform for matches, interaction and reward information; use the platform’s current conditions if you intend to claim anything.

6. BLAST Premier Rivals Hong Kong

Counter-Strike 2 · November 11–15 · Hong Kong

Rivals gives Counter-Strike viewers another substantial stop immediately after Beijing. Eight invited teams compete in Hong Kong on November 11–15, with the live arena portion on November 13–15. BLAST’s announced field includes FURIA, Falcons, Vitality, Spirit, MOUZ, G2, Legacy and FUT.

Following both CS2 events lets you carry a few useful questions from one tournament to the next. Does the same roster still look comfortable on its preferred maps? What changes against a different opponent? Our Rivals team watchlist offers starting points. Check the organizer’s announcement and linked tournament hub for the latest schedule.

5. BLAST SLAM IX

Dota 2 · November 20–29 · Online

Dota 2’s SLAM IX runs November 20–29, with BLAST’s August announcement moving the competition online. That is the current date range to use when planning around the event. The announcement also describes an expanded sixteen-team field and a reworked online stage featuring best-of-three matches.

This suits viewers who want a team tournament to settle into across the month’s final stretch. Follow one series closely, then compare what the teams change in the next game rather than trying to absorb every match at once. BLAST’s updated announcement links the tournament hub; return there for the detailed bracket and broadcast listings as they are added.

4. Brawl Stars World Finals

Brawl Stars · November 20–22 · Tokyo, Japan

Twelve teams head to Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium for Brawl Stars’ November 20–22 World Finals. The group stage takes place on Friday, followed by two playoff days. That gives you a clear weekend commitment if you would rather follow one championship from its opening matches to its conclusion.

Start by checking where a team enters the format, then keep track of the result it needs next. It is easier to appreciate an elimination match when you understand the route that put both sides there. Supercell’s World Finals guide explains the group and playoff structure, with the official event service supplying the live viewing details.

3. Marvel Rivals IGNITE Grand Finals

Marvel Rivals · November 23–29 · Stockholm, Sweden

IGNITE begins its Grand Finals on November 23, before moving its final three days onto the DreamHack Stockholm stage on November 27–29. That distinction matters: the whole competition does not begin when the festival doors open.

Follow the early rounds if you want the last weekend’s matchups to mean more than a list of unfamiliar names. Watching a team earn its place gives you a reason to care when the bracket closes in. The official DreamHack announcement links the Marvel Rivals esports site for competition coverage.

2. SNK World Championship 2026

SNK fighting games · November 27–29 · DreamHack Stockholm

SNK’s Stockholm program brings several fighting games into the same weekend. The main championship lineup includes Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, The King of Fighters XV and Samurai Shodown, with open tournaments for Art of Fighting 3 and The King of Fighters ’98. Those are separate competitions, so use the game-specific schedule.

This is a good place to sample a style of fighting game you do not normally watch. Begin with one bracket and one player, then let the commentary introduce the details. DreamHack’s SNK event page separates the title lineups, last-chance qualifiers and open events, making it more useful than a single festival-wide start time.

1. THE FINALS: The Grand Major 2026

THE FINALS · November 27–29 · DreamHack Stockholm

THE FINALS closes its competition year with The Grand Major at DreamHack Stockholm on November 27–29. The organizer lists sixteen competing teams at Stockholmsmässan. It shares the festival weekend with IGNITE and SNK, but has its own competition and viewing schedule.

Pick this if you want to round off November with another team shooter rather than a third Counter-Strike event. Choose a squad to follow and give yourself a few matches to learn what it is trying to do. The official Grand Major page is the place to check the team list and event updates before choosing a session.

If you only have time for two competitions, IEM Beijing gives you an immediate starting point and Worlds gives the first half of the month a clear finale. For a shorter weekend commitment, try Clash Royale or Brawl Stars. The Stockholm events are the late-month opportunity to follow a familiar game and sample a different one alongside it.

Use the organizer links to check individual match times before settling in. A tournament’s date range is not a promise of matches every day, and one festival can contain several broadcasts worth choosing between.