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ohnePixel Announces $50K Valorant Gauntlet Tournament
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Background
Popular Valorant content creator Mark Zimmermann, widely known online as ohnePixel, announced plans to host a competitive streamer tournament with a $50,000 prize pool. The event centers around Valorant's newly revealed game mode, known as Gauntlet: Glitched, which was recently detailed in a developer update.
Gauntlet: Glitched serves as Valorant's answer to game modes like League of Legends' Arena and ARAM: Mayhem. The format features an eight-team 2v2v2v2v2v2v2v2 structure across four specialized arenas, incorporating roguelike mechanics where players draft and upgrade randomized abilities influenced by game-altering glitches.
The timeline
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Valorant 13.06 Dev Update Reveals Game Mode
Riot Games reportedly revealed the new Gauntlet: Glitched mode during the recent Valorant 13.06 developer update, outlining its 2v2v2v2v2v2v2v2 format across four maps and its roguelike hybrid ability drafting system.[1]
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ohnePixel Announces $50,000 Tournament and Issues Call for Streamers
Mark ohnePixel Zimmermann reportedly announced a $50,000 streamer tournament featuring the upcoming Gauntlet: Glitched mode. He also reportedly put out a post on social media asking for interested content creators and esports professionals to fill the remaining open slots.[1]
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Early Access Play Opportunity Announced
It was reported that participants in ohnePixel's upcoming tournament will reportedly get to play the new Gauntlet: Glitched mode ahead of its public release.[1]
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ohnePixel Hosts $50K VALORANT Gauntlet: Glitched Tournament
On September 18, Mark "ohnePixel" Zimmermann is reportedly set to host a $50,000 VALORANT tournament featuring the new Gauntlet: Glitched mode, giving streamers and pro players early access before the mode’s public release.[2]
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Scheduled Public Release with Patch 13.06
The Gauntlet: Glitched game mode is reportedly scheduled to be released publicly alongside Patch 13.06.[1]
Frequently asked
Is the ohnePixel Valorant Gauntlet tournament happening?
As of September 17, 2026, per zero1gaming.com, the $50,000 streamer tournament is scheduled for September 18, 2026.
Who is hosting the $50,000 Valorant Gauntlet tournament?
The $50,000 streamer tournament is hosted by popular Valorant content creator Mark ohnePixel Zimmermann.
What is Valorant Gauntlet: Glitched?
Gauntlet: Glitched is an upcoming 2v2v2v2v2v2v2v2 game mode played across four arenas where players draft randomized, upgradeable hybrid abilities and encounter glitches that alter gameplay.
When does Patch 13.06 and the new mode release?
Patch 13.06 and the Gauntlet: Glitched mode are scheduled to release publicly on September 22, 2026.
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GenZHype. “ohnePixel Announces $50K Valorant Gauntlet Tournament.”
GenZHype, 22 September 2026,
https://genzhype.com/gaming/ohnepixel-announces-50k-valorant-gauntlet-tournament/.