T1 Entertainment & Sports (hereinafter T1) will hold the Riftbound tournament 'T1 Trials' on November 1 and 8. Featuring 256 participants, it is the largest single-event Riftbound tournament in Korea to date, according to T1.
The tournament prizes total worth 5 million won, awarded differentially to the top 64 players according to their placement. The winner will receive approximately 1.3 million won worth of prizes, including an official T1 Signature Box, 1 carton of Jumbo Packs, and 1 carton of Slim Packs. A lucky draw event will also be held on the first day for all on-site participants.
The tournament will divide its qualifiers and finals across different dates and venues. The qualifiers on November 1 will take place at Hall 6C of KINTEX Exhibition Center 2 in Ilsan, where 256 participants will compete in 8 rounds of a best-of-three Swiss-system format. The top 16 players from the qualifiers will advance to a best-of-three tournament on November 8 at T1 Basecamp (TBC) Gangnam to decide the champion.
Priority seeding was granted to the top 16 players from Nexus Night, which was held at T1 Basecamp Gangnam on October 19. In addition, up to 10 players and influencers from Korea and abroad will receive special invitations. The remaining slots will be selected through a lottery after accepting general applications via Google Forms.
T1 is holding this tournament as part of its plan to expand the Riftbound ecosystem by connecting offline venues, professional education, and tournament operations. T1 Basecamp Gangnam recently completed a beginner workshop, while the T1 Esports Academy (T1A) is working to establish a regular Riftbound educational curriculum.
Details on registration methods, specific rules, and custom ban lists will be announced on T1's official Instagram channel.
