With the second half of 2025 well under way, we turn our attention briefly to 2028 and our event footprint.
Today we’re announcing the full breakdown of calendar dates for the 6 ESL Tier 1 events we will run in 2028, as a part of the ESL Pro Tour for Counter-Strike. ESL may operate additional Tier 1 events in 2028, should this be the case then these will be announced separately.
As per usual, we will follow up in due course with additional information associated with each specific event.
ESL EVENT #1
Arrival date: January 24, 2028
Media date: January 25, 2028
Tournament dates: Jan 26 - Feb 6, 2028
Departure date: February 7, 2028
ESL EVENT #2
Arrival date: March 1, 2028
Media date: March 2, 2028
Tournament dates: March 3-19, 2028
Departure date: March 20, 2028
ESL EVENT #3
Arrival date: April 8, 2028
Media date: April 9, 2028
Tournament dates: April 10-16, 2028
Departure date: April 17, 2028
ESL EVENT #4
Arrival date: July 31, 2028
Media date: August 1, 2028
Tournament dates: August 2-13, 2028
Departure date: August 14, 2028
ESL EVENT #5
Arrival date: September 14, 2028
Media date: September 15, 2028
Tournament dates: Sep 16 - Oct 1, 2028
Departure date: October 2, 2028
ESL EVENT #6
Arrival date: October 21, 2028
Media date: October 22, 2028
Tournament dates: October 23-29, 2028
Departure date: October 30, 2028