First Strike

First Strike will be the first tournament series to crown regional champions for VALORANT organized by Riot Games. The official announcement happened on September 23rd with a blog post and introduction video.

Format

Qualifiers

• Regional qualifiers will begin in the second half of October.

Finals

• The event will conclude with multiple regional finals that will occur from December 3rd to the 6th.

Player Eligibility

In order to attend the qualifiers a player must fullfil the following conditions:

• Be sixteen (16) or above
• Rank Immortal 1 or higher

Regions

First Strike will offer multiple regional finals taking place in the following regions:

• North America
• Europe
• CIS
• Turkey
• Korea
• Japan
• Asia Pacific
  • Hong Kong and Taiwan
  • Thailand
  • Philippines
  • Indonesia
  • Malaysia and Singapore
• Oceania
• Brazil
• Latin America
• Middle East and North Africa
  • GCC and Iraq
  • Levant and Egypt
  • North Africa

Broadcast and Game Improvements

During the introduction video, John Needham, Global Head of Esports, has mentioned Riot will be investing in broadcast capabilities and develop new and innovative ways for viewers to engage with. Additionally, they will also grow their teams while partnering with leading experts within the broadcasting field.

Whalen Rozelle, Senior Director of Global Esports, has also mentioned they are shipping much needed observer tool updates as well as a round reset feature prior to the event commence to help competitive integrity.

