Riot Unveils VALORANT Ignition Series
“We’re introducing the VALORANT Ignition Series, an official Riot-partner program where we spotlight a few tournaments each week, help discover talented players, and build global recognition for top VALORANT pros and teams.”
Riot Games introduced their plans in building the competitive ecosystem for VALORANT.
With Rated mode’s timetable targeted for the week of June 22, the Ignition Series is a broader partnership with more than 20 global esports organizations. The design of each Series will be organizer led with some soft requirements of:
competitive open qualifiers
show matches
invitationals featuring top players of the game, established personalities, and aspiring amateurs.
The primary goal of the Ignition Series is to develop homegrown competitive scenes that would eventually foster a region’s community. Currently the Series will have events in NA, LATAM, Korea, Japan, SEA, Oceania, Europe, Russia, Turkey, and the Middle East.
Riot plans to support the Series with amplification through:
their channels
a dedicated page with an updated schedule
sharing best practices between tournament organizers
First up from June 19-21:
SOURCE: Riot Games