VALORANT Champions 2023: Scores, schedule, and format

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.

Full group stage bracket for VALORANT Champions 2023.
Full group stage bracket for VALORANT Champions 2023. Picture through Riot Video games.

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

Friday, Aug. 25

Saturday, Aug. 26

Concerning the creator

Scott Robertson

VALORANT lead workers author, additionally overlaying CS:GO, FPS video games, different titles, and the broader esports business. Watching and writing esports since 2014. Beforehand wrote for Dexerto, Upcomer, Splyce, and in some way MySpace. Jack of all video games, grasp of none.

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