The definitive occasion of the VALORANT esports season has returned, with Champions 2023 serving as the ultimate stage of the VCT season and the battleground that may decide simply the third world champion.
This 12 months is a particular occasion: It’s the primary Champions occasion because the inception of the worldwide VCT leagues and the partnership mannequin, and it’s the primary worldwide VCT occasion to be hosted in North America. Los Angeles, house of one of the game’s newest agents in Gekko, can be house to this 12 months’s match, with the ultimate matches to be performed on the huge KIA FORUM venue.
The right way to watch VCT Champions 2023
The official VALORANT Champions broadcast might be obtainable to look at on the principle VALORANT channels for each Twitch and YouTube. Extra broadcasts might be obtainable in different languages as nicely, as will varied co-streams.
VCT Champions 2023 format and teams
VALORANT Champions consists of a four-team, GSL-style group stage, from which two groups from every group will advance to an eight-team, double-elimination-style playoff bracket. All matches might be best-of-three, apart from the decrease ultimate and grand ultimate, which might be best-of-five.
The 4 teams had been decided based mostly on seeding:
Group A
- Paper Rex (Pacific)
- KRÜ Esports (Americas)
- EDward Gaming (China)
- Giants (EMEA)
Group B
- Evil Geniuses (Americas)
- FunPlus Phoenix (China)
- FUT Esports (EMEA)
- T1 (Phoenix)
Group C
- Fnatic (EMEA)
- ZETA DIVISION (Pacific)
- NRG (Americas)
- Bilibili Gaming (China)
Group D
- Crew Liquid (EMEA)
- Natus Vincere (EMEA)
- DRX (Pacific)
- LOUD (Americas)
VCT Champions 2023 scores and schedule
All occasions are listed in CT and topic to alter or delays.
Sunday, Aug. 6
- 2pm: Liquid vs. NAVI
- 5pm: DRX vs. LOUD
Monday, Aug. 7
- 2pm: FUT vs. T1
- 5pm: Evil Geniuses vs. FPX
- 8pm: Group D winners match
Tuesday, Aug. 8
- 2pm: PRX vs. KRÜ
- 5pm: EDG vs. Giants
- 8pm: Group B winners match
Wednesday, Aug. 9
- 2pm: NRG vs. Bilibili
- 5pm: Fnatic vs. ZETA
- 8pm: Group A winners match
Thursday, Aug. 10
- 2pm: Group C winners match
- 5pm: Group D elimination match
- 8pm: Group B elimination match
Friday, Aug. 11
- 2pm: Group A elimination match
- 5pm: Group C elimination match
Saturday, Aug. 12
- 2pm: Group D decider match
- 5pm: Group B decider match
Sunday, Aug. 13
- 2pm: Group D decider match
- 5pm: Group D decider match
Wednesday, Aug. 16
- 2pm: Higher bracket spherical one
- 5pm: Higher bracket spherical one
Thursday, Aug. 17
- 2pm: Higher bracket spherical one
- 5pm: Higher bracket spherical one
Friday, Aug. 18
- 2pm: Decrease bracket spherical one
- 5pm: Decrease bracket spherical one
Saturday, Aug. 19
- 2pm: Higher bracket spherical two
- 5pm: Higher bracket spherical two
Sunday, Aug. 20
- 2pm: Decrease bracket spherical two
- 5pm: Decrease bracket spherical two
Thursday, Aug. 24
- 2pm: Higher bracket ultimate
- 5pm: Decrease bracket semifinal