Esports this November 2026: the key events and how to follow them

As of 28 October 2026. November is stacked: the VALORANT Game Changers Championship wraps on day one, League of Legends Worlds fills the first half of the month, Rocket League’s Club Kick-Off Opens run mid-month, and Counter-Strike’s next Major and a Dota 2 BLAST Slam open before December. Here’s the month at a glance, with times by region where organisers have published them.

For the live hubs, start at our esports section, then the deep dives on how to watch Worlds and Game Changers, Worlds results so far, Worlds storylines, Game Changers teams and format and winter events beyond the big two.

Clocks: the UK and Europe are already on winter time (GMT / CET). The US ends daylight saving on 1 November, so US offsets shift by an hour partway through Game Changers finals weekend and before Worlds knockouts. Brazil (BRT, UTC−3), Korea (KST, UTC+9) and Singapore (SGT, UTC+8) do not change. Sydney is on AEDT (UTC+11). “+1” means the next calendar day.

1 November – VALORANT Game Changers Championship grand final (São Paulo)

The Game Changers Championship runs 22 October to 1 November at Riot Games Arena São Paulo. Riot lists match days with a first start at 15:00 BRT. For the grand final on Sunday 1 November that converts roughly as:

Zone	First start (1 Nov)
Brazil (BRT)	15:00
UK (GMT)	18:00
Central Europe (CET)	19:00
US Eastern (EST – US clocks already back)	13:00
US Pacific (PST)	10:00
Korea (KST)	03:00+1
Sydney (AEDT)	05:00+1

Watch on the official channels linked from valorantesports.com. Team lists and earlier rounds are in our Game Changers Championship guide and the 26 October update.

3–14 November – LoL Worlds knockouts and final (Texas, then Brooklyn)

Per Riot’s Worlds 2026 primer:

• Quarter-finals: 3–6 November (one Bo5 a day), Allen, Texas
• Semi-finals: 7–8 November, Allen, Texas
• Final: Saturday 14 November, Barclays Center, Brooklyn – 14:00 US Eastern

Knockout series (Texas) start at 16:00 US Central after the US clock change:

Zone	Knockout start (3–8 Nov)	Final start (14 Nov)
UK (GMT)	22:00	19:00
Central Europe (CET)	23:00	20:00
US Central	16:00 CST	13:00 CST
US Eastern	17:00 EST	14:00 EST
US Pacific	14:00 PST	11:00 PST
Brazil (BRT)	19:00	16:00
Korea (KST)	07:00+1	04:00+1
Sydney (AEDT)	09:00+1	06:00+1

Official streams: lolesports.com and the Riot Twitch/YouTube channels listed in our how-to-watch guide. Who plays in the knockouts is decided on 31 October (Swiss Round 5 and the draw), so bracket matchups were not final when this was written.

Worlds Fan Fest at Pier 36 in Lower Manhattan runs 12–14 November (Riot lists 15:00–21:00 EST on the 12th and 13th, and 11:00–20:00 EST on final day). Attendance details are on lolesports.com; we have not independently verified ticket status.

Mid-November – RLCS Club Kick-Off Opens (online)

The 2027 RLCS Club Championship path starts with online Opens. Official competitive schedule dates:

• MENA: 12–14 November
• North America and South America: 13–15 November
• Europe: 20–22 November

Winners feed the RLCS Club Championship Kick-Off at the Copper Box Arena in London, 9–13 December. Exact match times and broadcast channels for the Opens were not fully listed on the Rocket League competitive schedule page at the time of checking – follow rocketleague.com/competitive/schedule and RL Esports socials closer to each Open. December’s London event is covered in our winter esports beyond the big two post.

20–29 November – BLAST Slam IX (Dota 2)

BLAST lists Slam IX for 20–29 November 2026, 16 teams. The page still shows the venue and broadcast channels as TBD, and prize-pool figures on the same page are inconsistent, so treat anything beyond the date window as unconfirmed. Watch links usually appear on BLAST’s Dota channels nearer the event.

24 November onwards – PGL Major Singapore Stage 1 (CS2)

The PGL Major Singapore runs 24 November to 13 December. November covers:

• Stage 1: 24–27 November
• Stage 2: 28 November – 1 December

Stages 3 and the Indoor Stadium playoffs follow in December (see HLTV’s Major hub and our winter events post). Singapore is UTC+8, so UK viewers typically get daytime into afternoon sessions; the Americas sit overnight. Full team lists and daily match times were not final as of 28 October.

How to follow without burning out

1. Pick one primary and one secondary. Worlds finals week plus a CS Major Stage 1 is a lot; queue VODs for the rest.
2. Use official streams only – lolesports.com, valorantesports.com, PGL/HLTV links, Rocket League Esports and BLAST – so schedules and any Drops stay accurate.
3. Bookmark the esports hub for our running Worlds day updates and the how-to-watch times tables.
4. Merch, if you want it. For League-themed gift ideas aimed at UK shoppers, What2Buy has gifts for League of Legends fans. Separately, the Echo Forever collection on Echo Esports’ merch store is a current esports apparel drop worth a look if you like team-style gear – no prices listed here; check the shop for what’s in stock in your region.

Availability of streams, VODs and in-game rewards still varies by country and platform account region. When a start time isn’t published yet, we’ve said so rather than invent one.