Project Blender Phase 4 LAN Finals cancelled

Undertaking Blender has cancelled the LAN Finals in Paris for its Part 4 resulting from ‘logistical challenges’ and visa points.

The inaugural version of the VALORANT match will as an alternative conclude on-line, with its casting workforce delivering the reside broadcast from Paris.

“We remorse to announce a change within the organisation of our closing part,” shared Undertaking Blender at present. 

“On account of logistical challenges and difficulties securing the required visas, the ultimate levels will now be performed on-line as an alternative of at our scheduled in-person occasion in Paris.

The very best-of-three Grand Last, in addition to the Third Place Match afterwards, was initially deliberate to happen offline in Paris, France.

Whereas the match has been operating since October, the Part 4 kicked off at present. Sixteen organisations, together with VCT giants akin to Crew Vitality and beginner rosters, are competing for a €40,000 prize pool.

The groups start their journey within the Spherical of 16, with the highest eight squads advancing to the Quarter Last going down on December twelfth. Finals will happen on December thirteenth and 14th, the place the remaining 4 groups will battle for the title. All levels of the Undertaking Blender Part 4 will comply with single-elimination format.

Undertaking Blender was introduced in July as an low season match open to EMEA gamers throughout all VALORANT aggressive tiers. 

Along with its distinctive prize pool distribution system, the competitors additionally launched ‘Blender Draft’. Just like League of Legends’ ‘Fearless Draft’, this rule forbids a workforce from deciding on the identical brokers it selected for the earlier map inside a collection.

Undertaking Blender is split into 4 phases, every with particular participation necessities and seeding guidelines. Furthermore, Part 2 noticed a devoted co-ed competitors, Blender Highlight, which awarded the profitable workforce with a direct slot in Part 3.