Riot Games / DexertoThe Valorant Ignition Series was Riot Games’ first step in developing a global competitive ecosystem for their FPS. Here’s your one-stop-shop for everything you need to know to stay in the loop.
There is plenty of hype around Valorant as an esport. Despite being in its infancy and not having an esport-specific structure in place, tons of big names from all corners of the esports world flocked to Riot’s high fidelity competitive shooter.
Now that Riot are officially dipping their toes into Valorant esports, fans from all around the world will be keeping an eye to see who will surface as Future Earth’s first champion. Below is everything you need to know about the 2020 Ignition Series.
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What is the Valorant Ignition Series?
Riot GamesThe Ignition Series was the first Riot-partner program that aimed to “build global recognition for top Valorant pros and teams.” Having teamed up with over 20 esports event organizers around the world, the Ignition Series provided players with the opportunity to build their region’s footprint in Valorant.
Speaking in their press release, Whalen ‘Magnus’ Rozelle (Senior Director of Global Esports at Riot Games) said: “We expect to see a combination of competitive open qualifiers, show matches, and invitationals featuring top players of the game.”
And that certainly was the cast. With a variety of tournaments on offer, Riot supported Valorant’s competitive ecosystem from amateur right through to the professional level.
Valorant Ignition Series: Stream
All matches from the Valorant Ignition Series were livestreamed directly to the official Valorant Twitch channel. Missed some of the action? Catch-up via the dedicated ‘past broadcasts‘ section on their Twitch channel.
Valorant Ignition Series: Format
The Ignition Series consisted of small, medium and major tournaments (outlined in Riot’s community competition guidelines). Each of these tournaments worked in tandem to support Valorant’s global esports ecosystem. A variety of regions from around the world were supported, which included:
- North America
- Brazil
- Latin America
- Korea
- Japan
- South-East Asia
- Oceania
- Europe
- Russia
- Turkey
- Middle-East
Riot stated that the Ignition Series will run through the fall. This ultimately concluded on September 27, with the Epulze Royal SEA Cup and the second iteration of the Gamers Club Ultimate.
Valorant Ignition Series: Previous event results
Results for all previous Ignition Series events can be found in the table. All individual event results are detailed below.
| Event | Prize pool (USD) | Region | Winners |
| G2 Esports Invitational | $16,815 | Europe & MEA | Team Mixwell |
| RAGE Invitational | $4,680 | Japan | Absolute JUPITER |
| T1 x Nerd Street Gamers Showdown | $50,000 | North America | Team SoloMid |
| Empire Play North Africa Invitational | $1,750 | MENA | Divine Vendetta |
| GGTech Invitational | $2,500 | Latin America North | Estral Esports |
| $2,500 | Latin America South | Rebirth Esports | |
| Vitality European Open | $16,914 | Europe | G2 Esports |
| WePlay! Invitational | $50,000 | Europe | G2 Esports |
| Gamers Club Ultimate | $3,757 | Brazil | Gamelanders |
| ORDER Oceanic Open | $7,088 | Oceania | Team Launch |
| PAX Arena Invitational | $25,000 | North America | Sentinels |
| Mandatory.gg Cup | $17,772 | Europe | G2 Esports |
| RAGE Japan Tournament | $47,655 | Japan | Absolute JUPITER |
| FaZe Clan Invitational | $50,000 | North America | Team SoloMid |
| Allied Esports Odyssey | $17,720 | Europe | G2 Esports |
| Cyber Games Arena Pacific Open | $20,000 | Asia | ahq Esports Club |
| Pop Flash Invitational | $50,000 | North America | Sentinels |
| LVL Clash 2 | $17,873 | Europe | G2 Esports |
| BLAST x Twitch Invitational | $50,000 | Europe | G2 Esports |
| FTW Summer Showdown | $50,000 | North America | MAJKL |
| GGTech Invitational 2 | $2,500 | Latin America North | Infinity Esports |
| $2,500 | Latin America South | Estral Esports | |
| AfreecaTV Korean Showdown | $15,000 | Asia | Vision Strikers |
| Rise of Valour | $9,246 | Oceania | EXO Clan |
| Gamers Club Ultimate #2 | $6,307 | Brazil | NOORG 2.0 |
| Epulze Royal SEA Cup | $25,000 | Asia | Vision Strikers |
G2 Esports Valorant Invitational (Europe, Middle-East & Africa) — June 19 – 21
“The G2 Esports Valorant Invitational is coming. Eight brave captains will lead their squads into battle, but with a catch! Captains will not know who they’re playing with until the day before the tournament. Only one team will stand triumphant and ignite the flames of victory. Who will take home the glory?”
