Hotspawn events: our support, event by event

Counter-Strike, League of Legends and Valorant to the end of 2027, each drawn in the five Tournament Channel Plan phases, with the page, the content asked for and the links planned inside the phase they land in. Built 22 September 2026 from one source file. Planning view for the Hotspawn teams. Link inventory: every page asked for and linked

64events

33in build, conversion or live now

6max support

0advanced support

3enhanced support

22standard support

33no support planned

40red flags: wanted, not there

15no page, nothing planned

Red flags: 40 events we said we wanted have no page yet, or are not coming

Page not built yet, links wanted 38

PGL Major Singapore 2026 Stage 1 Nov 2026. Page not built yet
PGL Major Singapore 2026 Stage 2 Nov 2026. Page not built yet
ZOWIE eXTREMESLAND Asia Open 2026 Dec 2026. No page, link wanted
LCK 2027 season Jan 2027. No page, link wanted; dates not announced
LCS 2027 season Jan 2027. No page, link wanted; dates not announced
LPL 2027 season Jan 2027. No page, link wanted; dates not announced
BLAST Bounty 2027 Season 1 Jan 2027. Page not built yet
LEC 2027 winter split Jan 2027. No page, link wanted; dates not announced
PGL Bucharest 2027 Jan 2027. Page not built yet
IEM Krakow 2027 Jan 2027. Page not built yet
PGL Cluj-Napoca 2027 Feb 2027. Page not built yet
First Stand 2027 Mar 2027. No page, link wanted; dates not announced
VCT Masters 1 2027 Mar 2027. No page yet; link pencilled for the Dec 2026 order; dates not announced
ESL Pro League Season 25 Mar 2027. Page not built yet
BLAST Open Singapore 2027 Mar 2027. No page, link wanted
PGL Lodz 2027 Mar 2027. No page, link wanted
LEC 2027 spring split Mar 2027. No page, link wanted; dates not announced
IEM USA 2027 Apr 2027. No page, link wanted; dates not announced
IEM Brazil 2027 May 2027. No page, link wanted; dates not announced
BLAST Open Ulaanbaatar 2027 May 2027. No page, link wanted
StarLadder StarSeries Season 22 May 2027. No page, link wanted
FiReMAJOR Buenos Aires 2027 May 2027. No page yet; link pencilled for the Feb 2027 order
VCT 2027 Stage 2 Jun 2027. No page yet; link pencilled for the Feb 2027 order; dates not announced
VCT Masters 2 2027 Jun 2027. No page yet; link pencilled for the Feb 2027 order; dates not announced
MSI 2027 Jun 2027. No page, link wanted; dates not announced
Esports World Cup 2027 Jul 2027. No page yet; link pencilled for the Apr 2027 order
LoL 2027 summer splits Jul 2027. No page yet; link pencilled for the Mar 2027 order; dates not announced
CS Asia Championships 2027 Aug 2027. No page yet; link pencilled for the May 2027 order; dates not announced
BLAST Bounty 2027 Season 2 Aug 2027. No page yet; link pencilled for the May 2027 order; dates not announced
ESL Pro League Season 26 Sep 2027. No page yet; link pencilled for the Jun 2027 order; dates not announced
Valorant Champions 2027 Oct 2027. No page yet; link pencilled for the Apr 2027 order; dates not announced
BLAST Open 2027 Season 3 Oct 2027. No page yet; link pencilled for the Jul 2027 order
Worlds 2027 Oct 2027. No page, link wanted; dates not announced
Thunderpick World Championship 2027 Oct 2027. No page yet; link pencilled for the Jul 2027 order; dates not announced
StarLadder StarSeries Season 21 Oct 2027. No page yet; link pencilled for the Jul 2027 order; dates not announced
BLAST Rivals 2027 Season 2 Nov 2027. No page yet; link pencilled for the Aug 2027 order; dates not announced
Esports Nations Cup 2027 Nov 2027. No page yet; link pencilled for the Aug 2027 order
Perfect World Shanghai Major 2027 Nov 2027. No page yet; link pencilled for the Aug 2027 order

