Professional Leagues
| League name | Abbreviation | Current game(s) | Location | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ongamenet Starleague | OSL | StarCraft->StarCraft II | Korea | 2000 |
| MBCgame Starleague | MSL | StarCraft | Korea | 2003-2012 |
| Major League Gaming | MLG | StarCraft II, League of Legends, Mortal Kombat, Soul Caliber V, Halo 4 | North America | 2002 |
| ESEA League | ESEA | Counter-Strike 1.6, Counter-Strike: Source, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Team Fortress 2, StarCraft II | North America | 2004 |
| European Team Fortress 2 League | ETF2L | Team Fortress 2 | Europe | 2007 |
| Pro Gaming League | PGL | Halo 3, Halo: Reach, NHL 11 | North America | 2007 |
| European Gaming League | EGL | Xbox, PS3, PC | Europe | 2007 |
| Asian Gaming League | AGL | COD4, DoTA, Starcraft II | Asia | 2010 |
| ESL Extreme Masters | IEM | Starcraft II, League of Legends | International | 2007 |
| ESL Major Series | Multiple | Europe | 2007 | |
| NGL One | Warcraft 3 and StarCraft II | Europe | ||
| ClanBase EuroCup | Europe | 2000 | ||
| Evolution Championship Series | Evo | Fighting games. Multiple. Changes per year | North America | 2003 |
| Tougeki – Super Battle Opera | SBO | Fighting games. Multiple. Changes per year | Japan | 2003 |
| World Cyber Games | WCG | Multiple. Changes per year | International | 2000 |
| Cyber Evolution | CEVO | Counter-Strike, Counter-Strike: Source, Call of Duty, Team Fortress 2, Left 4 Dead | International | |
| Electronic Sports World Cup | ESWC | CS Global Offensive, Trackmania, DotA 2, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, League of Legends, others. | International | 2000 |
| World e-Sports Games | WEG | International | 2005 | |
| GOMTV Global StarCraft II League | GSL | StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty | Korea/International | 2010 |
| North American Star League | NASL | StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, Heroes of Newerth | North America/International | 2011 |
| iRacing.com NVIDIA Series | iRacing.com | International | 2009 | |
| NASCAR iRacing.com World Championship Series | NiSWC | iRacing.com | International | 2009 |
| Formula SimRacing | rFactor | International | ||
| Australian Cyber League | ACL | Halo: Reach, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, FIFA 12 | Australia/New Zealand | 2009 |
| The International | Dota 2 | International | 2011 | |
| Electronic Sports Tournament | EST | PES, FIFA | Nigeria/Africa | 2011 |
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