Valorant Premier: Schedule, Divisions, Match Queue & More

Oct. 30, 2023

Earlier this year, Riot Games promised us something new with the Valorant Premier League. And they did not disappoint with the beta and ignition stages. Valorant has officially concluded premier Stage E8A3 and is coming with the premier stage for Episode 9 Act 1. With the inclusion ofIceboxand a modifiedLotusmap, we have covered all the details you need to know about Valorant Premier. So, let us jump in and understand what is the Valorant Premier League along with the schedule, rules, rewards, divisions, and more.

What Is Premier in Valorant?

Premier is an advanced-rank mode for Valorant players. It’s similar to theCS2 Premier rank modeor Team Rank Mode in Dota 2. Through the Premier Mode, Tier 3 teams or grassroots players will get a bigger platform to perform and show off their skills. By competing in all the stages in Premier, players and teams will get a path into theVCT Challengers.

Check out the premier release date and match week schedule for Episode 9 Act 1 down below:

Match queue times depend on your time zone. The common timings are evening as per your local time. The timings for Premier matches can bebetween 5:00 PM to 9:30 PMin your local time. However, these timings are subject to change depending on in-game updates, servers, or technical issues. This is why it is always recommended to go to the “Team Hub” section in-game to double-check the timings.

The map for the queue will change every week. Premier teams canplay two matches on each mapper week. The maps will reset on Tuesday every week. Between the matchdays, you will also get off days for practice matches. The map rotation depends on your selected week. If you can queue early, you can finish both matches of the week on the same day. The Valorant Premier dates for stage 1 are:

The Premier mode is divided into five Divisions. Each Division is further divided into five ranks, except theContenderand InviteDivision. In Valorant Premier league, the Divisions in lowest to highest order are:

Each division also determines the MMR of a team, as per Riot. Your team’s Division is calculated based on the MMR of the top 5 players in your team. You can invite any ranked player to your team unless their rank changes your team’s Division. In that case, it will show an error when you invite that player. Furthermore, the MMR will carry on to future stages but the Division, zone, or enrollment will not. This means you will have to enroll again in future stages.

Contender rank will only be given to players on Immortal 3 or higher who have played a Weekly or Playoff match on a team in Contender or Invite. You can also get the division by earning a Playoff team, Finalist, or Winner crest in Elite 5 or higher. The Invite division will come at Episode 9 Act 1 update.

This rank will only be available on Stage E9A1. However, teams can still earn a promotion to the Invite Division. To get this new division, E8A3 Riot will promote the playoff winners and any team placing in the top 32 of the Contender Division standings after the playoff tournaments finish. Additionally, the top 2 teams from the Contender Division in each zone will have the opportunity to make it into a Valorant Pro Challengers League.

Here is the detailed breakdown of which zone will get you to which Challengers League:

There are four known rewards for participating and winning in Valorant Premier. You will receive the rewards a day after the final match day. Your reward will be in your collection if you are eligible. The rewards for Premier are:

If you participate even in one game, you willget a player card. If you play two games a week with your team, you willget a crest. The crest reflects overall team performance. Your crest will also evolve during the stages of the premier modes. For winning any single match, you will get a gun buddy and a winner title.

Overall, Premier is a great initiative to give upcoming players to showcase their talents and climb the ladder. Your performance in Premier will also carry forward in the next stage and will be available on your career page. We hope to have answered all of your important Premier-related FAQs, but if you still have questions, then ask us in the comments below.

15 minutes. There will be a time period now of 15 minutes. Once you lock in a queue, you will have to wait for 15 minutes to find the best possible opponent. You will have to stay in the queue to find a match.

There will be special slots for practice during the match weeks. Teams will be allowed to queue for practice matches on these days. The days will be determined upon non-match days during a premier match week. Practice matches will follow the premier rules but will not give any points or rewards.

Teams with high scores will get priority in playoffs. This means the playoff points are more valuable now as they will determine your matchups in the final stage.

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