Tournament Rules | London - INZONE 2v2 Community Skirmish - All Brackets

Overview

The Fnatic INZONE 2v2 Community Skirmish tournament, is an open tournament (the “Tournament”).
The tournament will be split into 2 brackets in total. An Upper Bracket and a Lower Bracket.
There will be up to 4 teams in each bracket within the Tournament. Teams will consist of two players (individually a “Participant” and together a “Team”).
The Tournament is a one (1) day, offline Valorant Tournament. The tournament will consist of 4 teams per bracket and will be played on PC.
The Tournament prizes are as follows:
- 1st place, each participant will receive:
  - 1x INZONE Winner Trophy
  - 1x VCT Masters London Grand Final Ticket
- 2nd place, each participant will receive:
  - 1x Fnatic 2026 Pro Kit Jersey
Please note: the prizes are as stated only, Fnatic will not pay out the cash value of the prizes as an alternative.
To qualify for the Tournament, Participants must;
- For the Upper Bracket:
  - have a valid main Riot Account;
  - play on their main Riot account;
  - be at least 16 years old as of 13 June 2026;
  - attend the INZONE 2v2 Community Skirmish on 13th June at Fnatic HQ, 1 Kingsland Passage E8 2BB;
  - not be a pro player participating in a VCT team;
  - be either Diamond or above on their main Riot account as of 13 June 2026. If the account is unranked as of 13 June 2026, the last recorded Act rank [i.e. from when the account last received a rank] will be taken as the account's "current" rank, this will be confirmed by Tournament Admins live on site through Riot Mobile Login verification.
- For the Lower Bracket:
  - have a valid main Riot Account;
  - play on their main Riot account;
  - be at least 16 years old as of 13 June 2026;
  - attend the INZONE 2v2 Community Skirmish on 13th June at Fnatic HQ, 1 Kingsland Passage E8 2BB;
  - not be a pro player participating in a VCT team;
  - be either Platinum or below on their main Riot account as of 13 June 2026. If the account is unranked as of 13 June 2026, the last recorded Act rank [i.e. from when the account last received a rank] will be taken as the account's "current" rank, this will be confirmed by Tournament Admins live on site through Riot Mobile Login verification.
Employees of Sony INZONE, Fnatic, Riot, and all associated companies are not allowed to participate in this Tournament.
Sony INZONE are the sole sponsor of the Fnatic INZONE 2v2 Community Skirmish tournament. Participants agree that their inclusion in the Tournament is as an individual and must not reference, tag, or promote 3rd party sponsors in social media posts or other forums, either directly or indirectly.

Rules

1. General Rules

1.1. Tournament

The Fnatic INZONE 2v2 Community Skirmish tournament is an open Tournament for Valorant, hosted by Fnatic and played on PC. The Tournament is limited to players who are present during the event and can play the offline Semifinals and Grand Finals on 13 June 2026.

1.2. Administration

Everybody who is authorised by Fnatic to administer the Fnatic INZONE 2v2 Community Skirmish tournament based on its rules and regulations will be called an "Admin". In the following, the collection of all Admins will be called the "Administration".

1.3. Participants and Commitment

1.3.1. Every Participant must:

For the Upper Bracket:
- have a valid main Riot Account;
- play on their main Riot account;
- be at least 16 years old as of 13 June 2026;
- attend the INZONE 2v2 Community Skirmish on 13th June at Fnatic HQ, 1 Kingsland Passage E8 2BB;
- not be a pro player participating in a VCT team;
- be either Diamond or above on their main Riot account as of 13 June 2026. If the account is unranked as of 13 June 2026, the last recorded Act rank [i.e. from when the account last received a rank] will be taken as the account's "current" rank, this will be confirmed by Tournament Admins live on site through Riot Mobile Login verification.
For the Lower Bracket:
- have a valid main Riot Account;
- play on their main Riot account;
- be at least 16 years old as of 13 June 2026;
- attend the INZONE 2v2 Community Skirmish on 13th June at Fnatic HQ, 1 Kingsland Passage E8 2BB;
- not be a pro player participating in a VCT team;
- be either Platinum or below on their main Riot account as of 13 June 2026. If the account is unranked as of 13 June 2026, the last recorded Act rank [i.e. from when the account last received a rank] will be taken as the account's "current" rank, this will be confirmed by Tournament Admins live on site through Riot Mobile Login verification.

1.3.2. By participating in the Fnatic INZONE 2v2 Community Skirmish, Participants acknowledge they will, without limitation, comply with the Tournament Rules and with the statements and decisions made by the Administration.

1.3.3. Every Participant acknowledges the right for the Administration to modify the rules and regulations for adjustments at any time without notice and if necessary overrule those to ensure fair play and integrity throughout the Tournament.

1.3.4. Every Participant must be respectful towards Admins and other Participants. Insults and unfair or disrespectful behaviour will not be tolerated and will be punished in accordance with these rules.

1.3.5. Every Participant has to try to win every round of the Tournament. Purposefully losing for any reason is strictly forbidden.

1.3.6. Vulgar, racist, sexist or otherwise offensive player names are forbidden. This will be at the sole discretion of the Tournament Admins.

1.3.7. Every Participant acknowledges the right for the Administration to edit players’ names if names are deemed unfit for display.

