Many people have taken up gaming as a hobby as they have looked for enjoyment and engagement while being subject to stringent travel restrictions and lockdowns. Since then, as audiences grew and gaming turned into a lucrative source of money, the arena for competitive video gaming has broadened. 577.2 million people worldwide are anticipated to be eSports fans by 2024.
Numerous significant eSports competitions currently take place all around the world, frequently with huge prize pools. We look at some of the most well-liked events for late 2022 and early 2023 in this piece, even though many of them have yet to reveal dates or venues.
Le Mans Virtual Series 2022–2023
For the 2022–23 Le Mans Virtual Series, the legendary Esports endurance series will return with a five-round tour. It’s the second of five seasons of endurance competition. Le Mans Virtual’s inaugural season ran from September 2021 until February 2022. The selection committee invites teams to compete in the race from various motorsport and esports events.
On September 17, 2022, at the racetracks in Sakhir, Bahrain, the 2022–23 Le Mans Virtual Series began. On January 14, 2023, the championship final will take place at the Le Mans Virtual racing track. Drivers will compete for the title of champion and a portion of the $250,000 prize pool by racing for 24 hours.
The 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022
eSports will make a big debut at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. The Olympic Council of Asia announced that eight video game franchises, including League of Legends, FIFA, Dota 2, Street Fighter V, Dream Three Kingdoms 2, Hearthstone, and Asian editions of PUBG Mobile and Arena of Valor, had been added to the list (OCA).
In total, 24 medals will be given out by China in 2022. In addition to such games, there will also be demonstration events for Robot Masters and VR Sports during the competition.
League of Legends Worlds Championships 2022
The World Championship 2022 will return for its 12th iteration, with events taking place in Mexico City, Toronto, New York City, and San Francisco. This competition, which is the apex of the League of Legends competition, has twelve teams from various regions competing for the title of world champion. 24 teams from the 12 professional leagues of Riot Games are participating in the month-long competition.
Athletes compete for several teams in 12 international leagues over the course of a year in order to qualify for the World Championships. Over 800 people will take part in the competition, and they will go from the Play-Ins on September 29, 2022, to the Finals on November 5, 2022.
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