Cloud9 Valorant Invitational: schedule, format, teams, how to watch

Valorant got festive after the latest update, introducing some winter-themed weapon skins and the Snowball Fight LTM.

Now it looks like the competitive scene is getting into the spirit too with the Cloud9 Valorant Invitational bringing together some of North America's best teams, who will each field a mix of their pros and content creators, as they battle for the title "To The Skyes".

There will be $25,000 on the line with it all being donated to Wings for Life, a charity that seeks to find a cure for spinal cord injuries.

The event kicks off on the 19th and wraps on the 20th of December, acting as the perfect way to wind down for the holidays after what was a tumultuous year for many, for reasons that we don't really need to get into.

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Here is everything you need to know.

Cloud9 Valorant Invitational: The Teams

Eight teams in all have been invited including both of Cloud9's rosters, a pick of the best teams in North America, plus TSM's Ali "Myth" Kabbani is also fielding a team under the Mythicals banner.

Remember, who will be representing these teams is still up in the air as all the teams are expected to field a mix of their regular players and content creators.

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The eight teams are:

• Cloud9Blue
• Cloud9White
• Complexity
• Envy
• FaZe Clan
• Mythicals (Team Myth)
  • Myth
  • Hazed
  • Drone
  • Ploo
  • Dapr
• Renegades
• T1

Schedule and how to watch

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The two-day event runs from 19-20th December.

The action kicks off at 1 pm PT (4 pm ET / 9 pm GMT) each day.

All the action can be followed on the official Cloud9 channel broadcast.