2025 VALORANT UK Circuit launches: dates, competitive formats and prize pool

• Official grassroots VALORANT competition for the UK confirmed to be returning in 2025.
• New divisional structure announced, and registrations now open for the first season.
• Winning team will claim a spot in the VALORANT Challengers NORTH//EAST Northern Qualifier.

After its successful launch season in 2024, VALORANT UK Circuit (VUKC), the official grassroots VALORANT competition in the UK, is returning in 2025 with a new season and enhanced competitive formats. The company running the tournament is NUEL, a UK esports event and community organiser owned by GGTech Entertainment.
VUKC is a place for up and coming teams to start their journey through the VALORANT esports ecosystem, and also for the VALORANT community to get together and play in an open and fun environment. In its inaugural season last year, VUKC had 68 teams and over 600 players participating.

For 2025, VUKC is launching a new divisional structure which will create continuity between seasons and give teams more opportunity for progression and development. The first season (details below) will run to a shorter format and act as a qualifying round, with divisions 1 and 2 being established in the second season later in the year.

Competition details

The first season of the new year is VUKC Winter 2025. It is 5 weeks long and teams must be majority composed of players from the United Kingdom. VUKC is open to players of all ranks. Registrations are now open, and will close on 4th February 23:59 GMT.

The competition will be mostly played on Wednesday evenings (19:00 GMT), and run from 5th February to 5th March.

The full tournament schedule is as follows:

• Wednesday 5th February, 19:00 – Swiss League
• Wednesday 12th February, 19:00 – Swiss League
• Wednesday 19th February, 19:00 – Swiss League
• Wednesday 26th February, 19:00 GMT, Playoffs
• Saturday 1st March, 12:00 GMT, Playoffs
• Wednesday 5th March, 19:00 GMT, Grand Final

The top team will not only take the lion’s share of a £1000 prize pool, but also be entered into the North Qualifier for VALORANT Challengers NORTH//EAST. The top 12 teams from this season will also be invited directly to Division 1 of the next season VUKC in 2025.

Players can sign up and find out more on the tournament page.

For questions and more information, join the VUKC Tournament Discord and ask in #vukc-support or message a member of the team.