- Event winners: Team Mixwell (Mixwell, davidp, Fit1nho, CREA, Orb).
- Event MVP: Draken.
| Final Placement | Team Name | Prize money (USD) |
| 1st | Team Mixwell | $11,210 |
| 2nd | Team draken | $5,605 |
| 3rd – 4th | Team ANGE1 | – |
| Team Taimou | – | |
| 5th – 6th | Team ZeratoR | – |
| Team Ex6TenZ | – | |
| 7th – 8th | Team arch | – |
| Team Izak | – |
RAGE Valorant Invitational (Japan) — June 19 – 21
“Japan’s biggest esport event – RAGE – will be hosting the first officially licensed Valorant tournament in Japan under the Valorant Ignition Series brand. The tournament will invite 16 teams with established reputation in gameplay and popularity (like DetonatioN Gaming and JUPITER), and they will be competing for the winner-take-all prize of 500,000 Yen.”
- Event winners: Absolute JUPITER (Laz, crow, barce, takej, Reita, JUNiOR [C]).
| Final Placement | Team Name | Prize money (USD) |
| 1st | Absolute JUPITER | $4,680 |
| 2nd | Lag Gaming | – |
| 3rd | BAKEMON | – |
| 4th | Nora-Rengo | – |
| 5th – 8th | Sengoku Gaming | – |
| DetonatioN Gaming | – | |
| SunSister Rapid | – | |
| CYCLOPS Athlete Gaming | – | |
| 9th – 16th | AKIHABARA ENCOUNT | – |
| ROX Gaming | – | |
| REJECT | – | |
| Crest Gaming | – | |
| AVALON Gaming | – | |
| Crazy Raccoon | – | |
| ShinoBee Gaming | – | |
| SCARZ | – |
T1 x Nerd Street Gamers Valorant Showdown (North America) — June 26 – 28
“T1 and Nerd Street Gamers are excited to announce the first North American event in Riot’s Valorant Ignition Series on June 26 through June 28: Hosted by the T1 Valorant team and powered by Nerd Street Gamers, the tournament provides the rare opportunity for amateurs and aspiring pro gamers to compete against some of the biggest names in gaming.
“Two play-in qualifier events will take place on June 20 and June 21 where teams will compete to secure one of four open spots in the 16-team Showdown and a shot at securing a piece of the $50K prize pool.”
- Event winners: Team SoloMid (reltuC, hazed, Wardell, Subroza, drone, Tailored [C]).
| Final Placement | Team Name | Prize money (USD) |
| 1st | Team SoloMid | $25,000 |
| 2nd | T1 | $15,000 |
| 3rd | Immortals | $5,000 |
| 4th | FaZe Clan | $5,000 |
| 5th – 6th | 100 Thieves | – |
| Sentinels | – | |
| 7th – 8th | together we are terrific | – |
| Gen.G Esports | – | |
| 9th – 12th | Cloud9 | – |
| Spot Up | – | |
| Code7 | – | |
| Mixup | – | |
| 13th – 16th | Prospects | – |
| Charlotte Phoenix | – | |
| Team Ninja | – | |
| Echo 8 | – |
Empire Play North African Invitational (Middle-East & North Africa) — June 26 – 28
“Get ready for Valorant madness! For the first time, eight of the top North African teams will battle it out during the Empire Play: North Africa Valorant Invitational. Starting on June 26, follow the three days of battle to see who will be the last team standing.”
- Event winners: Divine Vendetta (bramz, M4CHINA, Tarik, Bazy, kubzy).
| Final Placement | Team Name | Prize money (USD) |
| 1st | Divine Vendetta | $1,000 |
| 2nd | Viboras | $500 |
| 3rd | Exalted Esports | $250 |
| 4th | Simplicity Gaming | – |
| 5th – 8th | Eternity Esports | – |
| Knights of Bizertin Rise | – | |
| Stade Tunisien Esports | – | |
| Wavii Team | – |
GGTech Valorant Invitational (Latin America) — July 2 – 3
“The GGTech Valorant Invitational will feature the top teams from Latin America. The event will feature two invitationals, one for Latin America (North) and another for Latin America (South), with eight participating teams in each. The Finals of the LAS Tournament will be broadcast on July 2 and the finals of the LAN Tournament will be featured on July 3.”
