We take a look at the week ahead in esports and the highlight events for October 21-27, with League of Legends retaining the spotlight in the esports world.
What’s on in esports for week beginning Oct 21, 2024
Another big week of esports kicks off on October 21, 2024, with League of Legends maintaining centre stage for the fifth straight week.
The League of Legends World Championship heads into the fifth week of competition this weekend, with the semi-finals set to take place in the Adidas Arena in Paris, France.
BetBoom Dacha Belgrade will continue throughout the week with the end of the group stage and playoffs scheduled at the Sava Centar in Belgrade, Serbia.
Meanwhile, the ThunderPick World Championship and PUBG Global Series Phase 5 tournaments will kick off on Monday, October 21.
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League of Legends World Championship
LoL Worlds 2024 is slowly heading towards completion as the semi-finals are scheduled for Saturday, October 26 and Sunday, October 27.
Following victories in their respective quarter-finals, Weibo Gaming will clash with Bilibili Gaming in an all-LPL matchup, and T1 will meet Gen.G in an all-LCK fixture.
BetOnline have Bilibli Gaming (-500) and Gen.G (-163.93) marked as the clear favourites in each series, and if both claim victory, the pre-tournament favourites will clash in the grand final on November 2 in London, England.Check out our extensive LoL World Championship betting guide to get the latest odds and tournament information.
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Dota 2: BetBoom Dacha Belgrade
The 12 Dota esports guide teams will compete on the final day of the BetBoom Dacha Belgrade group stage on Monday, before the playoffs kick off on Wednesday, October 23.
A win for Tundra Esports in their final match will secure top spot in Group A, while Team Falcons will get two chances to lock up top spot in Group B as they sit equal-first with Team Spirit heading into the last day of matches.
Check out our extensive Dota 2 BetBoom Dacha betting guide to get the latest odds and tournament information.
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CS2: ThunderPick World Championship
The US$850,000 ThunderPick World Championship will begin on Monday, October 21, with 16 of the world’s best Counter-Strike 2 squads competing in the group stage of the event until Friday, October 25.
Esports betting sites have Virtus.pro marked as the +350 favourite to take out the 2024 ThunderPick World Championship, followed by The MongolZ and HEROIC, who are locked together on the second line of betting at +480.
Check out our extensive ThunderPick World Championship betting guide to get the latest odds and tournament information.
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PUBG Global Series Phase 5
The third PUBG Global Series tournament of 2024 will kick off on Monday in Bangkok, Thailand, where 24 teams will compete in the week-long event.
The group stage of the PUBG Global Series Phase 5 will take place from Monday to Wednesday before the grand finals are held from Friday to Sunday.
Following their title-winning performance at the Phase 4 event, Twisted Minds heads to Bangkok full of confidence, and they will seek to become the first back-to-back winners of the PUBG Global Series.
Check out our extensive PUBG Global Series Phase 5 betting guide to get the latest odds and tournament information.
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Ciaran Jackman
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Ciaran Jackman spent six years as a senior editor at EsportBet.com, publishing nearly 1,000 articles across CS2, VALORANT and League of Legends. A mad esports fan and one of the hardest working people in the organisation, Ciaran was a defining voice on the site from 2019 to 2025.
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