Valorant Champions 2024 kicks off on August 1, featuring 16 teams competing for the world champion title and the prestigious trophy. Here’s a comprehensive guide to the tournament, including broadcast dates, the bracket, streaming options, and more.
The event will be held in Seoul, with matches starting in the afternoon local time. Western viewers should prepare for early mornings to watch the action live.
The format remains unchanged from previous years, with a double-elimination group stage followed by an eight-team double-elimination playoff stage. All matches are best-of-three except for the lower and grand finals, which are best-of-five.
Streaming: You can watch all the action on the official Valorant Twitch and Valorant Champions Tour YouTube channels. Additionally, popular co-streamers like tarik and Pujan ‘FNS’ Mehta will provide their own commentary.
Bracket: The group stage features four groups of four teams each, competing for two playoff spots per group. The groups were determined following the VCT Americas finals to ensure diverse representation from each VCT international league.
Schedule: The tournament is divided into three phases: the group stage (August 1-11), the playoff stage (August 14-24), and the grand final on August 25. There are break days on August 5, August 12-13, and August 19-22.
Here’s a summary of the group stage schedule:
- August 1: Group B Round 1 (Gen.G vs. Sentinels, Team Heretics vs. FunPlus Phoenix)
- August 2: Group A Round 1 (DRX vs. KRÜ, Fnatic vs. BLG)
- August 3: Group C Round 1 (Leviatán vs. Talon Esports, Vitality vs. Trace Esports)
- August 4: Group D Round 1 (G2 Esports vs. Paper Rex, EDG vs. FUT Esports)
- August 6-11: Further rounds and elimination matches in each group
The playoff stage will follow this initial phase, culminating in the grand final.
Teams and Rosters: Sixteen teams qualified through their respective VCT leagues or by earning champion points. Here are some of the participating teams and their rosters:
- VCT EMEA: Fnatic (Boaster, Derke, Alfajer, Chronicle, hiro)
- VCT China: EDward Gaming (CHICHOO, nobody, ZmjjKK, Smoggy, S1Mon)
- VCT Pacific: Gen.G Esports (Meteor, t3xture, Lakia, Munchkin, Karon)
- VCT Americas: Leviatán (kiNgg, Mazino, aspas, tex, C0M)
For a complete list of teams and their rosters, refer to the detailed tournament information.
This article will be updated with more details as the event progresses and additional information becomes available.