Introducing Runeterra Reforged Competitive Events and Format for North American TFT Esports

Jun 12, 2023

The North American TFT esports team is proud to announce TFT Set 9, Runeterra Reforged. We’re teaming up again with Wisdom Gaming as the exclusive broadcast production and tournament organization partner for Runeterra Reforged. This set will see players compete through all the regions in Runeterra and challenge the legends who defend them.

We’re excited to discover the best NA representatives for the Runeterra Reforged World Championship, with players fighting for a total prize pool of $100,000 across the NA competitive set.

Keep reading to learn about each competitive event, including dates and format info.

Freljord Cup and Shurima Cup

Freljord Cup: July 8th - 16th

Shurima Cup: August 5th - 13th

The Freljord Cup and the Shurima Cup will kick off the competitive scene this summer! For full format details, visit the official NA TFT esports website.

Each Cup will be a 4-day, 2-weekend event with the Top 160 ranked sign-ups receiving an invite. 128 of the 160 players will participate in play-ins on Day 1. The Top 64 players from Day 1 will move onto Day 2 of play-ins.

The Top 32 sign-ups will automatically qualify for Day 3 where they’ll be joined by the remaining 32 players from play-ins.

The Top 4 players from each Cup will qualify for the Runeterra Reforged Mid-Set Finale. Every participating player will also have the chance to earn Qualifier Points based on their final placement.

Runeterra Reforged Mid-Set Finale

August 25th - 27th

The best players will be showing off their skills and superpowers at the Runeterra Reforged Mid-Set Finale.

Over 3 days of gameplay, this event will feature the Top 4 players from both the Freljord Cup and the Shurima Cup and the Top 24 players from Qualifier Points.

The Top 8 players will automatically qualify for Day 3 of the Noxus Cup in Set 9.5. The 1st-4th place players will directly qualify for the Runeterra Reforged NA Regional Finals.

First place will receive an invite to the Runeterra Reforged Championship.

Noxus Cup

September 30th - October 8th

The Noxus Cup is our first competitive event in North America for Set 9.5. It will follow the same format as the first 2 cups: 2 days of play-ins followed by semifinals and finals the next weekend.

The Top 4 players from the Noxus Cup will directly qualify for the Runeterra Reforged NA Regional Finals. Players will receive Qualifier Points based on their final placement.

North American Last Chance Qualifier

October 14th - 15th

At the North American Last Chance Qualifier, invited players will have one last shot at qualifying for the Runeterra Reforged NA Regional Finals.

Invites will be extended to the Top 12 player sign-ups based on a leaderboard snapshot and 4 players that have not already qualified from Qualifier Points. The Top 2 players from this event will qualify for the NA Regional Finals.

Runeterra Reforged NA Regional Finals

October 27th - 29th

Our final event for the NA competitive scene will determine who represents North America at the Runeterra Reforged World Championship.

24 players will compete in a 3-day tournament. Invites will be extended to the Top 10 players from Qualifier Points, the Top 2 leaderboard point earners from each of the Set 9 and Set 9.5 leaderboard snapshots, the Top 4 players from the Mid-Set Finale, the Top 4 players from the Noxus Cup, and the Top 2 players from the Last Chance Qualifier.

Due to being the reigning champion, North America will be receiving an extra slot to the Runeterra Reforged Championship! That means that this time around, the top 3 players will qualify for the Championship. The player with the highest average placement across the entire event will also receive a spot at the World Championship.

Qualifier Points

Qualifier Points are here to stay for Runeterra Reforged competitive events. Players can earn Qualifier Points from all 3 Cups, with increasing point values in later tournaments.

Visit our Qualifier Points page to see the point values for each Cup and the current player standings.

Prize Pools

The total prize pool across the NA competitive set is $100k!

Here’s a breakdown of the prizing:

• Qualifier Point Cups - $12.5k each
• Mid-Set Finale - $25k
• NA Regional Finals - $35k
• NA Last Chance Qualifier - $2.5k

Official Leaderboard Snapshots

Finally, leaderboard snapshots are once again returning to reward players who consistently maintain a high rank on the TFT leaderboard.

In Set 9, snapshots will be taken weekly on Wednesdays at 12:01 AM PDT starting on June 28th and ending on August 23rd. In Set 9.5 (after a point reset), snapshots will be taken weekly on Wednesdays at 12:01 AM PDT starting on September 20th and ending on October 4th.

To be eligible, players must have at least 10 ranked games on the same account each week a snapshot is taken.

And that’s it for our Runeterra Reforged NA competitive overview. We hope to see you either competing or cheering on your favorite players at the first official event in July.

Make sure you bookmark riot.com/natftesports and follow TFT and Giant Slayer on social media. We’ll be sharing more info on upcoming Runeterra Reforged events, standings, rules, and official leaderboard snapshots.