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The Red Bull Home Ground Valorant Invitational is gearing up for its second iteration, and this time there’s going to be even more of EMEA’s best teams in the mix. Here’s how to watch including the streams, schedule, and more.

Red Bull debuted their Home Ground series in 2020, with G2 Esports claiming the event’s first crown, and now the champions will be given the chance to defend their title. But things have changed since last time, with challengers Gambit, Team Liquid, and more looking to play spoiler.

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Of course, the event format will keep the matches interesting given its added layer of strategy. Depending on how a series shakes out, there may not be time for some orgs to warm up against tough opponents.

To catch up on the Home Ground rules and the rest of the playing field, look down below before the games start.

Red Bull Home Ground Valorant stream

The Red Bull Gaming Sphere will house all the Home Ground action and Valorant fans can take watch on their official Twitch (embedded below) and YouTube channels.

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Red Bull Home Ground: Format

The tournament will start with a round-robin group stage, featuring four groups of four teams. All matches will be played in a best-of-one format, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the playoffs.

In the playoffs, each match is a best-of-five unless a team wins on both their home ground (map pick) and their opponent’s home ground. If a series doesn’t end 2-0, then we play the rest of the Bo5.

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This puts a bit more pressure at the start of a series, and teams will have to come out strongly to keep up with the format.

Red Bull Home Ground: final placements

Placement Team Prize Money (USD)
1 Team Liquid $23,350
2 Acend $11,675
3 Giants $8,172
4 TENSTAR $5,837
5-8 Gambit $2,919
Futbolist
Fnatic
LDN UTD
9-12 Natus Vincere $1,167
FunPlus Phoenix
SuperMassive Blaze
BIG
13-16 Ninjas in Pyjamas $1,167
Team BDS
Anubis Gaming
G2 Esports

Red Bull Home Ground: Schedule and results

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The Red Bull Home Ground returns for its second event in 2021.

Red Bull Home Ground will run from the 4 – 7 of November. The tournament will have €54,000 on the line (approximately $62,000).

Playoffs: November 5 — 7

Day 1: November 5

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Quarter-finals LDN UTD 0-2 TENSTAR 6:30 AM 9:30 AM 13:30 PM
Liquid 2-0 Fnatic 6:30 AM 9:30 AM 13:30 PM
Giants 2-0 Futbolist 10:30 AM 1:30 PM 5:30 PM
Acend 2-0 Gambit 10:30 AM 1:30 PM 5:30 PM

Day 2: November 6

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Semi-finals TENSTAR 0-2 Liquid 6:00 AM 9:30 AM 13:30 PM
Giants 0-2 Acend 10:30 AM 1:30 PM 5:30 PM

Day 3: November 7

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Third-place decider TENSTAR 0-2 Giants 7:30 AM 10:30 AM 2:30 PM
Grand final Liquid 3-1 Acend 11:30 AM 2:30 PM 6:30 PM

Group Stage: November 4

Group A

Placement Team Record
1 LDN UTD 3-0
2 Gambit Esports 2-1
3 SuperMassive Blaze 1-2
4 Ninjas in Pyjamas 0-3
Match PT ET GMT
LDN UTD 13-7 SMB 5:00 AM 8:00 AM 12:00 PM
Gambit 13-8 NIP 5:00 AM 8:00 AM 12:00 PM
SMB 13-10 NIP 8:00 AM 11.00 AM 3:00 PM
Gambit 8-13 LDN UTD 8:00 AM 11.00 AM 3:00 PM
LDN UTD 14-12 NIP 11:00 AM 2:00 PM 6:00 PM
Gambit 15-13 SMB 11:00 AM 2:00 PM 6:00 PM

Group B

Placement Team Record
1 Acend 3-0
2 TENSTAR 2-1
3 Natus Vincere 1-2
4 Team BDS 0-3
Match PT ET GMT
Acend 13-8 NAVI 5:00 AM 8:00 AM 12:00 PM
TENSTAR 13-10 BDS 5:00 AM 8:00 AM 12:00 PM
TENSTAR 13-9 NAVI 8:00 AM 11.00 AM 3:00 PM
Acend 13-4 BDS 8:00 AM 11.00 AM 3:00 PM
BDS 7-13 NAVI 11:00 AM 2:00 PM 6:00 PM
Acend 13-9 TENSTAR 11:00 AM 2:00 PM 6:00 PM

Group C

Placement Team Record
1 Giants Gaming 2-1
2 Fnatic 3-0
3 FunPlus Phoenix 1-2
4 Anubis Gaming 0-3
Match PT ET GMT
Fnatic 13-3 FPX 6:30 AM 9:30 AM 1:30 PM
Giants 13-2 Anubis 6:30 AM 9:30 AM 1:30 PM
Fnatic 13-2 Anubis 9:30 AM 12:30 PM 4:30 PM
FPX 6-13 Giants 9:30 AM 12:30 PM 4:30 PM
Giants 13-6 Fnatic 12:30 PM 3:30 PM 7:30 PM
Anubis 5-13 FPX 12:30 PM 3:30 PM 7:30 PM

Group D

Placement Team Record
1 Team Liquid 3-0
2 Futbolist 2-1
3 BIG 1-2
4 G2 Esports 0-2
Match PT ET GMT
Liquid 13-2 Futbolist 6:30 AM 9:00 AM 1:30 PM
G2 5-13 BIG 6:30 AM 9:00 AM 1:30 PM
G2 11-13 Futbolist 9:30 AM 12:30 PM 4:30 PM
Liquid 13-5 BIG 9:30 AM 12.30 PM 4:30 PM
BIG 11-13 Futbolist 12:30 PM 3:30 PM 7:30 PM
G2 6-13 Liquid 12:30 PM 3:30 PM 7:30 PM

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Red Bull Home Ground: Teams

A lot has changed since the first Red Bull Home Ground as defending champs G2 Esports will stave off a field consisting of Masters Berlin Champs Gambit, a Team Liquid with a new dynamic duo, rising Turkish squad SuperMassive Blaze, and more.

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Swedish team Guild were initially announced as a contender but have since been replaced by Natus Vincere. This will be the second international appearance for the CIS team, who placed 9th-12th in the VCT EMEA Stage 3 Challengers Playoffs.

The field is absolutely stacked, and we’ll see which EMEA team will have bragging rights just before VCT Champs rolls around.

Team Players
G2 Esports nukkye Mixwell AvovA koldamenta keloqz
NAVI arch Cloud 7ssk7 Duno dinkzj
Team Liquid soulcas L1NK ScreaM Jamppi Nivera
Giants hoody Meddo Fit1nho Ambi Davidp
Tenstar Br0die Russ KRAY stanley polvi
Acend BONECOLD cNed Kiles starxo zeek
Futbolist mag0o mojj SasuKe STERBEN qRaxs
Fnatic Boaster Doma Mistic Derke Magnum
SuperMassive Blaze Izzy Brave Turko russ pAura
LDN UTD Boo Destrian Dreamas MOLSI feqew
Anubis Tuna fr0st chrollo zizox avez
FPX ANGE1 Shao Zyppan SUYGETSU ardiis
Gambit Chronicle d3ffo Sheydos nAts Redgar
BIG gob b AslaN Obnoks Kaspe Twisten
BDS rodeN logaN hoppY TakaS AKUMAAAAA
LND UTD feqew Boo Destrian Dreamas MOLSI