Happy New Year, y’all. Last month we announced we’re partnering with community organizers on 20 Riot-sponsored tournaments to take place over the course of 2026—also known as the 2XKO Competitive Series. Now, with our first Major at Frosty Faustings just around the corner, we’re ready to reveal our competitive roadmap for the rest of the year, including the Major and Challenger events that’ll make up the official 2026 Competitive Series. Please note that some events, especially those taking place later in the year, are still being confirmed. We’ll be updating this article regularly as all the details get hammered out, so be sure to check back often.
Let’s get into it.
2026 Major & Challenger Events
We’ll skip the preamble and just drop the full competitive schedule here. Some details are still being finalized, so we’ll be revealing our last four Challenger events a little later on.
If you saw our announcement back in December, you might notice that these events are no longer grouped by season. That’s because while we originally felt that tying competitive events to in-game seasons was a neat way to keep everything connected, our seasonal structure is still evolving. Separating competitive events from in-game seasons gives us more freedom and flexibility, meaning we can better support more competitive events overall.
Below you’ll also find links to each event’s homepage or registration site. Some links aren’t available yet, but we’ll add them here periodically as more registration info becomes available.
Additional Event Info
(Major events indicated in bold.)
Event
Dates
Location
Links
Frosty Faustings
January 29-February 1
Lombard, IL, USA
Register Here
Genesis X3
February 13-15
San Jose, CA, USA
Register Here
Texas Showdown
March 27-29
Houston, TX, USA
Register Here
VIENNALITY
March 28-29
Vienna, Austria
Register Here
Evo Japan
May 1-3
Tokyo, Japan
Register Here
Combo Breaker
May 22-24
Schaumburg, IL, USA
Register Here
Battle Arena Melbourne
May 29-31
Melbourne, Australia
Coming soon
The MixUp Lyon
June 7-8
Lyon, France
Coming soon
Evo 2026
June 26-28
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Register Here
VSFighting
July 24-25
Birmingham, UK
Coming soon
Comitê Arena
August 1-2
São Paulo, Brazil
Coming soon
CEO
August 14-16
Orlando, FL, USA
Register Here
UMAD
August 21-23
Montreal, Canada
Coming soon
First Attack
October 3-4
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Coming soon
Evo France
October 9-11
Nice, France
Coming soon
Battle Coliseum
November 21-22
São Paulo, Brazil
Coming soon
Frame Perfect Coming January 29
In case you missed it: Frame Perfect is our competitive-themed skin set where every purchase helps fund prize pools and TO production costs for future 2XKO Competitive Series events. The bundle goes live on January 29 with Frame Perfect Ekko and Ahri, and will return to the store around each Major. (Note: Proceeds from Frame Perfect will apply to Competitive Series events that take place after the bundle leaves the store.)
More to Come
We’re looking forward to seeing y’all at all these events, whether you’re there to compete, cheer on a friend, or just be a part of the moment. Keep checking back as we lock in more details, and we’ll see you in bracket.