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VALORANT Champions: Tournament Schedule, results, brackets

VALORANT Champions Tour: VCT Champions in Berlin

The VALORANT Champions Tour is nearing its climactic end as teams from around the world battle it out for the title of the game’s first official world champion. Sixteen teams will compete in VCT Champions in Berlin, with a chance to win a share of $1 million and lift the Champions trophy.

Teams Competing at VCT Champions

Sixteen teams from various regions will be flying to Berlin to compete on-stage. Here are the 16 teams participating in VCT Champions, grouped by region:

  • EMEA (Europe, CIS, Turkey): Acend, Gambit, Fnatic, Team Liquid
  • North America: Sentinels, Team Envy, Cloud9
  • Brazil: Vivo Keyd, Team Vikings, FURIA
  • Southeast Asia: X10 Esports, FULL SENSE, Team Secret
  • Korea: Vision Strikers
  • Japan: Crazy Raccoon
  • Latin America: KRU Esports

Notably, Sentinels, Crazy Raccoon, and KRU Esports are the only three teams to have attended Masters Reykjavik, Masters Berlin, and now VCT Champions.

VCT Champions Format

The format for VCT Champions is the same as Masters Berlin. The 16 teams have been divided into four groups, each containing four teams. The groups will follow a double-elimination bracket format, with two teams advancing from each group. The groups were drawn based on the teams’ final placements at Challenger events and the strength of their respective regions. Riot Games made sure that teams from the same region were not placed in the same group.

After the group stage, the eight advancing teams will be redrawn into a single-elimination bracket. All matches, except for the grand finals, will be best-of-three.

Groups

Here are the groups for the VCT Champions group stage:

  • Group A: Acend, Team Envy, Vivo Keyd, X10 Esports
  • Group B: Sentinels, Team Liquid, FURIA, KRU Esports
  • Group C: Gambit, Crazy Raccoon, Team Secret, Team Vikings
  • Group D: Vision Strikers, Fnatic, Cloud9, FULL SENSE

Playoffs Bracket

Playoffs Bracket

Schedule

Here is the full schedule for the VCT Champions matches. Please note that all times are CT and subject to change:

Wednesday, Dec. 1

  • 8am CT: Vision Strikers 2-0 Full Sense (D) (13-5 Haven, 13-5 Breeze)
  • 11am CT: Vikings 2-0 Crazy Raccoon (C) (Vikings 13-9 Icebox, 13-8 Haven)
  • 2pm CT: Fnatic 2-1 Cloud9 (D) (FNC 13-11 Icebox, C9 13-11 Split, FNC 14-12 Fracture)

Thursday, Dec. 2

  • 8am CT: Gambit 2-1 Team Secret (C) (Secret 13-6 Icebox, Gambit 13-0 Breeze, Gambit 13-6 Bind)
  • 11am CT: Sentinels 2-1 FURIA (B) (SEN 13-9 Ascent, FURIA 13-10 Breeze, SEN 13-9 Haven)
  • 2pm CT: Liquid 2-0 KRU (B) (13-5 Haven, 13-8 on Ascent)

Friday, Dec. 3

  • 8am CT: Acend 2-1 Vivo Keyd* (A) (Vivo Keyd 13-9 Ascent, Acend 13-3 Bind, Acend 13-9 Breeze*)
  • 11am CT: Fnatic 2-1 Vision Strikers (Fnatic 13-10 Icebox, Vision Strikers 13-10 Haven, Fnatic 13-6 Fracture) (Group D winners match)
  • 2pm CT: Envy 2-0 X10 CRIT (A) (Envy 13-8 Breeze, 13-7 Ascent)

*Riot has issued a competitive ruling that due to Vivo Keyd’s use of a Cypher exploit on Breeze, they forfeit the map and thus the series to Acend.

Saturday, Dec. 4*

  • 9am CT: Gambit 2-1 Vikings (Gambit 13-6 Split, Vikings 13-5 Bind, Gambit 14-12 Icebox) (Group C winners match)
  • 12pm CT: Liquid 2-1 Sentinels (Liquid 14-12 Breeze, SEN 13-2 Bind, Liquid 13-10 Split) (Group B winners match)

*Group A matches, including Envy vs. Acend, have been delayed to “provide additional time to review the ruling against Vivo Keyd,” per Riot.

Sunday, Dec. 5

  • 7:30am CT: Acend 2-1 Vivo Keyd (A) (Vivo Keyd 13-9 Ascent, Acend 13-3 Bind, Acend 13-10 Breeze)*
  • 8am CT: Team Secret 2-0 Crazy Raccoon (13-5 Split, 13-2 Haven) (Group C losers match)
  • 11am CT: KRU 2-1 FURIA (FURIA 13-11 Fracture, KRU 13-8 Ascent, KRU 13-9 Haven) (Group B losers match)
  • 2pm CT: Cloud9 Blue 2-0 FULL SENSE (13-7 Haven, 14-12 Breeze) (Group D losers match)

*After revisiting the ruling, Riot decided that map three would be replayed, but with Acend starting the map with a 7-0 lead.

Monday, Dec. 6

  • 8am CT: Acend 2-0 Envy (13-5 Ascent, 13-11 Bind) (Group A winners match)
  • 11am CT: X10 CRIT 2-0 Vivo Keyd (X10 13-6 Icebox, 13-5 Haven) (Group A losers match)
  • 2pm CT: KRU 2-1 Sentinels (SEN 13-7 Fracture, KRU 13-11 Haven, KRU 13-11 Split) (Group B deciders match)

Tuesday, Dec. 7

  • 8am CT: Cloud9 Blue 2-1 Vision Strikers (Cloud9 13-10 Ascent, Vision Strikers 13-9 Split, Cloud9 13-11 Breeze) (Group D deciders match)
  • 11am CT: Team Secret 2-0 Team Vikings (13-6 Haven, 13-7 Icebox) (Group C deciders match)
  • 2pm CT: X10 CRIT 2-1 Envy (Envy 13-10 Icebox, X10 13-8 Split, X10 14-12 Haven) (Group A deciders match)

Wednesday, Dec. 8

  • 11am CT: Acend 2-0 Team Secret (Acend 13-8 Icebox, 13-6 Breeze) (Quarterfinals)
  • 2pm CT: Team Liquid 2-0 Cloud9 Blue (13-10 Bind, 13-11 Ascent) (Quarterfinals)

Thursday, Dec. 9

  • 11am CT: Gambit 2-1 X10 CRIT (Gambit 13-7 Fracture, X10 13-7 Ascent, Gambit 13-7 Breeze) (Quarterfinals)
  • 2pm CT: KRU Esports 2-1 Fnatic (KRU 15-13 Haven, Fnatic 13-6 Icebox, KRU 13-8 Split) (Quarterfinals)

Saturday, Dec. 11

  • 11am CT: Acend 2-0 Team Liquid (13-6 Bind, 13-5 Split) (Semifinals)
  • 2pm CT: Gambit 2-1 KRU Esports (Gambit 13-8 Breeze, KRU 13-7 Ascent, Gambit 18-16 Bind) (Semifinals)

Sunday, Dec. 12

  • 11am CT: Acend 3-2 Gambit (Gambit 13-11 Breeze, Acend 13-7 Ascent, Gambit 13-3 Fracture, Acend 14-12 Icebox, Acend 13-8 Split) (Grand finals, best-of-five)

How to Watch

You can watch the matches on the official VALORANT streams on Twitch and YouTube. There will be no live audience in Berlin, but there will be watch parties with participating streamers, although the list of streamers has not been announced yet.