2013 in esports

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Overview of the events of 2013 in esports

Years in esports

* ← 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016 →

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2013 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
* 2012–13
* 2013
* 2013–14
* 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
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* Strength sports
* Weightlifting
* Squash
* Table tennis
* Tennis
* Triathlon
* Volleyball

This article documents the year 2013 in electronic sports.

## Calendar

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For extended events, the final date is listed.

Date  | Game  | Event  | Location  | Winner/s

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January 20  | League of Legends | IEM VII Katowice | Katowice, Poland | Gambit Gaming
February 2  | League of Legends | HOT6iX OnGameNet The Champions Summer 2013  | South Korea |
February 9  | FIFA 13
Madden NFL 13
NHL 13 | Virgin Gaming Challenge Series  | Las Vegas |
March 9  | StarCraft II
League of Legends | IEM VII World Championships  | Hanover |
March 9  | StarCraft II | Global StarCraft II League (GSL) Season 1  |  |
March 9  | Dota 2 | G-League 2012 Season 2  |  |
March 17  | Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
League of Legends
StarCraft II | Major League Gaming (MLG) Winter Championships  | Dallas, Texas |
March 30  | six games  | Copenhagen Games  | Copenhagen |
March 31  | Heroes of Newerth | Garena Star League  | Thailand | Stay Green
April 7  | ShootMania | ShootMania Launch Tournament  | San Francisco | Fariko Impact
April 7  | Call of Duty: Black Ops II | Call of Duty Championships | Hollywood Palladium
Los Angeles, California  | Impact
April 21  | Dota 2 | RaidCall EMS One Spring Final  |  |
April 21  | League of Legends | Garena Premier League (GPL) Spring  |  | Taipei Assassins
April 28  | League of Legends | LCS Season 3 Spring Finals  |  |
May 26  | Dota 2 | G-League  |  |
June 1  | StarCraft II | StarCraft II World Championship Series (WCS)  | Korea  |
June 2  | Crossfire | Crossfire Stars (CFS) Season 1  |  |
June 5  | StarCraft II | StarCraft II WCS Europe  |  |
June 9  | StarCraft II | StarCraft II WCS Finals  |  |
June 15  | League of Legends | OnGameNet The Champions Spring  |  |
June 17  | StarCraft II | WCS - America  |  |
June 17  | numerous games  | DreamHack Summer 2013 | Sweden  |
June 18  | StarCraft II | E-Sport SM 2013 Finals  |  |
June 23  | League of Legends | League of Legends Pro League (LPL) Spring 2013  | China  |
June 30  | numerous games  | MLG Spring Championship 2013  |  |
July 6  | Dota 2 | Dota 2 Super League  |  |
July 9  | Dota 2 | Alienware Cup 2013 Season 1  |  |
July 12–14  | fighting games | Evolution 2013  | Paris Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada |
July 14  |  | Gfinity London 2013  |  |
July 17  | Turbo Racing League | Turbo Racing League $1,000,000 Shell-Out  |  |
July 20  | StarCraft II | Global StarCraft II Team League (GSTL) Season 1 2013  |  |
August 3  | StarCraft II | 2012–2013 SK Planet Proleague  |  |
August 10  | StarCraft II | WCS 2013 Season 2: Korea  |  |
August 11  | Dota 2 | The International 2013 |  |
August 18  | StarCraft II | WCS 2013 Season 2: Europe  |  |
August 18  | League of Legends | GPL Summer 2013  |  | ahq e-Sports Club
August 25  | StarCraft II | WCS 2013 Season 2 Finals  |  |
August 31  | League of Legends | OnGameNet The Champions Summer 2013  |  |
September 1  | League of Legends | LCS Season 3 Summer  |  |
September 1  | Halo 4 | Halo 4 Global Championship  |  |
September 5  | StarCraft II | WCS 2013 Season 2: America  |  |
October 4  | League of Legends | Season 3 World Championship |  |
October 6  | World of Tanks | Wargaming League Russia Season II  |  |
October 13  | StarCraft II | Gfinity 2 London 2013  |  |
October 19  | StarCraft II | WCS 2013 Season 3: Korea  |  |
October 23  | StarCraft II | WCS 2013 Season 3: Europe  |  |
October 27  | StarCraft II | WCS 2013 Season 3 Finals  |  |
November 3  | StarCraft II | WCS 2013 Season 3: America  |  |
November 3  | numerous games  | ESWC 2013 |  |
November 9  | StarCraft II | WCS 2013 Global Finals  |  |
November 9  |  | BlizzCon 2013  |  |
November 10  | Dota 2 | Nexon Sponsorship League Season 1  |  |
November 10  |  | National Electronic Sports Tournament (NEST)  | Kunshan |
November 17  | World of Tanks | WGL NA Season II  |  |
November 17  | Dota 2 | Techlabs Cup Grand Final 2013  | Moscow, Russia |
November 23  |  | Global StarCraft II Team League (GSTL) Season 2 2013  |  |
November 24  | numerous games  | MLG Fall Championship 2013  |  |
November 24  | League of Legends | LPL Summer 2013  | China |
November 24  | League of Legends
etc.  | IEM VIII Cologne  | Cologne |
November 25  | Dota 2 | Nexon Invitational Super Match  | South Korea  |
November 30  | League of Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
numerous games  | DreamHack Winter 2013 |  |
December 1  | multiple games  | World Cyber Games 2013 |  |
December 1  | StarCraft II | StarCraft Asian Open 2013  |  |
December 1  | StarCraft II
League of Legends | IEM VIII Singapore  | Singapore |
December 8  | Dota 2 | RaidCall EMS One Fall 2013  |  |
December 14  | Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
StarCraft II | Svenska E-sportcupen 2013 Grand Finals  | Gothenburg, Sweden |
December 14  | Dota 2 | Fragbite Masters 2013  |  |
December 14  | Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition v2012
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Street Fighter x Tekken v2013 | Capcom Cup 2013  | Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport
Burlingame, California | HORI Sako (AE2012)
AGE NYChrisG (UMvC3)
Infiltration (SFxT)

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* t
* e

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
* Online chess
* Chess.com
* 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

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* Philippines
* United Arab Emirates

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