FAQ

Project Blender is a new tournament format designed to provide a competitive experience for all players, regardless of their skill level, gender, or gaming experience.

This new approach allows existing teams or those formed for the occasion to compete against the big names in the EMEA scene during three phases spanning from October to December 2026.

During these three competitive phases, the formats will evolve, giving each game played greater strategic and tactical depth while allowing players to earn valuable bounties based on their performance.

Open to all, Project Blender will be broadcast on official channels, but the progress of each player and team can be freely broadcast, in accordance with an ethical charter provided by us.

Blender Draft is a new competitive approach in VALORANT.

How does Blender Draft work?

In a BO3 match, two teams face off against each other.

Before the match begins, a coin toss determines which team will start the map pick and ban phase, modelled on the VCT sequence.

The team that wins the coin toss is Team A. The team that loses is Team B.

On Map 1, Team A will play a roster of agents. This roster of agents will be banned for Team A on Map 2 and Map 3, if played.

On Map 1, Team B will play a roster of agents. This roster of agents will be banned for Team B on Map 2 and only on Map 2. If there is a Map 3, the roster of agents played by Team B on Map 2 will be banned on Map 3.

This adds an extra layer of strategic depth, as your drafts must be carefully considered to give you tactical options for your upcoming games. A draft is therefore designed for several games, not just the map you are currently playing.

All the latest information about Project Blender will be available across all our official channels.

The nerve center of the tournament, find news, highlights of the season, and your personal space on the official competition website: www.project-blender.com

Don't miss any live action or key information about the competition on our X channel (formerly Twitter): @ProjectBlender_ and Instagram: Project Blender.

In addition to these accounts, the EMEA VCT social channels will relay a significant amount of information about Project Blender.

1. Go to https://www.project-blender.com/en/registration.
2. Click on the "Log in with your Riot ID" button.
3. Log in to your Riot Games account (or confirm if you are already logged in on your browser).
4. Fill in the required information to complete your profile.
5. You are now fully logged in to the website. 

1. Go to https://www.project-blender.com/en/connection.
2. Click on the "Log in with your Riot ID" button.
3. Log in to your Riot Games account (or confirm if you are already logged in on your browser).
4. You are now fully logged in to the website. 

1. Log in to the website.
2. Go to https://www.project-blender.com/en/teams/create.
3. Fill out the form to create your team.
4. You will automatically become the team’s administrator. 

1. Once you are a team administrator, go to https://www.project-blender.com/en/teams/list.
2. Click on the "Manage team" icon.
3. From there, you can:
   • Accept or decline player requests
   • Remove members from the team
   • Transfer administrator rights to another member 

1. Log in to the website.
2. Go to https://www.project-blender.com/en/teams/request.
3. Search for the team you want to join.
4. Click the "Ask to join" button and confirm.
5. The team administrator will review your request and either accept or decline it. 

1. You must be a team administrator.
2. Go to https:// www.project-blender.com /en/tournament/51340/application.
3. If registration is open, you will be able to:
   • Select the team you want to register
   • Choose between 5 and 10 players who will participate
   • Submit your application
4. A tournament administrator will review your application. Your team will either be accepted or declined for participation. 

Project Blender is open to all VALORANT players, whether you're competing for the first time, a veteran, or even a professional player.

In order to comply with VALORANT's PEGI 16 rating, the competition is open to players aged 16 and over.

In many countries, players under the age of 18 may need parental consent after changing regions. Parental consent can be found in each competitor's player area on the official competition website.

In order to participate in Project Blender, you must meet several requirements:

• Be at least 16 years of age.

• Provide parental consent if you are a minor in the territory in which you reside.

• Have a latency of less than or equal to 80ms on the Paris and/or Frankfurt servers.

You can check your latency on the Paris and Frankfurt servers directly in the game.

There are two ways to do this:

1. Go to Play > Custom Game > and select the server in question.

2. Go to any game mode other than Custom Game via Play and hover over the latency icon.

Yes, it is possible to register for Project Blender if you are a professional VALORANT player.

You can register for the Phase 1 Open Qualifier with a mix of players of your choice, including professional VALORANT players or not.

Registration for Project Blender will open on September 07, 2026, at 17:00 CEST.

Registration for Project Blender will close on September 25, 2026, at 23:59 CEST.

Yes! This tournament is an official VCT Presents Series tournament produced by Gozulting.

Project Blender is divided into four phases:

• An Open Qualifier with up to 256 teams called Phase 1.

• A round robin ans a single elimination phase with 8 teams called Phase 2.

• A single elimination final phase with 8 teams called Phase 3.

To join Phase 1 of Project Blender, you must register your team on the official competition website between September 7 and September 25, 2026.

There are two ways to qualify for Phase 2:

• Earn a spot via the Phase 1 Open Qualifier.

• Receive a direct invitation from the tournament organizers.

There are two ways to qualify for Phase 3:

• Earn a spot via the Phase 2 Closed Qualifier.

• Receive a direct invitation from the tournament organizers.

Phase 1 of Project Blender is an Open Qualifier featuring up to 256 teams competing in a single-elimination bracket.

Two teams from Phase 1 will advance to Phase 2.

Phase 2 of Project Blender consists of 2 groups of 4 teams competing in a round robin system.
Each team will play every other team in its group in a BO3 match. Each BO3 win will earn points for the team.

The top two teams from each group will advance to a single elimination bracket.
Two teams from Phase 2 will advance to Phase 3.

Phase 2 will take place offline, in Paris.

Phase 3 of Project Blender consists of a single elimination bracket.

Within this single-elimination bracket, matches will be played in BO3 format.

Phase 3 will take place offline, in Paris.

 Phase 1, consisting of an Open Qualifier, will take place on October 3 and 4, 2026.

 Phase 2 will take place from October 21 to 24, 2026.

 Phase 3 will take place from December 18 to 20, 2026.

Some of the matches will be broadcast live, but not all of them!

The matches will be available to watch on the Twitch channel VALORANT_emea and on VALORANT_fr.

Other matches will also be broadcast on the various channels of players, teams, content creators, and commentators.

Yes, of course!

We will set up a form allowing you to apply to comment on the many parts of Project Blender.

Absolutely!

You can share all of your games with your community on various live streaming platforms, as well as host VODs and highlights from your games on your various social media accounts.

We will provide more details in the near future regarding the various rules that must be followed.