First Strike is the first major VALORANT esports tournament organized by Riot Games and will showcase the best talent and the unique playstyle of each region within the esport community. First Strike will crown the first VALORANT champions via multiple regional finals taking place from December 3-6.
For those of you who’ll be watching the event, make sure to collect your in-game rewards courtesy of Prime Gaming. These rewards, such as the “Clip It” spray, can be claimed through the Prime Gaming portal by players who have both a VALORANT account and an Amazon Prime. If you don’t have a Prime membership, you can sign up for a free, 30-day trial of Prime.
EUROPE
Main Event Broadcast Schedule
- Thursday, 12/3: 8am PDT - 2pm PDT
- Friday, 12/4: 8am PDT - 2pm PDT
- Saturday, 12/5: 8am PDT - 2pm PDT
- Sunday, 12/6: 8am PDT - 1pm PDT
Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/valorant_esports_eu
Qualified Teams:
- G2 Esports
- Team Liquid
- FunPlus Phoenix
- SUMN FC
- Nolpenki
- Orgless
- Purple Cobras
- Team Heretics
Information on Europe’s First Strike Qualifiers can be found here. The Open Qualifiers were split into four separate tournaments, two per week, with the top sixteen teams from each advancing to the respective week’s Play-In stage. Competing teams weren’t tied to any single Qualifier, which means that if a team got knocked out of Qualifier A, they could try again in Qualifier B, C, and D. Teams therefore had four chances to secure a place in the Play-Ins and potentially advance to the Playoffs.
Qualifier Dates:
Week 1 Qualifier
- Qualifier A - Nov 9-10
- Qualifier B - Nov 11-12
- Play-In #1 - Nov 13
- Playoffs - Nov 14 -15
Week 2 Qualifier
- Qualifier A - Nov 16-17
- Qualifier B - Nov 18-19
- Play-In #1 - Nov 20
- Playoffs - Nov 21 -22
BRAZIL
Main Event Broadcast Schedule
- Thursday, 12/3: 1pm PDT - 7pm PDT
- Friday, 12/4: 1pm PDT - 7pm PDT
- Saturday, 12/5: 1pm PDT - 7pm PDT
- Sunday, 12/6: 1pm PDT - 6pm PDT
Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/valorant_br
Qualified Teams:
- Gamelanders
- Havan Liberty
- Nimo oNe
- B4 eSports
- Vorax Fusion
- INGAMING Esports
- Pain Gaming
- Imperial Esports
Information on Brazil’s First Strike Qualifiers can be found here. First Strike: Brazil featured four open qualifiers. In the end, 32 teams (8 from each qualifier) competed against each other in a final qualifier for the selection of the 8 best teams, which will participate in the First Strike: Brazil Main Event in December.
Qualifier Dates:
- Open Qualifier #1: October 17 and 18
- Open Qualifier #2: October 24 and 25
- Open Qualifier #3: October 31 and November 1
- Open Qualifier #4: November 7 and 8
- Final Qualifier (Closed): November 14 and 15
- VALORANT First Strike: December 3, 4, 5 and 6
KOREA
Main Event Broadcast Schedule
- Thursday, 12/3: 1am PDT - 7am PDT
- Friday, 12/4: 1am PDT - 7am PDT
- Saturday, 12/5: 9pm PT
- Sunday, 12/6: 9pm PT
Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/valorant_kr/
Qualified Teams:
- Vision Strikers
- F4Q
- Cloud9 Korea
- Crazy Hamster
- TNL Esports
- PROPARTY
- aNg DarkHorse
- T1 Korea
Information on Korea’s First Strike Qualifiers can be found here. The 24 teams with the highest cumulative Circuit Points earned the right to compete in the First Strike Qualifiers in November.
Qualifier Dates:
- VALORANT First Strike Qualifiers: November 12-22
NORTH AMERICA
Main Event Broadcast Schedule
- Thursday, 12/3: 1pm PDT - 9pm PDT
- Friday, 12/4: 1pm PDT - 9pm PDT
- Saturday, 12/5: 1pm PDT - 9pm PDT
- Sunday, 12/6: 1pm PDT - 8pm PDT
Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/valorant_esports_na
Qualified Teams
- Team Envy
- 100 Thieves
- Sentinels
- Renegades
- TSM
- FaZe Clan
- T1
- Immortals
Information on North America’s First Strike Qualifiers can be found here. Teams in the region had two chances to qualify for the First Strike Finals. First at the Nerd Street Gamers Qualifier and then at the UMG Qualifier. The top four teams from each event qualified for the First Strike: Main Event where they will get their chance to earn the title of North American Regional Champions.
North America Qualifier #1
- Nerd Street Gamers Open Qualifier: Oct. 26 - 30
- 16 teams advance to the first First Strike qualifying tournament
- Nerd Street Gamers Tournament: Nov. 4 - 8
- Top 4 teams advance to VALORANT First Strike Event
- Next 4 teams advance to UMG Tournament
- Watch On:
- Twitch nerdstgamers or VALORANT_NA
- YouTube VALORANT_NA
North America Qualifier #2
- UMG Open Qualifier: Nov. 11 - 15
- 12 teams from UMG advance to the second qualifying tournament
- UMG Tournament: Nov 18 - 22
- Note: Pool includes 4 teams from NSG Tournament
- Top 4 teams advance to VALORANT First Strike Event
VALORANT First Strike North America: Dec. 3 - 6
- Top 4 from Nerd Street Gamers Tournament
- Top 4 from UMG Tournament
TURKEY
- Information about First Strike:Turkey will be posted here: https://playvalorant.com/tr-tr/
- Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/riotgamesturkish
Qualified Teams
- Oxygen Esports
- Futbolist
- Sangal Esports
- BBL Esports
- Mod-Z Esports
- Anatolia Esports
- Beşiktaş
- Haze Clan
Information on Turkey’s First Strike Qualifiers can be found here. The top two teams from each open qualifier earned spots to compete in First Strike:Turkey.
- Open Qualifiers: October 22-28
- Open Qualifiers: November 3-8
- Open Qualifiers: November 10-15
- Open Qualifiers: November 17-22
Japan
- Information about First Strike:Japan will be posted here: https://playvalorant.com/ja-jp/
- Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/valorant_jpn
Qualified Teams:
- SCARZ
- Crazy Raccoon
- Absolute JUPITER
- FAV gaming
- Sengoku Gaming
- Detonation Gaming
- REJECT
- BlackBird Ignis
CIS
Main Event Broadcast Schedule
- Thursday, 12/3: 6am PDT
- Friday, 12/4: 6am PDT
- Saturday, 12/5: 6am PDT
- Sunday, 12/6: 6am PDT
- Additional information about First Strike:CIS will be posted here: https://playvalorant.com/ru-ru/news/
- Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/ru_valorant
Qualified Teams
- AoeXe
- ROX TEAM
- Axsor
- forZe
- Team Singularity
- Gambit Esports
- THEX
- Aim.Attack
OCE
- Information about First Strike:OCE will be posted here: https://www.fortressmelbourne.com/riseofvalour
- Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/FortressTavern
LATAM
- Information about First Strike:LATAM will be posted here: https://valorantchampions.lat/
- Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/valorant_la
MENA
Information about First Strike: MENA will be posted here:
SEA
Information about First Strike:SEA will be posted here:
