The CS2 Major is delivering upsets, The VCT Major Toronto is in full swing and EWC incoming
June is jam-packed with some of the year's most intense, competitive esports events, making it a busy month for esports fans, bettors, and sportsbooks. Counter-Strike 2 and VALORANT fans are going to be on high alert, so it’s a great time to get your sportsbook ready for some exciting few weeks of high-level esports action.
Keep Your Eyes on Austin
The BLAST.tv Austin Major started on June 3rd and will continue throughout the month, culminating in a Grand Final match on June 22nd. For these weeks, the Counter-Strike 2 community will be on high alert — watching every match, reading recaps, checking player stats, and making bets on promising teams.
The Austin Major is a monumental moment for the CS2 scene. This marks the first time that a CS2 Major takes place in the United States in seven years. This could be the beginning of a larger CS2 scene in North America, with BLAST eyeing future plans throughout the country.
This is an incredible time to get your sportsbook involved in Counter-Strike 2. Esports fans will be very active during this time. Become a go-to hub for betting and crucial information with embedded streaming, stats, and H2H widgets from Abios. Bettors will feel much more confident and engaged when they have all the information they need about the Austin Major.
VCT Major Toronto
From June 7th to June 22nd, the best VALORANT teams in the world will compete in Toronto, Canada, for a chance at $1 million and a spot in the Champions tournament at the end of the season in Paris, France.
There are plenty of rivalries, storylines, top players, and exciting matchups to keep fans hooked for the majority of the month. Like the Austin Major, the Toronto Major is a great time to engage bettors with real-time stats, exciting betting opportunities, and useful widgets to keep fans feeling engaged throughout the event.
Esports World Cup Coming Soon
The Esports World Cup is starting on July 8th, featuring 24 different tournaments over the summer and $70 million in prizes on the line. Leading up to this monumental esports event, esports organisations around the world are signing players, scrimming, and taking part in qualifiers.
The Esports World Cup released a five-part docuseries on Amazon Prime, Level Up, celebrating the inaugural 2024 event, the upcoming tournaments, and their pro players. The first episode has been released, and the others will follow each week. The series will follow player stories from their hometowns to behind-the-scenes in Saudi Arabia, showing their grit and passion when faced with challenges like no other.
It’s an excellent time to get your sportsbook ready for all of the intense tournaments coming up this summer at the Esports World Cup, including the PUBG Mobile World Cup, Dota 2 Riyadh Major, and Counter-Strike 2 at the EWC 2025.
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Matches to keep an eye on
The largest tournaments and events to keep track of in Tier 1 esports.
Counter-Strike 2
3 - 22 Jun, 2025 BLAST.tv Austin Major
15 - 20 Jul, 2025 FISSURE Playground #1
23 Jul - 3 Aug, 2025 IEM Cologne
14 - 17 Aug, 2025 BLAST Bounty Fall
20 - 24 Aug, 2025 Esports World Cup
27 Aug - 7 Sep, 2025 BLAST Open Fall
Dota 2
21 - 29 Jun, 2025 PGL Wallachia S5
8 - 19 Jul, 2025 Esports World Cup
4 - 14 Sep, 2025 The International
13 - 19 Oct, 2025 Dreamleague S27
4 - 9 Nov, 2025 BLAST Slam IV
15 - 23 Nov, 2025 PGL Wallachia S6
League of Legends
22 Mar - 14 Jun, 2025 LPL Split 2
5 Apr - 15 Jun, 2025 LTA North Split 2
5 Apr - 15 Jun, 2025 LTA South Split 2
7 - 15 Jun, 2025 LCK Road to MSI
27 Jun - 12 Jul, 2025 Mid-Season Invitational
16 - 20 Jul, 2025 Esports World Cup
VALORANT
7 - 22 Jun, 2025 VALORANT Masters Toronto
8 - 13 Jul, 2025 Esports World Cup
18 Jul - 1 Aug, 2025 VCT Americas Stage 2
1 Jul - 1 Aug, 2025 VCT Pacific Stage 2
3 Jul - 31 Aug, 2025 VCT China Stage 2
1 Jul - 31 Aug, 2025 VCT EMEA Stage 2
12 Sep - 5 Oct, 2025 VALORANT Champions
Esports & betting industry news
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BLAST Premier Rivals to be hosted in Hong Kong. Read more
ABIOS The largest upsets in CS2 Majors (ahead of 2025). Read more
GEOGESSR Pulls out of EWC due to fan demand. Read more
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