As the hottest keyword in the Esports scene in the first half of 2020, Valorant – the tactical shooting game produced by Riot Games – the creator of League of Legends, is truly capturing the attention of gamers worldwide, especially the FPS enthusiasts, and the Vietnamese gaming community is no exception.
Feeling the powerful attraction of Valorant as well as the demand for a high-class professional playground for gamers in Vietnam, a major esports tournament for Valorant has been established here, and particularly, it is the first tournament in the world for this game, named The 1st Valorant Championship.
The 1st Valorant Championship officially began competition from early morning on June 27, and is expected to conclude on Sunday, June 28, at GameHome – 2nd floor of Ellipse Tower, 110 Tran Phu, Ha Dong, Hanoi.
From the moment the tournament information was announced, The 1st Valorant Championship has impressed the Vietnamese FPS community with its super “huge” list of sponsors, promising to provide a high-quality playground for Valorant teams in Hanoi. The tournament is also honored to announce the participation of sponsors including: Nvidia, Asus, HyperX, WD, HNC, and the famous cyber chain GameHome.
With the support of sponsors and systematic investment, The 1st Valorant Championship also boasts a relatively attractive prize pool for a new game like Valorant, with a total value of up to 50 million VND.
Competition format: All Valorant matches at The 1st Valorant Championship will be played in a Touch-13 format, where the team that wins 13 rounds first in a game will win that game.
8 teams will be divided into 2 groups, each group consisting of 4 teams, competing in a round-robin format. Each match will consist of 1 game. The top 2 teams will qualify for the semifinals. If 2 teams have the same number of wins, head-to-head results will be considered. If 3 teams are tied in wins, round difference will be taken into account.
The 2 semifinal matches will feature the top team from Group A facing the second-placed team from Group B and vice versa. The 2 teams winning the semifinals will meet in the finals. All semifinal and final matches will be played in a Best-of-3 format, where the team that wins 2 games will win the match.
In the group stage, all matches will take place on the Ascent map. Ascent is the newest map, just launched on June 2.
In the semifinals and finals, teams will participate in a ban and pick phase to choose 3 out of 4 maps to compete on. The top teams from Group A and B will have the right to ban 1 map, while the second-placed teams from Group A and B will have the right to choose the map for the first game in the semifinals.
The intense gunfights at The 1st Valorant Championship would be less exciting without the “fire bearers,” and the duo of casters Van Tung and Sonbus are the faces responsible for conveying the most thrilling and captivating moments of each match to the audience and fans.
Van Tung is a former caster for VETV with extensive expertise in esports games, knowledgeable about gameplay and meta. Van Tung is known for his pleasant commentary voice and has also served as an analyst for GAM Esports.
Sonbus is a talented caster, with experience in commenting on major PUBG tournaments domestically as well as at VPT VALORANT Showmatch. He has a captivating and engaging commentary style, full of expertise and a keen situational awareness.
List of participating teams
The first professional Valorant tournament will gather 8 esports organizations. Among them are several renowned names that have established their brand in the Vietnamese esports scene, and here is the lineup of the 8 top professional Valorant teams in Vietnam.
Currently, the tournament can be followed on the YouTube channel of VPTStudio: https://www.youtube.com/vptstudio