Riot Games has announced the Valorant Ignition Series, a spotlight program for tournaments based around their competitive first-person-shooter. In a post on the game's official website members of Riot announced the new series for which it has partnered with over 20 esports organizations.

　　The Ignition Series will focus on spotlighting tournaments each week in addition to helping discover players and building recognition for Valorant pros and teams. Riot plans to support the series by showcasing them on its channel and by posting the schedule on the series website.

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　　Riot plans to announce more events for the series in the future but plans to have events in North America, Brazil, Latin America, Korea, Japan, South East Asia, Oceania, Europe, Russia, Turkey, and the Middle East. Unlike Blizzard's Overwatch League, the Ignition Series events are not being produced by Riot directly, with the developer taking a supporting role to assist esports organizers in creating their own event.

　　The first two Ignition Series events take place this weekend with the G2 Invitational taking place on Friday, June 19 and Rage hosting the first official Valorant tournament in Japan on June 20 and 21. Riot said more events will be announced on June 18 and that the series is expected to extend through the fall.

　　In other Valorant news, Riot said the game's ranked play will likely release sometime next week. It was removed for launch to let new players learn the basics before hopping into the competitive mode.

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