On the 16th of June, Riot Games announced that they will be introducing the Valorant Ignition series to spark competition between teams in very competitive regions. The G2 Valorant Invitational was the first event to be hosted, consisting of European teams, whereas the T1 x Nerd Street Gamers Showdown will be the first North American event in the Ignition series.
Tournament’s Background
The T1 x Nerd Street Gamers Showdown is a tournament that is hosted by T1 and Nerd Street Gamers. This tournament is the first North American and third event in the Valorant Ignition series hosted by Riot Games.
Prize Pool
There is a total of $50,000 to be distributed between the top 4 teams in the event. Here is how the prize money will be split:
- 1st – $25,000
- 2nd – $15,000
- 3rd – $5,000
- 4th – $5,000
How to qualify for the main event
Most of the teams that are participating in the T1 x Nerd Street Gamers Showdown were invited. However the rest of the teams had to pass through different sets of qualifiers. Some being Qualifier 1, Qualifier 2, and the Community Qualifier.
Tournament format
Group Stage:
- 4 teams in 4 groups.
- The top two teams advance to Playoffs
- All matches are played in a Best of 3 format
Playoffs:
- 8 teams play in a double Elimination bracket
- Winner bracket matches are in a Best of 3 format
- Loser bracket matches are in a Best of 1 format
- Grand Finals is Best of 5 with Winner map advantage
Teams Participating
There will be a total of 16 teams participating overall, 11 teams were invited, whereas the rest passed through different types of qualifiers. There are still 2 teams that are yet to be announced. Full list of teams below:
Invited:
- T1
- Gen.G Esports
- Sentinels
- Immortals
- Team SoloMid
- Team Ninja
- Cloud9
- Mixup
- Code7
- TBD
- TBD
Community Qualifier:
- Charlotte Phoenix
Qualifier 1:
- together we are terrific
- Prospects
Qualifier 2:
- Spot Up
- Echo 8
Schedule list
The T1 x Nerd Street Gamers Showdown is intended to start with the first set of group stage matches at 23:00 CEST on the 26th of June. Groups are still to be determined however they have released the schedule for both the Group Stage and Playoffs. Schedule is as follows:
June 26th/27th – Groups A, B, C, and D:
- 23:00 CEST – 1st group stage match
- 23:00 CEST – 2nd group stage match
- 02:00 CEST – 3rd group stage match
- 02:00 CEST – 4th group stage match
- 05:00 CEST – 5th group stage match
- 05:00 CEST – 6th group stage match
June 27th/28th – Playoffs:
- 23:00 CEST – Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
- 02:00 CEST – Upper Bracket Semifinals
- 02:00 CEST – Lower Bracket Round 1
- 05:00 CEST – Lower Bracket Round 2
June 28th/29th – Playoffs:
- 23:00 CEST – Upper Bracket Final
- 02:00 CEST – Lower Bracket Round 3
- 03:00 CEST – Lower Bracket Final
- 04:00 CEST – Grand Finals
Streaming platform list
The event is set to be streamed on the official T1 esports twitch channel which you can find here. Players might also be streaming on their personal twitch channels, which means that if you’re interested, you can also view the event from a pro player’s perspective.
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Predictions
With regards to predictions, T1 have definitely been the most dominant in the events we’ve seen so far, however both TSM, Gen.G and Cloud9 have an incredible amount of talented players, so it’s very hard to say which team will take the victory at the T1 x Nerd Street Gamers Showdown, however it certain that one of these teams will be victorious.
One team that might be an underdog during this event is none other than “together we are terrific”. The team is made up ex-CSGO pros and they have recently came 2nd during the Pittsburgh Knights Tournament Series and they have also won the Nerd Street Gamers – Open #12. The team is undoubtedly filled with talent, and it will be exciting to see how they fare versus the likes of the teams mentioned above.
Make sure you don’t miss the action tomorrow on the official T1 esports twitch stream, and be sure to tune in to https://www.esportsguide.com/ for all your latest esports news!