- Latin America North winners: Estral Esports (RAINMAKER, Pulpa, sickLy, blue, Alejo).
| Final Placement | Team Name | Prize money (USD) |
| 1st | Estral Esports | $1,500 |
| 2nd | Timbers Esports | $750 |
| 3rd | XTEN Esports | $250 |
| 4th | Arctic Gaming Mexico | – |
| 5th – 8th | E-STORM | – |
| Atheris Esports | – | |
| Team Aze | – | |
| Rainbow7 | – |
- Latin America South winners: Rebirth Esports (akz, Drk, ernzxr, fedehk, Fiend).
| Final Placement | Team Name | Prize money (USD) |
| 1st | Rebirth Esports | $1,500 |
| 2nd | Undead Gaming | $750 |
| 3rd | Furious Gaming | $250 |
| 4th | All Knights | – |
| 5th – 8th | Infamous Gaming | – |
| Azules Esports | – | |
| 9z Team | – | |
| Infinity Esports | – |
Vitality European Open (Europe) — July 5 – 12
“The Vitality European Open was the first full open European Valorant tournament within Riot Games’ Ignition Series. The single-elimination open bracket started on July 5, where teams battled through to earn one of eight Group Stage spots.
“The top two teams from both groups will progress to the Playoffs. Both the Group Stages and Playoffs will take place between July 10-12.”
- Event winners: G2 Esports (mixwell, paTiTek, pyth, ardiis, davidp).
| Final Placement | Team Name | Prize money (USD) |
| 1st | G2 Esports | $11,276 |
| 2nd | Prodigy | $2,255 |
| 3rd | FABRIKEN | $1,128 |
| 4th | PartyParrots | $1,128 |
| 5th – 8th | need more DM | $282 |
| Bonk | $282 | |
| Apexis | $282 | |
| breadHUNTERS | $282 |
WePlay! x Ignition: The WePlay! Valorant Invitational (Europe) — July 13 – 19
“The WePlay! VALORANT Invitational with a $50,000 prize pool will take place from June 13 to 19, 2020. The event will feature six invited teams and two more will be decided during the Open Qualifiers on June 13 and 14.
“The main event will kick off with an eight-team Swiss Bracket group stage. Top four teams will proceed to a Single Elimination bracket that will determine the winners. All matches are BO3.”
- Event winners: G2 Esports (mixwell, paTiTek, pyth, ardiis, davidp).
| Final Placement | Team Name | Prize money (USD) |
| 1st | G2 Esports | $25,000 |
| 2nd | fish123 | $15,000 |
| 3rd – 4th | Ninjas in Pyjamas | $5,000 |
| need more DM | ||
| 5th – 6th | nolpenki | – |
| PartyParrots | – | |
| 7th – 8th | forZe | – |
| Prodigy | – |
The Gamers Club x Ignition (Brazil) — July 17 – 19
“The Gamers Club Ultimate by Banco do Brasil will crown Valorant’s best team in Brazil, featuring a set of four open qualifiers on the premiered GC platform to complete its eight competing teams… Allowing new heroes to rise up as the country’s very best.”
- Event winners: Gamelanders (fznn, mwzera, Jonn, JhoW, Nyang).
| Final Placement | Team Name | Prize money (BRL) |
| 1st | Gamelanders | R$ 10,000 |
| 2nd | Team oNe | R$ 5,000 |
| 3rd – 4th | FULL CS | R$ 2,500 |
| Bottom Fraggers | ||
| 5th – 6th | Badarants | – |
| VINCIT Gaming | ||
| 7th – 8th | QuestionMark | – |
| Falkol Esports |
ORDER Oceanic Valorant Open (Oceania) — July 3 – 26
“Announcing the Oceanic Valorant Open, presented by Logitech G – the first Valorant Ignition Series event in Oceania! Open qualifiers will be held from July 3-13. Team progressing the qualifiers will battle it out in the Group Stage on July 17-19. Only the best will make it through to the Playoffs, which will take place between July 22-26.”
