Get ready for something important, Riot Games announced the dates of the Valorant's first tournament. A competition that will not only bring together the best players, but will also serve as the starting signal for something even bigger: turning the title into one of the new and great proposals in the world of eSports.
First Strike: Valorant Europe
Valorant was officially launched halfway through the year, but for months the Riot Games title - creators of the biggest eSport game in history, League of Legends - had already managed to generate a lot of noise and expectation. So much so that on Twitch he accumulated hours and hours of playing related content.
Those hours within the platform remain at a good level and that is why Riot Games may have considered that the right time had come to launch its first official tournament produced entirely by them. Because until now, the developed company helped in the preparation of other tournaments, but there were always other companies involved in them. This is not the case now, and this is important for the game itself, its community and mainly for the future of the title as an eSport game.
So, starting next November 9 and until the 22nd of the same month the tournament phase of open and online classification of Valorant. During this period, four separate tournaments will be held, two for each of the weeks, in which all the teams that so wish may participate. Each one of these turners will serve to determine a first classification that will go on to play the main phase of the tournament.
Esa First Strike: Europe Main Stage will take place between December 3-6. In it the eight best teams will fight for the final victory. For them, during the quarterfinals and semifinals, the best-of-three series will be played, and the final, to be held on the 6th, will be played to the best-of-five. The team that wins will be crowned the First Strike Champion: Europe.
Requirements to participate in First Strike: Europe
Now that you know that there will be an official Valorant tournament, you may be wondering what you need to participate in it. Well, first of all you must be 16 years or older. That is basic, although it is not only there. In order to play, it will also be essential that at the time of registration or during the previous actor you have reached the rank of Immortal 1.
If so, if you meet both requirements you can enter to participate in this first Valorant tournament. However, all the rules and other related information will be published during these next few weeks. So, in case you want to be part of this first and important Valorant event, keep an eye on the profiles on networks and the official website of the company.
We'll see how this first tournament is received, but it certainly won't disappoint. And it is that we have already said that it not only has the support of a great company like Riot Games, but also that of millions of players who have found in the title a proposal with the right seasonings to be attractive in every way.
By the way, this announcement comes along with those of a new map and other news of act III. Whether or not you play at the highest competitive level, if you like Valorant you have new reasons to continue investing hours of leisure in it.