VALORANT Red Bull Home Ground 2025: The Ultimate Showdown of Tactical Brilliance

VALORANT Red Bull Home Ground 2025 is right around the corner, scheduled to commence on November 13, 2025, returning once again with their sixth edition of the Valorant Off//Season event. For context, this event is a part of the 2025 VCT Partner Series. A total of 17 teams from different parts of the world will participate in this A-Tier tournament; among them, a total of 11 teams will join this event as Play-In Teams.

The Off//Season event will take place at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. That being said, this article will explore every important aspect of the VALORANT Red Bull Home Ground 2025 event.

All teams participating in the VALORANT Red Bull Home Ground 2025

As mentioned earlier, a total of 17 teams are participating in the event. While six teams are invited, the rest have found their way through different qualification criteria. Here's a list of all teams participating in VALORANT Red Bull Home Ground 2025:

Invited Teams

• Fnatic
• G2 Esports
• Sentinels
• T1
• ZETA DIVISION
• NRG

Play-In Teams

• Cloud 9
• BXL ZOO (Belgian Qualifier)
• Cubert Academy (Canadian Qualifier)
• FLOW TIM CHEESE (Chilean Qualifier)
• BLX CORP (Dutch Qualifier)
• Team RA'AD (Egyptian Qualifier)
• Eintracht Frankfurt (German Qualifier)
• FENNEL (Japanese Qualifier)
• ENVY (North American Qualifier)
• KlanNaLan (Spanish Qualifier)
• BONK (EMEA Last Chance)

Among the aforementioned teams, only two teams from the Play-In section will qualify for the main event. That indicates that eight teams will ultimately participate for the ultimate Red Bull Home Ground glory.

VALORANT Red Bull Home Ground 2025 Format and Schedule

In VALORANT Red Bull Home Ground 2025, the Play-In group stage will follow four single Round-Robin groups. And the group winners will qualify for the Play-In knockouts. Coming to the knockouts, both matches will be BO1 (Best-of-one), and the winners will secure their tickets in the main event. The main event will feature eight teams Double-Elimination bracket. Finally, the grand final will possess a BO5 (Best-of-five) match. Let's dive into the detailed schedule of the tournament:

13 November 2025

• Play-In 1: 13:00 PM EST / 10:00 AM PST/18:00 PM GMT/19:00 PM CET - BONK vs Klannalan (Group A)
• Play-In 2: 13:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST / 18:00 PM GMT/19:00 PM CET-Cloud9 vs Ra'ad (Group B)
• Play-In 3: 13:15 PM EST/10:15 AM PST/18:15 PM GMT/19:15 PM CET - Cubert Academy vs Flow Tim Cheese (Group C)
• Play-In 4: 13:15 PM EST/10:15 AM PST/18:15 PM GMT/19:15 PM CET-BXL Zoo vs Envy (Group D)
• Play-In 5: 14:30 PM EST/11:30 AM PST/19:30 PM GMT/20.30 PM CET - BONK vs BLX Corp (Group A)
• Play-In 6: 14:45 PM EST/11:45 AM PST/19:45 PM GMT/20:45 PM CET - BXL Zoo vs Eintracht Frankfurt (Group D)
• Play-In 7: 16:00 PM EST/13:00 PM PST/21:00 PM GMT/22:00 PM CET - Cloud9 vs Fennel (Group B)
• Play-In 8: 14:00 PM EST/13:00 PM PST/21:00 PM GMT/22:00 PM CET - Cubert Academy vs Flow Tim Cheese (Group C)
• Play-In 9: 17:30 PM EST/14:30 PM PST/10:30 PM GMT/23:30 PM CET - Klannalan vs BLX Corp (Group A)
• Play-In 10: 17:45 PM EST/14:45 PM PST/22:45 PM GMT/23:45 PM CET - Ra'ad vs Fennel (Group B)
• Play-In 11: 19:00 PM EST/16:00 PM PST / 12:00 AM GMT (Nov 14)/1:00 AM CET (Nov 14)- Envy vs Eintracht Frankfurt (Group D)
• Deciders Match 1: 20:30 PM EST/17:30 PM PST/1:30 AM GMT (Nov 14)/2:30 AM CET (Nov 14) - A vs B Winners
• Deciders Match 2: 22:00 PM EST/19:00 PM PST/3:00 AM GMT (Nov 14)/4:00 AM CET (Nov 14) - C vs D Winners

14 November 2025

• Winners Bracket Round 1 Matches 1-4: 13:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST/18:00 PM GMT/19:00 PM CET
• Winners Bracket Round 2 Matches 1-2: 14:30 PM EST / 11:30 AM PST/19:30 PM GMT/20:30 PM CET
• Lower Bracket Round 1 Match 1: 16:00 PM EST/13:00 PM PST/21:00 PM GMT/22:00 PM CET
• Lower Bracket Round 1 Match 2: 17:30 PM EST/14:30 PM PST/22:30 PM GMT/ 23:30 PM CET
• Lower Bracket Round 2 Match 1: 19:00 PM EST / 16:00 PM PST/12:00 AM GMT (14 Nov) / 1:00 AM CET (14 Nov)
• Lower Bracket Round 2 Match 2: 20:30 PM EST/17:30 PM PST/1:30 AM GMT (14 Nov)/2:30 AM CET (14 Nov)
• Lower Bracket Round 3 Match 1: 22:00 PM EST/19:00 PM PST/3:00 AM GMT (14 Nov) / 4:00 AM CET (14 Nov)

15 November 2025

• Winners Finals Matches: 14:00 PM EST/11:00 AM PST/19:00 PM GMT/20:00 PM CET
• Dorm Ground Finals: 17:00 PM EST/14:00 PM PST/22:00 PM GMT/23:00 PM CET
• Lower Finals Matches: 19:00 PM EST/16:00 PM PST/00:00 AM GMT 16th Nov / 01:00 AM CET 16th Nov

16 November 2025

• Grand Finals Matches: 16:30 PM - 20:30PM EST/13:30 PM-17:30 PM PST/21:30 PM 1:30 AM GMT (17th Nov)/22:30PM - 2:30 AM CET

VALORANT Red Bull Home Ground 2025 Prize Pool and how to watch

Red Bull hasn't officially revealed the prize pool of this event. However, considering previous trends, the prize pool should be around $100,000 USD. Fans can either directly head to New York to cheer for their favorite team or navigate to Red Bull Gaming's official YouTube and Twitch channels to catch their teams in nail-biting action. If you're also interested in other tournaments, make sure to check out our latest piece on VALORANT Pick Ems 2025.