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FIRST STRIKE QUALIFIER INFO First Strike is the first major VALORANT esports tournament organized by Riot Games and will showcase the best talent and the unique playstyle of each region. The tournament will crown the first VALORANT champions via multiple regional finals taking place from December 3-6. Each final will feature the top eight teams teams from the region, who will earn their spots via a series of merit based qualifiers. FIRST STRIKE: EUROPE Information on the Europe’s First Strike Qualifiers can be found here. The Open Qualifiers are split into four separate tournaments, two per week, with the top sixteen teams from each advancing to the respective week’s Play-In stage. Competing teams aren’t tied to any single Qualifier, which means that if your team gets knocked out of Qualifier A, you can try again in Qualifier B, C, and D. Teams therefore have four chances to secure a place in the Play-Ins and potentially advance to the Playoffs. Key Dates: Week 1 Qualifier Qualifier A - Nov 9-10 Qualifier B - Nov 11-12 Play-In #1 - Nov 13 Playoffs - Nov 14 -15 Week 2 Qualifier Qualifier C - Nov 16-17 Qualifier D - Nov 18-19 Play-In #2 - Nov 20 Playoffs - Nov 21 -22 FIRST STRIKE: BRAZIL Information on Brazil’s First Strike Qualifiers can be found here. First Strike will feature four open qualifiers. Each qualifier will support the participation of 512 teams, totaling 2,048, and from each open qualifier the 8 best teams will be selected. In the end, these 32 teams (8 from each qualifier) will compete against each other in a final qualifier for the selection of the 8 best teams, which will participate in the First Strike in December. Key Dates: Open Qualifier #1: October 17 and 18 Open Qualifier #2: October 24 and 25 Open Qualifier #3: October 31 and November 1 Open Qualifier #4: November 7 and 8 Final Qualifier (Closed): November 14 and 15 VALORANT First Strike: December 3, 4, 5 and 6 FIRST STRIKE: KOREA Information on Korea’s First Strike Qualifiers can be found here. The 24 teams with the highest cumulative Circuit Points will earn the right to compete in the First Strike Qualifiers in November. Key Dates: VALORANT First Strike Qualifiers: November 12-22 FIRST STRIKE: OCE Information on the OCE Qualifiers can be found here. Additional information about the qualifiers will be released in the next few weeks. ADDITIONAL REGIONAL QUALIFIERS Information on the Regional Qualifiers for North America, Japan, CIS, Turkey, MENAI, LATAM, and SEA will be released soon. sursa : playvalorant.com

/// ᴛᴏᴅᴀʏ ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜʀɪʟʟᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴɴᴏᴜɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ᴍᴀᴊᴏʀ ᴠᴀʟᴏʀᴀɴᴛ ᴇꜱᴘᴏʀᴛꜱ ᴛᴏᴜʀɴᴀᴍᴇɴᴛ - ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ꜱᴛʀɪᴋᴇ. ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴄʀᴏᴡɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴄʜᴀᴍᴘɪᴏɴꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴀᴍᴇ, ᴀʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴘʟᴀʏᴇʀꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴇᴀᴍꜱ ᴛᴏ ꜱʜᴏᴡᴄᴀꜱᴇ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛɴᴇꜱꜱ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴍᴇʀɪᴛ ʙᴀꜱᴇᴅ Qᴜᴀʟɪꜰɪᴇʀꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴄᴜʟᴍɪɴᴀᴛᴇ ɪɴ ᴍᴜʟᴛɪᴘʟᴇ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴᴀʟ ꜰɪɴᴀʟꜱ ɪɴ ᴅᴇᴄᴇᴍʙᴇʀ. /// ᴠᴀʟᴏʀᴀɴᴛ ɪꜱ ᴀ ᴅᴇᴇᴘʟʏ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴇᴛɪᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴛɪᴛʟᴇ, ᴏɴᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴇꜱᴘᴏʀᴛꜱ ɪꜱ ᴀ ᴄʀɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴇxᴛᴇɴꜱɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴡᴇ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴘʟᴀʏᴇʀꜱ. ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ꜱᴛʀɪᴋᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ᴛᴏᴜʀɴᴀᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇᴅ ʙʏ ʀɪᴏᴛ ɢᴀᴍᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ꜱᴛᴇᴘ ᴛᴏ ᴇꜱᴛᴀʙʟɪꜱʜɪɴɢ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴᴀʟ ʟᴇɢᴀᴄʏ. ᴀꜱ ᴡᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴘʟᴀɴ ᴀʜᴇᴀᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ, ᴏᴜʀ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴀᴄʜ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ʜᴇᴀᴠɪʟʏ ᴅʀɪᴠᴇɴ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʀᴇ ᴘʀɪɴᴄɪᴘʟᴇꜱ ꜱʜᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴇᴀʀʟɪᴇʀ ᴛʜɪꜱ ʏᴇᴀʀ. ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴏꜱᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀꜱᴘɪʀɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴇᴛᴇ ɪɴ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ꜱᴛʀɪᴋᴇ, ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛ ʙᴜɪʟᴅɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʀᴏꜱᴛᴇʀꜱ ɴᴏᴡ. ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴᴀʟ Qᴜᴀʟɪꜰɪᴇʀꜱ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇɢɪɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ʜᴀʟꜰ ᴏꜰ ᴏᴄᴛᴏʙᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇ’ʟʟ ʙᴇ ʀᴇʟᴇᴀꜱɪɴɢ ᴀᴅᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴅᴇᴛᴀɪʟꜱ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʀᴜʟᴇꜱ, ᴘᴏʟɪᴄɪᴇꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇɢɪꜱᴛᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇxᴛ ꜰᴇᴡ ᴡᴇᴇᴋꜱ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴄᴏɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴜʟᴛɪᴘʟᴇ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴᴀʟ ꜰɪɴᴀʟꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴏᴄᴄᴜʀ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴅᴇᴄᴇᴍʙᴇʀ 3ʀᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ 6ᴛʜ. ᴘʟᴀʏᴇʀꜱ ꜱɪxᴛᴇᴇɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴇᴀʀɴᴇᴅ ᴀ ʀᴀɴᴋ ᴏꜰ ɪᴍᴍᴏʀᴛᴀʟ 1 ᴡɪʟʟ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟʟʏ ʙᴇ ᴇʟɪɢɪʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴇᴛᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ Qᴜᴀʟɪꜰɪᴇʀꜱ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴡᴇ ᴀᴅᴠɪꜱᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴇᴄᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴜʟʟ ʀᴜʟᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄʏ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ʀᴇʟᴇᴀꜱᴇᴅ. ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ꜱᴛʀɪᴋᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴏꜰꜰᴇʀ ᴍᴜʟᴛɪᴘʟᴇ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴᴀʟ ꜰɪɴᴀʟꜱ ᴛᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴀᴄʀᴏꜱꜱ ɴᴏʀᴛʜ ᴀᴍᴇʀɪᴄᴀ, ᴇᴜʀᴏᴘᴇ, ᴄɪꜱ, ᴛᴜʀᴋᴇʏ, ᴀꜱɪᴀ, ᴏᴄᴇᴀɴɪᴀ, ʙʀᴀᴢɪʟ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪᴅᴅʟᴇ ᴇᴀꜱᴛ. ꜱɪɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴜɴᴄʜ ᴡᴇ’ᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ʙᴜꜱʏ ʟɪꜱᴛᴇɴɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴏᴘᴇꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴠᴀʟᴏʀᴀɴᴛ ᴇꜱᴘᴏʀᴛꜱ. ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɢɴɪᴛɪᴏɴ ꜱᴇʀɪᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴜɴᴅʀᴇᴅꜱ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴍᴀʟʟᴇʀ ᴛᴏᴜʀɴᴀᴍᴇɴᴛꜱ, ᴡᴇ ʀᴇᴄᴇɪᴠᴇᴅ ᴠᴀʟᴜᴀʙʟᴇ ɪɴꜱɪɢʜᴛ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛᴏᴜʀɴᴀᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴏʀꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴀɴꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɪɴᴄᴏʀᴘᴏʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴏᴜʀ ᴘʟᴀɴꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ꜱᴛʀɪᴋᴇ. ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴇᴛɪᴛɪᴠᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇɢʀɪᴛʏ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴꜱ ᴏᴜʀ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏɴᴇ ᴘʀɪᴏʀɪᴛʏ; ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀꜱᴛ ꜱɪx ᴍᴏɴᴛʜꜱ ᴡᴇ’ᴠᴇ ᴄᴏʟʟᴀʙᴏʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴄʟᴏꜱᴇʟʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴀʟᴏʀᴀɴᴛ ᴀɴᴛɪ-ᴄʜᴇᴀᴛ ᴛᴇᴀᴍ ᴛᴏ ɪᴅᴇɴᴛɪꜰʏ, ɪɴᴠᴇꜱᴛɪɢᴀᴛᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇꜱᴘᴏɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴʏ ꜱᴜꜱᴘɪᴄɪᴏᴜꜱ ʙᴇʜᴀᴠɪᴏᴜʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ꜱᴏ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ Qᴜᴀʟɪꜰɪᴇʀꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪɴᴀʟꜱ. ᴡᴇ’ᴠᴇ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ᴇᴠᴀʟᴜᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ꜰᴏʀᴍᴀᴛꜱ, ᴍᴀᴛᴄʜ ᴄᴀᴅᴇɴᴄᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴄʜᴇᴅᴜʟɪɴɢ ʙᴇꜱᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟɪᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴠᴀʟᴏʀᴀɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇɴʜᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴀɴ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ. ꜰɪɴᴀʟʟʏ, ᴡᴇ’ᴠᴇ ᴘʀɪᴏʀɪᴛɪᴢᴇᴅ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʙꜱᴇʀᴠᴇʀ ꜰᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇꜱ ʏᴏᴜ ʀᴇQᴜᴇꜱᴛᴇᴅ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ꜱᴇᴠᴇʀᴀʟ ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ꜱʜɪᴘᴘᴇᴅ ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴇᴠᴇʀᴀʟ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʏ. ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜱᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇɴᴛʜᴜꜱɪᴀꜱᴍ ʜᴀꜱ ʜᴇʟᴘᴇᴅ ᴛᴜʀɴ ᴠᴀʟᴏʀᴀɴᴛ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛᴏᴅᴀʏ'ꜱ ꜰᴀꜱᴛᴇꜱᴛ ɢʀᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴇꜱᴘᴏʀᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜰᴇᴇᴅʙᴀᴄᴋ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴꜱ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴏᴜʀ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴠᴀʟᴜᴀʙʟᴇ ʀᴇꜱᴏᴜʀᴄᴇꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ɪᴍᴘʀᴏᴠɪɴɢ ᴇꜱᴘᴏʀᴛꜱ. ᴡᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ꜰᴏʀᴡᴀʀᴅ ᴛᴏ ꜱʜᴀʀɪɴɢ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ꜱᴛʀɪᴋᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅɪꜱᴄᴏᴠᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴛᴇᴀᴍꜱ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴍᴘɪᴏɴꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴ!