Valorant Premier Tournament Mode: Global Release Date, Features, More

Published: Aug 1st, 2023, 13:38

Premier tournament mode is finally releasing globally in Valorant. Here's everything you need to know.

Valorant Premier Tournament Mode: Global Release Date, Features, More

Valorant Premier Ignition Stage is currently underway, where players can participate against others for the ultimate title and earn exclusive rewards. The mode has been introduced to eventually integrate it closely with the Domestic Leagues and is designed to help Valorant players to experience it in a similar way as VCT pros and teams.

The Ignition Stage will be the final testing stage for Premier Tournament Mode and will be released globally after that, and Riot has already provided details about it.

Update: We checked this page for the latest information on "Valorant Premier Tournament Mode" on August 1.

Valorant Premier Tournament Mode Global Release Date

While announcing Premier Ignition Stage, Riot also revealed that they will be launching it globally in Episode 7, which is currently underway; however, an exact release date hasn't been provided by them. We will update this page once we get more information about it.

However, one thing that you need to keep in mind is that after Ignition, your team, Premier MMR, and match history will be transferred to the global Premier; however, your Premier Score, Division Score, and enrollment will not be carried over.

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Discussing the goals of Premier, Jon Walker, a designer on the VALORANT Competitive team, stated, "We want to present an even higher goal beyond Radiant that provides the most competition-hungry players with a rewarding challenge beyond ranked."

Premier Tournament Mode Features

You will be able to create a team of five players and compete in Valorant tournaments from within the game. (Picture: Riot Games)

Players will be able to create or join a team of five friends, acquaintances, and neighbors in the Premier mode. After that, your team will be placed in a division where you will play across a persistent season that includes both weekly matches and tournaments.

Play the tournaments and qualify for end-of-season tournament. (Picture: Riot Games)

While participating, you will accumulate points that will help you progress to the playoffs, and you will also receive a weekly bonus. In addition to this, you will be able to see all the upcoming matches within the Premier feature section.

Each season will run for a few weeks, and your goal will be to qualify for the end-of-season tournament to battle for the Division Champion title.

Team Creation (With Team Logos and Colors)

You can customize the logos of your team in Premier mode. (Picture: Riot Games)

Tournament Play (Including a Map Pick-and-Ban System)

Map Pick-and-Ban system will be included in Premier. (Picture: Riot Games)

Written by Rabia Sayal

Rabia leads the coverage of her first love, VALORANT, and is also a die-hard fan of Genshin Impact’s lore and character designs, though she misses playing retro games like Mario, Roadrash, Need for Speed II, and a lot more. She is currently enjoying Honkai: Star Rail and is eagerly waiting for Minecraft The Wild update. You will also find her playing Fireboy and Watergirl when she is feeling pretty lazy and wants to play It Takes Two once again sometime soon. You can also find her past work on the likes of Gamepur, Sportskeeda, Hard Drive, and more publications. Along with being a gamer, she has done Masters in Mathematics and loves to play with numbers.