Valorant is firing the opening salvo in their war for hearts and minds this week with the Twitch Rivals Tournament. The tournament isn’t the first we’ve seen but this time Valorant is out of beta and is available to anyone. This means the event is key to luring players into the game.
There are eight total tournaments over the period but we’re focusing on the EU and NA regions for this article. The live kick-off event has been and gone, but this weekend will see the majority of the action, although Europe gets in a day early to handle the extra teams with a Friday, June 5th Group Stage. Continue reading below for a breakdown of the dates, times, prize money, and more.
Valorant Twitch Rivals European Schedule
The European schedule has a check-in time for the first matchups of each day at 11am BST, with the second set checking-in at 2pm BST. The rounds begin 1 hour after these times, and each day follows the same pattern.
Format
- Europe will have 32 teams divided evenly into 2 regions (EU 1 & 2)
- In the Group Stage there are 4 Groups with 4 Teams in each Group (8 Groups between EU 1 and 2)
- They are held as Round Robins with Best-of-1 Matches
- The Top team from each Group advances to the Playoffs
- The Playoffs see an 8-Team Single Elimination Bracket
- The QFs are Best-of-1 Match, while the Semis+ are Best-of-3 Matches
Schedule
- FRI, June 5, 2020 … Day One - Group Stage
- SAT, June 6, 2020 … Day Two - Playoffs (QFs & Semis)
- SUN, June 7, 2020 … Day Three - Playoffs (Finals)
Valorant Twitch Rivals North America Schedule
The North American schedule only features two days of matches, with a 2pm PDT (10pm BST) first round, and 5pm (1am next day BST) for the next grouping. With less players competing in this division, Sunday will see only one group with a 2pm PDT (10pm BST) check-in. As with the Europe schedule, the rounds begin 1 hour after check-in.
Format
- North America will have 16 teams
- In the Group Stage there are 4 Groups with 4 Teams in each Group
- They are held as Round Robins with Best-of-1 Matches
- The Top team from each Group advances to the Playoffs
- The Playoffs see an 4-Team Single Elimination Bracket Best-of-3 Matches
Schedule
- SAT, June 6, 2020 … Day One - Group Stage
- SUN, June 7, 2020 … Day Two - Playoffs
Valorant Twitch Rivals Map Selection
In each match, each team gets to ban a single map from the selection before any further map choices are made.
- In Best-of-1 rounds, Team A is determined randomly and gets to pick the map to play
- In Best-of-3 rounds, Team A is the higher seed or random if both teams the same. Team A picks Map 1, and Team B picks Map 2
- If teams are tied after 2 rounds, Team A is awarded to the fastest win from round 1 or 2. Bans are made, and Team A chooses Map 3 for the decider. This cannot be the same map they previously won.
Valorant Twitch Rivals Prize Pools
Every team involved is competing for shares in the regional Prize Pool, with Europe seeing one for EU1 and one for EU2.
Europe
- $49,000 for each region
- Round Robin rounds award $750 for a win, and $250 for a loss
- Playoffs are paid by placement, with 1st netting $10,000, 2nd getting $5,000, Tied 3rd walking away with $2,500, and the Tied 5th getting $1,250
North America
- $42,000 total
- Round Robin rounds award $750 for a win, and $250 for a loss
- Playoff 1st place gets $8,000, 2nd wins $5,000, Tied 3rd takes $2,500
How to Watch Valorant Twitch Rivals Tournament?
The official Twitch Rivals channel will show the live tournament but each competitor is likely to have their own Twitch stream up if you happen to have a favourite or want a more direct view of the action.
Be sure to also check out our Valorant Server Status and our guide to getting the best FPS Boost if you start playing yourself.
If you missed the kick-off event you can watch it below.
