Welcome to the Beacon Project Blender Qualifier! The top 2 teams from this event qualify to Phase 2 of Project Blender where teams from across EMEA will compete. This 2-day event is open to players of all ranks across the UK, with 2 players from each team allowed to be residents or nationals of other countries within EMEA. Registrations close 25th August 23:59 BST.

All players must join the Beacon Tournament Discord.

Tournament Schedule

All matches are Best of One (Bo1) unless otherwise specified. The format and schedule are subject to change depending on the number of signups.

Wednesday 27th August

• 16:30 BST - Check-in Opens
• 18:15 BST - Captains Meeting (in Discord)
• 18:30 BST - Round 1
• 19:30 BST - Round 2
• 20:30 BST - Round 3

Thursday 28th August

• 18:30 BST - Round 4
• 19:30 BST - Round 5
• 20:30 BST - Round 6

Prizing

Top 2: £100, Project Blender Phase 2 slot

Restrictions

• Teams may not contain more than 2 players who are not residents or citizens of Northern Europe. The Northern European region is defined as: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Republic of Ireland, Malta, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom.

• Teams may not contain any players who are not residents or citizens of countries in EMEA.

• Teams may not contain any players who are listed on a Challenger League roster or VCT roster.

• All players must be 16+ years of age on the date of registration.'

• All team members must be members of the official Beacon Tournament Discord.

Rules

Here is the full tournament ruleset, including which countries are included within the EMEA region.

How do I get involved?

1. Step one: Create an account on https://www.challengermode.com/ and link your VALORANT account.

2. Step two: If you're creating a team, click join tournament and choose join with team. You'll then need to link your VALORANT account, create a team and invite the rest of your team using the invite URL. If you join as a solo player you won't be able to edit your team name or add a logo.

Alternative Step two: If you're joining a team, wait for the team captain to send you an invite link to the team, then all you need to do is link your VALORANT account.

3. Step three: Complete the Seeding Form to be accurately seeded and eligible to play.

4. Step four: Once your team is complete on this tournament page (including subs) and the seeding form is completed, the Captain should click the Request to Join button. We will add your team to the tournament after verifying you have completed the above steps correctly.

Have a question?

Please join our Beacon Tournament Discord and ask in #val-support or message a member of the team.