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Red Bull Home Ground #5: Format, Schedule, Teams and More

Red Bull Home Ground #5: Format, Schedule, Teams and More

Ganesh Jadhav

Ganesh Jadhav

21 Oct, 2024, 09:39

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Last updated: 9 Apr, 2025, 03:21

One of the biggest and most popular off-season events, Red Bull Home Ground is once again upon us. With its fifth edition, the Red Bull team along with eight of the top teams worldwide will visit Berlin to crown this year’s Home Ground Champion. Starting today on the 21st of November, the event will run until the 24th, culminating in a Grand Finals.

Red Bull Home Ground #5 Format and Schedule

The fifth edition of Red Bull Home Ground will feature eight teams entering the competition featuring invited and qualified teams.

These eight teams will play in a Swiss bracket featuring Bo1 games for the first and second round, the third and final round will feature Bo3 games.

Only four out of the eight teams will survive the first stage to play a single elimination bracket Playoff.

The bracket will pair teams with a 2-0 record with teams with a 2-1 record. All the games in the Playoffs will feature a Bo3 game except for the finals which will be a Bo5.

The team that withstands the challenging stages and demanding opponents will be crowned the Red Bull Home Ground Champion.

Schedule

November 21st - Swiss Stage Day 1
November 22nd - Swiss Stage Day 2
November 23rd - Semifinals
November 24th - Grand Finals

Check out the detailed schedule for the competition on Strafe.

Red Bull Home Ground #5 Participant Teams

Invited Teams	Qualified Teams
Fnatic (Defending Champion)	Cloud9 (North America Qualifiers)
FOKUS	T1 (APAC Qualifiers)
Karmine Corp	FUT Esports (International Play-ins)
Team Heretics	G2 Esports (International Play-ins)

Swiss Stage First Round Match-ups

Team Heretics vs FOKUS // November 21st 13:00 GMT
Fnatic vs Cloud9 // November 21st 14:00 GMT
G2 vs Karmine Corp // November 21st 15:00 GMT
FUT Esports vs T1 // November 21st 16:00 GMT

Check out the results of the opening match ups here.

Where to watch?

Red Bull will broadcast the tournament live on Twitch and YouTube. You can also check out the tournament on Strafe.

Check out Strafe Esports for all the latest VALORANT news and our X account for the latest content and coverages. Also, stay tuned to Strafe YouTube for exclusive interviews, press conferences, and more.

For more VALORANT rostermania news, check out our VCT EMEA and VCT Americas rostermania for all the latest shuffles.

Featured Image Credits: Red Bull

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