VALORANT Champions 2021: Complete List of Qualified Teams

VCT 2021: VALORANT Champions Set to Compete in Riot’s Global Tournament

Riot’s first official VALORANT tournament circuit, VCT 2021, is culminating in the highly anticipated Champions event. In December, 16 teams from around the world will compete in a two-week-long tournament to determine the first global champion of VALORANT.

Throughout the year, teams had the opportunity to accumulate circuit points through Challengers and Masters events. This allowed them to qualify for the end-of-year tournament. Eleven teams from North America, Europe, Brazil, Southeast Asia, Korea, Japan, and Latin America earned their spots in Champions based on their circuit points. The winner of VCT Masters Berlin in September also secured an automatic qualification.

Circuit Point Standings

EMEA

North America

Brazil

Southeast Asia

Korea

Japan

Latin America

All Teams Qualified for Champions

EMEA

• Gambit Esports
• Acend
• Fnatic
• Team Liquid

Gambit Esports automatically secured a spot in Champions as the winners of Masters Berlin. Their dominating performance culminated in a 3-0 victory over Envy in the finals.

Acend’s quarterfinal finish at Masters Berlin was enough to secure them a spot at Champions. They obtained 375 circuit points, beating out Fnatic (350) and G2 Esports (325).

Fnatic relied on Gambit’s victory to qualify for Champions. After failing to make it to Masters Berlin, Fnatic’s circuit point standing was at risk. But Gambit’s win ensured an extra spot for EMEA at Champions, ultimately benefiting Fnatic.

After a roster change, Team Liquid secured Europe’s final spot at Champions by winning the EMEA Last Chance Qualifier in October.

North America

• Sentinels
• Envy
• Cloud9 Blue

Sentinels impressed with a flawless run at VCT Masters Reykjavík, securing 400 circuit points. Their victory over Fnatic in the finals guaranteed their automatic qualification for Champions as the first squad to qualify.

Envy qualified for Champions as NA’s second seed after a remarkable run to the Masters Berlin finals. They earned 450 circuit points by defeating tournament favorites Sentinels and regional rivals 100 Thieves.

Cloud9 Blue defied the odds to qualify for Champions. Placed eighth in the circuit point standings, the team delivered an exceptional performance in the Last Chance Qualifier, defeating Version1, Gen.G, XSET, and 100 Thieves with a sweeping 3-0 victory over Rise in the finals.

Brazil

• Team Vikings
• Vivo Keyd
• FURIA Esports

Team Vikings secured their spot at Champions with 350 circuit points earned throughout Masters One and Masters Two. They surpassed the second-place team in the region by over 100 points.

Vivo Keyd made it to Champions despite being eliminated from VCT Masters Berlin in the group stage. Their 225 circuit points narrowly surpassed Sharks Esports (215) and Havan Liberty (210).

FURIA qualified for Champions after convincingly defeating South American rivals Gamelanders Blue and Australs in the playoff portion of the SA Last Chance Qualifier in October.

Southeast Asia

• X10
• Team Secret
• FULL SENSE

X10 failed to qualify for VCT Masters Berlin but did enough to earn a spot at Champions. They obtained 295 circuit points, surpassing all other teams in the region.

Team Secret, who acquired the former Bren Esports squad, qualified for Champions after Paper Rex failed to advance from the group stage of Masters Berlin. With 225 circuit points each, Team Secret’s winning record against Paper Rex in the regional playoffs made the difference.

FULL SENSE secured their place at Champions by defeating NUTURN, DAMWON (Korea), and Northeption (Japan) in the playoffs of the APAC Last Chance Qualifier.

Korea

• Vision Strikers

Vision Strikers qualified for Champions as the sole Korean representative after reaching the knockout stage of VCT Masters Berlin. They surpassed NUTURN Gaming in the circuit point standings.

Japan

• Crazy Raccoon

Crazy Raccoon earned Japan’s only spot at Champions by defeating Brazil’s Havan Liberty at VCT Masters Berlin. They accumulated 475 circuit points throughout the year, surpassing second-place ZETA DIVISION’s 305 points.

Latin America

• KRÜ Esports

KRÜ Esports dominated in Latin America, winning Challengers Stage Two and Three. With a total of 495 circuit points, they secured their spot at Champions, finishing ahead of second-place team Six Karma.

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