Fantasy lane lit for a competitive final

Titles · 2026

The games the floor is built around.

Twelve titles with a home event, plus a wider watch list for the queues that still fill Australian nights.

Tactical duel in a neon interior

Tactical FPS

Valorant

Still the loudest opener in the country. Southern Arc is the LAN that matters, and the online cup in February is the only door in. The desk charts post-plant discipline more than ace reels.

  • Home event: Southern Arc Invitational, Sydney
  • Circuit lead: Vanguard South
  • Gear note: low sens, large pad, stable 8K polling
Industrial site under smoke and tungsten light

Bomb site

Counter-Strike 2

Locksite Classic is a utility tournament. Melbourne crowds now groan at a wasted flash, which is how you know the year is healthy. Overtime is short so the final does not become a sleep study.

  • Home event: Locksite Classic, Melbourne
  • Circuit lead: Blacksoil
  • Gear note: closed-back headset, stage bleed is real
Two fighters on a glowing competitive lane

MOBA split

League of Legends

Rift Pacific is the spine of winter into early summer. Draft is the story. The fearless week exists so comfort picks cannot hide a thin read of the patch.

  • Home event: Rift Pacific Split, Brisbane
  • Circuit lead: Paper Coast
  • Gear note: fast actuation, quiet switches for comms
Dusk battlefield in front of a stone fortress

Ancient race

Dota 2

Outback Crown keeps the hero pool honest and the series short enough for a weekend. The desk publishes net worth swings with the vod, because a 70-minute game deserves a map, not a shrug.

  • Home event: Outback Crown, Brisbane
  • Circuit lead: Civic Nova
  • Gear note: 27-inch 1440p, UI scale locked before game one
Rain-lit street prepared for a night match

Respawn

Call of Duty

Night Grid belongs to Perth. The map order is public, the hill rotations are the article, and east-coast viewers get the final without staying up for a coin flip.

  • Home event: Night Grid Open, Perth
  • Circuit lead: Westbridge
  • Gear note: matched controllers, trigger stops checked Saturday
Floodlit football pitch with the ball on the centre circle

Pitch

EA Sports FC

Pitch Black Cup is played like a night match, not a couch final. Settings freeze on Friday. The desk tracks chance creation so a 1–0 does not pretend to be a siege.

  • Home event: Pitch Black Cup, Adelaide
  • Circuit lead: Red Kiln
  • Gear note: low input lag panel, no local overlays
Arena car above a glowing competitive pitch

Arena

Rocket League

Boost Meridian is a small room with clean wired ping. Camera settings stay personal. The story is boost discipline and who panics on zero in game six.

  • Home event: Boost Meridian, Canberra
  • Circuit lead: Lumen Row
  • Gear note: high refresh, wired controller, no wireless drops
Operator with a shield in a concrete breach scene

Execute

Rainbow Six Siege

Shield Quarter puts the ban phase on the broadcast because that is the match. Plant denial and vertical play decide more series than a single entry clip.

  • Home event: Shield Quarter, Melbourne
  • Circuit lead: Ash Circuit
  • Gear note: positional audio, crowd ducked on stage
Drop toward a canyon outpost at dusk

Battle royale

Apex Legends

Canyon Week in Hobart uses a published points table and a drop map the lobby can see. Third parties are part of the sport. The vod labels the zone, not just the champion.

  • Home event: Canyon Week, Hobart
  • Circuit lead: Night Parapet
  • Gear note: lightweight mouse, long pad, consistent glide
Two fighters under magenta and gold spotlights

Fight night

Street Fighter 6 and Tekken 8

Golden Gauntlet shares a roof and not a crowd flow. Pools overlap. Top eights get the lights one title at a time. Leverless and stick both pass through the same Saturday check.

  • Home event: Golden Gauntlet, Sydney
  • Circuit leads: Copperline and Harbour Static
  • Gear note: Hall-effect or a checked leverless, spare cable in the bag

Wider watch list

Still on the 2026 radar.

Overwatch 2

Hero bans and support tempo. Covered when an Australian LAN posts a full vod and a roster list.

Fortnite

Late-game pieces and zone pathing. Qualifier nights land on the Gold Coast watch floor when the bracket is public.

PUBG

Rotation calls over highlight knocks. We chart circle luck separately from fights won.

Marvel Rivals

Team-up tempo and support uptime. On the watch list while the Australian LAN calendar settles.

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