Streamer esports tournament series Twitch Rivals x Riot Games Summer Rumble is back for 2022.
Ten all-creator teams from numerous countries will take part in competitions across Valorant, League of Legends (LoL) and Teamfight Tactics (TFT) from August 22nd to 24th 2022.
150 streamers from across EMEA will go head-to-head, fighting for regional pride and a chance to cement their region as being the best across the three Riot games.
The activity is also being promoted in the in-game client of Riot titles like League of Legends.
Viewers can tune in from 2pm BST on Monday August 22nd at twitch.tv/twitchrivals and the French and Spanish Twitch Rivals Twitch channels, or live from the team captains’ own channels.
Teams taking part in Twitch Rivals x Riot Games Summer Rumble 2022
The teams and their respective captains are as follows:
- Team Nordics – Proxyfox
- Team East – Xnapycz
- Team Türkiye – Kendinemuzisyen
- Team France – Kameto
- Team Italia – Lilyane
- Team Mena – Lyapop
- Team UK – ThinkingMansValo
- Team España – Nissaxter
- Team Deutschland – Autophil
- Team Polska – Kasix
- Team Nordics – Proxyfox
- Team East – Xnapycz
- Team Türkiye – Kendinemuzisyen
- Team France – Kameto
- Team Italia – Lilyane
- Team Mena – Lyapop
- Team UK – ThinkingMansValo
- Team España – Nissaxter
- Team Deutschland – Autophil
- Team Polska – Kasix
UK players across a variety of games include Bizzleberry, Maizy Marzipan, No Arm Whatley, Foxdrop, Vicksy, Fuzzmonkey, Shiique, Karagii, SoMarcus, Onscreen and more.
Team UK captain ThinkingMansValo said on Twitter: “To clarify, I am actually not playing. I am the general manager for the teams of Valorant, TFT and LoL. I will be streaming the games and supporting the UK teams!”
Viewer prizes for Twitch Rivals x Riot Games Summer Rumble 2022
This year, fans tuning in will get the chance to win either a League of Legends Summoner Icon, or a Valorant Gun Buddy as a prize for watching.
Twitch and Riot will be sharing a link during the broadcast on Wednesday August 24th. The giveaway will be limited so fans are encouraged to visit the link and redeem as quick as they can to be in with a chance.
Match schedule and format at Twitch Rivals x Riot Games Summer Rumble 2022
The schedule is as follows (times may be subject to change throughout each day based on match length):
DAY 1: MONDAY AUGUST 22ND
- 15:00 – 18:45 CEST: TFT Points Stage
- 15:30 – 20:45 CEST: Valorant Group Stage Day 1
- 15:30 – 20:45 CEST: League of Legends Group Stage Day 1
DAY 2: TUESDAY AUGUST 23RD
- 15:00 – 20:15 CEST: Valorant Group Stage Day 2
- 15:00 – 20:15 CEST: League of Legends Group Stage Day 2
- 15:45 – 19:45 CEST: TFT Playoffs
- 19:45 – 20:30 CEST: TFT Playoffs Finals
DAY 3: WEDNESDAY AUGUST 24TH
- 15:00 – 21:30 CEST: LoL & Valorant Playoffs (LoL QF starts off-stream at 13hs)
- 17:30 – 20:15 CEST: League of Legends Finals
- 18:45 – 21:15 CEST: Valorant Finals
Tournament rules for the Twitch Rivals x Riot Games Summer Rumble 2022
Each team will earn Rumble Points based on their final finishing position in each game. Once the event concludes on day three, the team with the most Rumble Points will become the 2022 Summer Rumble Champion.
Teams will earn Rumble Points all the way down to 10th place which means every match counts towards deciding the overall winner.
Day one and two of the Valorant and League of Legends competition will use a double round robin format. Teams will be split into two groups of five where they’ll play a round of BO1 matches each day until they’ve played each team in their group twice.
In a twist on last year, the teams sitting out during each round of the group stage will play a non-conference match against each other. While this will not count towards their final group position, the outcome of non-conference games will be taken into consideration in the event of a tie.
At the end of day two, the four best performing teams will progress to the Finals Bracket (Top 4), while the remaining six teams will drop to the Placement Bracket.
The finals bracket (top 4) will play out to establish the best performing team in each game and bag as many Rumble Points as possible. Meanwhile, teams in the Placement Bracket will compete to determine final standings from 5th to 10th and snag some consolation Rumble Points to top up their country’s total.
The competition for TFT will look slightly different. On day one, players will compete to earn Rating Points based on their finishing positions in five rotating lobbies. Each lobby will contain two players from each team which is sure to create some interesting dynamics!
At the end of day one, the Rating Points earned by players on each team will be added together. The four teams with the most Rating Points will progress to the finals bracket (top 4) while the bottom six teams will drop to the placement bracket.
On day two, points will reset and teams in the finals bracket (top 4) will compete among themselves with players again earning points based on their individual finishing position over multiple games. At the end of the day, each player’s Rating Points will be added together to determine the final standings from 1st to 4th.
The Placement Bracket will play out in a similar fashion to determine the standings from 5th to 10th giving country teams a chance to snag some potentially important consolation Rumble Points.
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Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.
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