Page carries no year 2

VCT 2027 Kickoff Americas EMEA Pacific China Jan 2027. Page carries no year, cannot serve 2027; dates not announced
VCT 2027 Stage 1 Mar 2027. Page carries no year, cannot serve 2027; dates not announced

15 more events have no page and nothing planned yet, most of them a year out

VCT 2027 open qualifiers Nov 2026. No page, and no link planned
BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 2 Nov 2026. No page, and no link planned
Stake Ranked Episode 6 Nov 2026. No page, and no link planned
Tipsport RUSH Brno 2026 Nov 2026. No page, and no link planned
ESL Challenger League Season 52 Finals Dec 2026. No page, and no link planned
HLTV Awards 2026 Jan 2027. No page, and no link planned
FISSURE April 2027 Apr 2027. No page, and no link planned; dates not announced
PGL China April 2027 Apr 2027. No page, and no link planned; dates not announced
Esports World Cup 2027 Open Qualifier Jul 2027. No page, and no link planned
ESL August 2027 Aug 2027. No page, and no link planned; dates not announced
FISSURE August 2027 Aug 2027. No page, and no link planned; dates not announced
PGL September 2027 Sep 2027. No page, and no link planned; dates not announced
PGL October 2027 Oct 2027. No page, and no link planned; dates not announced
FISSURE October 2027 Oct 2027. No page, and no link planned; dates not announced
ESL October 2027 Oct 2027. No page, and no link planned; dates not announced

Announce, 9 to 6 months out Build, 6 months to 4 weeks out: the page exists, the links land Conversion, the 4 weeks before Live Post, the 4 weeks after Page must be live by Content asked for by Links land from that month's order 10k SV US searches a month for the event's name at its peak, last edition; darker is bigger

