The Biggest Esports Events Taking Place in March

Winter has come to an end, and now the Spring winds are here as we enter March. For esports fans, though, March also means that most titles in the industry are warming up and bigger events are coming up.

So, whether it’s a qualifier to a bigger event later on, the start of a new circuit season or a standalone event, we’ve prepared this guide with all of the biggest tournament kicking off this month. As always, there are leagues and championships that already started before March. We won’t be covering those, so don’t be surprised if we don’t mention League of Legends’ multiple regional circuits, for example.

AGE OF EMPIRES

Age of Empires fans will have plenty to watch this month across various titles of the series. The first major event in the franchise starts this weekend, on the 5^th. The N4C is an offline tournament being hosted in Berlin, Germany, and using the 1v1 format. Eight players have been invited to the tournament, and a $100,000 prize pool will be in play. Age of Empires IV will be the game played then.

At the end of the month, AoE IV will be returning for another premier tournament, this time hosted by EGCTV. The Golden League will be starting on March 26^th, and it’ll feature 64 players from all around the world. The event will also be a 1v1 tournament much like the N4C. It’ll feature a $125,000 prize pool.

However, if you’re interested into smaller events, there’s also plenty to follow across March. Regional events for Age of Empires II will be plenty, such as the Argeking77 Cup, as well as the Only Land French Cup. AoE II players will also be having plenty of fun as Masters of Socotra, the Socotra-only tournament returns on the 7^th. 16 players from all over the world will be attending, and $3,333 will be offered as prize.

APEX LEGENDS

APEX LEGENDS fans will be having a quieter month in March of this year. At the start, we’ll be having the Twitch Rivals: Japan Showdown, which is kicking off and ending on March 6^th. It’ll be featuring various key personalities from the Japanese scene of APEX LEGENDS, so if you follow teams like ZETA DIVISION or UUUM, it certainly be worth a watch.

After the Japan Showdown, the next big thing happening in EA’s shooter will be an event hosted by Nerd Street Gamers. The Winter Championship 2022 will be a two-day event starting on the 10^th. It’ll feature 20 teams from all around the world, it’ll be played online and finally, it’ll be packing a $10,000 prize pool.

Once the Winter Championship ends, the ALGS will be all APEX fans looking for top tier esports competition will have for a while. This will change at the very end of the month when the Super League Arena – Finals start on the 31^st. Featuring 20 teams, including the likes of Cloud9, NRG and Renegades, it’ll also feature a $20,000 prize pool.

CALL OF DUTY

The Stage 1 Major of the Call of Duty League 2022 has already started. Featuring most of the big names in the scene, the CoD: Vanguard tournament is being played offline in the United States as usual. Twelve teams are taking part in the event, and the winner will be getting 65 circuit points in the league. Next week we’ll be seeing the start of both European and North American divisions of Call of Duty Challengers Elite League.

Fans of Call of Duty: Mobile will also have some content coming this way later this month. The China Masters 2022 Season 3: Stage 1 Playoffs will kick off on the 25^th, and eight teams will be battling for the ¥150,000 prize pool.

Once the China Masters event ends, it’ll be time for another Major. This time, played online, the Stage 2 Major will once again feature the same 12 known teams in the league, and once more, a total of 245 circuit points will be available.

COUNTER-STRIKE: GLOBAL OFFENSIVE

Counter-Strike truly never stops. It has been just a few days since we saw the end of IEM Katowice 2022, and the scene is already heading to its next premier event. This time, it’ll be the ESL Pro League Season XV. Featuring a $823,000 prize pool, circuit points and a spot at the BLAST Premier World Final, it’ll be a month-long event. The tournament will be kicking off on the 9^th, and for the next four weeks, one group of the tournament will be playing. At the end of the last week, it’ll be time for the playoffs. 24 teams will be competing at EPL, and the tournament will be played offline from an ESL studio in Cologne.

That’s not all CSGO has to offer in March, though. The Pinnacle Cup III series will be kicking off on the 14^th, and it’ll feature 32 teams and a $100.000 prize pool. A mix of interesting teams have already confirmed their presence such MAD Lions, Coalesce and Sharks.

Also, plenty of qualifiers will be running this month. As you may know, the qualifiers for the RMR events which will be taking place in April have already started.

DotA 2

DotA 2 returns to the stage later this month as the second Pro Circuit Tour is set to kick off in all participant regions. On March 14^th, the second division leagues will be kicking off. One day later, it’ll be the kickoff day for the first division of the Chinese, North American and West European leagues. On the 16^th and 17^th, the remaining two first divisions will also start.

The DPC divisions are, as always, month-long events, and these will take most of the space on DotA 2’s schedule. Until these events start, though, fans will be keeping up with the Beyond the Summit events which started in February.

PUBG

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds will be having a busy month this March. On the PC side of the game, we’ve already seen the start of the Champions League 2022 – Spring. The Chinese tournament features a ¥4,000,000 prize pool, 24 teams, and it’s being played offline in Shanghai. The event will only end in April, so there’s plenty of action coming our way.

Later in the month, the PSL Spring Showdown 2022 will also be opening up. The event will be played online in European servers with a €15,000 prize pool. Both the PSL and Champions League are squads FPP tournaments.

As for PUBG Mobile, an even busier month is ahead. In March, PUBGM will be seeing various regions kicking off their Pro Leagues. First, it’ll be time for the Brazilian and Latin American Pro Leagues on the 4^th. Then, the North American and Turk leagues are to follow next on the 21^st. Alongside those, we’re also supposed to see the Pro League CIS Finals this month, but the event has been postponed. It’s unknown what’s next for that region.

ROCKET LEAGUE

Rocket League fans are getting a lot of action later this month. The final Regional Events have come to an end, and all that’s left for the Winter circuit is its Major. The RLCS 2021-22 Winter Major will be played offline, in front of a live audience at the YouTube Theater in Los Angeles. It features 16 teams from all over the world, and a $300,000 prize pool.

If you want to know more about the upcoming Winter Major in Rocket League, make sure to check our coverage here. More to come soon!

SMASH

Fans of the Super Smash Bros. series will also have a Major tournament to keep an eye. The Smash Ultimate Summit 4 is already underway, and it’s being played in Los Angeles. The tournament features sixteen players from all over the world and a $152,443 prize pool.

A week later, another Super Smash Bros. Ultimate event will be taking place, this time in Europe. The Glory 2.0 is being held in Barcelona, Spain, and will kick off on the 12^th. 312 players will be competing for €3,120. On the same day that the Glory 2.0 starts, the Collision 2022 will also kick off in North America. The North Bergen event is set to host 750 players, and 187 doubles. It features a $11,250 prize pool for the main event, and $1,870 for the doubles part of the competition.

STARCRAFT

After an incredible event in IEM Katowice 2022, StarCraft II will be returning for action in March. The most noteworthy event this month certainly is the Global League Season 1: Code S. The event will be taking place in Seoul, feature 20 teams, and a $123,000 prize pool. Per usual, the event will be running on patch 5.0.8. This month we’ll also be seeing the WardiTV Winter Championship starting. Sixteen teams will be attending the online tournament, and they’ll be competing for $3,000

On the Brood War side of the scene, there isn’t much action. The China StarCraft Anchor Qualifying 3: Qualifier featuring 19 squads will be starting on 5^th.

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The author

My name is Marcos, I have been following the CSGO pro scene since 2015 but really got into in following games and pro teams in 2016. Used to bet a lot, stopped a bit but never stopped following the esports scene. I’m a student right now so I got a lot of time to keep with it and discover new things.

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