Get rdy: Competitive guide for June 22nd-28th

A new week is upon us and that means events and competitive matches will be gearing up or winding down. With this season's packed schedule it is easy to miss something, so we've compiled a weekly planning guide to keep track of what is going on.

Counter-Strike 2

IEM Cologne

IEM Major Cologne is over, and for another six months we are once more floating in an endless chasm of despair. Well, it's not endless - there's CS again in like a month, but it feels endless.

Fortunately, that means the even more fun bit begins: rostermania. We're already seeing Senzu leave the BC.Game project on his quest to play for every team ranked below #25, PARIVISION bench nota for slaxejezzz (us neither) as well as signing HObbit for BELCHONOKK (much more in our wheelhouse) and MIBR apparently looking at try and nqz.

That long one month is already looking too short for all the chaos.

• To see the full calendar of CS2 events, head over to our Global Event Horizon section.

Dota 2

Qualifiers

Perhaps the highest stake games, at least in terms of qualifiers, are now upon us. The International closed qualifiers have shifted into the most competitive and popular region — Europe. This year Western and European were combined into one and features 16 teams vying for one of the four slots allocated. While PARIVISION (Team Vision for The International) and Team Spirit are among the favorites, there is no shortage of both high competition and high interest. Kicking off yesterday, all the expected teams that competed have already advanced. Things will wrap up on the 28th.

Southeast Asia began on the 19th. There ten teams are also vying for the only spot alloted to the region. OG, REKONIX, GLYPH, and Execration are still the front runners. The winner will be determined tomorrow, June 22nd so the stakes are at an all time high now.

Perhaps the saddest of all regions is North America. They will begin on Wednesday, June 24th featuring only four teams. GamerLegion, of course, being the favorites to win. Let's just hope that we don't end up with only two teams or one series like we've seen in other NA qualifiers through the season.

Regional Affairs

Due to the nature of qualifiers for The International, all regions are pretty much focused on that the next few weeks.

Europe

European Pro League Season 38 started on June 4th and will continue through the 21st. There is a prize pool of $20,000 on the line and teams participating in it are probably looking to use this as advanced scrims for the open or closed qualifiers for TI. All twelve teams were directly invited.

Southeast Asia

EPL World Series: Southeast Asia Season 16 started on June 7th with seven invited teams competing for their share of the $10,000 prize pool.

• To see the full calendar of Dota 2 events, head over to our Global Event Horizon section.