Valorant Launch and Twitch Rivals event

As you may already be aware, Riot Games has released their tactical FPS, Valorant on June 2nd. The game was extremely popular during its closed beta period, especially on Twitch. Everyone is excited for the game’s release and its newly implemented:

• Agent (Reyna)
• Gamemode
• Map (Ascent)

On top of the release, Twitch Rivals will be collaborating with Riot once more to carry out the first batch of competitive events for Valorant. The event will feature content creators and community figures from the following countries and regions: North America, Brazil, LATAM, Europe, Korea, and Japan. 

To celebrate launch, we’re teaming with competitive FPS creators to hold a global tournament and crown 1 winning team from each region. Up for grabs is a $200,000 prize pool and the right to count themselves among the first global VALORANT champs. https://t.co/8KTOqeVsck

— VALORANT (@PlayVALORANT) May 28, 2020

With regards to the prize pool, Riot have stated that $200,000 will be the totalled amount for all the events combined. It is to be spread separately between the countries and regions.

All in all, the event will definitely be worth watching, despite the players being content creators and not professional players, we’re still in for a very fun event. The game’s release is one of the biggest game launches in the history of esports. This is when the game has released in each region:

LAUNCHING —
In 12 hours – Korea, Japan, and most of Asia-Pacific
In 18 hours – Europe, Turkey, MENA, Russia, and CIS countries
In 25 hours – North America, Latin America, and South America
EPISODE 1: IGNITION. pic.twitter.com/mXmXw86zRQ

— VALORANT (@PlayVALORANT) June 1, 2020