FaZe Clan is hosting an official Valorant Ignition Series tournament in partnership with Riot Games, as a part of Riot's Ignition Series.
A key North American invitational event, the FaZe Clan Valorant Invitational is part of the first-ever official tournament series for Valorant.
In addition to big-name streamers and competitive players, the event will feature "exciting new, upcoming talent competing for a chance to make a name for themselves in the new title."
The event is being sponsored by Nissan USA, Verizon, and Nerd Street Gamers.
Valorant Faze Clan Invitational Qualifiers
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Qualifier 1
- Date: 1 August 2020
- 256 Teams
- Single Elimination bracket
- Matches are Bo1
- Grand Finals are Bo3
- Click here to register
Qualifier 2
- Date: 2 August 2020
- 256 Teams
- Single Elimination bracket
- Matches are Bo1
- Grand Finals are Bo3
- Click here to register
Valorant Faze Clan Invitational Qualifiers will be streamed live on the official Nerd Street Gamers Twitch Channel.
Valorant Faze Clan Invitational Format
- Seeding: Invited teams will be pre-sorted based on previous tournaments and results. Four teams that will come from the open qualifier will be placed randomly in groups.
- Group Stage:
- 4 groups of 4 teams.
- Double Elimination Groups
- Bo3 Matches
- Top 2 teams from each group advance to playoffs - Playoffs: 8 teams
- Double Elimination bracket
- Quarterfinals and Semifinals Bo3
- Lower Finals Bo3
- Grand Finals Bo5
Valorant Faze Clan Invitational Invited Teams
14 Teams Will be directly invited to the tournament, with Faze Clan being the first revealed. We will update the list when organisers announce new invited teams.
Valorant Faze Clan Invitational Prize Pool
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Fourteen invited teams and four teams that make it through Open Qualifiers will compete for a prize pool of $50,000.
The tournament's prize pool distribution is:
- 1st place - $25,000
- 2nd place - $15,000
- 3rd place - $7,500
- 4th place - $2,500
Valorant Faze Clan Invitational Schedule
Open Qualifier #1 - Saturday, 1st August 2020 at 9:00AM PDT
Open Qualifier #2 - Sunday, 2nd August 2020 at 9:00AM PDT
Group Stage - 6–7 August 2020
Playoffs Quarterfinals and Semifinals - 8 August 2020
Lower Bracket Finals and Grand Finals - 9 August 2020
Valorant Faze Clan Invitational Stream: Hot to Watch
Valorant Faze Clan Invitational will be streamed live on the official Faze Clan Twitch Channel.
Valorant Faze Clan Invitational will be streamed live on the official Valorant Channel.