The biggest VALORANT occasion of the 12 months wrapped up on Sunday, Sept. 18, with VCT Champions crowning Brazil’s LOUD thanks to a 3-1 win over North America’s OpTic Gaming. But there’s nonetheless lots extra skilled VALORANT to come this 12 months.
Over the subsequent few months, followers can have loads of alternatives to catch pro VALORANT matches, though there gained’t be any official Major tournaments or leagues till 2023. Next 12 months, Riot Games is transitioning over to one thing known as VALORANT partnership leagues, taking out VCT for good.
Until then, listed below are all the VALORANT tournaments you may look ahead to following Champions 2022.
Red Bull Home Ground Three
Looking for one thing totally different? The Red Bull Home Ground will provide aggressive matches in a unique format from Dec. 9 to 11. It will happen in Manchester, United Kingdom, in entrance of a dwell viewers. While the sequence will characteristic a best-of-five format, the groups will probably be ready to select a map as a “residence floor” and if a workforce wins each first maps, the sequence will head straight to match level.
The match will characteristic eight groups from totally different areas, together with North America for the first time. While the European qualifier has but to start, the Turkish workforce who’s set to attend is the champion of VALORANT’s Regional League finals, FUT Esports. If the different groups to attend provide an identical stage of competitors, it is going to be properly value the watch.
Game Changers Championship
If you’re fascinated with discovering expertise on the rise, the finals of the Game Changers circuit, Riot’s official feminine league, is a superb possibility. The ultimate match will welcome the eight finest groups throughout six totally different areas, together with the finest groups from North America.
For the first time, the circuit will characteristic an offline ultimate match in Berlin, Germany from Nov. 15 to 20, the place it can crown a world champion. Three groups will qualify in accordance to whole circuit factors, whereas 5 others will advance by way of the qualifiers. While Cloud9 White and Rebellion GC are the two NA contenders thanks to circuit factors, one other workforce from the area will qualify by way of the NA Series three match in October.
MEL Valorant Premiership – Season Four Playoffs
From Sept. 29 to Nov. 1, eight groups from North America will combat for a $10,000 prize pool on this online match. While the taking part groups have but to be determined, the match often options groups from the official regional league, resembling Cloud9 and TSM. This article will probably be up to date when the groups have been formally introduced.
Regional League tournaments
While most of the nationwide leagues have wrapped up this summer season, there are nonetheless some extra tournaments to come by the finish of the 12 months. France, Spain, and Portugal will all have yet one more match that includes the finest groups from the international locations. Here’s the listing of these tournaments:
- France: Coupe de France 2022.
- The match will characteristic the 16 finest groups in the nation, together with Karmine Corp and Regional champion Vitality. It will happen from Oct. 27 to Nov. 11.
- Spain: LVP Crossfire Cup.
- Similarly, it can characteristic the 16 finest groups from Spain, together with the 10 taking part groups of the Spanish League, Rising Stage. It will kick off on Oct. 3 and can finish on Nov. 12.
- Portugal: Campeonato de Elite, Stage Two.
- Unlike the different tournaments, it will solely characteristic eight groups from the nation, together with the six finest groups from the earlier stage, in addition to each groups which earned their place in July’s Relegation Tournament.