Valorant India Invitational: Closed Qualifier 2. Everything you need to know
Here’s everything you need to know about the Valorant India Invitational.
The second Valorant India Invitational: Closed Qualifiers is set to start on the 21st of October and will run till the 23rd. Having failed to make it through in the previous qualifier, teams will be eyeing to book themselves a spot without having to use the cushion to fall back in the 3rd Qualifier scheduled a week later dedicated to the Southeast Asia region.
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Enigma Gaming took home the first qualifier, becoming the first team to book a spot for themselves in the LAN scheduled in Hyderabad in the coming month. Starting on the 18th of November, the tournament will feature teams that make it through the qualifiers, upon which they will fight for the $100,000 prize pool that awaits.
Who are the teams competing?
While the top teams from the region are already invited, there is Engima who made it through the qualifier. Still, there are a few top teams that will
| Teams | Status | Group |
|---|---|---|
| Velocity Gaming | Invited | A |
| Revenant Esports | Teams | Status |
| GodSquad | Velocity Gaming | Invited |
| Gods Reign | Revenant Esports | Invited |
| Reckoning Esports | GodSquad | Invited |
| W Streak Esports | Gods Reign | Invited |
| Goblin Attackers | Reckoning Esports | Invited |
| Lethal Esports | W Streak Esports | Open Qualifier |
| Goblin Attackers | Open Qualifier | |
| Lethal Esports | Open Qualifier |
Schedule
The Valorant India Invitational: Closed Qualifier 2 will be played in two groups and concluded by playoffs on the 23rd of October.
· 21st October - Group Stage A | Starts 12:00 (IST)
· 22nd October - Group Stage B | Starts 12:00 (IST)
· 23rd October - Playoffs | Starts 16:30 (IST)
Group A
| Match | Stage | Date | Time | Map 1 | Map 2 | Map 3 | Winners |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WST vs Revenant | Opening Match | 21 Oct | 12:00 | Ascent | W-FF | Breeze | 13-15 |
| VLT vs Goblin | Opening Match | 21 Oct | 16:00 | Haven | 13-8 | Breeze | 13-6 |
Group B
| Match | Stage | Date | Time | Map 1 | Map 2 | Map 3 | Winners |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GodSquad vs Lethal | Opening Match | 22 Oct | 12:00 | Pearl | 13-11 | Bind | 13-8 |
| Gods Reign vs Reckoning | Opening Match | 22 Oct | 16:00 | Bind | 12-14 | Breeze | 13-5 |
Playoffs
| Match | Stage | Date | Time | Map 1 | Map 2 | Map 3 | Map 4 | Map 5 | Winners |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VLT vs Revenant | Semifinals 1 | 21 Oct | 20:00 | Breeze | 13-9 | Haven | 7-13 | Bind 8-13 | N/A |
| GodSquad vs Gods Reign | Semifinals 2 | 22 Oct | 20:00 | - | - | - | N/A | N/A | TBD |
| Revenant vs TBD | Grand Final | 23 Oct | 16:00 | - | - | - | - | - | TBD |
Teams in the group stage will face off against one another in a best-of-three format. Upon its conclusion, the two top teams from each group will make it to the single-elimination playoffs. The playoffs will be of the best of three formats, excluding the final, where the format will be switched to the best of five.
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To see all the action live, follow Galaxy Racers on Twitch and YouTube. Unfortunately, no regional casting will be available for any of the matches with English being the only language.
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