FaZe Clan Partners with Verizon and Nissan for VALORANT Ignition Series Invitational
FaZe Clan is teaming up with Verizon and Nissan to host the next VALORANT Ignition Series Invitational. This tournament follows the success of PAX Arena and T1 x Nerd Street Gamers. A total of 16 North American teams will compete for their share of the $50,000 prize pool in the four-day event.
The winning team will take home $25,000, with second place claiming $15,000, third place getting $7,500, and fourth place earning $2,500.
The full list of participating teams has yet to be revealed, but FaZe Clan’s own squad and TSM’s T1 x Nerd Street Gamers winning lineup will be headlining the event. Eleven more teams, determined by previous tournament placings, will be invited along with four up-and-coming open qualifier teams.
Here’s everything you need to know about the event, including the format, teams, schedule, and streaming options.
Format:
– Group stage: Four groups of four teams in a GSL format. Teams have three attempts to qualify out of the group. Pick up two wins and progress to the next stage, lose twice, and suffer elimination. All matches best-of-three.
– Playoffs: Four teams in a double-elimination bracket. All matches best-of-five. Grand final played out in a best-of-five.
Teams:
– FaZe Clan (invited)
– TSM (invited)
– T1 (invited)
– Sentinels (invited)
– Cloud9 (invited)
– Built by Gamers (invited)
– Renegades (invited)
– Complexity Gaming (invited)
– 100 Thieves (invited)
– Immortals (invited)
– Mixup (qualifier #1)
– China Nguyen (qualifier #1)
– Bloom (qualifier #2)
– Lemonade Stand (qualifier #2)
Schedule:
The four-day event kicks off with the group stage on Thursday, Aug. 6 and ends with the grand finals on Sunday, Aug. 9. The full schedule will be updated later.
Where to watch:
The best place to watch the tournament is FaZe’s official Twitch channel. Riot Games will also be shadow-streaming the event.
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