Blizzard confirmed the OWCS World Finals will run December 2–6 in Guangzhou with 12 teams, while Korea, China, and Asia Stage 3 playoffs get underway this week.

Team Liquid clinched the ALGS Split 2 Playoffs title in a nine-match Grand Final at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, with Zer0 reaching 100 career ALGS match wins.

Riot Games has partnered with JioBLAST to run the VCT 2027 Kickoff Open Qualifiers in South Asia, replacing NODWIN Gaming in that role and signalling a shift in how the region feeds into international competition.

Season 31 ‘Cipher’ launched November 3 with a Crypto drone rework, Legend Banning in Diamond+, a new Akimbo Wingman on Heavy ammo, and airdropped Stronghold structures.

The VALORANT 2026-2027 transfer window opened November 2 with T1 releasing three starters and both coaches, while Aurora Gaming fielded a superteam built around Derke and Boo.