Published 10:35 IST, July 29th 2020
FaZe Clan associates with $50K Valorant Ignition Series Invitational Tournament
FaZe Clan will be partnering with Nissan, Verizon and Nerd Street Gamers to host FaZe Clan Valorant Invitational with a prize pool of a whopping $50,000.
One North America's popular esports organisations, FaZe Clan, will be partnering with Nissan, Verizon and Nerd Street Gamers to host FaZe Clan Valorant Invitational. The tournament will be part of the Valorant Ignition Series and will carry the largest prize pool in the game's competitive history - $50,000. The tournament will be played with 16 teams total - one being FaZe Clan themselves and 11 other teams including that of professional players and streamers. The remaining four teams will qualify through open-for-all qualifiers.
FaZe Clan Valorant Invitational schedule, prize pool
The free-to-play qualifiers will be played on August 1 and 2. Top two teams from each qualifying round will compete against the best Valorant teams in North America. The qualifiers will be played in a single-elimination format (Best of 1). It will be powered by Nerd Street Gamers and registration for the same has already started.
The 16-team Valorant Series tournament is scheduled for August 6-9. Thanks to partnerships with some of the biggest brands in the country, teams will battle for a combined prize pool of a whopping $50,000. The winning team will be awarded $25,000. The next four teams will take home $15,000, $7,500, and $2,500 respectively.
FaZe Clan Valorant Invitational will be the FaZe's debut in competitive Valorant. Already an established name in Call of Duty and Overwatch, FaZe has been recruiting players to form a team for Riot's new gaming title. So far, the team boasts of Overwatch stars Corey “Corey” Nigra and Zachary “zachaREEE” Lombardo, along with CS: GO sensation Jimmy “Marved” Nguyen in their roster. It is expected the eSports team will be making the announcement of rest of the team in the week leading up to the tournament.
FaZe Clan Valorant Invitational streaming details
Since the invitational tournament is a part of the Valorant Ignition Series, streaming of the tournament will be available on Valorant Offical Twitch channel. In addition, the event will also be streamed on FaZe's official Twitch handle. The main tournament will kick-off at 2:00 PM PT on August 6 (2:30 AM IST, August 7).
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Updated 10:35 IST, July 29th 2020