Week 1-3 Qualification
Week 4-7 Playoffs and Swiss
Live Finals @ Insomnia Gaming Festival
Online via the NSE Discord
Valorant NSE Spring is split into 2 main stages: Stage 1 Qualification (Weeks 1-3) and Stage 2 Swiss/Playoffs (Weeks 4-7).
Stage 1
In Stage 1 teams will be initially seeded into 3 skill groups. In the first round teams will play another team in the same skill group and in the following rounds be matched versus teams with a similar record in the tournament.
Stage 2
In Stage 2 the top 16 teams will start in the Division 1 bracket (a double elimination bracket) and everyone else will continue playing in a Swiss tournament starting with points based on their finish in Stage 1. Teams who do well in the Swiss can qualify for Division 2 or Division 3.
Live Finals
If you manage to get to the Grand Finals in Division 1, you will be invited to play the match live at Insomnia Gaming Festival.
Prizes
1st - £500
2nd - £300
3rd - £200
Top 8 - BUEC Championship Pins
In addition to other prizes this tournament awards British University Esports Championship Points.
This competition is not affiliated with or sponsored by Riot Games, Inc. or VALORANT Esports.
RULES SUMMARY
In addition to NSE rules all players must comply with VALORANT terms of service at all times including, but not limited to, any account sharing policies.
Click here to download the full rulebook
Players are expected to uphold the NSE Code of Conduct whilst competing in this tournament.
All decisions regarding the interpretation and enforcement of these rules are at the sole discretion of the NSE Admin Team, whose decisions are final.
These rules may be amended, changed or supplemented when required by the NSE Admin Team to ensure fair play and competitive integrity.
Game Settings
Pauses and Timeouts
Teams are allowed 2 tactical timeouts each game, 2 per team (1 on each half). This can be done by typing /timeout in the chat, a timeout will be queued for the next buy phase. If teams are having technical issues they may pause during the buy phase to try and fix it. This can be done by using "Pause Match Timer" in the start menu via the cheats tab (with tournament mode on all cheats will be disabled except Pause Match Timer).
Map Pool
Map Veto
The home team (left team) can elect to be Team A or Team B within the following process:
Teams then Veto maps in the following order
This competition is not affiliated with or sponsored by Riot Games, Inc. or VALORANT Esports.
Signups Close Sunday 4th February.
| Dates | Tournament Stage |
| Saturday 3rd Feb | Sign-Ups Close |
| Monday 5th Feb | Week 1 - Qualification |
| Monday 12th Feb | Week 2 - Qualification |
| Monday 19th Feb | Week 3 - Qualification |
| Monday 26th Feb |
Week 4 - Playoff Brackets |
| Monday 4th Mar |
Week 5 - Playoff Brackets |
| Monday 11th Mar |
Week 6 - Playoff Brackets |
| Sunday 17th Mar |
Extra Match Day for Division 1 Teams |
| Monday 18th Mar |
Week 7 - Playoff Brackets |
| Monday 25th Mar |
Overflow Week (if needed) |
| 29th/30th/31st Mar | Grand Finals @ Insomnia Gaming Festival |
All games, with the exception of the Grand Finals, will be played on Monday evening and cannot be rearranged. Each week team will play 2 bo1s or 1 bo3. Games will have a normal start time of 7.15pm, however teams still in the Division 1 Bracket may be expected to play on Sunday 17th March in order to play an extra matches as required.
