ESL and BLAST announced tournaments for 2027

The 2027 esports calendar for Counter-Strike promises to be eventful. BLAST and ESL have announced the dates for their tournaments, which will take place throughout the year.

BLAST Premier Tournaments for 2027
The first tournament in 2027 will be BLAST, once again featuring the Bounty format, which by then will likely be well-known to everyone. The last tournament from BLAST will be Rivals in early November.

BLAST Bounty — January 12–24
BLAST Open — March 17–28
BLAST Open — May 12–23
BLAST Bounty — August 31 – September 12
BLAST Open — October 6–17
BLAST Rivals — November 10–14
The locations and prize pool are not yet known, but according to Valve's rules, the location and all other information must be published no later than 12 months ahead, so an announcement is expected.

ESL Tournaments for 2027
ESL complements the BLAST schedule with its major tournaments. Starting in January, the first ESL tournament will kick off, as it did this year. It may be IEM Katowice 2027 or something else. There's little detail, but the dates and existence of the tournaments are confirmed, which is already good.

ESL Event — January 25 – February 7
ESL Event — February 25 – March 14
ESL Event — April 3 – 11
ESL Event — May 1 – 9
ESL Event — August 2 – 15
ESL Event — September 16 – October 3
ESL Event — October 30 – November 7

Details of ESL Pro Tour Winter Championship 2026
The ESL Pro Tour Winter Championship 2026 will be held in Poland , although the city is yet unknown. The tournament will take place from January 28 to February 8, with a prize pool of $1,250,000. The tournament consists of two stages: qualifying matches from January 9 to 24 and the main stage, which will start on February 1. All invitations will be distributed according to the VRS ranking, published at the beginning of January 2026.