How to play Valorant Premier Stage E9A1: Register, format, schedule & rewards

Valorant’s Premier for Episode 9 Act 1 is here, meaning players can compete again in the team-based competitive mode in its full glory. So, here’s a guide about the map schedule, how to form your team, take part, and play Premier Stage E9A1.

The primary objective of Valorant Premier is to provide its players with much higher competition than ranked. Valorant Premier will eventually link to the VCT pro scene, but participating in this mode can be a bit trickier than you think.

Here is what you need to know on how to play Valorant Premier stage E9A1, along with its schedule, format, how to register, and rewards.

Contents

• Schedule
• Where to find Premier
• How to register
• How to view team standings
• Format
• Rewards

Valorant Premier Stage E9A1 schedule

The Valorant Premier Stage E9A1 runs for a little over seven weeks or 45 days – starting on June 27 and ending on August 11, 2024.

Each week will have a different map to compete on leading up to the playoffs on August 11. The map schedule for Valorant Premier Stage E9A1 is as follows.

• Lotus: June 27 – 30
• Bind: July 3 – 7
• Haven: July 10 – 14
• Icebox: July 17 – 21
• Sunset: July 24 – 28
• Abyss: July 31 – August 4
• Ascent: August 7 – 11

Where to find Premier in Valorant

The Premier entry is present just below the Play option on the Homepage. If you are visiting the Premier Hub for the first time, an explanation modal will also pop up to clear all your doubts.

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To play Valorant Premier, players must verify their phone numbers.

How to register for Valorant Premier Stage E9A1

To register for Valorant Premier Stage E9A1, you will need to enroll your team again during the Enrollment period. Each team can have seven players at most. You can either form your own or join one, the choice is up to you.

You’ll need to fulfill a couple of requirements to play Valorant Premier Stage E9A1:

1. Verify your mobile number using via SMS.
2. Complete your ranked placements at any point in your account’s lifetime.

Once these two steps are done and the roster is set, the team owner will enroll the team by selecting the Zone in which you will play. This Zone will determine the servers and the schedule of the matches.

Unlike the beta which had 20 divisions, the full release will have five distinct Divisions. Your team will be seeded into one of those, depending on the team’s average MMR of its top five players.

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There will be five Divisions in Valorant Premier.

How to view Valorant Premier team standings

To view the team standings in Valorant Premier, simply:

1. Head over to Premier from the menu.
2. Then, select Standings.

This area will be sectioned by if teams made the qualification cut-off and the standings are updated when Premier matches are completed. Teams will be listed on the Standings by score first, with ties broken by match W/L, then rounds W/L.

Valorant Premier Stage E9A1 format

Your team will be scheduled to play two matches each week. The Team Hub will have everything – the schedule, map rotation, and queue-up. All matches will have a map pick and ban system, just like VCT.

With each match played, your team will earn points that will add to the Premier Score. The Premier Score of your team will determine whether it will make it to the Playoff Tournament or not. The more matches your team wins, the more points you will gain. However, no points will be added if your team doesn’t play one.

• Earn 100 points for each weekly match win.
• Lose 25 points for each weekly match loss.
• No points are awarded during Tournament matches.

The Playoff Tournament will be scheduled for the last day of Valorant Premier Stage E9A1 on August 11.