Event, support level, page state
Counter-Strike 45 events
ESL Pro League Season 24 ESL Enhanced Stuck on site11k SV Anticipated viewers: 754,062 Our own work: Series page intro; Season 23 page described; the 10 Pro League qualifier pages linked up to their season; own links from landed articles. 19 pages listed, read live in October	Event begins 03 OctEvent ends 11 Oct
Thunderpick World Championship 2026 GAM3RS X Max Waiting on writers307 SV Anticipated viewers: 400,333 Our own work: 21 past Thunderpick pages with no description written, five by Wed 30 Sep; 7 events that have two pages sorted with the Brand; own links from landed articles. All 34 pages read live 22 Sep	Event begins 14 OctEvent ends 18 Oct
Hotspawn 10K Showdown Hotspawn Standard Stuck on siteno SV Anticipated viewers: no figure yet Our own work: Own links from two or three existing articles once the page is filled	Event begins 24 OctEvent ends 25 Oct
PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 PGL Enhanced Stuck on site450 SV Anticipated viewers: 349,111 Our own work: PGL series page intro; last year's Bucharest page described; own links from landed articles. 96 PGL pages listed, read live in October	Event begins 24 OctEvent ends 31 Oct
IEM Beijing 2026 ESL Enhanced Stuck on site274 SV Anticipated viewers: 1,136,343 Our own work: IEM series page intro; the previous IEM event described; own links from landed articles. 112 IEM pages listed, read live in October	Event begins 02 NovEvent ends 08 Nov
BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 2 BLAST No support planned Missing No page, and no link planned	Event begins 09 NovEvent ends 15 Nov
Stake Ranked Episode 6 Stake No support planned Missing No page, and no link planned	Event begins 17 NovEvent ends 20 Nov
Tipsport RUSH Brno 2026 Tipsport No support planned Missing No page, and no link planned	Event begins 20 NovEvent ends 22 Nov
PGL Major Singapore 2026 Stage 1 PGL Max To be created29k SV Page not built yet Anticipated viewers: 2,752,353 Our own work: Linked up to the Singapore Major page once the stage page is built	Event begins 24 NovEvent ends 27 Nov
PGL Major Singapore 2026 Stage 2 PGL Max To be created29k SV Page not built yet Anticipated viewers: 2,752,353 Our own work: Linked up to the Singapore Major page once the stage page is built	Event begins 28 NovEvent ends 01 Dec
PGL Major Singapore 2026 PGL Max Stuck on site29k SV Anticipated viewers: 2,752,353 Our own work: Majors series page intro; past Major pages described, winners first; Singapore qualifiers linked up to the main page; own links from landed articles. 80 Major pages listed (59 qualifiers), read live in October	Event begins 03 DecEvent ends 13 Dec
ESL Challenger League Season 52 Finals ESL No support planned Missing No page, and no link planned	Event begins 14 DecEvent ends 18 Dec
ZOWIE eXTREMESLAND Asia Open 2026 ZOWIE Standard Missingno SV No page, link wanted Anticipated viewers: no figure yet Our own work: Last year's page described; qualifiers linked up. 38 pages listed, read live in November	Event begins 16 DecEvent ends 20 Dec
HLTV Awards 2026 HLTV No support planned Missing No page, and no link planned	Event begins 09 JanEvent ends 09 Jan
BLAST Bounty 2027 Season 1 BLAST Standard To be created1.9k SV Page not built yet Anticipated viewers: 796,345 Our own work: Nothing until the page exists; then own links from two or three existing articles	Event begins 11 JanEvent ends 24 Jan
PGL Bucharest 2027 PGL Standard Qualifiers only3.9k SV Page not built yet Anticipated viewers: 320,718 Our own work: Qualifier pages described and linked up to the main page once it exists	Event begins 17 JanEvent ends 24 Jan
IEM Krakow 2027 ESL Standard To be created15k SV Page not built yet Anticipated viewers: 1,387,966 Our own work: Nothing until the page exists; then own links from two or three existing articles	Event begins 27 JanEvent ends 07 Feb
PGL Cluj-Napoca 2027 PGL Standard Qualifiers only532 SV Page not built yet Anticipated viewers: 908,945 Our own work: Qualifier pages described and linked up to the main page once it exists	Event begins 13 FebEvent ends 21 Feb
ESL Pro League Season 25 ESL Standard To be created11k SV Page not built yet Anticipated viewers: 754,062 Our own work: Nothing until the page exists; then own links from two or three existing articles	Event begins 06 MarEvent ends 14 Mar
BLAST Open Singapore 2027 BLAST Standard Missing578 SV No page, link wanted Anticipated viewers: 849,574 Our own work: Nothing until the page exists; then own links from two or three existing articles	Event begins 15 MarEvent ends 28 Mar
PGL Lodz 2027 PGL Standard Missing14k SV No page, link wanted Anticipated viewers: 1,169,121 Our own work: Nothing until the page exists; then own links from two or three existing articles	Event begins 20 MarEvent ends 28 Mar
IEM USA 2027 ESL Standard Missing1.8k SV No page, link wanted; dates not announced Anticipated viewers: 630,960 Our own work: Nothing until the page exists; then own links from two or three existing articles	Event begins 05 AprEvent ends 11 Apr
FISSURE April 2027 FISSURE No support planned Missing No page, and no link planned; dates not announced	Event begins 15 AprEvent ends 26 Apr
PGL China April 2027 PGL No support planned Missing No page, and no link planned; dates not announced	Event begins 17 AprEvent ends 25 Apr
IEM Brazil 2027 ESL Standard Missing18k SV No page, link wanted; dates not announced Anticipated viewers: 1,136,343 Our own work: Nothing until the page exists; then own links from two or three existing articles	Event begins 03 MayEvent ends 09 May
BLAST Open Ulaanbaatar 2027 BLAST Standard Missing578 SV No page, link wanted Anticipated viewers: 849,574 Our own work: Nothing until the page exists; then own links from two or three existing articles	Event begins 10 MayEvent ends 23 May
StarLadder StarSeries Season 22 StarLadder Standard Missing85 SV No page, link wanted Anticipated viewers: 315,170 Our own work: Nothing until the page exists; then own links from two or three existing articles	Event begins 16 MayEvent ends 21 May
FiReMAJOR Buenos Aires 2027 FiRe No support planned Missing No page yet; link pencilled for the Feb 2027 order	Event begins 31 MayEvent ends 20 Jun
Esports World Cup 2027 Open Qualifier EWC No support planned Missing No page, and no link planned	Event begins 16 JulEvent ends 18 Jul