- Event winners: Team Launch (DickStacy, tucks, Texta, wizard, ferg).
| Final Placement | Team Name | Prize money (AUD) |
| 1st | Team Launch | $5,000 |
| 2nd | EXO Clan | $3,000 |
| 3rd – 4th | Control | $1,000 |
| Unnamed | ||
| 5th – 6th | Dire Wolves | – |
| Pants Down | ||
| 7th – 8th | COFFEE | – |
| Gvng | ||
| 9 – 12th | 1HP | – |
| OverPalaStrike | ||
| Seal Team 6 | ||
| RipNTear | ||
| 13th – 15th | Pillow Bangers | – |
| Bantz Gaming | ||
| Crab Walk Killers |
PAX Arena Valorant Invitational (North America) — July 22 – 26
“The PAX Arena Valorant Invitational will feature 100 agents, 16 pro teams, 4 influencer squads, and one incredible race to plant the spike! With $25,000 (USD) and bragging rights on the line, North America’s best Valorant players and streamers will take PAX Arena ONLINE by storm starting July 22-26.
“All competitors will be encouraged to livestream their own group stage matches so fans can track and follow their favorite players and teams. With a top tier caster lineup, this is the summer showdown that you don’t want to miss!
- Event winners: Sentinels (ShahZaM, sinatraa, SicK, zombs, dapr).
| Final Placement | Team Name | Prize money (USD) |
| 1st | Sentinels | $10,000 |
| 2nd | Cloud9 | $5,000 |
| 3rd – 4th |
Team SoloMid | $3,000 |
| Homeless | ||
| 5th – 8th | Gen.G Esports | $1,000 |
| Team Envy | ||
| T1 | ||
| Immortals | ||
| 9th – 12th | Complexity Gaming | – |
| Built By Gamers | ||
| Mixup | ||
| Way 2 French | ||
| 13th – 16th | 100 Thieves | – |
| Renegades | ||
| Prospects | ||
| Echo 8 | ||
| 17th – 20th | 100 Blifted | – |
| Team Owl | ||
| Team Kephrii | ||
| Team Mang0 |
Mandatory.GG x Ignition Series Valorant cup (Europe) — July 31 – August 2
“You don’t want to miss the open European Mandatory Cup tournament. 128 teams from Platinum 1 will compete to share the €15,000 put into play. A true esport format designed for the best players, players, and teams in the European community.”
- Event winners: G2 Esports (Mixwell, Davidp, ardiis, paTiTek, pyth).
| Final Placement | Team Name | Prize money (EUR) |
| 1st | G2 Esports | €10,000 |
| 2nd | Bonk | €3,000 |
| 3rd – 4th | BBL Esports | €1,000 |
| Ninjas in Pyjamas | ||
| 5th – 8th | Dreamchasers | – |
| TBD | – | |
| THOSE GUYS | – | |
| 9x | – | |
| 9th – 16th | Giants Gaming | – |
| nolpenki | – | |
| fish123 (Team Liquid) | – | |
| Rix.GG | – | |
| forZe | – | |
| Zarplata | – | |
| Inferno | – | |
| DPE | – | |
| 17th – 32nd | G.Gang | |
| Any1Gamers | ||
| Sakado | ||
| Abnormals | ||
| esoteric | ||
| FABRIKEN | ||
| Omnislash | ||
| Team Jbzz | ||
| Lunaris | ||
| StartedFromCS | ||
| Begrip Gaming | ||
| FishkaVTom | ||
| RainbowMind | ||
| keepYOURskill | ||
| ISOL-BULIL | ||
| Wygers |
RAGE x Ignition Series Valorant tournament (Japan) — August 1 – 2
“RAGE returns for their second Valorant Ignition Tournament. This event will feature 128 of JAPAN’s top teams competing for a cash prize of ¥5,000,000.”
