Riot Games Hosts India's First International Valorant Tournament

In partnership with the Esports Club, Riot Games unveils an India Closed Qualifiers into the upcoming tournament. Riot has joined forces with Lenovo as the Title Sponsor for its first-ever international Valorant esports tournament in India scheduled between 14 to 17 December 2023 at the Manpho Convention Centre in Bangalore.

The India Closed Qualifiers will witness Indian Valorant teams earn a chance to compete with Valorant teams from Riot's International Leagues from across the Pacific, EMEA and Americas. Scheduled to begin on 30 November, the closed qualifiers will invite the top six professional Valorant teams from India to battle it out and secure a spot in the main tournament. The six teams will follow a Double Elimination format to select the home team joining the ‘Convergence’ main event. The upper bracket and lower bracket finals and a grand finale of the qualifiers will be streamed on the Esports Club’s YouTube channel, starting on 29 November. All teams have secured their invitation to the qualifiers based on their performance in the Indian domestic season in 2023.

Sukamal Pegu, Esports Lead, India & South Asia, Riot Games said, “We are super excited to announce that the India Closed Qualifiers gives top local teams a great platform to showcase skills and play against some of the best professional Valorant teams in the world. The goal behind Convergence is to grow esports talent in India and the qualifiers are a testament to the hyperlocal opportunities we are creating for our Valorant community in the region.”

“Lenovo India has been championing esports as a dedicated way to reach out to gaming audiences, and with Valorant being a popular title that’s well enjoyed across India we have been engaging with the title during various online and offline events. With our portfolio of great gaming products on Legion and LOQ, we feel it’s a great way for Lenovo to be seen and experienced by relevant younger TG who we believe will be glad that we are able to bring a great esports event to India” said Chandrika Jain, Director - Marketing, Lenovo India.

The main Convergence event starting from 14 December will be broadcast live in English on Riot's Pacific Channels and in Hindi on Riot's South Asia channels. The Esports Club will also carry the broadcasts on their channels.

Riot Games celebrated the one-year anniversary of Valorant’s first-ever Indian agent Harbor by conducting a beach clean-up with the Indian gaming community and commemorated the third anniversary of Valorant in India with Bharat Valorant celebrations.