Project Blender breaks the record for the most popular Open Qualifier tournament

Frontpage News Project Blender breaks the record for the most popular Open Qualifier tournament
Tue, 10/14/2025 - 18:31
Authored by Xavier
Phase 01
For its launch, Project Blender broke the record for participants in a VALORANT tournament and became the most populous tournament for the Riot Games title.

This weekend, we held Phase 01 the first part of Project Blender ... and what a tournament it was! With 4,782 rounds played in 251 matches, the 291 teams participating in Phase 01 made VALORANT history.

Project Blender - Phase 01 - Key data

Project Blender Phase 01, the tournament with the most teams registered, allowed 16 amateur, semi-professional and professional teams to advance to Phase 02, which will take place from 7 to 16 November and will feature national professional teams, mixed professional teams and teams participating in Blender Spotlight, a tournament reserved for teams made up of members of gender minorities.

Next steps: Blender Spotlight  and Phase 02 of Project Blender on the official VCT channels and relayed by the various official VALORANT accounts.

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