- Event winners: Absolute JUPITER (Laz, crow, barce, takej, Reita, JUNiOR [C]).
| Final Placement | Team Name | Prize money (USD) |
| 1st | Absolute JUPITER | $28,593 |
| 2nd | SCARZ | $9,531 |
| 3rd | Lag Gaming | $7,148 |
| 4th | BlackBird Ignis | $2,383 |
| 5th – 8th | DetonatioN Gaming | – |
| SunSister Rapid | – | |
| REJECT | – | |
| Sengoku Gaming | – |
FaZe Clan Valorant Invitational (North America) — August 6 – 9
“The FaZe Clan Invitational will see four days of competition from sixteen squads — including the debut of the newly announced FaZe Clan Valorant team. The event kicks off on August 6 with two Group Stage days and culminates in a best-of-five Grand Final on Sunday, August 9 to crown the champion of the FaZe event.”
- Event winners: TSM (Wardell, drone, hazed, reltuC, Subroza, Tailored [C]).
- Event MVP: Wardell.
| Final Placement | Team Name | Prize money (USD) |
| 1st | TSM | $25,000 |
| 2nd | Sentinels | $15,000 |
| 3rd | Immortals | $7,500 |
| 4th | Gen.G Esports | $2,500 |
| 5th – 6th | Team Envy | – |
| Cloud9 | – | |
| 7th – 8th | FaZe Clan | – |
| T1 | – | |
| 9th – 12th | Complexity | – |
| China Nguyen | – | |
| Lemonade Stand | – | |
| Renegades | – | |
| 13th – 16th | 100 Thieves | – |
| Mixup | – | |
| Bloom | – | |
| Built By Gamers | – |
Allied Esports Odyssey Valorant (Europe) — August 11 – 16
“A five-day battle between six of Europe’s top Valorant teams for €15,000 and the latest Ignition Series crown. Each match of the tournament will be produced from the HyperX Esports Studio in Hamburg, Germany, and broadcast live on Twitch.”
- Event winners: G2 Esports (DavidP, Ardiis, Mixwell, Patitek, Pyth)
| Final Placement | Team Name | Prize money (USD) |
| 1st | G2 Esports | $7,678 |
| 2nd | FunPlus Phoenix | $4,725 |
| 3rd | Team Liquid | $4,725 |
| 4th | Ninjas in Pyjamas | $354 |
| 5th | BBL Esports | $236 |
| 6th | Giants Gaming | – |
Cyber Games Arena Pacific Valorant Open (Asia) — August 17 – 23
“The Valorant Pacific Open is Southeast Asia’s entry in the Valorant Ignition Series, which will spotlight a select number of tournaments each week to help discover talented players and build global recognition for top Valorant teams.”
- Event winners: ahq Esports Club (Rainy, Iyo, Kilo, Kant, Milk)
| Final Placement | Team Name | Prize money (EUR) |
| 1st | ahq Esports Club | $13,000 |
| 2nd | Attack All Round | $5,000 |
| 3rd | Only One Word | $2,000 |
| 4th | Team SMG | – |
| 5th – 8th | BOOM Esports | – |
| Thailand Attitude | – | |
| Sharper Esport | – | |
| fiVes | – | |
| 9th – 12th | MOTV.gg | – |
| Team LZ | – | |
| tAfz | – | |
| LEGENDs | – | |
| 13th – 15th | MORPH Team | – |
| Superdomineering | – | |
| Paper Rex | – | |
| DQ | KILOISDEAD | – |
Pop Flash Valorant Invitational (North America) — August 26 – 30
“Hosted by B Site, and produced in conjunction with FACEIT, Pop Flash will feature a four-day main event where eight teams will fight for their share of a $50,000 prize pool.
- Event winners: Sentinels (ShahZaM, sinatraa, SicK, zombs, dapr).
| Final Placement | Team Name | Prize Money (USD) |
| 1st | Sentinels | $25,000 |
| 2nd | Team Envy | $12,500 |
| 3rd | Cloud9 | $7,500 |
| 4th | Dignitas | $5,000 |
| 5-6th | TSM | $0 |
| Immortals | $0 | |
| 7-8th | Gen.G | $0 |
| T1 | $0 |
LVL Clash 2 (Europe) — August 28 & 29
“LVL Valorant Clash will see 16 teams from all over Europe fight for their part of the $5000 prize pool. Hosted by esports legend Khaldor and produced out of LVL, Europe’s best esports venue, the Valorant Clash is a showdown of the strongest Valorant teams in Europe.”
