The 2023 Valorant Champions Tour has shaken up competitive Valorant as we know it. This type of league is the first of its kind in the Valoran Champions Tour and the total prize pool of $250k will be split between the top six teams, among those that manage to qualify for the playoffs through the regular season.
At the end of the tournament, LOUD qualified for Masters Tokyo as the number one seed alongside NRG and EG representing the second and third seed. All three teams have also qualified for Valorant Champions 2023 in Los Angeles which will take place later this year.
Here’s everything you need to know about the VCT Americas league 2023.
VCT America’s League Schedule
Here’s the entire VCT schedule for each stage:
- Regular Season: April 1-May 20
- Playoffs: May 23 – May 28
- Last Chance Qualifier: July 15 – July 23
The tournament began on April 1 with the regular season, where the ten teams battled in a best-of-three match style. Only six teams advanced to the next stage which is the double-elimination playoffs and the top three teams left will qualify for VCT Masters Tokyo and Valorant Champions 2023. There will also be a last-chance qualifier in July, giving teams one more chance to secure a spot at the Valorant Championship.
Playoffs
Teams and Players
- 100 Thieves: Asuna, bang, stellar, Derrek, Cryocells
- Cloud9: Leaf, Xeppaa, Zellsis, jakee, runi, qpert
- Evil Geniuses: C0M, Boostio, jawgemo, BcJ, Ethan, Reformed, Apotheon
- FURIA: qck, mwzera mazin, dgzin, Khalil, kon4n
- KRÜ: NagZ, Daveeys, Melser, axeddy, Klaus, keznit
- Leviatán: kiNgg, Tacolilla, Shyy, Nozwerr, Mazino
- LOUD: aspas, Saadhak, Less, cauanzin, tuyz
- MIBR: jzz, frz, heat, Murizz, rglm, txozin
- NRG: s0m, FNS, crashies, victor, ardiis
- Sentinels: TenZ, zekken, Sacy, paNcada, dephh, Marved
VCT Placement
| Placement | Teams | Record |
| 1 | LOUD | 8-1 |
| 2 | Cloud9 | 8-1 |
| 3 | NRG | 6-3 |
| 4 | FURIA | 4-5 |
| 5 | Leviatán | 4-5 |
| 6 | Evil Geniuses | 4-5 |
| 7 | 100 Thieves | 4-5 |
| 8 | Sentinels | 4-5 |
| 9 | MIBR | 3-6 |
| 10 | KRÜ Esports | 0-9 |
That’s all you need to know about VCT America’s League as I’ll see you in the next guide.