{"id":23219,"date":"2021-10-14T22:25:02","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T22:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/valorant-na-last-chance-qualifier-postponed-indefinitely"},"modified":"2024-07-19T10:51:12","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T10:51:12","slug":"valorant-na-last-chance-qualifier-postponed-indefinitely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/valorant-na-last-chance-qualifier-postponed-indefinitely","title":{"rendered":"Valorant NA Last Chance Qualifier postponed indefinitely"},"content":{"rendered":"
Following a couple of rocky days that saw the Valorant North American Last Chance Qualifier be suspended due to positive COVID-19 tests, Riot Games has decided to indefinitely postpone the event.<\/p>\n
In a statement shared via the official Valorant NA Esports Twitter account, Riot confirmed the LCQ, which had just started on 12th October, would be played at a later, unconfirmed, date.<\/p>\n The NA LCQ was riddled with issues even before it began, with the Oceania squads being removed from the event<\/a> due to strict COVID-19 policies, which according to Riot, would have made it impossible for them to travel, train, and compete in a “timely manner.”<\/p>\n Furthermore, using remote servers for a LAN<\/a> tournament caused in-game issues, with players experiencing lag during crucial moments of certain matches, including one that cost Luminosity Gaming a round against XSET.<\/p>\n Finally, two FaZe Clan members received false-positive COVID-19<\/a> tests forcing them to quarantine in accordance with the Los Angeles County health restrictions despite following tests coming back negative.<\/p>\n Due to this, FaZe was forced to play their match against Rise outside the LCQ venue, with teams complaining of being at a disadvantage due to what they describe as “LCS PCs” poor performance.<\/p>\n A report by esports insider Jake Lucky even suggested a team was considering dropping out entirely<\/a> from the LCQ due to the “unacceptable conditions” of the event.<\/p>\n As always, we’ll update you once Riot Games decides to give more information regarding the rescheduling of the Last Chance Qualifier.<\/p>\n