Run Valorant tournaments and ladders on Skirmz
How to organize Valorant on Skirmz, covering team sizes, pre-match map votes, tournament or ladder choice, and how players report results.
Valorant is Riot Games' five-versus-five tactical shooter. Skirmz does not run Valorant matches for you. It organizes everything around them: who plays whom, which map, who won and how ratings move, while the match itself is played in Valorant.
Pick the format that fits your community
- A tournament suits a one-off event with a clear start and end. Use single elimination for a fast bracket, or double elimination if you want every team to get a second chance. See Tournaments.
- A ladder suits a community that wants steady, repeatable play. Players queue for matches and ratings change with every result, so there is always a next game.
You can run both in the same community. One possible schedule is a ladder for everyday play and a tournament for a season finale.
Team sizes
Valorant is built around five-player teams, so five is the usual size for a team tournament. Tournaments also let you pick a different team size, which is useful for smaller side events.
Let players vote on the map
Skirmz can run pre-match votes before play, so the map is decided by the players rather than by the organizer. Add a map stage to the game's vote setup and put your community's current map pool in as the options. Because the available maps change over time, keep the list in the game's settings up to date instead of relying on a fixed list.
Running the match in the game
After check-in and the votes, one player creates a custom game in Valorant and the other team joins it. Agree in your community rules who hosts, for example the team listed first in the bracket, so nobody wastes time deciding.
Reporting the result
When the match is over, each player reports a win or a loss in Skirmz. If the reports agree, the result is settled. If they do not, a moderator in your community reviews the dispute, so it helps to ask players to keep screenshots of the final scoreboard. See How a match works.
Tips for organizers
- Say in your rules how long a team can wait for a missing player before forfeiting.
- Pick one or two moderators who are online during your events.
- Post the schedule as an announcement in your community so everyone sees it.