EDward Gaming have accepted an invitation to play at the TEN VALORANT Global Invitational, the event organizer has announced.
SOUTH KOREA – EDward Gaming have been confirmed as the fourth and final team for the TEN VALORANT Global Invitational event, joining the previously invited trio of DRX, T1, and Cloud9.
The TEN VALORANT Global Invitational will take place on October 7-8 at the Busan Esports Arena in Busan, South Korea, featuring the aforementioned four teams. The event will kick off with a round-robin group stage on the first day and will progress to the playoffs on Sunday.
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Tickets are available for purchase on the InterPark website, priced at KRW11,000 or approximately ~US$8.16 for regular tickets. Additionally, the TEN package is available at KRW16,000 or around ~US$11.8 and includes complimentary food and beverages.
The competition was initially set to feature representatives from each of the major VCT regions, including EMEA. However, it appears that the intention to include a team from EMEA has been scrapped, with the Pacific region now having two representatives in DRX and T1.
EDG will head to Korea following their impressive performance at VALORANT Champions Los Angeles, where they clinched a 5-6th place finish and push a new high for Chinese VALORANT. Moreover, this will be the first time that a team from China will be in attendance at an OFF//SEASON event in Asia.
EDward Gaming are currently in the middle of their campaign in China Evolution Act I, where they will be up against Attacking Esports today at 5 PM SGT (UTC+8)
The team list for the TEN VALORANT Global Invitational is as follows:
| DRX | C9 |
| T1 | EDG |
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