LPL Valorant Summer Cup 2022

General info

Tournament Information:
LPL Valorant is back for 2022 and will bring a variety of changes. LPL Valorant Summer Cup will have a shorter 4-week season (compared to 9-week seasons in 2021) with different formats to accommodate and include a $3,250AUD prize pool across all divisions. See Summer Cup Divisions and Format for more information. Summer Cup will see two nights of Valorant broadcasts every week of the season on Monday and Tuesday. See more details in Key Dates & Broadcast Dates!

We have also brushed up a few pieces in our Valorant ruleset. All players are highly encouraged to re-read through our terms and ruleset (located on the right), and ensure they will be able to commit to the scheduling requirements for all levels of play.

Summer Cup Divisions:
Open, Amateur, Evolution and Summer Cup will require at least 8 teams to commence. Evolution has changed to

Open
Free to join. Winning team will be allowed to participate in the following LPL Valorant event for free.

Amateur
$500. LPL Premium required. Teams update their match times to be assigned up to 3 matches per week. Matches are Best of 1.

Evolution
$1,000. $90 Team Entry Fee. Round Robin format. Matches are Best of 3.

Summer Cup
$1,750. $95 Team Entry Fee. 4 teams will be invited to participate.

To purchase LPL Premium subscription, please go here. Team Entry Fees will be able to be paid via your respective ladder page.

Summer Cup Format:

Open & Amateur
Teams update their match times to be assigned up to 3 matches per week, for 3 weeks. Matches are Best of 1. The top 4 teams on the last week will qualify for a single elimination playoffs. Playoff matches are Best of 3.

Evolution & Summer Cup
8 seeded teams, 2 groups. Group A - Seed 1, 3, 6, 8. Group B - Seed 2, 4, 5, 7. Single round robin per group for 3 weeks. Matches are Best of 3. Top 2 teams from each group qualify for a single elimination playoffs. Semi Finals are Best of 3, and Grand Finals are Best of 5.

Prizes:
Open

First Place
Free Participation in Amateur for following LPL Valorant event!

Amateur

First Place	Second Place	Third Place	Fourth Place	Total
$225	$125	$75	$75	$500

Evolution

First Place	Second Place	Third Place	Fourth Place	Total
$500	$250	$125	$125	$1000

Summer Cup

First Place	Second Place	Third Place	Fourth Place	Total
$750	$500	$250	$250	$1750

More Information

Registration:
Start your climb to Summer Cup with Open Division or Amateur Division! Amateur registrations close on Sunday 17 May. Open Division will remain open to register 24/7.

Open Division - https://letsplay.live/games/valorant/open/
Amateur Division - https://letsplay.live/games/valorant/amateur/

Evolution & Summer Cup Open Qualifiers:
Heading into a new year of LPL Valorant events - we will be hosting Open Qualifiers instead of hosting relegations to do a reset. The top 4 teams from the Open Qualifiers will qualify for the highest level of play, joining the 4 invited teams. The subsequent 8 teams will then qualify for Evolution Division.

Open Qualifiers will be a Single Elimination Best of 3 and be held on Saturday 26 March and Sunday 27 March, starting at 1PM AEDT.

Click here to register for Open Qualifiers!

Rules:
Rules are found here: https://letsplay.live/games/valorant/rules/

Key Dates & Broadcast Dates:
Week 1:
Open, Amateur and Evolution – Monday 18 April - Sunday 24 April
Autumn Cup Legends - Monday 18 April and Tuesday 19 April @ 6:30PM AEST / 8:30PM NZST

Week 2:
Open, Amateur and Evolution – Monday 25 April - Sunday 1 May
Autumn Cup Legends - Monday 25 April and Tuesday 26 April @ 6:30PM AEST / 8:30PM NZST

Week 3:
Open, Amateur and Evolution – Monday 2 May - Sunday 8 May
Autumn Cup Legends - Monday 2 May and Tuesday 3 May @ 6:30PM AEST / 8:30PM NZST

Week 4 Playoffs:
Open, Amateur and Evolution – Monday 9 May - Sunday 15 May
Autumn Cup Legends - Monday 9 May and Tuesday 8 May @ 6:30PM AEST / 8:30PM NZST

Community Caster & Game Admin Applications:
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FAQ
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Connect with us
On behalf of the entire LPL Admin Team, we would like to wish everyone competing the best of luck! For any questions, please do not hesitate to ask by either posting in the forums or contacting an admin via Support Ticket. Alternatively, you can join the LPL Community Discord.