- Event winners: G2 Esports (Mixwell, pyth, ardiis, paTiTek, davidp).
| Final Placement | Team | Prize Money (EUR) |
| 1st | G2 Esports | $7,500 |
| 2nd | Bonk | $3,500 |
| 3-4th | Ninjas in Pyjamas | $1,500 |
| FunPlus Phoenix | $1,500 | |
| 5-8th | BIG | $250 |
| Angry Titans | $250 | |
| Rix.GG | $250 | |
| SKADE | $250 | |
| 9-12th | Giants Gaming | $0 |
| Team Liquid | $0 | |
| need more DM | $0 | |
| BBL Esports | $0 | |
| 13-16th | Inferno | $0 |
| Prodigy | $0 | |
| VALORANDO | $0 | |
| Wave Esports | $0 |
BLAST x Twitch Valorant Ignition Series event (Europe) — September 11 — 13
“The BLAST Valorant Twitch Invitational will see four of the world’s top teams compete for a combined €50,000 prize pool over three action-packed online tournament days.
“Teams competing in the final European tournament of the Valorant Ignition Series are: FunPlus Phoenix, NiP, G2 Esports and Team Liquid. The event will consist of a double-elimination best-of-three format and a best-of-five Grand Final.”
- Event winners: G2 Esports (Mixwell, pyth, ardiis, paTiTek, davidp).
- Event MVP: Ardiis.
| Final Placement | Team Name | Prize Money (EUR) |
| 1st | G2 Esports | $25,000 |
| 2nd | FunPlus Phoenix | $12,500 |
| 3rd | Team Liquid | $7,500 |
| 4th | Ninjas in Pyjamas | $5,000 |
FTW All-Female Summer Showdown event (North America) — September 11 — 13
“The FTW Summer Showdown features eight amateur, professional and content creator teams that have been extended an invitation, with an additional four amateur team spots that were secured through a qualifier tournament.
“GALorants, a women’s Valorant Discord community, hosted the qualifier tournament on Saturday, September 5 where the winning teams secured a portion of the $1,000 prize pot and the best four teams will face off against top female Valorant players and streamers in the official $50,000 Showdown on September 11-13.”
- Event winners: MAJKL (kat, Jazzyk1ns, AnnieDro, alexis, meL).
| Final Placement | Team Name | Prize Money (EUR) |
| 1st | MAJKL | $25,000 |
| 2nd | GX3 | $15,000 |
| 3rd | hamboigas | $7,500 |
| 4th | Dignitas Female | $2,500 |
| 5th – 8th | Sailor Scouts | – |
| silhouette | ||
| Hardstuck | ||
| Flawless | ||
| 9th – 10th | Zenith | – |
| Chick Fil Ayy | ||
| 11th – 12th | Bloom | – |
| GFuel Krabby Patties |
GGTech Valorant Invitational 2 (Latin America) — September 7 — 18
“The best teams from Latin America will play to decide who will be the Champion of the second GGTech VALORANT Invitational as part of the Ignition Series. The event will consist of two Invitationals, one for LAN (Latin America North) and one for LAS (Latin America South), with 16 teams participating in each.
“The Broadcast on September 17 will be the Finals of the LAS tournament and the Broadcast onf September 18 will be the Finals of the LAN tournament.”
- Latin America North winners: Infinity Esports (RAINMAKER, sickLy, Alejo, jfoen, nolaN).
| Final Placement | Team Name | Prize Money (EUR) |
| 1st | Infinity Esports | $1,500 |
| 2nd | Rainbow7 | $750 |
| 3rd | TopHard Esports | $250 |
| 4th | Kaizen Esports | – |
| 5th – 8th | Liga del Mal | – |
| EGYX | ||
| Lazer Klan | ||
| MeT | ||
| 9th – 12th | Timbers Esports | – |
| Dragones Carolina | ||
| Atheris Esports | ||
| Arctic Gaming Mexico | ||
| 13 – 16th | Janus Licht Esports | – |
| Tek Gaming | ||
| Wolves of Hell | ||
| Estorm |
- Latin America South winners: Estral Esports (Nozwerr, Saadhak, Puleule, Leazo, NagZ, Onur [C]).
