VALORANT Premier is officially launched. Here, we will cover the full schedule and map rotation for current Premier stage so that you don’t miss any matches and can prepare yourself accordingly.
Premier is VALORANT‘s official competitive mode, where you will need a pre-made team to compete. Riot Games introduced the Premier Beta in August 2022, followed by the Premier Ignition stage in Episode 7 Act 1. Finally, Premier is in its official release with Premier Stage 1, live from Episode 7 Act 2.
Now, with Episode 8 Act 1, Premier is in a new stage. Just like before, you will enroll with your team of up to 7 members and participate in a division decided by the top 5 players MMR. However, the new Premier also differs from the previous versions in a few ways. Like the previous season, you can still participate in practice queue matches on off days. Tactic timeouts have also been added. Riot expects Premier to become the path to qualifying for the VCT Challengers League this season.
The format remains the same as before. You can play up to two matches every week before the map rotates. However, this time, you will need a total of 675 points to qualify for the playoff stage, as the duration will be longer than before.
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VALORANT Premier Weekly Map Rotation Schedule
The enrollment period for Premier Stage E8 A1 begins with the launch of the new Act. You can enroll with your team just a day before the first match. The first week of matches will begin on January 17, 2024, and will conclude with the playoffs on March 3, 2024. Every map will have a total of two days, and the maps will rotate every week.
Here is the Schedule for the weekly map rotation:
Premier will run for 7 weeks this time, rotating every map from the active map pool, including the newest addition, Icebox, and the revamped Lotus. Depending on your time zone, the event will take place between 7 and 9 PM. You can check this while enrolling in the game.
There you go! Hopefully, now you’ll be able to keep track of your upcoming Premier matches and practice the maps accordingly. We wish you all the best for your upcoming matches and Premier journey.
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