Best Esports in California — 74 verified listings

• M80 — Los Angeles. Global esports & tech company launched 2023, headquartered in Los Angeles. Acquired Beastcoast in Dec 2024 and fields rosters in CS2, Valorant and Rainbow Six Siege. Based in Los Angeles, California.
• 100 Thieves — Culver City. Lifestyle and gaming org founded 2017 by Matt 'Nadeshot' Haag. 15,000 sq ft Cash App Compound HQ in Culver City. LCS, Valorant, Fortnite teams plus a streaming and apparel arm. Based in Culver City, C
• Cloud9 — Santa Monica. Premier US esports org founded 2013 by Jack Etienne, HQ'd at 2720 Neilson Way, Santa Monica. Twelve pro teams in LoL, Valorant, CS2, Smash, Apex and more. Based in Santa Monica, California. Tier 1 esp
• NRG Esports — Los Angeles. LA-based org founded 2015 by Kings co-owners Andy Miller and Mark Mastrov. NRG Castle content house and Culver City facility. Runs Rocket League, Valorant, Smash and Apex squads. Based in Los Angeles,
• Shopify Rebellion — Los Angeles. North American multi-title esports org launched by Shopify in 2021, with US operations base. Co-owned by Cr1TiKaL and Ludwig from 2025 after absorbing Moist Esports. Based in Los Angeles, California.
• Luminosity Gaming — Los Angeles. Toronto-founded gaming org with LA office at 925 N La Brea Ave. Fields rosters in Apex Legends, Fortnite, Valorant and Call of Duty. Acquired by Vertiqal Studios in 2025. Based in Los Angeles, Califor
• Los Angeles Thieves — Los Angeles. CDL franchise of 100 Thieves, based at the 100 Thieves Cash App Compound in Culver City. Plays in the Call of Duty League. Based in Los Angeles, California. Single-discipline esports teams focus on on
• UC Irvine Esports — Irvine. First public university esports program, opened 2016 with a 3,500 sq ft arena in the Student Center. Fields varsity teams in LoL and Valorant. Based in Irvine, California. Collegiate varsity esports p
• UCLA Esports — Los Angeles. Big-Ten varsity esports program with the Bruins Esports & Gaming Lounge in Ackerman Union. Top-three Big Ten finishes in Valorant and Overwatch. Based in Los Angeles, California. Collegiate varsity es
• Cal Esports (UC Berkeley) — Berkeley. UC Berkeley's varsity esports org with 120+ student-athletes and the Cal Esports Community Center (55 PCs, Twitch studio). Based in Berkeley, California. Collegiate varsity esports programs operate in
• Loaded — Los Angeles. LA-based gaming talent agency representing top Twitch streamers and competitive influencers. Backed by $20M growth round and parent of creative arm Open World. Based in Los Angeles, California. Esport
• GG Talent Group — Los Angeles. Boutique gaming talent agency representing competitive players, streamers and esports broadcasters across major North American titles. Based in Los Angeles, California. Esports talent agencies represe
• Evolved Talent Agency — Los Angeles. Leading talent agency for gaming creators and brand partnerships, with offices in LA. Represents top esports personalities and streamers. Based in Los Angeles, California. Esports talent agencies repr
• Moist Esports (Rebellion FGC) — Los Angeles. Charlie 'MoistCr1TiKaL' White's FGC org founded 2021, now merged into Shopify Rebellion. Has rostered Sonix, Light, and other Smash and SF6 pros. Based in Los Angeles, California. Fighting game commun
• Built By Gamers — Los Angeles. LA-based esports and lifestyle brand co-owned by NFL receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster. Fields competitive teams and creator roster across Apex, Valorant and Fortnite. Based in Los Angeles, California. Tie
• T1 US — Los Angeles. Korean-American esports org with Los Angeles operations. Fields Apex Legends and Valorant Game Changers rosters out of California. Based in Los Angeles, California. Tier 1 esports organizations roster
• PlayVS College — Los Angeles. Operates the PlayVS Collegiate League powering NACE and NECC schools nationwide. LA-based parent of high school and college esports infrastructure. Based in Los Angeles, California. Tier 2 esports org
• Skyline Esports — Los Angeles. LA-based esports org founded 2022, fielding competitive Valorant and Apex rosters across NA tier-2 leagues. Based in Los Angeles, California. Tier 2 esports organizations compete one or two tiers belo
• Pulse Gaming — Los Angeles. LA-based FGC org rostering Tekken, Street Fighter 6 and Smash competitors. Based in Los Angeles, California. Fighting game community teams support pro players across Street Fighter, Tekken, Mortal Kom
