Biggest Esports Tournaments and Winners in 2023

From League of Legends to VALORANT to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO), there have been many incredible Esports tournaments this year and more to come, according to GG.BET deutschland. Here is an overview of the biggest ESports tournaments and their winners in 2023.

At the ninth edition of Genesis, Jmook won his first Smash Major and MkLeo won his third Genesis title in Ultimate and his fifth overall, including the two he won in Smash 4 on Wii U. For Jmook, this moment was significant. Last year, Genesis was his breakthrough tournament. He finished second in Genesis 8 and later in the year finished second in several other major tournaments. Thus, he was signed by FlyQuest while quickly rising in the rankings of the best Smash Melee players in the world. Still, he was denied first place at a major until Genesis 9 for the time being. For MkLeo, another Genesis title was a powerful confirmation that he was the best player in the world in Smash Ultimate. Although MkLeo did not receive a top ranking at Genesis and dropped to the lower group, he eventually triumphed over Antony "MuteAce" Hoo, the 39th ranked player in the world, who had a breakthrough tournament at Genesis.

Victory at IEM Katowice was the crowning achievement for G2 Esports, who established themselves as the best CS:GO team in the world. After winning the Blast World Final in December, the organisation continued a 21-match winning streak into the finals, where the streak was broken by Heroic. In the end, however, G2 won the final 3-1 to claim the IEM Katowice trophy for the first time. The win was especially sweet because the organisation had lost the final in Katowice last year and long-time G2 player Nikola "NiKo" Kovač ended up winning the tournament after losing the lead three times before.

After Atlanta FaZe consistently finished second at last year's Majors and CDL Champs, the 2021 Call of Duty League Champions finally broke their second-place curse and won the Boston Major. It was a remarkable tournament victory for little terrors Chris "Simp" and Tyler "AbeZy" Pharris and longtime teammate McArthur "Cellium" Jovel, who have made FaZe the most successful Call of Duty team since the Call of Duty League's inception in 2020. COD veteran Austin "SlasheR" Liddicoat, who joined FaZe in the offseason, also added another title to his successful career.