HOW TEAMS QUALIFY
HOW TEAMS QUALIFY
QUALIFICATION SLOT BREAKDOWN
Marvel Rivals
| Event | Slot | Type |
| VHEL - Fall Winner | 1 | Auto-Bid |
| VHEL - Spring Winner | 2 | Auto-Bid |
| TexSEF - Spring Winner | 3 | Auto-Bid |
| At Large | 4 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 5 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 6 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 7 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 8 | Power Rankings |
Rocket League
| Event | Slot | Type |
| VHEL - Fall Winner | 1 | Auto-Bid |
| XP League - Fall Winner | 2 | Auto-Bid |
| VHEL - Spring Winner | 3 | Auto-Bid |
| XP League - Spring Winner | 4 | Auto-Bid |
| TexSEF - Spring Winner | 5 | Auto-Bid |
| At Large | 6 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 7 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 8 | Power Rankings |
Valorant
| Event | Slot | Type |
| VHEL - Fall Winner | 1 | Auto-Bid |
| XP League - Fall Winner | 2 | Auto-Bid |
| VHEL - Spring Winner | 3 | Auto-Bid |
| XP League - Spring Winner | 4 | Auto-Bid |
| TexSEF - Spring Winner | 5 | Auto-Bid |
| At Large | 6 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 7 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 8 | Power Rankings |
Overwatch 2
| Event | Slot | Type |
| VHEL - Fall Winner | 1 | Auto-Bid |
| XP League - Fall Winner | 2 | Auto-Bid |
| VHEL - Spring Winner | 3 | Auto-Bid |
| XP League - Spring Winner | 4 | Auto-Bid |
| TexSEF - Spring Winner | 5 | Auto-Bid |
| At Large | 6 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 7 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 8 | Power Rankings |
Minecraft Bedwars
| Event | Slot | Type |
| VHEL – Fall Winner | 1 | Auto-Bid |
| XPL – Fall Winner | 2 | Auto-Bid |
| VHEL – Spring Winner | 3 | Auto-Bid |
| XPL – Spring Winner | 4 | Auto-Bid |
| ESC Qualifier 1 – Winner | 5 | Auto-Bid |
| ESC Qualifier 2 – Winner | 6 | Auto-Bid |
| TexSEF - Winner/At Large | 7 | Auto-Bid/Power Rankings |
| At Large | 8 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 9 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 10 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 11 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 12 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 13 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 14 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 15 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 16 | Power Rankings |
Apex Legends
| Event | Slot | Type |
| VHEL – Fall 1st Place | 1 | Auto-Bid |
| VHEL – Fall 2nd Place | 2 | Auto-Bid |
| XPL – Fall 1st Place | 3 | Auto-Bid |
| XPL – Fall 2nd Place | 4 | Auto-Bid |
| XPL – Winter 1st Place | 5 | Auto-Bid |
| XPL – Winter 2nd Place | 6 | Auto-Bid |
| VHEL – Spring 1st Place | 7 | Auto-Bid |
| VHEL – Spring 2nd Place | 8 | Auto-Bid |
| XPL – Spring 1st Place | 9 | Auto-Bid |
| XPL – Spring 2nd Place | 10 | Auto-Bid |
| At Large | 13 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 14 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 15 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 16 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 17 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 18 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 19 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 20 | Power Rankings |
Fortnite
| Event | Slot | Type |
| VHEL – Fall 1st Place | 1 | Auto-Bid |
| VHEL – Fall 2nd Place | 2 | Auto-Bid |
| VHEL – Fall 3rd Place | 3 | Auto-Bid |
| XPL – Fall 1st Place | 4 | Auto-Bid |
| XPL – Fall 2nd Place | 5 | Auto-Bid |
| XPL – Fall 3rd Place | 6 | Auto-Bid |
| ESC Qualifier 1 – 1st | 7 | Auto-Bid |
| ESC Qualifier 1 – 2nd | 8 | Auto-Bid |
| ESC Qualifier 1 – 3rd | 9 | Auto-Bid |
| VHEL – Winter 1st Place | 10 | Auto-Bid |
| VHEL – Winter 2nd Place | 11 | Auto-Bid |
| VHEL – Winter 3rd Place | 12 | Auto-Bid |
| XPL – Winter 1st Place | 13 | Auto-Bid |
| XPL – Winter 2nd Place | 14 | Auto-Bid |
| XPL – Winter 3rd Place | 15 | Auto-Bid |
| XPL – Spring 1st Place | 16 | Auto-Bid |
| XPL – Spring 2nd Place | 17 | Auto-Bid |
| XPL – Spring 3rd Place | 18 | Auto-Bid |
| VHEL – Spring 1st Place | 19 | Auto-Bid |
| VHEL – Spring 2nd Place | 20 | Auto-Bid |
| VHEL – Spring 3rd Place | 21 | Auto-Bid |
| ESC Qualifier 2 – 1st | 22 | Auto-Bid |
| ESC Qualifier 2 – 2nd | 23 | Auto-Bid |
| ESC Qualifier 2 – 3rd | 24 | Auto-Bid |
| TexSEF - Spring 1st Place | 25 | Auto-Bid |
| TexSEF - Spring 2nd Place | 26 | Auto-Bid |
| TexSEF - Spring 3rd Place | 27 | Auto-Bid |