• Echo Fox FGC Alumni Network — Los Angeles. Defunct LA-based esports org Echo Fox historically rostered top FGC pros (Justin Wong, Sonicfox). Alumni network still references brand. Based in Los Angeles, California. Fighting game community teams
• Stay Frosty — Los Angeles. California Smash community team and grassroots org sponsoring competitive Smash Ultimate players. Based in Los Angeles, California. Fighting game community teams support pro players across Street Figh
• Gen.G US — Los Angeles. Korean-American esports org with LA office. Operates Valorant, Smash, Fortnite and Apex teams; backed by Will Smith and former NBA Commissioner David Stern. Based in Los Angeles, California. Tier 1 es
• Gen.G Tigers of Shanghai (US ops) — Los Angeles. Gen.G's North American gaming operations house with rostered Apex, Fortnite and Valorant Game Changers teams. Based in Los Angeles, California. Single-discipline esports teams focus on one game or gen
• Cloud9 Smash — Santa Monica. Cloud9's competitive Smash division featuring top Melee players including Mango and Captain Faceroll. Based in Santa Monica, California. Fighting game community teams support pro players across Street
• Riddles Gaming — Los Angeles. LA-based competitive Smash org rostering top Smash Ultimate pros. Based in Los Angeles, California. Fighting game community teams support pro players across Street Fighter, Tekken, Mortal Kombat, Smas
• Voltaic Esports — Los Angeles. FPS aim-training and competitive Valorant/CS org based in LA. Recognized authority on FPS player development. Based in Los Angeles, California. Tier 2 esports organizations compete one or two tiers be
• WE ARE NATIONS — Los Angeles. Premier global esports apparel and licensing partner based in LA. Manages official merch for FaZe, T1, Cloud9, OG and more. Based in Los Angeles, California. Esports talent agencies represent streamer
• Anonymous Content Esports — Culver City. Hollywood talent/management firm with growing gaming division, repping streamers and esports personalities. Based in Culver City, California. Esports talent agencies represent streamers, pro players,
• United Talent Agency Gaming — Beverly Hills. UTA's gaming and esports division, representing streamers and pro player talent across major NA titles. Based in Beverly Hills, California. Esports talent agencies represent streamers, pro players, an
• Creative Artists Agency Esports — Los Angeles. CAA's gaming and esports division reps top streamers and pros in deal-making, sponsorship and content strategy. Based in Los Angeles, California. Esports talent agencies represent streamers, pro playe
• WME Esports — Beverly Hills. William Morris Endeavor's esports division representing top streamers, casters and pro players. Based in Beverly Hills, California. Esports talent agencies represent streamers, pro players, and conten
• Audio Up Gaming — Los Angeles. LA-based audio and esports content studio producing programming for streamers and gaming brands. Based in Los Angeles, California. Esports talent agencies represent streamers, pro players, and content
• ESC Gaming — Los Angeles. LA-based esports management firm with creator and competitive teams across multiple titles. Based in Los Angeles, California. Tier 2 esports organizations compete one or two tiers below the top franch
• aXiomatic Gaming — Los Angeles. Esports investment firm and majority owner of Team Liquid, with offices in LA. Backed by Ted Leonsis and Peter Guber. Based in Los Angeles, California. Esports talent agencies represent streamers, pro
• Heroic US — Los Angeles. Danish-founded esports org with LA office, rostering CS2 and Smash pros across North America. Based in Los Angeles, California. Tier 2 esports organizations compete one or two tiers below the top fran
• Endpoint US — Los Angeles. European org Endpoint with US operations, rostering Valorant and CS2 talent. Based in Los Angeles, California. Tier 2 esports organizations compete one or two tiers below the top franchised leagues -
• Built By Gamers Apex — Los Angeles. BBG's competitive Apex Legends division featuring NA pros and the team's Algs-level placements. Based in Los Angeles, California. Single-discipline esports teams focus on one game or genre - smaller r