Events

Event	Date	Prize Pool	1st	2nd
Mineski VxV	2020-11-21 2020-11-21 to 2020-12-06	$10,000	Bren Esports	ArkAngel
First Strike North America	2020-12-03 2020-12-03 to 2020-12-06	$100,000	100 Thieves	TSM
First Strike Hong Kong and Taiwan	2020-12-03 2020-12-03 to 2020-12-06	$20,000	ahq e-Sports Club	LJG
First Strike Turkey	2020-12-03 2020-12-03 to 2020-12-06	$51,249	BBL Esports	Futbolist
First Strike Latin America North	2020-11-28 2020-11-28 to 2020-12-06	$15,000	LazerKlan	Infinity Esports
First Strike Oceania	2020-12-03 2020-12-03 to 2020-12-06	$14,862	EXO Clan	ORDER
First Strike Europe	2020-12-03 2020-12-03 to 2020-12-06	$100,000	Team Heretics	SUMN FC
First Strike CIS	2020-12-03 2020-12-03 to 2020-12-06	$54,069	forZe	Team Singularity
First Strike Malaysia and Singapore	2020-12-03 2020-12-03 to 2020-12-06	$4,926	Todak	Team SMG
First Strike Korea	2020-12-03 2020-12-03 to 2020-12-06	$100,000	Vision Strikers	TNL Esports
ESL Thailand Championship 2020	2020-11-23 2020-11-23 to 2020-12-06	$4,969	MiTH.Attitude	Overtime Esports
First Strike Levant and Egypt	2020-12-03 2020-12-03 to 2020-12-06	$10,000	NASR Esports	Anubis Gaming
First Strike Indonesia	2020-12-02 2020-12-02 to 2020-12-06	$7,100	Team nxl	Alter Ego
First Strike Brazil	2020-12-03 2020-12-03 to 2020-12-06	$38,786	Gamelanders	paiN Gaming
First Strike Japan	2020-12-03 2020-12-03 to 2020-12-06	$47,992	Absolute JUPITER	BlackBird Ignis
First Strike Latin America South	2020-11-28 2020-11-28 to 2020-12-05	$15,000	Estral Esports	DKS Esports
First Strike GCC and Iraq	2020-12-03 2020-12-03 to 2020-12-05	$10,000	RvN	The Ultimates
First Strike North Africa	2020-12-03 2020-12-03 to 2020-12-04	$10,000	Fox Gaming	Team Majesty
First Strike Hong Kong and Taiwan: Qualifier D	2020-11-28 2020-11-28 to 2020-11-29	$	Only One Word	Amateur Team
First Strike Hong Kong and Taiwan: Qualifier C	2020-11-28 2020-11-28 to 2020-11-29	$	ahq e-Sports Club	Lightning
First Strike Rise of Valour	2020-11-14 2020-11-14 to 2020-11-29	$	EXO Clan	Dire Wolves
First Strike Latin America South Qualifier	2020-11-23 2020-11-23 to 2020-11-26	$	Dylema Gaming	Australs
First Strike Latin America North Qualifier	2020-11-23 2020-11-23 to 2020-11-26	$	Infinity Esports	Arctic Gaming Mexico
Strike Arabia GCC and Iraq	2020-11-01 2020-11-01 to 2020-11-25	$	RvN	The Ultimates
Strike Arabia Levant and Egypt	2020-11-01 2020-11-01 to 2020-11-24	$	Anubis Gaming	NASR Esports
Strike Arabia North Africa	2020-11-01 2020-11-01 to 2020-11-23	$	Fox Gaming	Team Majesty
First Strike Europe: Playoffs #2	2020-11-21 2020-11-21 to 2020-11-22	$	nolpenki	Prodigy
First Strike Turkey: Qualifier #4	2020-11-17 2020-11-17 to 2020-11-22	$	5NOOBS	HaZe Clan
First Strike CIS: Qualifier B	2020-11-16 2020-11-16 to 2020-11-22	$	Team Singularity	Gambit Esports
First Strike Malaysia and Singpore: Qualifier #2	2020-11-22 2020-11-22	$	Las Venturas	Excelsa
First Strike Hong Kong and Taiwan: Qualifier A	2020-11-21 2020-11-21 to 2020-11-22	$	LJG	LEGENDs
First Strike Korea - Closed Qualifier	2020-11-12 2020-11-12 to 2020-11-22	$	Vision Strikers	F4Q
First Strike Japan: Qualifier #2	2020-11-21 2020-11-21 to 2020-11-22	$	Sengoku Gaming	DetonatioN Gaming
First Strike Hong Kong and Taiwan: Qualifier B	2020-11-21 2020-11-21 to 2020-11-22	$	Five Ace e-Sports	Team Z
First Strike North America - UMG Tournament	2020-11-19 2020-11-19 to 2020-11-22	$	TSM	FaZe Clan
First Strike Malaysia and Singpore: Qualifier #1	2020-11-21 2020-11-21	$	Todak	Reality Rift
First Strike Europe: Play-In #2	2020-11-20 2020-11-20	$	nolpenki	Enterprise Esports
ESL Thailand Championship 2020: Qualifier #2	2020-11-15 2020-11-15 to 2020-11-16	$	NG.Black	FULL SENSE
Mineski VxV: Qualifier #4	2020-11-15 2020-11-15	$	ArkAngel	Affinity Esports
First Strike Brazil - Qualifier	2020-11-13 2020-11-13 to 2020-11-15	$	Gamelanders	Havan Liberty
First Strike Japan: Qualifier #1	2020-11-14 2020-11-14 to 2020-11-15	$	SCARZ	Crazy Raccoon
First Strike Indonesia: Qualifier 3	2020-11-14 2020-11-14 to 2020-11-15	$	Frostwolf	Reckless Lads
First Strike Europe: Playoffs #1	2020-11-14 2020-11-14 to 2020-11-15	$	G2 Esports	Team Liquid
First Strike Turkey: Qualifier #3	2020-11-11 2020-11-11 to 2020-11-15	$	Mod-Z Esports	Anatolia Esports
First Strike CIS: Qualifier A	2020-11-09 2020-11-09 to 2020-11-15	$	Axsor	AoeXe
UMG Tournament - Qualifier #2	2020-11-13 2020-11-13 to 2020-11-14	$	Gen.G Esports	Pittsburgh Knights
Mineski VxV: Qualifier #3	2020-11-14 2020-11-14	$	Chimaera	Bren Esports
First Strike Europe: Play-In #1	2020-11-13 2020-11-13	$	G2 Esports	Ninjas in Pyjamas
UMG Tournament - Qualifier #1	2020-11-11 2020-11-11 to 2020-11-12	$	Moon Raccoons	Equinox Esports
First Strike Turkey: Qualifier #2	2020-11-04 2020-11-04 to 2020-11-10	$	Sangal Esports	BBL Esports
ESL Thailand Championship 2020: Qualifier #1	2020-11-08 2020-11-08 to 2020-11-09	$	QConfirm	Daytrade Gaming
First Strike North America - NSG Tournament	2020-11-04 2020-11-04 to 2020-11-08	$	Team Envy	100 Thieves
Mineski VxV: Qualifier #2	2020-11-08 2020-11-08	$	AG.Nefarious	KADILIMAN
Mineski VxV: Qualifier #1	2020-11-07 2020-11-07	$	NXP.Aether	Subversive
First Strike Indonesia: Qualifier 2	2020-10-31 2020-10-31 to 2020-11-01	$	Zenith	XcN Gaming
NSG Tournament - Qualifier	2020-10-26 2020-10-26 to 2020-10-30	$	Cloud9 Blue	Team Envy
First Strike Turkey: Qualifier #1	2020-10-22 2020-10-22 to 2020-10-28	$	Oxygen Esports	Futbolist
First Strike Indonesia: Qualifier 1	2020-10-24 2020-10-24	$	Nerd Banana	AING MAUNG Esports