2008 in esports

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Overview of the events of 2008 in esports

Years in esports

* ← 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011 →

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2008 in sports

* Air sports
* American football
* Aquatic sports
* Association football
* Athletics
* Australian rules football
* Badminton
* Baseball
* Basketball
* Canadian football
* Chess
* Climbing
* Combat sports
* Sumo
* Cricket
* 2007–08
* 2008
* 2008–09
* Cycling
* Dance sports
* Darts
* Equestrianism
* Esports
* Field hockey
* Flying disc
* Golf
* Gymnastics
* Handball
* Ice hockey
* Ice sports
* Korfball
* Lumberjack sports
* Mind sports
* Modern pentathlon
* Motorsport
* Orienteering
* Paralympic sports
* Precision sports
* Shooting
* Racquetball
* Roller sports
* Sailing
* Skiing
* Speedway
* Rugby league‎
* Rugby union
* Snooker
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* Strength sports
* Weightlifting
* Squash
* Table tennis
* Tennis
* Triathlon
* Volleyball

2008 in esports

Date  | Game  | Event  | Location  | Winner/s

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February 16  | StarCraft: Brood War | 2007 Shinhan Bank Proleague  |  | Song "Stork" Byung-gu
February 24  | Warcraft III  | NGL-One Season 4  |  |
February 28  | F.E.A.R.
World in Conflict | CPL World Tour Finals 2007 |  |
March 8  | StarCraft: Brood War | GOMTV MSL #4 2008  |  | Lee Jae-dong
March 9  | numerous games  | WCG 2008 Samsung Euro Championship  |  |
March 9  | Counter-Strike
WarCraft III | Extreme Masters (EM) II \- Finals  |  |
March 15  | StarCraft: Brood War | Bacchus OSL 2008  |  | Lee "Flash" Young-ho
March 16  | Unreal Tournament 3 | Play.com UT3 National Championship (5v5 iCTF)  | London | Soulreapers/pure.gaming
April 13  | Gears of War
Halo 3  | MLG Meadowlands 2008  |  |
May 3  | Halo 3 | Halo 3 US Championship  | New York City  |
| Counter-Strike | KODE5 2008
WarCraft III |  |
June 15  | numerous games  | MLG San Diego 2008  |  |
June 29  | StarCraft: Brood War
WarCraft III
World of WarCraft | Blizzard Worldwide Invitational 2008  |  |
July 6  |  | ESWC 2008 Masters of Paris  |  |
July 12  | StarCraft: Brood War | EVER OSL 2008  |  | Park "July" Sung-joon
July 13  | Gears of War
Halo 3
Rainbow Six: Vegas 2
World of WarCraft | MLG Orlando 2008  |  |
July 26  | StarCraft: Brood War | Arena MSL 2008  |  | Park "fOrGG" Ji-soo
July 27  | WarCraft III | WEG e-Stars 2008  |  |
July 28  | Counter-Strike: Source
Dead or Alive 4
FIFA 08
Forza Motorsport 2 | 2008 Championship Gaming Series Season  |  |
August 8  | numerous games  | ESL Pro Series Germany Season 12 Finals  |  |
August 8–10  | fighting games | Evolution 2008  | Tropicana Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada, US  |
August 10  | StarCraft: Brood War | Averatec-Intel Classic #1  |  |
August 24  | Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike: Source | ENC Finals 2008  |  |
August 24  | Gears of War
Halo 3
Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 | MLG Toronto 2008  |  |
August 27  | numerous games  | ESWC 2008 |  |
October 5  | Gears of War
Halo 3
Rainbow Six: Vegas 2
World of WarCraft | MLG Dallas 2008  |  |
October 5  | Counter-Strike
World of WarCraft | EM III - Los Angeles  |  |
October 11  | StarCraft: Brood War
WarCraft III
World of WarCraft | BlizzCon 2008  |  |
October 19  | Counter-Strike
World of WarCraft | EM III - Montreal  |  |
October 24  | Counter-Strike | EM III - Dubai  | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | mousesports
November 2  | Counter-Strike
WarCraft III | World e-Sports Masters 2008 |  | Team NoA (CS)
Wang "Infi" Xu Wen (WarCraft III)
November 9  |  | World Cyber Games 2008 |  | Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen
November 16  | Counter-Strike
WarCraft III
World of WarCraft | EM III - Asian Finals - WoW  |  |
November 22  | StarCraft: Brood War | ClubDay MSL 2008  |  | Kim "Bisu" Taek-yong
November 23  | MLG Vegas 2008 | Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Gears of War
Halo 3
Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 | Las Vegas |
November 23  | Counter-Strike
World of WarCraft | EM III - American Finals  |  |
November 30  | numerous games  | DreamHack Winter 2008 |  |
December 7  | numerous games  | EPS Germany Season 13 Finals  |  |
December 18  | Counter-Strike
Starcraft: Brood War
WarCraft II | International e-Sports Festival 2008  |  | Kim "Bisu" Taek-yong (Starcraft)

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Esports and competitive video gaming

* Games
* Leagues and tournaments
* Players
* Cheating
* Betting

Fighting|

* Capcom Cup
* CEO
* Evolution Championship Series
* Killer Instinct World Cup
* Super Smash Bros.
* Apex
* The Big House
* Genesis
* Smash World Tour
* Super Smash Con

MOBA|

* Dota 2
* Pro Circuit
* The International
* League of Legends
* World Championship
* Mid-Season Invitational
* First Stand
* Champions Korea
* Championship Pacific
* Championship of The Americas
* EMEA Championship
* Pro League
* Pacific Championship Series
* Vietnam Championship Series
* other
* Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
* Mid Season Cup
* World Championship
* Smite World Championship

Real-time strategy|

* StarCraft
* StarCraft II
* Global League
* Warcraft III
* championships

Shooter|

* Apex Legends Global Series
* Call of Duty
* Championship
* League
* Counter-Strike
* BLAST Premier
* ESL Pro League
* Flashpoint
* Majors
* Fortnite World Cup
* Overwatch
* Apex
* Champions Series
* Contenders
* League
* World Cup
* QuakeCon
* Six Invitational
* Valorant Champions Tour
* PUBG Mobile

Sports|

* eFootball.Open
* eSailing
* Inshore Worlds
* Offshore (Virtual Vendee)
* Gran Turismo World Series
* FIFAe World Cup
* FIFAe Nations Cup
* Formula One Esports Series
* Formula E: Accelerate
* iRacing
* eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series
* eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series
* EuroNASCAR Esports Series
* INDYCAR iRacing Challenge
* NBA 2K League
* Rocket League Championship Series
* eRacing
* 2017 Vegas eRace

Other genres|

* Classic Tetris World Championship
* Hearthstone
* Pokémon
* World Championships

Multi-genre|

* Asian Games
* Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
* Commonwealth Esports Championships
* DreamHack
* ELeague
* ESEA League
* ESL
* Intel Extreme Masters
* Esports World Convention
* Esports World Cup
* Major League Gaming
* list of National Championships
* Nintendo World Championships
* Campus Challenge
* Olympic Esports Games
* Olympic Esports Series
* Southeast Asian Games
* Twin Galaxies
* World Cyber Games
* World Electronic Sports Games
* World Series of Video Games

Governing bodies|

* Amazon University Esports
* Armenian Esports Federation
* Asian Electronic Sports Federation
* Bangladesh Youth Development and Electronic Sports Association
* British Esports
* Esports Integrity Commission
* Esports World Federation
* Global Esports Federation
* International Esports Federation
* Korea e-Sports Association
* National Association of Collegiate Esports
* Professional Esports Association
* Saudi Esports Federation
* Tespa
* Thailand E-Sports Federation
* Russian eSports Federation
* World Esports Association

Defunct organizations|

* Championship Gaming Series
* Cyberathlete Professional League
* eGames
* G7 Teams
* MBCGame StarCraft League
* Ongamenet Starleague
* Professional Gamers League
* Tougeki – Super Battle Opera
* United Kingdom eSports Association
* World e-Sports Games
* World League eSport Bundesliga
* XLEAGUE.TV

By country|

* Philippines
* United Arab Emirates

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