• TSM Apex — Los Angeles. TSM's Apex Legends squad. Multi-time ALGS champions with iconic roster ImperialHal-Verhulst-Reps. Based in Los Angeles, California. Single-discipline esports teams focus on one game or genre - smaller
• TSM Valorant — Los Angeles. TSM's competitive Valorant squad. Won 2025 VCL NA Stage 3 Championship. Based in Los Angeles, California. Single-discipline esports teams focus on one game or genre - smaller rosters, lower overhead,
• Sentinels Valorant — Los Angeles. Sentinels' iconic Valorant team, winners of Masters Reykjavik 2021 and 2023 LOCK//IN. Tenz-led roster. Based in Los Angeles, California. Single-discipline esports teams focus on one game or genre - sm
• 100 Thieves Valorant — Culver City. 100T's VCT Americas Valorant squad. Won North America's first VCT Stage 2 Masters in 2021. Based in Culver City, California. Single-discipline esports teams focus on one game or genre - smaller roster
• Cloud9 Valorant — Santa Monica. Cloud9's VCT Americas Valorant team. Roster has included Yay, Leaf and Xeppaa. Based in Santa Monica, California. Single-discipline esports teams focus on one game or genre - smaller rosters, lower ov
• NRG Valorant — Los Angeles. NRG's VCT Americas Valorant squad. Acquired from CLG after consolidation. Roster features Ethan, FNS. Based in Los Angeles, California. Single-discipline esports teams focus on one game or genre - sma
• Cloud9 LCS — Santa Monica. C9's LCS team. Most successful LCS franchise with multiple titles and Worlds Semifinal appearances. Based in Santa Monica, California. Single-discipline esports teams focus on one game or genre - smal
• 100 Thieves LCS — Culver City. 100T's LCS franchise. 2021 LCS Champions and 2025 LCS Spring Champions roster. Based in Culver City, California. Single-discipline esports teams focus on one game or genre - smaller rosters, lower ove
• TSM LCS — Los Angeles. TSM's historic LCS franchise. Seven-time LCS champions with iconic players Bjergsen and Doublelift. Based in Los Angeles, California. Single-discipline esports teams focus on one game or genre - small
• Counter Logic Gaming Legacy — Los Angeles. Iconic North American esports brand. LCS spot sold to NRG in 2023 but CLG brand maintained as alumni org. Based in Los Angeles, California. Tier 2 esports organizations compete one or two tiers below
• NRG LCS — Los Angeles. NRG's LCS franchise (formerly CLG slot). Competes in League of Legends Championship Series. Based in Los Angeles, California. Single-discipline esports teams focus on one game or genre - smaller roste
• Shopify Rebellion LCS — Los Angeles. Shopify Rebellion's LCS team (acquired TSM's slot in 2024). LA-based with strong LCS roster. Based in Los Angeles, California. Single-discipline esports teams focus on one game or genre - smaller rost
• Method Esports — Los Angeles. World of Warcraft and Diablo competitive raid esports org with US operations in LA. Based in Los Angeles, California. Tier 2 esports organizations compete one or two tiers below the top franchised lea
• Twin Galaxies — Los Angeles. Iconic LA-based competitive video game record keeper and esports brand founded 1981. Based in Los Angeles, California. Esports talent agencies represent streamers, pro players, and content creators -
• League of Legends Championship Series — Los Angeles. The premier North American professional League of Legends league operated by Riot Games since 2013, played live at the Riot Games Arena in West Los Angeles. After a one-year stint as LTA North in 2025
• VCT Americas (VALORANT Champions Tour) — Los Angeles. Riot Games' top-tier VALORANT esports league for the Americas, with all regular-season matches played on LAN at the Riot Games Arena in Los Angeles. Part of the global VCT system that culminates in VC
• Call of Duty League — Santa Monica. Activision Blizzard's franchised professional Call of Duty league, launched in January 2020 with 12 city-based teams (nine in the US). Headquartered out of Activision's Santa Monica campus, the league
• Apex Legends Global Series — Burbank. EA and Respawn Entertainment's global Apex Legends esports league, headquartered out of Respawn's Burbank studio. Year 6 features a $7M prize pool, three global LAN events, and Pro League play across
• Madden NFL Championship Series — Redwood City. EA Sports' official Madden NFL competitive circuit, run out of EA HQ in Redwood City. Recent seasons have hosted the Madden Bowl in San Francisco and Championship events at Full Sail University in Orl