| At Large | 28 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 29 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 30 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 31 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 32 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 33 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 34 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 35 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 36 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 37 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 38 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 39 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 40 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 41 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 42 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 43 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 44 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 45 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 46 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 47 | Power Rankings |
| At Large | 48 | Power Rankings |
VHEL FALL '26
October - December 2026
FEATURED TITLES
CHAMPIONS OR MEDALISTS AUTOMATICALLY QUALIFY TO NATIONALS
ARENA LEAGUE FALL '25
October - December 2026
FEATURED TITLES
CHAMPIONS OR MEDALISTS AUTOMATICALLY QUALIFY TO NATIONALS
ARENA LEAGUE WINTER '27
January - March 2027
FEATURED TITLES
CHAMPIONS OR MEDALISTS AUTOMATICALLY QUALIFY TO NATIONALS
VHEL SPRING '27
January - March 2027
FEATURED TITLES
CHAMPIONS OR MEDALISTS AUTOMATICALLY QUALIFY TO NATIONALS
ARENA LEAGUE SPRING '27
April - May 2027
FEATURED TITLES
CHAMPIONS OR MEDALISTS AUTOMATICALLY QUALIFY TO NATIONALS
POWER RANKINGS '25-'26
July 2027 - May 2027
FEATURED TITLES
RECEIVE PR BY PARTICIPATING IN ANY ESC ASSOCIATED QUALIFIER EVENT
HOW TO EARN PR
Weekly rankings track performance across all ESC events — including Seasonal Series and Qualifier tournaments.
The highest ranked teams at the end of Spring earn invitations to the ESC National Championship at Full Sail University.
QUALIFIER SERIES '26-'27
First Saturday Monthly, starting TBA
FEATURED TITLES
Fortnite winners qualify to Nationals. Other teams earn pr from QUALIFIER EVENTS
POWER RANKINGS
FEATURED TITLES
RECEIVE PR BY PARTICIPATING IN ANY ESC ASSOCIATED QUALIFIER EVENT
HOW TO EARN PR
Weekly rankings track performance across all ESC events — including Seasonal Series and Qualifier tournaments.
The highest ranked teams at the end of Spring earn invitations to the ESC National Championship at Full Sail University.
QUALIFIER SERIES
FEATURED TITLES
CHAMPIONS AUTOMATICALLY QUALIFY TO NATIONALS
START YOUR ROAD TO NATIONALS
Teams must qualify to receive an invitation to compete at ESC Nationals. Is your team ready to become a champion?
START YOUR ROAD TO NATIONALS
Teams must qualify to receive an invitation to compete at ESC Nationals. Is your team ready to become a champion?
Valhallan, XP League, Valhallan Esports League (VHEL), and Esports Series Championship (ESC) are in no way affiliated with Fortnite (Epic Games), Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft), Overwatch 2 (Blizzard Entertainment), Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo), Rocket League (Psyonix / Epic Games), Marvel Rivals (NetEase Games / Marvel Games), Apex Legends (Respawn Entertainment / Electronic Arts), Valorant (Riot Games), or Minecraft (Mojang Studios / Microsoft).
All of the aforementioned titles, logos, brands, and any related intellectual property are the sole and exclusive property of Fortnite (Epic Games), Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft), Overwatch 2 (Blizzard Entertainment), Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo), Rocket League (Psyonix / Epic Games), Marvel Rivals (NetEase Games / Marvel Games), Apex Legends (Respawn Entertainment / Electronic Arts), Valorant (Riot Games), and Minecraft (Mojang Studios / Microsoft), respectively.
Valhallan, XP League, Valhallan Esports League (VHEL), and Esports Series Championship (ESC) are in no way affiliated with Fortnite (Epic Games), Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft), Overwatch 2 (Blizzard Entertainment), Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo), Rocket League (Psyonix / Epic Games), Marvel Rivals (NetEase Games / Marvel Games), Apex Legends (Respawn Entertainment / Electronic Arts), Valorant (Riot Games), or Minecraft (Mojang Studios / Microsoft).
All of the aforementioned titles, logos, brands, and any related intellectual property are the sole and exclusive property of Fortnite (Epic Games), Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft), Overwatch 2 (Blizzard Entertainment), Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo), Rocket League (Psyonix / Epic Games), Marvel Rivals (NetEase Games / Marvel Games), Apex Legends (Respawn Entertainment / Electronic Arts), Valorant (Riot Games), and Minecraft (Mojang Studios / Microsoft), respectively.