G2 Gozen and Falcons Vega among elite teams competing at Red Bull Instalock

• The four teams set to compete at Red Bull Instalock have been confirmed, bringing together top VALORANT talent worldwide to compete at London’s Red Bull Gaming Sphere across 2-3 May.
• Reigning champions G2 Gozen will be looking to defend their coveted title, with London locals GiantX GC returning to compete. Falcons Vega and FlyQuest RED will make their Red Bull Instalock debut, bringing fresh competition to the tournament’s second edition.
• Red Bull Instalock features a unique format that changes the traditional team composition, requiring each team to field three Duelists–guaranteeing intense plays, tactical expertise and clutch skills.
• The event will feature a Creator Exhibition match, bringing together top women’s VALORANT content creators to battle it out on stream.
• The Official Red Bull Instalock Watch Party will be hosted nearby at Fnatic’s Headquarters in Dalston, London, with ticket information to follow on Fnatic’s X account on Friday 4th April.
• AGON by AOC is the official Monitor Partner for Red Bull Instalock.

London, March 31, 2025: Today, the four teams set to compete at Red Bull Instalock, the professional women’s VALORANT invitational tournament, have been revealed. Alongside reigning Red Bull Instalock champions G2 Gozen, Falcons Vega, FlyQuest RED, and GiantX GC will be competing at London’s Red Bull Gaming Sphere across 2-3 May for an exhilarating tournament weekend.

Inaugural Red Bull Instalock champions and German esports team G2 Gozen will return to defend their title, alongside British team GiantX GC as they seek to win the tournament on home soil. Falcons Vega, winners of the 2024 Saudi Women’s eLeague Championship, will be making their Red Bull Instalock debut, joined by American esports team, FlyQuest RED.

Building off the success of its inaugural tournament in 2024, Red Bull Instalock will see the return of its unique format. Switching up the traditional VALORANT team composition, teams will be required to select three duelists, the game’s offensive class, guaranteeing intense plays, tactical expertise and clutch skills.

The LAN tournament will be broadcast live from London’s premier gaming and esports venue across 2-3 May from the Red Bull Gaming Sphere in Shoreditch, and is set to feature a creator exhibition match as part of the event.

Esports organisation Fnatic, which became a Red Bull partnered team in January, will also be supporting Red Bull Instalock, hosting the Official Watch Party at its Headquarters in Dalston, London on Saturday 3rd May, with ticket information to be revealed on Friday 4th April. The collaboration with Fnatic will also see the London-based esports organisation develop exclusive merchandise to celebrate the event.

Ahead of the tournament, Red Bull Player, member of G2 Gozen and reigning Red Bull Instalock champion Michaela “mimi” Lintrup said: “It’s great to see Red Bull Instalock back for another year as a huge moment for the Game Changers calendar. I can’t wait to return to London and to defend our title against some of the most amazing teams from around the world.”

Red Bull Instalock will be broadcast live on Red Bull’s Twitch and YouTube channels.

AGON by AOC, a global leader in gaming monitors, returns to join the Red Bull Gaming universe once again as the official Monitor Partner for Red Bull Instalock. Bringing the event to life and providing cutting-edge hardware for the esports tournament, AGON by AOC is equipping the event with the AGON PRO AG246FK monitors, featuring a 540 Hz refresh rate and 0.5 ms response time for the best in-game experience.

Assets for Red Bull Instalock can be found here.

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