2020 in esports

Esports-related events during the year of 2020

Overview of the events of 2020 in esports
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List of esports events in 2020 (also known as professional gaming). Several events have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and some organizers opted to continue running tournaments remotely through the internet.[1]

Calendar of events

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (January 2020)

Tournaments

Date Game Event Location Winner(s)
January 24 – 26 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive DreamHack Open Leipzig 2020 [2] Leipzig Messe − Leipzig, Germany BIG
February 8 – 9 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare CDL London Homestand [3] Copper Box Arena − London, United Kingdom Chicago Huntsmen
February 14 – 16 Rainbow Six Siege Six Invitational [4] Place Bell − Montreal, Canada SpaceStation Gaming[5]
February 21 – 23 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive DreamHack Open Anaheim 2020 Anaheim Convention Center − California, United States Gen.G
February 22 – 23 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare CDL Atlanta Homestand [6] Gateway Center Arena − Georgia, United States Atlanta Faze
March 20–22 iRacing eNASCAR Pro Invitational Series Dixie Vodka 150 Remote venues Denny Hamlin
June 13 – 14 rFactor 2 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual Remote venues Rebellion Williams Esports
(Louis Deletraz
Raffaele Marciello
Nikodem Wisniewski
Kuba Brzezinski)[7][8]
September 25 – October 31 League of Legends 2020 League of Legends World Championship Shanghai Media Tech Studio - Shanghai, China

Pudong Football Stadium - Shangai, China (final only)

Damwon Gaming[9]
October 10 Overwatch 2020 Overwatch League Grand Finals Online San Francisco Shock[10]

References

  1. ^ "Esports keeps the lights on, as COVID-19 shuts down global sports". Deutsche Welle. March 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "DreamHack Open Leipzig what you need to know". Daily Esports. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  3. ^ "Chicago Huntsmen win CDL London". Dot Esports. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "Six Invitational 2020 Event Guide".
  5. ^ "Six Invitational 2020 - Rainbow Six. Match Schedule, Results, Teams, Tickets". egamersworld.com.
  6. ^ "Atlanta Faze win CDL Atlanta". Dexerto. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  7. ^ "Rebellion Williams Win First Virtual Le Mans 24 Hours - The New York Times". www.nytimes.com. Archived from the original on June 14, 2020.
  8. ^ "Rebellion Williams win first virtual 24 Hours of Le Mans". Reuters. June 14, 2020 – via www.reuters.com.
  9. ^ Erzberger, Tyler (October 31, 2020). "DAMWON Gaming win 2020 League of Legends World Championship". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  10. ^ Amenabar, Teddy (October 10, 2020). "San Francisco Shock beat Seoul Dynasty to become back-to-back Overwatch League champions". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
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