The esports company Epulze has entered a partnership with Riot Games Southeast Asia, adding the Valorant Royal Cup to the VALORANT Ignition Series.

With a prize pool of US$25,000, the main event will take place from 21 to 27 September 2020 with open qualifiers running from 19 to 20 September 2020.

The Valorant Royal Cup will have 16 participating teams, 12 being direct Invites and 4 being top teams from the open qualifiers.

The main event consists of a Bo2 Round Robin group stage with four groups of four teams per group. The top two teams from each group will then advance to a double-elimination playoff.

You can check out the official Valorant Royal Cup website for more information. Participating teams and broadcasting talents will be announced in the coming weeks.

Riot Games Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau Head Of Esports Chris Tran said:

“We are truly encouraged by the player response to VALORANT in Southeast Asia, and are thrilled to bring more competitive experiences to the community with Epulze.

The Royal Cup is our region’s latest addition to the VALORANT Ignition Series, following a strong showing of teams in the recent VALORANT Pacific Open.

We are looking forward to a fun and riveting experience for all our players!”