Riot Games has finally released the official schedule for the Valorant First Strike Regional Finals.Riot is looking to make a considerable impact with Valorant First Strike, and thus, everything has to be perfect. The qualifiers for all the regions have proved how Valorant is potentially one of the best competitive games out there.After the Ignition Series, players and fans were quite excited to see more tournaments being lined up. With plans to become the best FPS tactical shooter globally, Riot is taking matters into its hands.The First Strike tournament is going to lay down the foundations for the future of competitive Valorant. The company recently announced that First Strike would exclusively stream on the official Valorant Twitch channel.Riot also confirmed the dates for the Valorant First Strike regional finals. The top eight teams will compete in the regional finals that will take place across four days from 3rd December to 6th December 2020.The First Strike #VALORANT UMG qualifiers are upon us 🙏Here's information on the format, schedule, teams and how to watch 👀 https://t.co/ujo19sYZZL— VALORANT: News, leaks and info (@VALORANT_Source) November 12, 2020The format for the Valorant First Strike will have open qualifiers that culminate in the regional finals. Teams looking to qualify for the tournament have to win the regional qualifiers.Also read - Valorant: Skye's best flash angles and lineups to learn on AscentValorant First Strike Regional Finals schedule and formatHere are the qualifying formats for the respective regions:1) Valorant First Strike: North AmericaNSG Open Qualifier: 26th October to 30th OctoberThe top 16 teams progress to UMG Open Qualifier.NSG Closed Qualifier: 4th November to 8th NovemberThe top four teams proceed to Valorant First Strike, while the other four teams progress to the UMG Tournament.The groups are set!We’re now just a few days away from Day 1 of the @PlayValorant #FirstStrike UMG Closed Qualifier! -The action kicks off on November 19th. pic.twitter.com/krFCHFhjk7— UMG Gaming (@UMGGaming) November 17, 2020UMG Open Qualifier: 11th November to 15th NovemberTwelve teams from here progress to the Closed Qualifiers.UMG Closed Qualifiers: 18th November to 22nd NovemberThis pool will include four teams from the NSG Tournament, and the top four teams will progress to Valorant First Strike Finals.Valorant First Strike Regional Finals: 3rd December to 6th DecemberEight teams compete for a $100k prize pool.2) Valorant First Strike: EuropeOpen Qualifiers take place from 9th November to 22nd November. Europe will have four separate qualifying rounds. The top 16 teams from each Open Qualifier will proceed to the Play-Ins.The top 16 teams from Play-Ins will progress to the Playoffs. Finally, the top eight teams here will advance to the Valorant First Strike Regional Finals.3) Valorant First Strike: Korea Similar to the European format, Valorant First Strike will have four qualifying rounds in Korea. The Open Qualifiers will take place from 6th October to 28th October.Image via Riot GamesThe Closed Qualifier will take place on 22nd November. The top teams will progress to the Valorant First Strike Regional Finals.4) Valorant First Strike: Latin America¿Ansiosos por el competitivo de #VALORANT? ¡Llega First Strike a Latinoamérica! 🔥🔥🔥Conoce todos los detalles aquí ➡️ https://t.co/qqgXYeVN2X pic.twitter.com/tLcIQjlaIZ— VALORANT (@VALORANTLATAM) November 13, 2020The Open Qualifiers will take place from 23rd November to 26th November. The Closed Qualifiers will commence on 28th November, and the Regional Finals will begin on 3rd December.Competition in the First Strike EU Qualifiers was intense during the weekend!Congratulations to the First Strike EU Main Event teams:WP @G2esports and @LiquidValorant. GGs @FPX_Esports and @sumnfc. pic.twitter.com/R0u5M6O53y— VALORANT (@PlayVALORANT) November 17, 20205) Valorant First Strike: CISThe Playoffs commences from 15th November. Thirty-two teams will compete, but only eight will progress to the regional finals. The