The Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) 2021 is approaching its end with the final stage in North America and Europe kicking off at the end of June. Here’s what you need to know about the two major regions, including who qualifies for Masters Berlin at the end.
Sentinels, Envy, and 100 Thieves have qualified for Masters Berlin in NA Acend, SuperMassive Blaze, Gambit, G2 Esports qualified for Masters Berlin in EMEA Big names like Fnatic, Team Liquid, TSM miss out The race to Valorant Champions , reportedly set to be held in Los Angeles in December, is heading up in VCT Stage 3. Teams across the world have one last chance to make the big dance and Valorant’s first true World Championship.
In North America and Europe, that race is going to be tighter than ever. With both regions putting up spectacular showings in Iceland , all eyes will be on the victors of VCT Stage 3 Challengers — who’ll undoubtedly be favorites for Masters Berlin .
Colin Young-Wolff, Riot Game Masters Iceland champions Sentinels will be hot favorites to take home VCT Stage 3 Challengers NA.
You can catch both the VCT Stage 3 Challengers NA and Europe action on the official Valorant channels.
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Miss the games? Don’t stress — VODs are uploaded daily for NA and Europe on YouTube.
VCT Stage 3 Challengers 1 NA Dates: July 8 to 11Format: Double-elimination bracket, best-of-three (except for grand final best-of-five).Qualified for Playoffs: 100 Thieves, XSET, Sentinels, Envy VCT Stage 3 Challengers 1 NA Final Placements Placement Team Prize Money (USD) 1 Sentinels $20,000 2 XSET $10,000 3 100 Thieves $7,000 4 Envy $5,000 5-6 Pioneers $3,000 Gen.G 7-8 Version1 $1,000 Rise
Day 1: July 8 Stage Match PT ET BST Upper Bracket Quarterfinals Version1 0-2 100 Thieves 2PM 5PM 10PM Envy 2-0 Pioneers2PM 5PM 10PM XSET 2-1 Rise4:30PM 7:30PM 12:30AM Sentinels 2-1 Gen.G4:30PM 7:30PM 12:30AM Lower Bracket Round 1 Version1 1-2 Pioneers 7PM 10PM 3AM Rise 1-2 Gen.G 7PM 10PM 3AM
Day 2: July 9 Stage Match PT ET BST Upper Bracket Semifinals Version1 0-2 100 Thieves 2PM 5PM 10PM Envy 2-0 Pioneers2PM 5PM 10PM Lower Bracket Round 2 XSET 2-1 Rise4:30PM 7:30PM 12:30AM Sentinels 2-1 Gen.G4:30PM 7:30PM 12:30AM
Day 3: July 10 Stage Match PT ET BST Upper Bracket Final 100 Thieves 1-2 XSET 12PM 3PM 8PM Lower Bracket Round 3 Sentinels 2-0 Envy2:30PM 5:30PM 10:30PM Lower Bracket Final 100 Thieves 0-2 Sentinels 5PM 8PM 1AM
Day 4: July 11 Stage Match PT ET BST Grand Final (BO5) XSET 1-3 Sentinels 12PM 3PM 8PM
VCT Stage 3 Challengers 2 NA Dates: July 29 to August 1Format: Double-elimination bracket, best-of-three (except for grand final best-of-five).Qualified for Challengers Playoffs: TSM, Luminosity, FaZe Clan, Rise VCT Stage 3 Challengers 2 NA Final Placements Placement Team Prize Money (USD) 1 TSM $20,000 2 FaZe Clan $10,000 3 Luminosity $7,000 4 Rise $5,000 5-6 Gen.G $3,000 T1 7-8 Version1 $1,000 Pioneers
Day 1: July 29 Stage Match PT ET BST Upper Bracket Quarterfinals Gen.G 1-2 TSM 12PM 3PM 8PM Version1 1-2 T1 12PM 3PM 8PM Pioneers 1-2 Luminosity 2:30PM 5:30PM 10:30PM Rise 2-0 FaZe Clan2:30PM 5:30PM 10:30PM Lower Bracket Round 1 Version1 1-2 Gen.G 5PM 8PM 1AM FaZe Clan 2-0 Pioneers5PM 8PM 1AM
Day 2: July 30 Stage Match PT ET BST Upper Bracket Semifinals T1 1-2 TSM 12PM 3PM 8PM Rise 0-2 Luminosity 12PM 3PM 8PM Lower Bracket Round 2 Gen.G 0-2 Rise 2:30PM 5:30PM 10:30PM FaZe Clan 0-2 T1 2:30PM 5:30PM 10:30PM
