The 2024 Valorant Champions will be the fourth edition of the Valorant Champions, the world championship esports tournament organized by Riot Games for the first-person shooter game Valorant. The tournament will run from August 1–25, 2024.[1]
| 2024 | |
 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Game | Valorant |
| Location | Seoul, South Korea |
| Date | August 1–25, 2024 |
| Administrator | Riot Games |
| Venue(s) | COEX Artium, Seoul INSPIRE Arena, Incheon |
| Teams | 16 |
The home of VCT Pacific, Seoul, along with Incheon, South Korea will be hosting the crowning event of Valorant Champions Tour's 2024 competitive season in which the sixteen best Valorant teams in the world will compete to become the season's world champions.[2]
Evil Geniuses are the defending champions, but failed to qualify after missing the Americas Playoffs and not having enough championship points.
Host selection
editOn February 17, 2024, Riot Games announced that Seoul will play host to the Valorant Champions, the crowning event of the VCT 2024 season.[3][4]
Background
editThis is the first time since the 2022 season that Riot brought back the Championship circuit, in which all participating teams in the VCT International Leagues get to compete for championship points throughout the season. Across International Leagues Stage 1 and 2 league stage games, teams earn 1 championship point for every match win they win. Teams that emerge as champions during the season's regional Kickoff events, Stage 1, Stage 2, Madrid Masters and Shanghai Masters, gain 3 championship points. In each region, the teams with the most points after Stage 2 playoffs and the top three of Stage 2 qualify for the final tournament.[5]
Qualified teams
editOn June 21, 2024, during the second week of Stage 2 of VCT China, Edward Gaming officially became the first team to qualify for the tournament by securing the minimum required championship points in the circuit. This was after Trace Esports beat FunPlus Phoenix, meaning no other team could match their points haul. However, they can still qualify for the tournament via placements in VCT China Stage 2.[6][7]
| Region | Stage 2 Winner | Stage 2 Runners-up | Stage 2 Third-place | Championship Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Americas | Leviatán* | |||
| EMEA | Fnatic Team Heretics or Team Vitality | Fnatic Team Heretics or Team Vitality | Team Heretics or Team Vitality | FUT Esports |
| Pacific | Gen.G Paper Rex or DRX | Gen.G Paper Rex or DRX | Paper Rex or DRX | Talon Esports |
| China | Edward Gaming FunPlus Phoenix or Trace Esports | Edward Gaming FunPlus Phoenix or Trace Esports | FunPlus Phoenix or Trace Esports | Bilibili Gaming |
References
edit- ^ Bernardo, Anna (17 February 2024). "VALORANT Champions 2024 will be hosted in Seoul, South Korea". Yahoo Esports Southeast Asia. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Lojo, Michelle (20 February 2024). "Valorant Champions heads to Seoul to kick off year". Philippine Star. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ Kang, Joanne (17 February 2024). "Valorant Champions 2024 heads to Seoul". Valorant Esports (Official Website). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "Valorant Champions 2024 Heads to Seoul!" (YouTube video). Valorant Esports (Official YouTube). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ Zalamea, Nigel (17 February 2024). "Valorant Champions 2024 heads to Asia for the first time". One Esports. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ Das, Abhipsito (22 June 2024). "Edward Gaming become the first team to qualify for VCT Champions Seoul 2024". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ Juandi, Juandi (22 June 2024). "Edward Gaming qualify for VCT Champions Seoul". Valo2Asia. Retrieved 25 June 2024.