MEDUSA Series starts July 6
The first-ever MEDUSA Series is an independent Valorant tournament for the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region’s women and marginalized gender teams. It’s organized by VCT observer Melanie “mel” Hoi-San. The event starts on July 6 at 6 p.m. CEST with a group stage consisting of 16 teams. It will run until July 8.
MEDUSA Series groups
The 16 participating teams have been split into four groups of four:
Group A
- Guild X
- Team N1MP
- Nom Legion
- QLASH U-SYNC
Group B
- Tenstar Nova
- ITB Prime
- Angry Titans Oni
- Skelp Serene
Group C
- RIX.GG Lightning
- Godsent Iris
- Budapest 5
- SOA Blaze
Group D
- Alliance Coven
- Acend Rising
- Case Hydra
- Wraith Esports
Talent
Host
- Keltoum “Giniro” Baddaje – esports host and content creator who has done work in Rocket League and Valorant.
Casters
- Samantha Timms – Valorant and Counter Strike caster/host and co-host of the Press 4 to Defuse podcast.
- Vicki “Gottmoxi” Johnson – Valorant and Overwatch color caster and analyst.
- Kairo – Rainbow 6, Valorant, and Halo caster.
- Harry “HazzaJC” – CS:GO and Valorant commentator and host.
Production and replays
Observers
- Samantha “Benolot” Fry
- Jay “Salty_Jayy” Batzofin
- Sophie “Deutrino”
- Harrison “Hariboe”
- Juan “B00le4n”
- Kathy “Lady_de_Rose”
- Lu “LuuuucidTTV”
- SaeSter
Tournament format
The group stage consists of 16 teams. They will compete to reach the top-four slots, which will advance to the MEDUSA Series semi-finals. At this stage of the tournament, there will be a lower bracket where fallen teams will have one more chance to fight for survival. The winners of the upper and lower finals will advance to the grand finals to see who will take the title of the first-ever MEDUSA Series champions and the lion’s share of the €2,000 EUR ~ $2,100 USD prize pool.
How to watch
Fans can watch the MEDUSA Series on the tournament’s Twitch channel starting July 6 at 6 p.m. CEST.
About The Author