Esports World Cup 2027 EWC No support planned Missing No page yet; link pencilled for the Apr 2027 order	Event begins 20 JulEvent ends 01 Aug
ESL August 2027 ESL No support planned Missing No page, and no link planned; dates not announced	Event begins 02 AugEvent ends 15 Aug
CS Asia Championships 2027 ESL No support planned Missing No page yet; link pencilled for the May 2027 order; dates not announced	Event begins 17 AugEvent ends 29 Aug
FISSURE August 2027 FISSURE No support planned Missing No page, and no link planned; dates not announced	Event begins 18 AugEvent ends 30 Aug
BLAST Bounty 2027 Season 2 BLAST No support planned Missing No page yet; link pencilled for the May 2027 order; dates not announced	Event begins 30 AugEvent ends 12 Sep
PGL September 2027 PGL No support planned Missing No page, and no link planned; dates not announced	Event begins 04 SepEvent ends 12 Sep
ESL Pro League Season 26 ESL No support planned Missing No page yet; link pencilled for the Jun 2027 order; dates not announced	Event begins 23 SepEvent ends 03 Oct
BLAST Open 2027 Season 3 BLAST No support planned Missing No page yet; link pencilled for the Jul 2027 order	Event begins 04 OctEvent ends 17 Oct
PGL October 2027 PGL No support planned Missing No page, and no link planned; dates not announced	Event begins 09 OctEvent ends 17 Oct
Thunderpick World Championship 2027 Thunderpick No support planned Missing No page yet; link pencilled for the Jul 2027 order; dates not announced	Event begins 18 OctEvent ends 25 Oct
StarLadder StarSeries Season 21 StarLadder No support planned Missing No page yet; link pencilled for the Jul 2027 order; dates not announced	Event begins 19 OctEvent ends 24 Oct
FISSURE October 2027 FISSURE No support planned Missing No page, and no link planned; dates not announced	Event begins 21 OctEvent ends 30 Oct
ESL October 2027 ESL No support planned Missing No page, and no link planned; dates not announced	Event begins 30 OctEvent ends 07 Nov
BLAST Rivals 2027 Season 2 BLAST No support planned Missing No page yet; link pencilled for the Aug 2027 order; dates not announced	Event begins 08 NovEvent ends 14 Nov
Esports Nations Cup 2027 EWC No support planned Missing No page yet; link pencilled for the Aug 2027 order	Event begins 15 NovEvent ends 15 Nov
Perfect World Shanghai Major 2027 Perfect World No support planned Missing No page yet; link pencilled for the Aug 2027 order	Event begins 22 NovEvent ends 12 Dec
League of Legends 11 events
Worlds 2026 Riot Max Waiting on writers190k SV Anticipated viewers: 6,752,585 Our own work: Series page intro; past Worlds pages checked for descriptions; own links from landed articles. Not read yet	Event begins 15 OctEvent ends 14 Nov
LoL 2027 promotion and relegation seven leagues Riot partners No support planned Existing	Event begins 01 NovEvent ends 31 Dec
LCK 2027 season Riot Standard Missing49k SV No page, link wanted; dates not announced Anticipated viewers: 1,556,100 Our own work: Nothing until the page exists; then own links from two or three existing articles	Event begins 01 JanEvent ends 31 Mar
LCS 2027 season Riot Standard Missing28k SV No page, link wanted; dates not announced Anticipated viewers: 183,152 Our own work: Nothing until the page exists; then own links from two or three existing articles	Event begins 01 JanEvent ends 31 Mar
LPL 2027 season Riot Standard Missing29k SV No page, link wanted; dates not announced Anticipated viewers: 251,587 Our own work: Nothing until the page exists; then own links from two or three existing articles	Event begins 01 JanEvent ends 31 Mar
LEC 2027 winter split Riot Standard Missing34k SV No page, link wanted; dates not announced Anticipated viewers: 734,933 Our own work: Nothing until the page exists; then own links from two or three existing articles	Event begins 15 JanEvent ends 01 Mar
First Stand 2027 Riot Standard Missing17k SV No page, link wanted; dates not announced Anticipated viewers: 1,500,730 Our own work: Nothing until the page exists; then own links from two or three existing articles	Event begins 01 MarEvent ends 31 Mar
LEC 2027 spring split Riot Standard Missing34k SV No page, link wanted; dates not announced Anticipated viewers: 562,322 Our own work: Nothing until the page exists; then own links from two or three existing articles	Event begins 28 MarEvent ends 07 Jun
MSI 2027 Riot Standard Missing99k SV No page, link wanted; dates not announced Anticipated viewers: 2,315,920 Our own work: Nothing until the page exists; then own links from two or three existing articles	Event begins 28 JunEvent ends 12 Jul
LoL 2027 summer splits Riot No support planned Missing No page yet; link pencilled for the Mar 2027 order; dates not announced	Event begins 24 JulEvent ends 20 Sep
Worlds 2027 Riot Standard Missing190k SV No page, link wanted; dates not announced Anticipated viewers: 6,752,585 Our own work: Nothing until the page exists; then own links from two or three existing articles	Event begins 15 OctEvent ends 14 Nov
Valorant 8 events
Valorant Champions 2026 Riot Max Live Our own work: On now: own links from articles as they land, nothing else	Event begins 24 SepEvent ends 18 Oct
VCT 2027 open qualifiers Riot No support planned Missing No page, and no link planned	Event begins 01 NovEvent ends 31 Dec
VCT 2027 Kickoff Americas EMEA Pacific China Riot Standard Stale21k SV Page carries no year, cannot serve 2027; dates not announced Anticipated viewers: 486,432 Our own work: Nothing until the page exists; then own links from two or three existing articles	Event begins 15 JanEvent ends 28 Feb
VCT 2027 Stage 1 Riot No support planned Stale Page carries no year, cannot serve 2027; dates not announced	Event begins 01 MarEvent ends 30 Jun
VCT Masters 1 2027 Riot No support planned Missing No page yet; link pencilled for the Dec 2026 order; dates not announced	Event begins 01 MarEvent ends 31 Mar
VCT 2027 Stage 2 Riot No support planned Missing No page yet; link pencilled for the Feb 2027 order; dates not announced	Event begins 01 JunEvent ends 01 Oct
VCT Masters 2 2027 Riot No support planned Missing No page yet; link pencilled for the Feb 2027 order; dates not announced	Event begins 01 JunEvent ends 30 Jun
Valorant Champions 2027 Riot No support planned Missing No page yet; link pencilled for the Apr 2027 order; dates not announced	Event begins 01 OctEvent ends 18 Oct

