The Complete 2026 Esports Calendar and Roadmap For Riot Games' 2XKO

Riot Games' new console and PC game, 2XKO, released on Jan. 20, and now an entire esports roadmap and calendar for 2026 have been revealed. This includes everything up to the FGC title. 

The 2XKO Competitive Series will feature five Major events and 15 Challenger tournaments. All of these events will be sponsored by Riot and in partnership with community organizers. 

The first scheduled event is Frosty Faustings. 

More on the Calendar

Here's a full lineup of the Major in 2026: 

• Frosty Faustings (Jan. 29 - Feb. 1)
• Evo Japan (May 1 - 3)
• Evo Vegas (June 26 - 29)
• Evo France (Oct. 9 - 11)
• Battle Coliseum (Nov 20 - 22)

Now, here are all of the Challenger events announced: 

• Challengers: Genesis (GX3) (Feb. 13 - 15)
• Texas Showdown (March 27 - 29)
• Viennality XL (March 28 - 29)
• Combo Breaker (May 22 - 24)
• Battle Arena Melbourne (May 29 - 31) 
• The Mixup Lyon (June 13 - 14)
• VXFIGHTING XIV (July 24 - 26) 
• Comite Arena (Aug. 1 - 2)
• CEO (Aug. 14 - 16) 
• UMAD (Aug 21- 23) 
• First Attack (Oct. 3 - 4)

🏆 2XKO Competitive Series 2026 TO Lineup 🏆

Majors: @FrostyFaustings, @Evo 3x, @fgcsaopaulo Battle Coliseum

Challengers: @Genesis_Smash, @Texas_Showdown, @viennality, @COMBOBREAKER, @CouchWarriors BAM, @THEMIXUPLyon, @vsfighting, @CEOGaming, @MTL_Airdashers, & @FirstAttackPR pic.twitter.com/3qLBrhVYpG

— Ben 🔜 Frosty Faustings (@FishStix) January 21, 2026

These events will take place throughout the United States, as well as in Austria, Japan, France, Australia, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Canada, and Puerto Rico. 

Right now, 11 of the 15 Challengers have been announced. 

As for the other events, Riot Games had this to say: "Please note that some events, especially those taking place later in the year, are still being confirmed. We’ll be updating this article regularly as all the details get hammered out, so be sure to check back often."

Additionally, Riot Games encouraged interested parties to check their article regularly for updates on the Challenger events and more. 

No Longer Grouped By Seasons

In the announcement of the events, Riot Games stated that they are no longer grouped by season. 

Here was their reasoning: 

"That’s because while we originally felt that tying competitive events to in-game seasons was a neat way to keep everything connected, our seasonal structure is still evolving. Separating competitive events from in-game seasons gives us more freedom and flexibility, meaning we can better support more competitive events overall."

Frame Perfect Announcement

Along with the events, Riot Games also announced that Frame Perfect will be coming on Jan. 29. 

Frame Perfect is a competitive-themed skin set. Purchases for these skins help fund prize pools and production costs for 2XKO events.