Red Bull Home Ground: Teams, format, and UK time zone schedule

Hannah Marie ZT, Senior Editor

Last Updated: 13/11/2025

November 13th marks the start of the popular Valorant off-season tournament, Red Bull Home Ground.

The 5th Red Bull Home Ground tournament will take place in New York City, featuring a global Play-In stage, a high-stakes Main Event, a Showmatch, and more. 

Main Event qualified and Play-In teams

Eight teams will compete in the Red Bull Home Ground Main Event. However, only six teams have pre-qualified. Any other teams must qualify through the Play-Ins. 

The following teams are automatically qualified for the Main Event:

• T1 
• Fnatic
• G2 Esports 
• Zeta Division 
• Sentinels 
• NRG 

Meanwhile, the following teams will compete in the Play-In Group Stage and Play-In Knockouts:

• Cloud9 (Invited to Play-Ins)
• ENVY (North American Qualifier)
• Eintracht Frankfurt (German Qualifier)
• BLX Corp (Dutch Qualifier)
• BXL Zoo (Belgian Qualifier)
• Team Spain/KlanNaLan (Spanish Qualifier)
• Cubert Academy (Canadian Qualifier)
• Flow Tim Cheese (Chilean Qualifier)
• Team Ra’ad (Egyptian Qualifier)
• Team Fennel (Japanese Qualifier)
• Bonk (EMEA LCQ) 

After INZONE Clash confirmed the Fnatic 2026 Valorant roster, the team will play with Sylvain ‘Veqaj’ Pattyn, their new flex player and replacement for Timofey ‘Chronicle’ Khromov.  

The Red Bull Home Ground Format 

Red Bull Home Ground begins with the Play-Ins on November 13th.

After the Play-In Stage concludes, Red Bull Home Ground follows a classic eight-team Double Elimination Bracket. 

Both Upper Bracket Rounds 1-2 and Lower Bracket Rounds 1-3 are played as a best-of-one. However, the Upper and Lower Bracket Finals are played as a best-of-three. 

Then, the Grand Final will be a best-of-five showdown.  

Red Bull Home Ground UK-adjusted schedule  

The full match schedule on a GMT time zone is as follows:

Play-In Matches – November 13th:

• Play-In 1 – 18:00 GMT (13:00 EST) – BONK vs Klannalan (Group A)
• Play-In 2 – 18:00 GMT (13:00 EST) – Cloud9 vs Ra’ad (Group B)
• Play-In 3 – 18:15 GMT (13:15 EST) – Cubert Academy vs Flow Tim Cheese (Group C)
• Play-In 4 – 18:15 GMT (13:15 EST) – BXL Zoo vs Envy (Group D)
• Play-In 5 – 19:30 GMT (14:30 EST) – BONK vs BLX Corp (Group A)
• Play-In 6 – 19:45 GMT (14:45 EST) – BXL Zoo vs Eintracht Frankfurt (Group D)
• Play-In 7 – 21:00 GMT (16:00 EST) – Cloud9 vs Fennel (Group B)
• Play-In 8 – 21:00 GMT (16:00 EST) – Cubert Academy vs Flow Tim Cheese (Group C)
• Play-In 9 – 22:30 GMT (17:30 EST) – Klannalan vs BLX Corp (Group A)
• Play-In 10 – 22:45 GMT (17:45 EST) – Ra’ad vs Fennel (Group B)
• Play-In 11 – 00:00 GMT (early morning November 14th) (19:00 EST) – Envy vs Eintracht Frankfurt (Group D)
• Deciders Match 1 – 01:30 GMT (early morning November 14th) (20:30 EST) – A vs B Winners
• Deciders Match 2 – 3:00 GMT (early morning November 14th) (22:00 EST) – C vs D Winners

Upper and Lower Brackets – November 14th:

• Upper Bracket Quarterfinals Matches –  18:00 GMT (13:00 EST)
• Upper Bracket Semifinals Matches – 19:30 GMT (14:30 EST)
• Lower Bracket Round 1 Matches – 21:00 GMT (16:00 EST)
• Lower Bracket Quarterfinals Matches – 00:00 GMT (early morning November 15th) (19:00 EST)
• Lower Bracket Semifinal Matches – 03:00 GMT (early morning November 15th) (22:00 EST)

Upper and Lower Bracket Finals Day – November 15th:

• Upper Bracket Finals Match – 19:00 GMT (14:00 EST)
• Dorm Ground (side event) Final – 22:00 GMT (17:00 EST)
• Lower Bracket Finals Match – 00:00 GMT (early morning November 16th) (19:00 EST)

Grand Finals Day – 16 November 2025:

• Grand Finals Match – 21:30 GMT (16:30 EST)

Hannah Marie ZT, Senior Editor

Hannah is a journalist specialising in the esports, gaming, and technology sectors. Working for outlets such as Dot Esports, Esports Insider, and of course ENUK, she has developed a love for wider esports, Apex Legends, and advocating for women's esports initiatives. You may have seen her at various esports and gaming events, including ALGS LANs, ESI London, EGX, and watch parties.

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