What the support levels mean

StandardThe event page exists or has been asked for, and at least one link from an outside site is planned to it.

EnhancedStandard, plus the internal links we asked the content team for: the series or organiser page above it filled and linking down, or an existing article pointed at it.

AdvancedEnhanced, plus satellite content made for it: a guide or a winners article that links in, a pick'em page for the event, the series hub above it with its own link.

MaxAdvanced, plus the editorial team throwing its weight behind the event with content above and beyond what was asked for. Which events get this is the editorial team's call, read from their tournament coverage plan: the events it puts in its top tier, on site with sponsored Pick'Ems.

+ own linksInternal links added by hand from existing Hotspawn content, on top of everything above. Marked on the row once done.

Cancelled and taken off the chart: Esports Nations Cup 2026.
One source file, events.csv, and one command, python3 build.py. A date change is a rebuild, never a redraw. Rebuilt weekly with the Monday report, so the report and this page cannot disagree.
The phase windows are worked out from the first and last match: a tournament's search window is the six months before it is played, interest peaks in the four weeks before the first match, and every page has to be finished before it. They are aligned to the Channel Plan's own phase dates once those are read.
The page state is as last read on the live site. Hover a support badge for why it holds that level. No spend appears on this page. Dates that are not announced are marked and use the previous year as their basis.