The global success of the Ignition Series has paved the way for VALORANT’s first major tournament, First Strike. The qualifiers will begin in October and include teams from North America, Europe, CIS, Turkey, Asia, Oceania, Brazil, and the Middle East. The tournament will conclude with multiple regional finals later this year.
If you’re interested in watching First Strike, here’s how you can do it.
Format
The event is divided into three sections: NSG qualifiers, UMG qualifiers, and regional finals.
All matches in the qualifiers and regional finals will be best-of-three, while the grand finals for each event will be best-of-five. The regional finals will feature four teams from each of the NSG and UMG qualifiers.
Regional Finals Teams
Currently, four out of eight teams have qualified for the regional finals. The final four teams will be determined by the UMG qualifiers on November 22.
Team Envy
- food
- crashies
- FNS
- mummAy
- kaboose
100 Thieves
- hiko
- nitr0
- steel
- Asuna
- dicey
Renegades
- retrQ
- CP2
- Winsum
- randyySavage
- Berghy
- Coach: coachJ
Sentinels
- ShahZaM
- SicK
- sinatraa
- zombs
- dapr
Schedule
The UMG qualifiers will begin on November 18, followed by the regional finals on December 3.
Where to Watch
Since First Strike is hosted by Riot Games, you can watch the tournament with live commentary on Riot’s official VALORANT Twitch channel. It will also be broadcasted on YouTube.