ESPN Esports is hosting a VALORANT Invitational over the course of the next three days, featuring teams made up of professional players from seven different competitive video games.
The seven games represented in the Invitational are CS:GO, Fortnite, League of Legends, PUBG, Rainbow Six, Apex Legends, and Overwatch. But an eighth VALORANT dev team will also be making an appearance.
VALORANT is a new five-vs-five character-based tactical shooter, developed by Riot Games. It’s in its closed beta in Europe and North America and it’s expected to launch later this year.
The game is generally considered to be the counterpart of Counter-Strike due to its similarities in gameplay and mechanics. This will ultimately give the CS:GO team an edge over the competition, but the VALORANT devs shouldn’t be underestimated.
In an exhibition match earlier this month, the VALORANT devs, consisting of ex Counter-Strike pro Salvatore “Volcano” Garozzo, decisively beat stream team shroud, Summit1g, Skadoodle, Dizzy, and Fl0m.
Here’s how to watch the VALORANT Invitational.
Participants
| VALORANT devs team | Players |
| 1 | Volcano |
| 2 | TBD |
| 3 | TBD |
| 4 | TBD |
| 5 | TBD |
Schedule (all times CT)
Monday, April 20 (Group A round-robin)
- 2:30pm: ESPN Esports VALORANT Invitational preshow
- 3:10pm: Team Mirage vs. Team Six
- 4:30pm: Team Rift vs. Team Heroes
- 5:55pm: Team Mirage vs. Team Heroes
- 7:15pm: Team Rift vs. Team Mirage
- 8:35pm: Team Six vs. Team Rift
- 9:50pm: Team Six vs. Team Heroes
Tuesday, April 21 (Group B round-robin)
- 2:30pm: ESPN Esports VALORANT Invitational preshow
- 3:10pm: Team Dev vs. Team Canyon
- 4:30pm: Team Llama vs. Team Battlegrounds
- 5:55pm: Team Dev vs. Team Llama
- 7:15pm: Team Dev vs. Team Battlegrounds
- 8:35pm: Team Battlegrounds vs. Team Canyon
- 9:50pm: Team Llama vs. Team Canyon
Wednesday, April 22 (semifinals and finals)
- 2:30pm: ESPN Esports VALORANT Invitational preshow
- 3:10pm.: Semifinals, first matchup
- 4:30pm: Semifinals, second matchup
- 5:55pm: Finals, Game 1
- 7:15pm: Finals, Game 2
- 8:35pm: Finals, Game 3 (if needed)
Stream
The best place to watch the Invitational is ESPN Esports’ official Twitch broadcast. The event, however, will also likely be available to watch on each participant’s streams.
Published: Apr 20, 2020 08:02 am