NA Valorant Challengers: Groups, schedule, teams and how to watch – Egaxo

  ❘   Published: 2023-01-31T01:00:00

  ❘   Updated: 2023-01-31T13:30:13

Tier-two North American Valorant is heating up as the Challengers League approaches. Here is everything you need to know about this exciting tournament.

With the VCT Americas league limited to five NA-based organizations, several elite-level Valorant players were left out in the cold, unable to find opportunities in the region’s top competition. They now turn their attention to the Challengers League with hopes of securing promotion to Riot Games’ partner league.

Twelve North American teams will be competing in the Challengers League, which will be organized by Knights Arena. After a long and intense season spanning two splits, a mid-season event, and the playoffs, two teams will progress to the Americas Ascension tournament, where they will be joined by Brazilian and LATAM sides.

The names of the 12 teams that will compete in Split 1 of the Challengers League are already determined, with six of those spots being filled through invites. The other six spots went to the top teams of two open qualifiers, each featuring 256 sides.

Below you can find all you need to know about the NA Valorant Challengers League. This article will be updated as more information becomes available.

NA Valorant Challengers League: How to watch

The Challengers League will be broadcast live on Riot Games’ Twitch and YouTube channels. We have embedded the Twitch stream below for your convenience.

NA Valorant Challengers: Format and schedule

The qualifying process for Challengers took place in January with two open brackets, each featuring 256 teams. The first qualifier had four spots on offer, while the last-chance qualifier had just two.

The six qualified teams will join a roster of six invited teams in Challengers. There will be two splits, each featuring two groups of six teams and weekly matches. After the first split, the top eight teams will participate in a mid-season tournament, where more Challengers points will be on offer.

The groups will be reseeded for the second split, based on the points earned by the teams in the first split and the mid-season event. In the end, the eight teams with the most points accrued throughout the season will advance to the Challengers League Playoffs, where the top two will advance to the Ascension tournament.

• Challengers League Split 1: February 1-March 17
• Mid-Season Invitational: March 22-31
• Challengers League Split 2: April 18-May 19
• Challengers League Playoffs: May 31-June 10

Week 1 schedule (February 1-3)

Week 2 schedule (February 8-10)

Week 3 schedule (February 27- March 1)

Week 4 schedule (March 8-10)

Week 5 schedule (TBD-TBD)

NA Valorant Challengers: Split 1 Groups

The 12 participating teams have been seeded into the following two groups for the league:

Group A

Green = Qualified for Mid-Season Event.

Group B

Green = Qualified for Mid-Season Event.

NA Valorant Challengers: Teams

The Valorant Challengers League will feature 12 teams, half of which are directly invited by Riot Games. The remaining six participants were determined by a grueling open qualifier system with two 256-team brackets.