Week 1-3 Qualification
Week 4-7 Playoffs and Swiss
Week 8 Finals
Online via the NSE Discord
Valorant NSE Winter 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.
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 is 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
Map Pool
Map Veto
The higher seeded 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.
| Dates | Tournament Stage |
| Saturday 14th Oct | Sign-ups Close |
| Monday 16th Oct | Qualification |
| Monday 23rd Oct | Qualification |
| Monday 30th Oct | Qualification |
| Monday 6th Nov |
Week 1 Playoff Brackets |
| Monday 13th Nov |
Week 2 Playoff Brackets |
| Monday 20th Nov |
Week 3 Playoff Brackets |
| Sunday 26th Nov |
Extra Division 1 Playoff Games |
| Monday 27th Nov |
Week 4 Playoff Brackets |
| Sunday 3rd Dec |
Overflow |
| Monday 4th Dec |
Extra Division 1 Playoff Games |
| Friday 8th Dec | Grand Finals |
All games with the exception of Extra Division 1 Playoff Games and Grand Finals will be played on Monday evening and cannot be rearranged. Games will have a normal start time of 7.15pm.
