Join the Grind

Tournament rules

Please read the rules, then agree at the bottom to unlock sign-up.

Registering

  • One account per person. Register with your email and a password (8+ characters) and verify your email, or sign in with Discord.
  • Link your Riot ID (Name#TAG).
  • Complete the captcha to finish.
  • Fair play only - no smurfs or alternate accounts. Accounts that consistently play well above their level are flagged and moved up a tier.

How it works

  • Before the season starts there is a 15-day team registration phase - create or join your 5-player team on the Teams page. No matches or queues during registration.
  • The match queue opens two days a week - queue and play during those windows to earn points. See the Queue page for times.
  • Each team may play at most 2 matches per queue day and 4 matches per week, so every team gets a fair share of games.
  • Join a 5-player team before the deadline: teams lock 10 days before the playoff bracket.
  • You can move between teams freely during registration. Once the tournament has started, switching teams resets your tournament points and leaving triggers a 1-week cooldown before you can join another one - so choose carefully once play begins.
  • Matches pair teams with the closest Tournament Rating — a skill rating computed only from matches played here, not your Riot ranked MMR.
  • Each division (Rising / Contender / Elite) runs its own playoff bracket: the top 8 5-player teams in each division qualify.
  • Divisions follow your team's Tournament Rating during the season, but are locked 7 days before the bracket - a last-minute rank-up won't change which bracket you play in.

How points are scored

Your team's total score decides bracket qualification (top 8 teams per division). In Valorant, every match adds to your points using exactly these values — nothing hidden:

Kill+2
Death-1the only penalty
Assist+1
First blood+3first kill of a round
Spike plant+1.5
Spike defuse+2
Clutch+5win a 1vX round
Triple kill (3K)+33 kills in one round
Quad kill (4K)+44 kills in one round
Ace (5K)+65 kills in one round
Map win+12each player on the winning team
MVP+8highest combat score in the match
Combat score (ACS)×0.1a share of your ACS — steady impact still counts

Points add up across every match you play in the season; a team’s score comes from the points its members earn.

Rewards

  • Elite division winners: 5,000 VP for the team - 1,000 VP each.
  • Contender division winners: 2,375 VP for the team - 475 VP each.
  • Rising division: no prize - but every bracket match of every division is broadcast with live commentary, so you still get the spotlight.

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