FaZe Clan, has announced in partnership with Riot Games the FaZe Clan VALORANT Invitational, a North American event that will take place from 6 August to 9 August on official Twitch channel of Faze,VALORANT and Nerdstgamers. A part of the VALORANT Ignition Series comes on the heels of the media company’s latest milestone, surpassing 1 billion views on their massively popular YouTube channel, and marks FaZe Clan’s growing presence in the livestream event space.
Sixteen teams of up-and-coming talent will not only compete in the FaZe Clan VALORANT Invitational for the opportunity to make a name for themselves in the new title, but will also be competing for $50,000 in cash prizes, provided by FaZe Clan’s valued partners Nissan and Verizon. While 12 teams will be hand-picked, the four remaining spots in the competition will be determined by qualifiers open to amateur teams, which will take place on 1August and 2August, hosted by Nerd Street Gamers. The qualifiers are open to all gamers.
FaZe Clan has been adding professional VALORANT players to their roster in the recent weeks and plan to make their competitive debut as a fully announced team in the FaZe Clan VALORANT Invitational. Additional teams will be announced closer to the tournament date.
“We are so excited to team up with our friends at Riot and our amazing partners at Nissan and Verizon to put on this tournament.Building our livestream business is a huge priority of ours for 2020 and beyond. We are excited to keep our momentum going in this space with the FaZe Clan VALORANT Invitational. Fans can expect a true FaZe Clan live experience chock-full of entertainment unlike any tournament the gaming community is used to seeing,” said FaZe Clan chief revenue officer Jeff Pabst.
“FaZe is a name that’s immediately recognizable across esports, and we’re thrilled to support their debut VALORANT event as well as their growth in live events.With a sizable prize pool, and hand-picked competitors, we’re confident the FaZe Clan VALORANT Invitational will not only live up to the hype, but will be yet another huge step forward for VALORANT competition in North America,” said Riot Games head of NA esports partnerships and business development Matt Archambault.
The FaZe Clan VALORANT Invitational further establishes the gaming and media organization’s expertise as a livestream event curator and comes on the heels of multiple successful live digital events FaZe has put on during the COVID-19 pandemic. In March, FaZe Clan rapidly galvanised the gaming, entertainment and sports communities with their Fight2Fund initiative, a weekly online pro-am tournament that raised roughly $125,000 in four weeks for those affected by COVID-19. With participants including Marshmello, Diplo, Paul Geroge, Ben Simmons, Dr. Disrespect, NICKMERCS and more, the tournament drew more 1.5M unique viewers across the four weekly tournaments.
The FaZe Clan VALORANT Invitational will kick off at 2pm PT on 6 August. Broadcast production and tournament operations will be powered by Nerd Street Gamers.