The closed beta of Valorant – new game from Riot Games – starts on Tuesday, but the public will have their first contact with the game this Friday through Twitch Rivals. The matches that will be presented at the Valorant Showcase were captured last weekend when there was a closed alpha for content creators and journalists. In addition, Twitch Rivals will be distributing keys for the beta. The games will be streamed through the official channel of Twitch Rivals and the channels of content creators who are partners of the platform.
Last weekend, VALORANT’s “secret” alpha test took place, inviting Riot Games FPS pros and famous Streamers. The lucky selectors also had the opportunity to record, and despite the content being embargoed until April 3, nearly 7 minutes of material from the game’s menu and practice was leaked from a Czech YouTuber.
Tomorrow is interesting not only because of the end of the embargo but also because, according to rumours, Riot Games will be running a VALORANT Twitch Rivals event, the matches of which were recorded during the test weekend. The information is thanks to Slasher, who is a ” professional leaker, ” so it’s worth taking it seriously because it has such good and reliable sources that you don’t get lost.
Riot is partnering with Twitch to broadcast a Valorant Twitch Rivals event that was already played and recorded during this past weekend’s alpha test with esports pros and streamers, sources tell me
the event will be streamed live with casters on April 3rd when the embargo drops
— Rod ‘keydaddy’ Breslau (@Slasher) March 30, 2020
Interestingly, although the competition was pre-recorded, Riot gives way and has also contracted official commentators to make viewers really feel like a Twitch Rivals. The competition is also worth watching because in addition to casual streamers, current and ex FPS pros like shroud, dizzy, iddqd, or Nadeshot also played, and thanks to the Twitch drop system, they could even get a beta key.
Schedule of Valorant 
Twitch Rivals
This Twitch Rivals event is split in two – one featuring streamers from Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) and the other for North America.
The EMEA half will take place on Friday, April 3 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET / 7 PM CEST, while the NA portion will kick off at 1:30 PM PT / 4:30 PM ET / 10:30 PM CEST.
There are 10 teams in total competing at this event, each composed of five streamers since Valorant is a 5v5 game. Six of the teams are from EMEA and four from North America.
| TIME (APPROX.) | TEAM 1 | RESULTS | TEAM 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 AM PDT / 19:00 CEST | EU Showcase Team A Izakooo Pago3 NeoG5 Taz LotharHS |
0:0 | EU Showcase Team B Noizeeh Stormen GDolphn Forsen Orb |
| 10:40 AM PDT / 19:40 CEST | EU Showcase Team C LotharHS OnScreen Forsen Noizeeh GDolphn |
0:0 | EU Showcase Team D Azox360 Gotaga PMLeek Mickalow moman |
| 11:20 AM PDT / 20:20 CEST | EU Showcase Team E dhalucard Trilluxe Zander aSmoogl HighScoreHeroes |
0:0 | EU Showcase Team F Mysca Hammehow Stylosa RyanCentral Valkia |
| 12:00 PM PDT / 3:00 PM EDT (Best of 3) | Team NA Alpha Summit1g DrLupo Cloakzy Mendokusaii Hiko |
0:0 | Team NA Bravo Timthetatman Dizzy Aceu fl0m jordanfisher |
| 2:00 PM PDT / 5:00 PM EDT (Best of 3) | Team NA Charlie CDNthe3rd bnans highdistortion lululuvely rivington |
0:0 | Team NA Delta Annemunition MissHarvey Electra Iridium EthanBenard |
Valorant presents a mix of Overwatch with CS: GO, that is, a 5 × 5 tactical shooting game and characters with skills. However, weapons and powers must be purchased with the economy of the match. Have fun1
