Welcome back to our weekly update on what is happening in esports, called ‘This Week in Esports.’ This is our way of keeping the community informed with all the esports tournaments taking place this week, along with stream and website links for each competition. The esports games that we will be focusing on are Dota 2, League of Legends, Heroes of the Storm, Smite, PUBG, Fortnite, Call of Duty, Halo 5, CS:GO, Overwatch, StarCraft II, FIFA, Rocket League, Street Fighter V, and Hearthstone. If you don’t see a game listed in a ‘This Week in Esports’ article, it is because there are no current tournaments taking place this week. We are currently only focusing on major or premier tournaments for each update in ‘This Week in Esports.’

League of Legends

• NA LCS Semifinals | Sept. 1 | Twitch
• EU LCS Semifinals | Aug. 31–Sept. 1 | Twitch
• LoL Pro League Week 11 | Sept. 1-2 | Website
• North America LoL Academy League Finals | Aug. 31 | Website

Heroes of the Storm

• North America HGC Week 7 | Aug. 31-Sept. 2 | Twitch
• Europe HGC Week 7 | Aug. 31-Sept.2 | Twitch
• Korea HGC Week 7 | Aug. 31-Sept. 2 | Twitch
• 2018 Horizon Clash Season Phase 2 Final | Sept. 1

Smite

• Xbox North America Smite Console League Season 5 Fall Split | Aug. 27 | Mixer
• Xbox Europe Smite Console League Season 5 Fall Split | Aug. 27 | Mixer
• PS4 North America Smite Console League Season 5 Fall Split | Aug. 27 | Mixer
• PS4 Europe Smite Console League Season 5 Fall Split | Aug. 27 | Mixer
• Europe Smite Pro League (SPL) Season 5 Fall Split | Aug. 28 & Aug. 30 | Mixer
• North America SPL Season 5 Fall Split | Aug. 29 & Aug. 31 | Mixer
• Europe Smite Minor League (SML) Season 5 Fall Split | Aug. 30 | Mixer
• North America SML Season 5 Fall Split | Aug. 31 | Mixer

PUBG

• StarSeries i-League Season 2 | Aug. 25-Sept. 2 | Twitch
• Broadcast Royale | Aug. 31-Sept.2 | Twitch

Fortnite

• Summer Skirmish Series Week 8 at PAX West | Aug. 31-Sept. 3 | Twitch

CS:GO

• DreamHack Masters Stockholm 2019 | Aug. 29-Sept. 2 | Twitch

Overwatch

• Overwatch Contenders China Playoffs Week 5 | Aug. 31-Sept. 1 | Twitch
• Overwatch Contenders South America Playoffs Week 5 | Sept. 1-2 | Twitch

StarCraft II

• Global StarCraft II League (GSL) Code S Season 3 (Ro8 – Group 1) | Aug. 29 | Twitch
• Global StarCraft II League (GSL) Code S Season 3 (Ro8 – Group 2) | Sept. 1 | Twitch

Rocket League

• Rewind Gaming: The Colosseum | Aug. 31-Sept. 1 | Twitch

Street Fighter V

• Ultimate Fighting Arena 2018 | Aug. 31-Sept. 2 | Website
• Summer Jam 2018 | Aug. 31-Sept. 2 | Website
• Final Fighters China | Sept. 1-2 | Website
• First Attack 2018 | Sept. 1-2 | Website

Hearthstone

• Hearthstone Global Games Week 5 | Aug. 28-30 | Twitch