A number of prime groups from North America have been instantly invited to the VALORANT Challengers circuit, hosted by Knights Enviornment, whereas one other 4 will face off towards one another to qualify subsequent week, a number of sources advised Dot Esports.
Fan favorites within the area similar to TSM and FaZe have been invited to compete in Challengers with out having to qualify by means of the open qualifiers, which start on Jan. 9. Shopify Rebel, The Guard, G2 Esports, and newcomers M80 will be part of them.
One other six groups will qualify for the league with 4 from the open qualifier, which is able to start on Jan. 9 and conclude on Jan. 13 whereas a last two groups will earn a spot by means of the final probability qualifier, which is about to happen from Jan. 17 to Jan. 22. The primary break up will start on Feb. 1 and conclude on March 17.
All groups excluding M80 did not safe a partnership with builders and event organizers Riot Video games to compete within the North American worldwide league, which is about to start in February with a kick-off event.
A number of groups had been snubbed from a direct invite to the Challengers league. Darkish Ratio, for instance, which was linked with MAD Lions, was unable to safe an invitation. Streamer Disguised Toast’s Challengers crew will even need to slug by means of the open qualifier.
On the conclusion of the season, two groups will qualify for the Ascension event by means of the Challengers playoffs, that are set to happen from Could 31 to June 10. The 2 groups that safe qualification for the Ascension event will face off towards the highest groups from the neighboring Challengers areas for an opportunity to win a spot within the Americas worldwide league in 2024.
