Hey guys,

Myself and the moderation team were discussing the rules and submissions for the current Valorant speedrunning categories, and we came to the decision that a new sub-category is necessary.

You'll now see that along with 'No Abilities' and 'Abilities', we have 'Early Abilities'. I'll outline each rule below.

• No Abilities: Absolutely no abilities are allowed on these runs.
• Abilities: Abilities may be used, however they can not be used before the timer of the run officially starts.
• Early Abilities: If you have used abilities before the run officially starts (i.e. to block bots views / get to a better positions), you will be moved to this category where all future runs where abilities are used before the run starts will be kept.

Furthermore, the official point where the timer begins for plant / defuse runs is once you pass the line from the buy area.

Let me know what you guys think, but we believe this will be a permanent addition to the leaderboards. We want to keep the runs as fair as possible. I'll be moving current submissions over in the next hour or so, aswell as verifying all new runs and sorting them appropriately.

We look forward to seeing your runs :)