Esports tournaments have given gamers several big events to watch in 2023. Gaming competitions have raised millions of dollars as a prize pool and custom trophies to award esports teams for their performance. Support clubs and endearing fans have tuned into the biggest esports tournaments this year to cheer for the best teams in the gaming industry.
Pro players have made significant progress in their gaming careers by taking part in international tournaments. Esports events like The International 2023 and the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 have sold out arenas within a few days of announcing esports competitions. Eager fans of games such as Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO), Fortnite, Apex Legends, and Dota 2 have rushed to the venue with hope in their eyes.
Here are the biggest esports tournaments in 2023 that have turned gamers into champions.
Intel Extreme Masters 2023
Intel Extreme Masters 2023 is a massive esports event for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) teams. The offline event took place across multiple locations, giving dozens of esports teams a chance to win a total of $1 million from the competition. Organised by ESL, Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 was held at the Palladium Köln in August.
There are over 20 of the top CS:GO teams that competed in Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023. Heroic, Cloud9, Astralis, Team Vitality, G2 Esports, and Team Liquid were among the best teams in the tournament. G2 Esports won the first place and won $400,000 at the esports event. The roster of G2 Esports consisted of NiKo, huNter-, m0NESY, jks, HooXi, and Swani. NiKo was named the MVP of the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 and celebrated his success with the rest of the G2 Esports team.
Commentators from the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada pitched in their views on the esports teams throughout the tournament. Esports analysts were also involved in providing predictions about key players in the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023. Inferno, Mirage, and Nuke were among the most played maps of the competition.
Apex Legends Global Series 2023
Apex Legends Global Series 2023 was the main event for the shooter game in 2023. It was held at the Resorts World Arena in Birmingham, United Kingdom, with a total prize pool of a whopping $2 million. Oxygen Esports, Fnatic, 100 Thieves, NRG, The Dojo, and TSM were among the 40 esports teams that participated in the event.
World’s Edge and Storm Point were frequently played maps in the international tournament. ImperialHal led his team, TSM, to victory in the Apex Legends Global Series 2023 with several stunning kills to gain an advantage in his matches. Snipers, assault rifles, and sub-machine guns were used by TSM to annihilate opponents and win rounds.
VALORANT Champions 2023
VALORANT Champions 2023 was organised by Riot Games. The 5v5 game has created ripples of inspiration in the esports industry with the VCT series of tournaments. It had a total of 16 teams that competed for a prize pool of $2.25 million. LOUD placed 3rd in the tournament and won $250,000. Paper Rex earned $400,000 by being the runner-up. Evil Geniuses landed in first place and took home $1 million from VALORANT Champions 2023.
The American esports team Evil Geniuses dominated their opponents in double-elimination rounds. Ascent, Fracture, Haven, Lotus, and Split were the VALORANT maps that were watched widely by spectators on Twitch and YouTube. Demon1 became the MVP of the VALORANT Champions 2023 and lifted the champions cup for Evil Geniuses. It was broadcast on a number of online channels in August 2023. The esports competition was held at the Shrine Expo Hall in Los Angeles.
FNCS Global Championship 2023
FNCS Global Championship 2023 had a staggering $3.9 million prize pool for its competitors. More than 70 Fortnite teams took part in the 2v2 tournament with members from Gaimin Gladiators, Tundra Esports, and Guild Esports combining their best talents to win matches.
Cooper and Mero won first place in the tournament to win $1 million. Both the pro Fortnite players achieved their wins without being associated with any of the esports teams during the FNCS Global Championship 2023. It took place at the Royal Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark.
League of Legends World Championship 2023
League of Legends World Championship 2023 was viewed by 6.4 million people worldwide. The esports tournament had 22 teams participating in the event. T1, Weibo Gaming, Bilibili Gaming, JD Gaming, were the top teams in the competition. It had a prize pool of $2.2 million, with the first place going to T1 for a grand prize of $445,000. The T1 team consisted of Zeus, Oner, Faker, Gumayusi, and Keria. Zeus from T1 was announced as the MVP.
Kai’Sa, Rell, and Xayah were champions who were picked over 40 times in the League of Legends World Championship 2023. Route from the esports team LOUD managed to get a pentakill with Kai’Sa against GAM Esports in the League of Legends (LoL) tournament.
Conclusion
Esports competitions can be fun to watch with your friends. Streamers and pro players provide loads of insights into gaming tournaments that let people choose a reliable team to root for during matches. You can mark your calendars for these esports events in 2024 to stay ahead of the trend, giving you plenty of time to prepare for results from global competitors.
