2020_in_esports Knowpia

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 edit

Tournaments edit

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 edit

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

[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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Summary

Calendar of events edit

Tournaments edit

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