Everything You Need To Know: Red Bull Home Ground 2025 Heads to New York!

November 14, 2025

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Mark your calendars: Red Bull Home Ground returns for 2025, from November 13-16 in New York City, USA.

Each year Red Bull Home Ground brings together the world’s strongest VALORANT esports teams for explosive showdowns in the competitive 5v5 first-person shooter by Riot Games. It’s a key off-season event showcasing innovative strategies and high-level gameplay, offering a glimpse into the future of competitive VALORANT and a chance for fans to see established stars and rising talent alike.

Since Red Bull Home Ground’s debut in 2021, the tournament has delivered fierce competition by directly inviting top-tier teams to participate, ensuring global rivalries deliver an electric atmosphere.

In 2024 South Korean powerhouse T1 emerged victorious, and will return to Red Bull Home Ground 2025 to defend their title against top invited teams FNATIC, G2 Esports, Sentinels, ZETA DIVISION and three other qualifying teams.

With every edition pressure mounts, stakes get higher and fans get closer to the action. As Red Bull Home Ground returns for 2025 one question remains: who will rise to cement their legacy in the fifth edition, and who will fall?

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Everything you need to know ahead of the highly anticipated VALORANT tournament Red Bull Home Ground, set to make its return with a blockbuster fifth edition in New York City, from November 13-16, 2025. Hosted in the legendary Hammerstein Ballroom, the renowned off-season tournament will bring together the world’s top teams and rising stars, as they battle to claim the title of 2025 off-season champions.

This year’s tournament will feature eight elite teams, including returning champions and Valorant Masters 2025 winners T1, who are looking to defend their title against a lineup of formidable challengers including two-time VCT Global Event winners Fnatic, Europe fan-favourite G2 Esports, North American powerhouses Sentinels and NRG, and longstanding APAC giants, ZETA Division.

With two spots left in the tournament, the final contenders will emerge through the high-stakes global Play-In Stage, a worldwide showdown where teams from every corner of the globe battle for a place on the main stage. Representing the international qualifier circuit are Cloud9, ENVY, Eintracht Frankfurt, BLX Corp, BXL Zoo, Team Spain, Cubert Academy, Flow Tim Cheese, Team Ra’ad, Team Fennel, and Bonk, all looking to secure their spot in New York. Two of these teams will advance through the Play-In, while one will earn a direct main stage berth, continuing the Home Ground legacy of elevating rising stars and regional champions to the global spotlight.

With AGON by AOC,INZONE, MSI and Herman Miller as this year’s official partners, the tournament is set to be an unforgettable experience for players and fans alike. Please find a round up of everything you need to know below.

Schedule:

13 November 2025

Play-In 1: 13:00 PM EST / 10:00 AM PST / 18:00 PM GMT / 19:00 PM CET – BONK vs Klannalan (Group A)
Play-In 2: 13:00 PM EST / 10:00 AM PST / 18:00 PM GMT / 19:00 PM CET – Cloud9 vs Ra’ad (Group B)
Play-In 3: 13:15 PM EST / 10:15 AM PST / 18:15 PM GMT / 19:15 PM CET – Cubert Academy vs Flow Tim Cheese (Group C)
Play-In 4: 13:15 PM EST / 10:15 AM PST / 18:15 PM GMT / 19:15 PM CET – BXL Zoo vs Envy (Group D)
Play-In 5: 14:30 PM EST / 11:30 AM PST / 19:30 PM GMT / 20:30 PM CET – BONK vs BLX Corp (Group A)
Play-In 6: 14:45 PM EST / 11:45 AM PST / 19:45 PM GMT / 20:45 PM CET – BXL Zoo vs Eintracht Frankfurt (Group D)
Play-In 7: 16:00 PM EST / 13:00 PM PST / 21:00 PM GMT / 22:00 PM CET – Cloud9 vs Fennel (Group B)
Play-In 8: 14:00 PM EST / 13:00 PM PST / 21:00 PM GMT / 22:00 PM CET – Cubert Academy vs Flow Tim Cheese (Group C)
Play-In 9: 17:30 PM EST / 14:30 PM PST / 10:30 PM GMT / 23:30 PM CET – Klannalan vs BLX Corp (Group A)
Play-In 10: 17:45 PM EST / 14:45 PM PST / 22:45 PM GMT / 23:45 PM CET – Ra’ad vs Fennel (Group B)
Play-In 11: 19:00 PM EST / 16:00 PM PST / 12:00 AM GMT (Nov 14) / 1:00 AM CET (Nov 14 )- Envy vs Eintracht Frankfurt (Group D)
Deciders Match 1: 20:30 PM EST / 17:30 PM PST / 1:30 AM GMT (Nov 14) / 2:30 AM CET (Nov 14) – A vs B Winners
Deciders Match 2: 22:00 PM EST / 19:00 PM PST / 3:00 AM GMT (Nov 14) / 4:00 AM CET (Nov 14) – C vs D Winners

