The organizer of VALORANT Radiant International Invitational has announced the schedule and format of the OFF//SEASON event.
CHINA – VALORANT Esports CN has unveiled the full schedule and competitive format for the 2025 VALORANT Radiant International Invitational. The four-day event, set for December 18-21 in Fuzhou, Fujian, will feature six invited teams battling it out to close the year.
Representing VCT Pacific are Paper Rex and Gen.G, while G2 Esports join as the lone representative from VCT Americas. Completing the lineup are China’s own Bilibili Gaming, FunPlus Phoenix, and Nova Esports.
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The tournament begins with an unconventional group stage where each team draws only four opponents instead of facing all five. Each side will play four BO1 matches, and the final standings will determine their playoff route. The top team qualifies directly for the best-of-five grand finals, the second-placed team advances to the best-of-three semifinals, and the third and fourth seeds will meet in a best-of-three quarterfinal. The format resembles the King-of-the-Hill style used at the TEN VALORANT Global Invitational.
The action takes place inside the Fuzhou Gymnasium, a venue that publicly lists a capacity of around 4,000 spectators. Paper Rex enter the event as defending champions, having won last year’s edition, then known as the VALORANT Radiant Asia Invitational, after defeating DetonatioN FocusMe in Chengdu.
The Invitational is part of a two-week VALORANT celebration across Fuzhou, which also includes the VALORANT National Championship Grand Finals, featuring teams from the Open, University, Partner, Platform, and Pro tracks, similar to Challengers circuits in other regions.
The citywide festivities will run from December 18-21 and December 25-28 across various parts of Fuzhou. Additional information, including ticket sales, will be announced at a later date.
Below you can find the complete schedule of the event, time in GMT+8:
Thursday, December 18
- 14:00 – Nova Esports vs. Paper Rex
- 15:00 – FunPlus Phoenix vs. Paper Rex
- 16:00 – FunPlus Phoenix vs. Gen.G
- 17:00 – Bilibili Gaming vs. Gen.G
- 18:00 – Bilibili Gaming vs. G2 Esports
- 19:00 – Nova Esports vs. G2 Esports
Friday, December 19
- 14:00 – Nova Esports vs. FunPlus Phoenix
- 15:00 – G2 Esports vs. FunPlus Phoenix
- 16:00 – G2 Esports vs. Gen.G
- 17:00 – Paper Rex vs. Gen.G
- 18:00 – Paper Rex vs. Bilibili Gaming
- 19:00 – Nova Esports vs. Bilibili Gaming
Saturday, December 20
- 16:00 – Quarterfinal
- 18:00 – Semifinal
Sunday, December 21
- 18:00 – Grand finals
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Cover photo courtesy of VCT CN
