Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championships
The Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championships, commonly known as Majors, are (CS:GO) esports tournaments sponsored by Valve Corporation, the game's developer. The Majors were first introduced in 2013 and took place in Jönköping, Sweden and was hosted by DreamHack with a total prize pool of 250,000. Six teams were directly invited, six teams were invited based on previous tournament results, and another four teams came from direct qualifiers.
Overwatch (video game)
The first organized, prize-winning competitions for "Overwatch" started in mid-2016, a few months after launch. The esports organizer ESL held the first international "Overwatch" competition in August 2016, called "Overwatch" Atlantic Showdown. The competition used four open qualifiers beginning in June, followed by regional qualifiers and then a final online qualifier. Eight teams then competed for a six-figure prize in the finals to be held at Gamescom 2016 from August 20–21. Turner Broadcasting's ELeague announced the first "Overwatch Open" tournament, starting in July 2016, with a total prize pool of $300,000, with plans to broadcast the finals on Turner's cable channel TBS in September 2016. In November 2016, Blizzard hosted their own Overwatch World Cup, allowing users to vote for teams to represent their nation or region, with finals taking place during their BlizzCon event. "Overwatch" grew increasingly in South Korea since it was released. It topped gaming cafes in Korea in terms of player count, surpassing that of "League of Legends". The game influenced the creation of an esports tournament in the region, under the brand APEX, which was shut down in January 2018, replacing these and other regional tournaments with the structured Overwatch Contenders league, which serves as a minor league to the Overwatch League.