| Final Placement | Team Name | Prize Money (EUR) |
| 1st | Estral Esports | $1,500 |
| 2nd | Furious Gaming | $750 |
| 3rd | 9z Team | $250 |
| 4th | Catolica Esports | – |
| 5th – 8th | Bencheados | – |
| Froztfire | ||
| Dylema Gaming | ||
| Millions Gaming | ||
| 9th – 12th | Aion Esports | – |
| Azules Esports | ||
| Odin Gaming | ||
| Wygers Argentina | ||
| 13 – 16th | XTEN Esports | – |
| Rebirth Esports | ||
| Infamous Gaming | ||
| LBS Esports |
AfreecaTV Showdown (Asia) — September 18 — 20
“The Asia Valorant Showdown is the first Ignition Series hosted in Korea and will feature competitors from five countries and regions in Asia. The event will see two brackets.
“A Pro Bracket and an Influencer Bracket will play out over the course of three days, with the final of each bracket taking place on the third day. The tournament will feature a single-elimination format with teams required to win a best-of-three match to advance.”
- Event winners: Vision Strikers (glow, stax, k1Ng, Rb, Zest, termi [C]).
| Final Placement | Team Name | Prize Money (EUR) |
| 1st | Vision Strikers | $10,000 |
| 2nd | Aboslute JUPITER | $5,000 |
| 3rd – 4th | ahq Esports Club | – |
| Team SMG |
Rise of Valour x Ignition Series Valorant tourament (Oceania) — September 22 — 24
“Rise of Valour, presented by Fortress Melbourne, will be Australia’s biggest online tournament hosted by a dedicated esports venue, with over $70,000 (AUD) in prizes to be won. The tournament, part of the Valorant Ignition Series, will consist of four stages with three pathways to the finals, and will be open to all teams in Oceania (regardless of skill level).
“Rise of Valour will be streamed live from the Alienware Arena at Fortress Melbourne; the largest games entertainment venue of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere.”
- Event winners: Exo Clan (pl1xx, Dizzy, IyeN, Crunchy, Bob).
| Final Placement | Team Name | Prize Money (AUD) |
| 1st | Exo Clan | $6,000 |
| 2nd | Team Launch | $4,000 |
| 3rd | Ground Zero | $2,000 |
| 4th | Mindfreak | $1,000 |
| 5th | Notick | $600 |
| 6th | RipNTear | $600 |
| 7th – 8th | Magic Five | $200 |
| Kanga Esports | ||
| 9th – 10th | Dire Wolves | $200 |
| Fury |
Epulze Royal SEA Cup (SEA) — September 21 – 27
“South East Asia, the Valorant Ignition Series is back! There’s four Open Qualifier spots available for the Epulze Royal SEA Cup, with twelve of the best teams in the region waiting on the throne for you to challenge.”
- Event winners: Vision Strikers (glow, stax, k1Ng, Rb, Zest).
| Final Placement | Team | Prize Money (USD) |
| 1st | Vision Strikers | $13,000 |
| 2nd | Attack All Around | $4,000 |
| 3rd | MiTH.Attitude | $3,000 |
| 4th | BOOM Esports | $2,000 |
| 5th – 6th | Bren Esports | $1,500 |
| BlackBird Ignis | ||
| 7th – 8th | MORPH Team | – |
| Todak | ||
| 9th – 12th | ANBU Elite Gaming | – |
| Paper Rex | ||
| Armory Gaming | ||
| ahq e-Sports Club | ||
| 13th – 16th | Only One Word | – |
| Resurgence | ||
| RRQ Endeavour | ||
| New Team Esports Rush |
Gamers Club Ultimate #2 (Brazil) — September 25 – 27
“The Gamers Club Ultimate returns to Brazil, where eight teams will battle it out to see which team will end South America’s Ignition Series campaign on a high. Four teams will qualify from the Group Stages and into the Playoffs, where only one will ultimately be crowned Brazil’s best Valorant team.”
- Event winners: NOORG 2.0 (murizzz, ole, Txozin, kon4n, matheuzin).
| Final Placement | Team | Prize Money (USD) |
| 1st | NOORG 2.0 | $3,604 |
| 2nd | Bottom Fraggers | $1,802 |
| 3rd – 4th | Badarants | $451 |
| Gamelanders | ||
| 5th – 6th | Question Mark | – |
| B4 eSports | ||
| 7th – 8th | No2B e-Sports | – |
| FAKEZIN |