• Overwatch Champions Series — Irvine. Blizzard Entertainment's official Overwatch 2 esports circuit, launched January 2024 after the Overwatch League's dissolution. The NA and EMEA regions are operated by ESL FACEIT Group under a multi-ye
• Capcom Pro Tour — San Mateo. Capcom USA's official Street Fighter 6 global qualifying circuit, with a 2026 prize pool over $2 million. The Pro Tour culminates in the annual Capcom Cup, traditionally hosted in the San Francisco Ba
• Tekken World Tour — Irvine. Bandai Namco Entertainment America's official Tekken 8 competitive circuit, comprised of Master+, Master and Challenger events worldwide. The Top 16 of the Global Leaderboard and 15 regional #1s quali
• ESL Pro League (North America) — Los Angeles. ESL FACEIT Group's flagship Counter-Strike 2 league, which features regional NA qualifiers feeding the global Pro League. EFG operates a Los Angeles office that serves as its North American hub. Based
• ESEA League — Los Angeles. The E-Sports Entertainment Association league, founded in 2003 and now owned by ESL FACEIT Group. ESEA is the foundational online ladder for North American competitive Counter-Strike, integrated with
• FACEIT — Los Angeles. Matchmaking and tournament platform owned by ESL FACEIT Group, with a Los Angeles office serving North American operations. Hosts the FACEIT Pro League, ECL, and partner leagues across CS2, Dota 2 and
• start.gg — San Francisco. Tournament management platform widely used by the FGC since 2015, formerly known as smash.gg. Acquired by Microsoft in 2020 and spun back into independence in January 2025 under its original Smash.gg
• Mobalytics — Marina del Rey. Performance analytics and rank-improvement platform for League of Legends, TFT and other titles, founded 2016 in Marina del Rey. Partnered with the LCS to bridge amateur and pro players via the Gamer
• Rally Cry — Los Angeles. Southern California gaming-tech company that designs, hosts and operates esports leagues. Partners with Riot Games to run the LCS Challengers League and powers the US Academic Esports League and Madde
• PlayVS College League — Santa Monica. PlayVS' collegiate esports platform, which integrated the acquired LeagueSpot infrastructure in 2026 to power the largest scholastic-to-collegiate network in North America. Based in Santa Monica, Cali
• College League of Legends (RSAA) — Los Angeles. The Riot Scholastic Association of America's official intercollegiate League of Legends competition for the US and Canada, introduced 2018. Operated alongside College VALORANT under Riot's UNIVERSITY
• College VALORANT — Los Angeles. Riot Games' official collegiate VALORANT competition for the US and Canada, run by the Riot Scholastic Association of America. 2025-26 conferences cover all major NCAA divisions plus open enrollment.
• PlayVS — Santa Monica. Founded 2017, PlayVS is North America's largest scholastic esports platform and the official esports partner of the NFHS Network. Powers officially sanctioned high school leagues in 40+ state and regi
• NASEF (Network of Academic & Scholastic Esports Federations) — Corona del Mar. Nonprofit 501(c)(3) founded as the North America Scholastic Esports Federation, with core ties to UC Irvine's Connected Learning Lab. Provides free middle and high school esports clubs and curriculum
• California Interscholastic Federation Esports — Sacramento. CIF, California's official high school activities federation, selected NASEF as its Official Esports Provider. CIF Esports state championships are held in League of Legends, Rocket League, SSBU and Ma
• Northern California Esports League — Oroville. NCEL is orchestrated under the Butte County Office of Education and is NASEF's first program affiliate. Serves Northern California high schools and middle schools with curriculum-aligned competition.
• Central California Esports League — Fresno. Central California Esports League serves Fresno County Office of Education area schools with scholastic competition, curriculum and STEM-aligned esports programming. Based in Fresno, California. High
• Logitech G Adaptive Esports Tournaments — Newark. Annual adaptive esports tournament series for gamers with disabilities, run by Logitech G with The AbleGamers Charity, Mount Sinai Hospitals and Adaptive Action Sports. Features Rocket League and othe

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