1.3.8. Every Participant in the Fnatic INZONE 2v2 Community Skirmish consents to the collection of footage, photo and audio material displaying or voicing them during the Tournament to be stored and used for announcements, website content and other publications by Fnatic and INZONE, unrestricted and unlimited in terms of time and place.

1.4. Communication

1.4.1. All communication between Participants and the Administration has to be held in English at any time and at any stage of the Tournament.

1.4.2. The Administration can be contacted on the day during the event or via the following e-mail address: community@fnatic.com ahead of the event date.

2. Format & Schedule

2.1. Tournament Format

The Tournament is a one (1) day, Valorant tournament. The tournament will consist of two (2) 4-team, direct elimination brackets and will be played on PC (the “Tournament”).

2.2. Score metrics

The Semifinals and Grand Final will be played as a Best-of-Three.

All 2v2 Skirmish matches will follow the regular Riot Gameplay rules for 2v2 Skirmishes. First to 10 rounds wins (best of 19), using elimination rules.

Weapons will be limited to certain rounds as follows:

Rounds 1-4: Bandit, Sheriff
Rounds 5-8: Guardian, Bulldog
Rounds 9-19: Vandal, Phantom

2.3. Registration

All Participants have to be present and sign up their team at 10 AM on 13 June 2026. At 10:20 AM, we will raffle out the final 4 teams, who will get the chance to join and play the tournament. There is no entry fee.

2.4. Seeding

The seeding will be done live during the raffle.

2.5. Schedule

The Fnatic INZONE 2v2 Community Skirmish will start on 13 June 2026 at 10:00 AM BST and finish on the same day (the “Tournament Window”).

2.5.1. The matches will be played in the following order:

Lower Bracket Semi 1
Lower Bracket Semi 2
Upper Bracket Semi 1
Upper Bracket Semi 2
Lower Bracket Final
Upper Bracket Final

2.6. Tournament Restrictions

Participants must commit to playing the entire Tournament. Team Participants must remain the same for the entirety of the Tournament to ensure a level playing field. If Participants can no longer participate once the Tournament has started, the Administration will suggest the next steps and the Participant may risk forfeiting their whole Team. This is at the Administration’s sole discretion.

3. Match Times

3.1. Match Times

Each game will be played at a time within the Tournament Window to be determined by the Administration at their sole discretion. All matches will be played on 13 June 2026 starting at 10:20 AM and will be live casted.

3.2. Rescheduling / Postponing

Matches cannot be postponed or rescheduled to another date or time.

3.3. Punctuality

All team members have to arrive at 10 AM for the sign-up to the tournament.

4. Before the match

4.1. Check-In

All Participants must be present at 10 AM at the event and 10:20 AM for the team raffle.

4.2. Map Selection

4.2.1. Map Pool:

The map pool consists of Skirmish A, Skirmish B and Skirmish C.

4.2.2. Map Selection Process for Best-of-Three Matches:

This process will take place live ahead of the matches taking place. The first raffled team will be Team A. Team A starts the process, and the map for the Matches will be selected according to the following procedure:

Team A picks 1 Skirmish Map
Team B picks 1 Skirmish Map
The remaining Skirmish Map will be played as the last Map if needed

5. During the match

5.1. Match Start & Restarts

5.1.1. From the time a match begins, Participants are prohibited from intentionally disconnecting from the game. If a Participant or Team disconnects intentionally after the game has started, the game will continue with the remaining players and will not be restarted.

5.1.2. A Team may request a match restart if the fairness of the game is seriously compromised by an issue outside of the players control. Matters that may lead to the match being restarted include but are not limited to:

enemy players using 3rd party tools or software in breach of Riot's Terms of Service; or
if the game crashes for all players.

5.1.3. All restart requests need to be flagged to the Admin team before a restart can be actioned. Evidence to support the request must be shared and the decision on the restart will be at the sole discretion of the Admin.

5.3. Breach of Terms of Use

If Participants are found guilty of Bug Abuse or in breach of Riot's Terms of Service, they may face consequences including automatic disqualification. All punishment will be at the sole discretion of the Administration.

6. After the match

6.1. Protests

Protest against any other sort of rule violation by another player can only be reported during the match or within 5 minutes after the match has taken place. The protest must include a specific proof and needs to be communicated to the Administration immediately in person.

7. Rule Violation and Punishment

7.1. Possible Punishments

The punishments for any rule violations include but are not limited to:

Loss of one match
Disqualification from the Tournament
Disqualification from future tournaments

Punishments shall be at the Administration’s sole discretion.

8. Prize

8.1. Prize

In the Tournament:

The Tournament prizes are as follows:
- 1st place, each participant will receive:
  - 1x INZONE Winner Trophy
  - 1x VCT Masters London Grand Final Ticket
- 2nd place, each participant will receive:
  - 1x Fnatic 2026 Pro Kit Jersey

8.2.

The prizes are as stated only, Fnatic will not pay out the cash value of the prizes as an alternative.

8.3.

Fnatic’s standard shipping policies and restrictions apply to the shipping of Prizes. It is the sole responsibility of the Participants to check Fnatic is able to ship prizes to their location before entering the Tournament.

8.4.

Winners located in countries Fnatic is not able to ship to should reach out to the Community Team to try and work out an alternative. Fnatic isn’t liable to you for the prize if an alternative shipping arrangement can’t be identified.