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2008 in esports
| Date | Game | Event | Location | Winner/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 16 | StarCraft: Brood War | 2007 Shinhan Bank Proleague | Song "Stork" Byung-gu | |
| February 24 | Warcraft III | NGL-One Season 4 | ||
| February 28 | F.E.A.R. World in Conflict |
CPL World Tour Finals 2007 | ||
| March 8 | StarCraft: Brood War | GOMTV MSL #4 2008 | Lee Jae-dong | |
| March 9 | numerous games | WCG 2008 Samsung Euro Championship | ||
| March 9 | Counter-Strike WarCraft III |
Extreme Masters (EM) II - Finals | ||
| March 15 | StarCraft: Brood War | Bacchus OSL 2008 | Lee "Flash" Young-ho | |
| March 16 | Unreal Tournament 3 | Play.com UT3 National Championship (5v5 iCTF) | London | Soulreapers/pure.gaming |
| April 13 | Gears of War Halo 3 |
MLG Meadowlands 2008 | ||
| May 3 | Halo 3 | Halo 3 US Championship | New York City | |
| Counter-Strike | KODE5 2008 WarCraft III |
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| June 15 | numerous games | MLG San Diego 2008 | ||
| June 29 | StarCraft: Brood War WarCraft III World of WarCraft |
Blizzard Worldwide Invitational 2008 | ||
| July 6 | ESWC 2008 Masters of Paris | |||
| July 12 | StarCraft: Brood War | EVER OSL 2008 | Park "July" Sung-joon | |
| July 13 | Gears of War Halo 3 Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 World of WarCraft |
MLG Orlando 2008 | ||
| July 26 | StarCraft: Brood War | Arena MSL 2008 | Park "fOrGG" Ji-soo | |
| July 27 | WarCraft III | WEG e-Stars 2008 | ||
| July 28 | Counter-Strike: Source Dead or Alive 4 FIFA 08 Forza Motorsport 2 |
2008 Championship Gaming Series Season | ||
| August 8 | numerous games | ESL Pro Series Germany Season 12 Finals | ||
| August 8–10 | fighting games | Evolution 2008 | Tropicana Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada, US |
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| August 10 | StarCraft: Brood War | Averatec-Intel Classic #1 | ||
| August 24 | Counter-Strike Counter-Strike: Source |
ENC Finals 2008 | ||
| August 24 | Gears of War Halo 3 Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 |
MLG Toronto 2008 | ||
| August 27 | numerous games | ESWC 2008 | ||
| October 5 | Gears of War Halo 3 Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 World of WarCraft |
MLG Dallas 2008 | ||
| October 5 | Counter-Strike World of WarCraft |
EM III - Los Angeles | ||
| October 11 | StarCraft: Brood War WarCraft III World of WarCraft |
BlizzCon 2008 | ||
| October 19 | Counter-Strike World of WarCraft |
EM III - Montreal | ||
| October 24 | Counter-Strike | EM III - Dubai | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | mousesports |
| November 2 | Counter-Strike WarCraft III |
World e-Sports Masters 2008 | Team NoA (CS) Wang "Infi" Xu Wen (WarCraft III) | |
| November 9 | World Cyber Games 2008 | Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen | ||
| November 16 | Counter-Strike WarCraft III World of WarCraft |
EM III - Asian Finals - WoW | ||
| November 22 | StarCraft: Brood War | ClubDay MSL 2008 | Kim "Bisu" Taek-yong | |
| November 23 | MLG Vegas 2008 | Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Gears of War Halo 3 Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 |
Las Vegas | |
| November 23 | Counter-Strike World of WarCraft |
EM III - American Finals | ||
| November 30 | numerous games | DreamHack Winter 2008 | ||
| December 7 | numerous games | EPS Germany Season 13 Finals | ||
| December 18 | Counter-Strike Starcraft: Brood War WarCraft II |
International e-Sports Festival 2008 | Kim "Bisu" Taek-yong (Starcraft) |
