VALORANT Off//Season event, Red Bull Home Ground, is returning for its sixth edition from November 13th to 16th.
Taking place at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, the Main Event will feature both invited teams and squads that qualify through the Play-Ins.
The tournament will begin with 11 teams competing in the Play-In Group Stage, followed by the Knockout Stage.
The top squads from there will join the invited teams in the Main Event, and fans can check out the complete list of participating organisations below:
Invited Teams
- T1
- Fnatic
- G2 Esports
- Sentinels
- NRG
- ZETA Division.
Play-In Teams
- Cloud9
- ENVY (USA)
- Eintracht Frankfurt (DE)
- BLX Corp (NL)
- BXL Zoo (BE)
- Team Spain
- Cubert Academy (CA)
- Flow Tim Cheese (CL)
- Team Ra’ad (EG)
- Team Fennel (JP)
- Bonk (EMEA LCQ)
In the Main Event, taking place in front of a live audience, eight teams will compete in a double-elimination bracket to lift the ultimate trophy.
Out of all participating teams, the spotlight will be on 2025 Ascension Americas winner, ENVY, and the new Sentinels roster. In addition to this, Fnatic’s new flex player, Sylvain ‘Veqaj‘ Pattyn, will be taking on stage following the organisation’s INZONE Clash Event.
Red Bull Home Ground Schedule
Here is the daily match schedule for the event for all stages:
November 13th
- Play-In Group Stage matches: 18:00 GMT – 00:00 GMT (November 14th)
November 14th
- Winners Bracket Round 1 Match: 20:00 GMT
- Winners Bracket Round 2 Match: 21:00 GMT
- Lower Bracket Round 1 Matches: 22:00 GMT
- Lower Bracket Round 2 Matches: 00:00 GMT (November 15th)
- Lower Bracket Round 3 Match: 02:00 GMT (November 15th)
November 15th
- Winners Finals Matches: 19:00 GMT
- Finals Matches: 22:00 GMT
- Finals Matches: 00:00 GMT (November 16th)
November 16th
- Cons vs Pros Showmatch: 19:00 GMT
- Opening Ceremony Performance: 22:00 GMT
- Grand Finals Match: 22:30 GMT
How to Watch Red Bull Home Ground?
Fans can head to New York to cheer on their favourite teams by purchasing event tickets from the Ticketmaster website. Those wishing to watch it from the comfort of their homes can tune into Red Bull Gaming’s official Twitch and YouTube channels.
