The 2024 VALORANT Champions Tour season has begun! This season boasts 44 of the best teams in the VALORANT competitive ecosystem across 4 International Leagues - VCT Americas, VCT CN, VCT EMEA, and VCT Pacific. As the season progresses, we’ll follow the journey of these teams through the Kickoff Tournament, 2 International League Stages, and 2 Masters events – with all roads leading to Champions in Seoul, Korea.

Kickoff Tournament

Dates: Feb 16 - March 3

The Kickoff Tournament will be the first look into the teams within each International League. The results from the tournament will determine the top 8 teams who we’ll see at Masters Madrid. For more information on the Kickoff format, check out this article.

Masters Madrid

Dates: March 14 - 24

Masters Madrid is the first global event of the 2024 VALORANT Champions Tour. In Madrid, we’ll see how the top 8 teams from the Kickoff Tournaments stack up against one another and determine front runners in the season. Masters will commence with a Swiss Stage, followed by a four-team double-elimination bracket.

International Leagues Stage 1

Dates: March 30 - May 12

Following Masters Madrid, we’ll return to International League competition with Stage 1. These competitions will run from late March to early May, determining the top 3 teams from each league to qualify for the next global event, Masters Shanghai.

Masters Shanghai

Dates: May 23 - June 9

Twelve teams who have qualified from Stage 1 competition will face off in Shanghai for the second Masters event of the season. Teams will compete through an intense two weeks, with one team establishing themselves as the current number one in the world.

International Leagues Stage 2

Dates: June 15 - July 21

Stage 2 will begin immediately after Masters Shanghai and serve as the last stretch until Champions! Stage 2 competition will qualify the top 3 teams from each IL to VALORANT Champions. Additionally, each IL will qualify a 4th team based on Championship points accumulated throughout the year.

Champions Seoul

Dates: Aug 1 - 25

All roads lead to Champions. After multiple events throughout the year, we’ll see the best 16 teams come together in Seoul for the final event of the 2024 VCT season. Champions will take place over three weeks, pitting the best teams from around the world against each other to determine the 2024 VCT World Champion!

With an expanded roster of teams and competitive talent around the world, this season is shaping up to be one of the most exciting in VCT history.

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