The countdown is on for several top VALORANT teams in Europe as they prepare for their last chance to make a late surge in the first year of the VALORANT Champions Tour.
Only two teams will advance to the EMEA Challengers Playoffs through the second and final Challengers event, leaving the rest potentially done for the year, depending on their earned VCT points.
Before the final Challengers main event kicks off, a closed qualifier with 16 teams will determine the final four to join the four squads already in the main event. Fnatic, Team Liquid, Team BDS, and Rix.GG Thunder will be awaiting the survivors of the closed qualifier in the Challengers Two main event. The top two teams from this event will join Acend, G2 Esports, Guild Esports, and FunPlus Phoenix in the EMEA Challengers Playoffs, along with teams from the Turkish and CIS regions.
The closed qualifier for the last EU Challengers event begins on July 22, the same day the open qualifier ends. Matches will be played in a best-of-three format, and for the first time, the newest agent KAY/O will be available for selection in official EU matches.
Here is the full bracket and schedule for the closed qualifier, along with updated scores and results.
Participating teams:
– Alliance
– Ninjas in Pyjamas
– Wave Esports
– Team Vitality
– Team Finest
– BK ROG Esports
– TENSTAR
– BIG
– MTP Esport
– 19esports
– Team Queso
– Giants Gaming
– WiLD MultiGaming
– Vexed
– Cream Real Betis
– Team Heretics
Bracket and schedule:
(See image via Liquipedia)
July 22:
– 2pm CT: Upper bracket round one
– 11am CT: Lower bracket round one
July 23:
– 11am CT: Upper bracket quarterfinals
– 11am CT: Lower bracket round one
– 1pm CT: Upper bracket semifinals
– 1pm CT: Lower bracket round two
July 24:
– 8am CT: Lower bracket round three
– 10am CT: Lower bracket round four
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