Ahead of the Valorant Champions Offseason Invitationals, we got exclusive access to Red Bull Home Ground, including interviews with the pros.
Being on-site for this event and speaking to some players has got us hyped for the Invitationals this weekend. The Valorant Champions Offseason Invitationals is one of the few official Riot off-season events, with this year's being hosted by Red Bull. The live event is taking place at Red Bull Home Ground in Manchester and can be watched worldwide for free on various platforms, including YouTube and Twitch.
The Valorant Champions Offseason Invitationals will take place over three days from Friday, 9 December, 2022 to Sunday, 11 December, 2022.
How to watch the Valorant Champions Offseason Invitationals
This event will have a live audience of over 550 people - tickets to attend Red Bull Home Ground in Manchester sold out very quickly and are currently unavailable for purchase. The in-person event will take place on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th of December, 2022.
As this event is hosted by Red Bull, you can watch a live stream of it over on their Twitch and Youtube channels. All three days will be streamed at these links.
If you've missed the live stream or just want to rewatch some of the best clips then fear not as Red Bull will be uploading VODs of the event - as they always do - on their YouTube channel.
Valorant Champions Offseason Invitationals teams and rosters
This Off-season event is one of the few times we see region crossplay outside of the Valorant Championships, this means we see some of the best teams from all over the world including both NA and EMEA attending. The timing also means we see new rosters debuted here every year after the post-season player shuffles. This year will see some of the best and most hyped teams in the world attending the event. The full lineup is as below.
- Team Liquid (EMEA): Soulcas, Sayf, Jamppi, Meddo (Sub), Enzo (Sub)
Due to Visa issues, we are not seeing the full Team Liquid line up with nAts and Redgar unable to attend. Meddo and Enzo will be stepping in and Sayf will be the IGL. See what he had to say about this in our interview.
- KRU Esports (LAS): Klaus, NagZ, DaveeyS, Xand, Axeddy
- Team Heretics (EMEA): Keloqz, AvovA, Boo, Zeek, Mixwell, Webar
- Cloud9 (NA): Leaf, Xeppa, yay, Vanity, Zellsis
- FOKUS (EMEA): JUGi, KPZET, YaBoiLewis, IIuri, Lime, Johnny
- Team Vitality (EMEA): Twisten, ceNdar, BONECOLD, MOLSI, Destrian
- FUT Esports (Turkey): qRaxs, Mojj, ATA KAPTAN, MrFaliN, MUJ, Qw1, GAIS
- 100 Thieves (NA): Derrek, Stellar, Asuna, Ban, Cryo
What are the Valorant Champions Offseason Invitationals prize pools?
The total prize pool for the Red Bull Home Ground Invitationals is US$100,000. This is divided amongst all teams present, including those who are eliminated at the start. Winnings are split as follows:
- 1st - $50,000
- 2nd - $20,000
- 3rd-4th - $10,000
- 5th-6th - $3,000
- 7th-8th - $2,000
What are the Valorant Champions Offseason Invitationals brackets?
The structure of Home Ground consists of a group stage, followed by playoffs where there will be quarter-finals, semi-finals and of course the Grand Finals. The top teams from each group will automatically qualify for the semifinals. The second and third-place teams in each group will move on to the quarterfinals with the last-place team being eliminated.
- Group A: Cloud9, Team Vitality, FOKUS, KRU Esports
- Group B: Team Heretics, FUT Esports, 100 Thieves, Team Liquid
Group stage games will take place on Friday, 9 December, 2022. They will be shown on the Red Bull Gaming Youtube channel and the Red Bull Gaming Twitch channel.