14 November 2025

Winners Bracket Round 1 Matches 1-4: 13:00 PM EST / 10:00 AM PST / 18:00 PM GMT / 19:00 PM CET
Winners Bracket Round 2 Matches 1-2: 14:30 PM EST / 11:30 AM PST / 19:30 PM GMT / 20:30 PM CET
Lower Bracket Round 1 Match 1: 16:00 PM EST / 13:00 PM PST / 21:00 PM GMT / 22:00 PM CET
Lower Bracket Round 1 Match 2: 17:30 PM EST / 14:30 PM PST / 22:30 PM GMT / 23:30 PM CET
Lower Bracket Round 2 Match 1: 19:00 PM EST / 16:00 PM PST / 12:00 AM GMT (14 Nov) / 1:00 AM CET (14 Nov)
Lower Bracket Round 2 Match 2: 20:30 PM EST / 17:30 PM PST / 1:30 AM GMT (14 Nov) / 2:30 AM CET (14 Nov)
Lower Bracket Round 3 Match 1: 22:00 PM EST / 19:00 PM PST / 3:00 AM GMT (14 Nov) / 4:00 AM CET (14 Nov)

15 November 2025

Winners Finals Matches: 14:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST / 19:00 PM GMT / 20:00 PM CET
Dorm Ground Finals: 17:00 PM EST / 14:00 PM PST / 22:00 PM GMT / 23:00 PM CET
Lower Finals Matches: 19:00 PM EST / 16:00 PM PST / 00:00 AM GMT 16th Nov / 01:00 AM CET 16th Nov

16 November 2025

Grand Finals Matches: 16:30 PM – 20:30PM EST / 13:30 PM – 17:30 PM PST / 21:30 PM – 1:30 AM GMT (17th Nov) / 22:30PM – 2:30 AM CET

Talent:

Hosts
- Alex “Golden Boy” Mendez
- Soe Gschwind
Reporters
- Elisabeth Marchini
- Gustavo “Upmind” Franco Domingues
Casters
- Josh “Sideshow” Wilkinson
- Christy “Ender” Frierson
- Mimi “aEvilcat” Wermcrantz
- Doug “Esportsdoug” Cortez

Teams:

T1
Fnatic
G2 Esports
Sentinels
NRG
ZETA Division.
Cloud9
ENVY (USA)
Eintracht Frankfurt (DE)
BLX Corp (NL)
BXL Zoo (BE)
Team Spain
Cubert Academy (CA)
Flow Tim Cheese (CL)
Team Ra’ad (EG)
Team Fennel (JP)
Bonk (EMEA LCQ)

Where To Watch:

The tournament will be broadcast live 13-16 November from the Hammerstein Ballroom on twitch.tv/redbull and youtube.com/redbullgaming. Fans can tune in from the 13th November each day for the chance to earn exclusive Twitch drops.

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