quarterfinals are scheduled for 3rd and 4th December. The semifinals will be on 5th December, and the grand finale on 6th December.6) Valorant First Strike: BrasilImage via Riot GamesFour rounds of Open Qualifiers begin from 17th October. The Closed Qualifiers will take place on 14th and 15th November. The Valorant First Strike Regional Finals will start on 3rd December.7) Valorant First Strike: MENAEstos son los jugadores de LATAM que están marcando el rumbo hacia la cima en esta temporada. ¿Serás capaz de formar parte de la élite? pic.twitter.com/KQN65CD5z8— VALORANT (@VALORANTLATAM) November 17, 2020The GCC Qualifier will take place from 1st November to 25th November. The top three teams advance to the GCC First Strike Regional Finals. Similarly, the Levant and Egypt qualifiers will start on 1st November and end on 24th November. The top three sides go ahead to the Levant and Egypt First Strike Regional Finals.First Strike | Asia PacificoEn esta región se jugaran 5 eventos clasificatorios: - ESL Thailand- Mineski VxV- Malaysia and Singpore- Indonesia- Hong Kong and TaiwanLos partidos se jugaran desde noviembre hasta diciembre.#VALORANT #Esports pic.twitter.com/P2HMNODvZV— Onlyhuman🕵🏼‍♂️First Strike (@OnlyhumanGG) October 15, 2020The North Africa Qualifier takes place from 1st November to 23rd November. The top three teams advance to North Africa First Strike Regional Finals.8) Valorant First Strike: TurkeySpray it, don't say it. Let your enemies know you’re saving that last play with the new Clip It spray.Link your VALORANT and Amazon accounts and unlock in-game items with Prime: https://t.co/EL9LmGFbal pic.twitter.com/kJ3xSQAJza— VALORANT (@PlayVALORANT) November 13, 2020The Open Qualifiers for Turkey begin on 22nd October. There will be four rounds in the Open Qualifiers, with the last one ending on 22nd November.Image via - Riot Games9) Valorant First Strike: JapanJapan will have two rounds of Open Qualifiers beginning from 14th November. The top four teams in each qualifier will progress to the Valorant First Strike Regional Finals.10) Valorant First Strike: Asia-PacificStay safe and play VALORANT with friends this Diwali.Wishing you all a very Happy Diwali 🪔👊 pic.twitter.com/1OcozGh5MM— VALORANT // India & South Asia (@playvalorantsa) November 13, 2020The Asia-Pacific region is sub-divided into five separate areas: Indonesia, Malaysia/Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong/Taiwan, and the Philippines.Thailand, Singapore with Malaysia, Taiwan with Hong Kong, as well as the Philippines, and Indonesia will host their own regional #VALORANT First Strike competition. The latter is also said to run the Indonesian Major Tournament in 2021.https://t.co/FBuPkC8Iz6— THESPIKE.GG (@THESPIKEGG) October 14, 2020Philippines will have four Open Qualifiers, and four teams from each Open Qualifier will progress to the Valorant First Strike Regional Finals.Thailand will have two Open qualifiers from which four teams will march ahead to the Regional Finals.Welcome AAA to #VALORANT First Strike Thailand!!Cool to see some familiar faces in Jinny, Wannafly and PTC competing in Valorant. #ESLThaiChampshttps://t.co/EHBs0LHXLK pic.twitter.com/qnePoLMx8z— Kamine Naidoo (@HeyLookItsKAM) October 21, 2020Malaysia/Singapore will have the top eight teams from the Open Qualifiers progressing to the Valorant First Strike Regional Finals.TONIGHT AT 22:00 JST VALORANT MATCHINDONESIA VS JAPAN LETS GET THIS WIN PEOPLE @keitaakei @hamakaze_nai @amarylleas @HikariInit 待機所:https://t.co/UDUJyCJHD6https://t.co/MPU8ETv2Gw#留学生日々#Vtuber pic.twitter.com/ovP8yxi4gY— 源健太🔫🎌HappyFamily (@kenta_channeru) November 14, 2020Indonesia will have three Open Qualifiers. Four teams from each qualifier will go to the regional finals. Additionally, four other teams will be invited to play the Valorant First Strike Regional Finals.Hong Kong/Taiwan will have two Open Qualifiers, out of which eight teams will progress to the Regional Finals.Also read: Pro Valorant players discuss the fatigue caused by the First Strike Qualifiers