Day 3: July 31 Stage Match PT ET BST Upper Bracket Final Luminosity 0-2 TSM 12PM 3PM 8PM Lower Bracket Round 3 Rise 1-2 FaZe Clan 2:30PM 5:30PM 10:30PM Lower Bracket Final Luminosity 0-2 FaZe Clan 5PM 8PM 1AM
Day 4: August 1 Stage Match PT ET BST Grand Final (BO5) TSM 3-1 FaZe Clan12PM 3PM 8PM
VCT Stage 3 Challengers Playoffs NA Dates: August 11 to 15Format: Double-elimination bracket, best-of-three (except for grand final best-of-five).Qualified for Masters Berlin: Sentinels, 100 Thieves, Envy VCT Stage 3 Challengers Playoffs NA Final Placements
Placement Team Prize Money (USD) VCT Points 1 Sentinels $40,000 N/A 2 100 Thieves $20,000 3 Envy $15,000 4 XSET $10,000 60 5-6 FaZe Clan $5,000 50 Rise 7-8 TSM $2,500 40 Luminosity
Day 1: August 11
Stage Match PT ET BST Upper Bracket Quarterfinals Sentinels 2-1 Rise12PM 3PM 8PM Envy 2-1 TSM12PM 3PM 8PM XSET 2-0 Luminosity2:30PM 5:30PM 10:30PM 100 Thieves 2-0 FaZe Clan2:30PM 5:30PM 10:30PM Upper Bracket Semifinals Sentinels 2-0 Envy5PM 8PM 1AM 100 Thieves 2-0 XSET5PM 8PM 1AM
Day 2: August 12
Stage Match PT ET BST Lower Bracket Round 1 Rise 2-1 TSM2PM 5PM 10PM Luminosity 1-2 FaZe Clan 2PM 5PM 10PM Lower Bracket Round 2 Envy 2-1 FaZe Clan4:30PM 7:30PM 12:30AM XSET 2-1 Rise4:30PM 7:30PM 12:30AM
Day 3: August 13
Stage Match PT ET BST Upper Bracket Final Sentinels 2-0 100 Thieves12PM 3PM 8PM Lower Bracket Round 3 Envy 2-0 XSET2:30PM 5:30PM 10:30PM
Day 4: August 14
Stage Match PT ET BST Lower Bracket Final Envy 2-3 100 Thieves 12PM 3PM 8PM
Day 5: August 15
Stage Match PT ET BST Grand Final (BO5) Sentinels 3-1 100 Thieves12PM 3PM 8PM
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VCT Stage 3 Challengers 1 Europe Dates: July 7 to 11Format: Double-elimination bracket, best-of-three (except for grand final best-of-five).Qualified for Playoffs: Acend, Guild Esports, G2 Esports, FunPlus Phoenix VCT Stage 3 Challengers 1 Europe Final Placements Placement Team Prize Money (EUR) 1 Acend €15,000 2 G2 Esports €10,000 3 Guild Esports €6,000 4 FunPlus Phoenix €4,000 5-6 Team Liquid €0 Fnatic 7-8 Team BDS €0 Rix.GG Thunder
Day 1: July 7 Stage Match PT ET BST Upper Bracket Quarterfinals Liquid 1-2 Fnatic 5AM 8AM 1PM Guild 2-1 BDS5AM 8AM 1PM G2 Esports 0-2 FunPlus Phoenix 9AM 12PM 5PM Acend 2-0 Rix.GG9AM 12PM 5PM Lower Bracket Round 1 Liquid 2-0 BDS11AM 2PM 7PM G2 Esports 2-0 Rix.GG11AM 2PM 7PM
Day 2: July 8 Stage Match PT ET BST Upper Bracket Semifinals Fnatic 1-2 Guild 8PM 11AM 4PM FunPlus Phoenix 1-2 Acend 8PM 11AM 4PM Lower Bracket Round 2 FunPlus Phoenix 2-0 Liquid11:30AM 2:30PM 7:30PM Fnatic 0-2 G2 Esports 11:30AM 2:30PM 7:30PM
Day 3: July 9 Stage Match PT ET BST Upper Bracket Final Guild 0-2 Acend 12PM 3PM 8PM Lower Bracket Round 3 FunPlus Phoenix 1-2 G2 Esports 2:30PM 5:30PM 10:30PM
Day 4: July 10 Stage Match PT ET BST Lower Bracket Final Guild 2-3 G2 Esports 6AM 9AM 2PM
Day 5: July 11 Stage Match PT ET BST Grand Final (BO5) Acend 3-1 G2 Esports6AM 9AM 2PM
VCT Stage 3 Challengers 2 Europe Dates: July 28 to August 1Format: Double-elimination bracket, best-of-three (except for grand final best-of-five).Qualified for Playoffs: Giants Gaming, Team Liquid VCT Stage 3 Challengers 2 Europe Final Placements Placement Team Prize Money (EUR) 1 Team Liquid €15,000 2 Giants Gaming €10,000 3 Fnatic €6,000 4 TENSTAR €4,000 5-6 Team BDS €0 Rix.GG Thunder 7-8 Team Vitality €0 Alliance
