Get rdy: Competitive guide for June 1st-7th

01.06.2026

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.

League of Legends

LEC

The LEC playoffs saw their first eliminations this past weekend with Natus Vincere and Team Vitality losing out to GIANTX and Karimine Corp respectively. Vitality’s loss was especially shocking, with the team had gone 8-1 in the regular season unceremoniously losing out to their lower bracket opponents 3-0. This week, KC and GIANT X will clash for a chance to meet Movistar KOI in the semi-final.

LCS

Similar to the LEC, the LCS saw two eliminations this week with Sentinels and Shopify Rebellion losing out to dominant performances by Team Liquid and FlyQuest. This week we’ll see if Cloud9 can make a flawless run to the playoffs after a perfect season, or will they fall too LYON, their biggest rivals in the league.

LCK

Week 9 of the LCK's concluded with Hanwha Life Esports and T1 ending Rounds 1-2 of the season in the top spot. They’ll be top seed for the upcoming Road to MSI tournament, set to start this week, that will send the two best teams to the first international competition of the year.

LPL

With the LPL's playoffs in full swing, Group Nirvana hopefuls LGD Gaming and ThunderTalk Gaming are sadly almost on the brink of elimination already after upsetting their Group Ascend opponents in the Knights Rival stage. But the biggest news out of the LPL appears to be that the country may not compete in the Asian Games League of Legends competition, all but handing a victory to South Korea and its LCK representatives.

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

Counter-Strike 2

IEM Cologne

There's the small matter of IEM Cologne starting this week.

If IEM Cologne wasn't big enough, it's also the Major. That means it'll last for three weeks, with a frankly ridiculous, almost unwatchable amount of Counter-Strike - which obviously won't stop us.

We start small and get bigger as we go along, which, duh, but in this case it's even more steep. Stage one is full of teams outside the normal Overton window, ranging from watchable and exciting (BetBoom) to total whipping boys (THUNDER dOWNUNDER). There's plenty to get excited about though, not least watching TYLOO, which is not for the faint-hearted much in the same way that Fly at Phantasialand, not far from Cologne, is.

If you're in Cologne, go to Phantasialand rather than watch THUNDER dOWNUNDER.

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

Dota 2

BLAST Slam VII

BLAST Slam VII has already been happening since last week, taking place at the BLAST studios in Copenhagen, Denmark from May 16th-June 7th. The groupstage and Last Chance Qualifiers have come to an end sending home six teams so far.

The playoffs will begin on June 4th. Since Tundra has already been eliminated this marks the second iteration in a row they will not be holding the title. Most eyes will be on LGD (ex-HEROIC) and PARIVISION. Both teams were on top of the group stage and still have a lot to refine and prove before TI qualifiers.

Read Team Yandex and Aurora survive last chance qualifiers day at BLAST Slam VII

Qualifiers

Esports World Cup Open qualifiers for six regions (North America, South America, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Southeast Asia, China, and Middle Eastern/Southwest Africa) will begin on May 29th. There are two sets of open qualifiers per region with typically one team per each qualifier per region advancing to the closed qualifiers. Immediately following are the closed qualifiers, with all teams being determined by end of day June 5th.

Esports World Cup 2026 serves as the final championship of the fourth season of the ESL Pro Tour. A whopping 24 teams will be on hand to compete for the largest slice of the $2 million prize pool in July. It was originally planned to be hosted in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, but was moved to Paris, France.

Read EWC 2026 swaps Riyadh for Paris citing the "current regional situation"

Regional Affairs

Local and regional fans have some treats on the menu this week.

China

The Immortal Cup 2 is a DOTA2 tournament featuring retired professional players who were once active in the Chinese region, as well as current pro players taking a break from competition. Four teams featuring ten players will compete through June 7th for the largest slice of the $117,476 USD prize.