Updated on December 12, 7:00 a.m. (GMT+8): Updated the schedule and tournament results.
The Red Bull Home Ground 3 Valorant tournament will mark the debut of several highly-anticiapted VCT partnered teams.
And for the first time ever, Red Bull Home Ground will feature teams from outside of Europe. The tournament will host Cloud9, 100 Thieves, and KRÜ Esports — three partnered teams from the Americas region.
The event will also showcase Team Liquid, Team Vitality, Team Heretics, and FUT Esports — four partnered teams competing in the EMEA region next year.
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What is Red Bull Home Ground 3?
The event is a Valorant professional tournament that will be held at Victoria Warehouse in Manchester, England.
Five EMEA teams and three Americas squads will battle it out for US$100,000 in prize money.
Red Bull Home Ground 3 schedule and results
The tournament is set to take place from December 9 to 12. The group stage will take place in the first two days of the event, while the playoffs will span the final two days of the tournament.
The first matches of each day will begin at 7:00 a.m. PT | 11:00 p.m. GMT+8 | 3:00 p.m. GMT.
Group stage standings
Group A
STANDING | TEAM | RECORD (W-L) |
1st | Cloud9 | 2 – 1 |
2nd | Team Vitality | 2 – 1 |
3rd | KRÜ Esports | 1 – 2 |
4th | FOKUS | 1 – 2 |
Group B
STANDING | TEAM | RECORD (W-L) |
1st | 100 Thieves | 3 – 0 |
2nd | Team Liquid | 2 – 1 |
3rd | Team Heretics | 1 – 2 |
4th | FUT Esports | 0 – 3 |
Group stage
December 9
Group A
TEAM | RESULTS | RESULTS |
Cloud9 | 1 – 2 | FOKUS |
Team Vitality | 2 – 0 | KRÜ Esports |
KRÜ Esports | 0 – 2 | Cloud9 |
Team Vitality | 2 – 1 | FOKUS |
Group B
TEAM | RESULTS | RESULTS |
100 Thieves | 2 – 1 | Team Heretics |
Team Liquid | 2 – 0 | FUT Esports |
Team Liquid | 1 – 2 | 100 Thieves |
Team Heretics | 2 – 0 | FUT Esports |
December 10
Group A
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
Team Vitality | 0 – 2 | Cloud9 |
KRÜ Esports | 2 – 0 | FOKUS |
Group B
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
100 Thieves | 2 – 0 | FUT Esports |
Team Heretics | 0 – 2 | Team Liquid |
Playoffs
December 10
Quarterfinals
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
Team Vitality | 2 – 0 | Team Heretics |
December 11
Quarterfinals
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
Team Liquid | 0 – 2 | KRÜ Esports |
Semifinals
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
Team Vitality | 0 – 2 | 100 Thieves |
KRÜ Esports | 0 – 2 | Cloud9 |
December 12
Grand final
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
100 Thieves | 3 – 0 | Cloud9 |
Teams competing in Red Bull Home Ground 3
TEAM | REGION |
Team Liquid | EMEA |
Team Heretics | EMEA |
Team Vitality | EMEA |
FUT Esports | EMEA |
FOKUS Clan | EMEA |
Cloud9 | Americas |
100 Thieves | Americas |
KRÜ Esports | Americas |
Tournament format
The four-day event is split between two phases.
The eight teams were split into two groups, and the top three teams from each group will advance to the playoffs. The teams that finish last in their respective groups will be eliminated.
The six teams that advance to the playoffs will continue in a single-elimination bracket.
All matches will be best-of-three series, except for the grand final, which is a best-of-five.
Red Bull Home Ground 3 prize pool
STANDING | TEAM | PRIZE MONEY |
1st | 100 Thieves | US$50,000 |
2nd | Cloud9 | US$20,000 |
3rd-4th | KRÜ Esports | US$10,000 |
3rd-4th | Team Vitality | US$10,000 |
5th-6th | Team Liquid | US$3,000 |
5th-6th | Team Heretics | US$3,000 |
7th-8th | KRÜ Esports | US$2,000 |
7th-8th | FUT Esports | US$2,000 |
Where to watch Red Bull Home Ground 3
The tournament will be broadcast live on Red Bull’s official Twitch and YouTube channels.
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