Day 1: July 28 Stage Match PT ET BST Upper Bracket Quarterfinals Team Vitality 1-2 Team Liquid 5AM 8AM 1PM Team BDS 1-2 TENSTAR 5AM 8AM 1PM Rix.GG Thunder 0-2 Giants Gaming 7AM 10AM 3PM Fnatic 2-0 Alliance7AM 10AM 3PM Lower Bracket Round 1 Team BDS 2-0 Team Vitality11AM 12PM 5PM Alliance 0-2 Rix.GG Thunder 11AM 12PM 5PM
Day 2: July 29 Stage Match PT ET BST Upper Bracket Semifinals TENSTAR 0-2 Team Liquid 8PM 11AM 4PM Giants Gaming 2-1 Fnatic8PM 11AM 4PM Lower Bracket Round 2 Team BDS 1-2 Fnatic 11AM 2PM 7PM Rix.GG Thunder 0-2 TENSTAR 11AM 2PM 7PM
Day 3: July 30 Stage Match PT ET BST Upper Bracket Final Giants Gaming 2-0 Team Liquid8AM 11AM 4PM Lower Bracket Round 3 TENSTAR 0-2 Fnatic 11AM 2PM 7PM
Day 4: July 31 Stage Match PT ET BST Lower Bracket Final Team Liquid 3-2 Fnatic6AM 9AM 2PM
Day 5: August 1 Stage Match PT ET BST Grand Final (BO5) Giants Gaming 1-3 Team Liquid 6AM 9AM 2PM
VCT Stage 3 Challengers Playoffs Europe Dates: August 11 to 15Teams: Europe (6), Turkey (3), CIS (3) Europe: Guild Esports, Acend, FunPlus Phoenix, G2 Esports, Giants Gaming, Team LiquidTurkey: Oxygen Esports, SuperMassive Blaze, Fire Flux EsportsCIS: Gambit Esports, No Pressure, forZe Top four teams qualify for Masters Berlin VCT Stage 3 Challengers Playoffs Europe Final Placements
Placement Team Prize Money (EUR) 1 Gambit Esports €32,500 2 SuperMassive Blaze €15,000 3 Acend €10,000 4 G2 Esports €7,500 5-6 Giants Gaming €4,500 Team Liquid 7-8 Guild Esports €2,500 forZe 9-12 Natus Vincere €1,500 Fire Flux Esports FunPlus Phoenix Oxygen Esports
Day 1: August 12
Stage Match PT ET BST Upper Bracket Round 1 NAVI 2-1 Liquid8AM 11AM 4PM Guild 2-0 forZe8AM 11AM 4PM FunPlus Phoenix 2-0 Fire Flux10AM 1PM 6PM Oxygen 2-1 Giants10AM 1PM 6PM
Day 2: August 13
Stage Match PT ET BST Upper Bracket Quarterfinals Acend 2-0 NAVI8AM 11AM 4PM Gambit 2-0 Guild8AM 11AM 4PM SuperMassive 2-0 FunPlus Phoenix10AM 1PM 6PM G2 Esports 2-0 Oxygen10AM 1PM 6PM
SuperMassive vs FPX and G2 vs Oxygen have been delayed due to technical issues.
Day 3: August 14
Stage Match PT ET BST Lower Bracket Round 1 Liquid 2-0 Oxygen6AM 9AM 2PM forZe 2-1 FunPlus Phoenix8AM 11AM 4PM
Day 4: August 15
Stage Match PT ET BST Lower Bracket Round 1 Fire Flux 0-2 Guild 6AM 9AM 2PM Giants 2-1 NAVI8AM 11AM 4PM
Day 5: August 16
Stage Match PT ET BST Upper Bracket Semifinals Acend 2-1 Gambit8AM 11AM 4PM SuperMassive 2-0 G2 Esports10AM 1PM 6PM
(No Games – August 17)
Day 6: August 18
Stage Match PT ET BST Lower Bracket Round 2 Liquid 2-1 forZe8AM 11AM 4PM Guild 1-2 Giants 10AM 1PM 6PM
Day 7: August 19
Stage Match PT ET BST Lower Bracket Round 3 Gambit 2-1 Liquid8AM 11AM 4PM G2 Esports 2-1 Giants10AM 1PM 6PM
Day 8: August 20
Stage Match PT ET BST Lower Bracket Round 4 Gambit 2-1 G2 Esports8AM 11AM 4PM Upper Finals Acend 1-2 SuperMassive 10AM 1PM 6PM
Day 9: August 21
Stage Match PT ET BST Lower Finals Gambit 3-1 Acend8AM 11AM 4PM
Day 10: August 22
Stage Match PT ET BST Grand Finals SuperMassive 1-3 Gambit 8AM 11AM 4PM
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The Valorant Champions Tour allows the best teams from across the world to fight their way to the top not only domestically but internationally.
Teams can qualify for the global Masters events by performing well in domestic Challengers stages. However, only the very best will be invited to Champions in December — Valorant’s take on a World Championship.
The format forces teams to excel all year round, with the action kicking off in late January and running all the way through.
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