With the competition underway for the 2024 season, here is the ultimate handbook for navigating the competitive VALORANT Champions Tour. This guide provides invaluable insights into the VALORANT Champions Tour, covering fundamental aspects such as its definition, schedule, participating teams, and operational framework.

Seasoned esports enthusiasts and newcomers can now learn more about the electrifying world of the VALORANT Champions Tour in 2024.

What is VALORANT Champions Tour?

The VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) showcases the world’s top teams in a year-long, global circuit organized by Riot Games. This tour comprises three tiers of competition: Challengers, Masters, and Champions.

The tour hosts competitions across the world, spanning North America, South America, Europe, and Asia, and attracting over 10,000 teams from seven regional leagues each season. For the 2024 season, Riot Games introduced a revamped pro system alongside Championship Points to provide a more straightforward path for teams to reach the top. With region-locked Masters 1 and international LAN events starting from Masters 2, the VALORANT Champions Tour promises intense competition and thrilling moments as teams vie for supremacy on the global stage.

How does the VALORANT Champions Tour Work?

Teams begin their journey to become VALORANT Champions by competing in regional Challengers events, battling to advance to international Masters tournaments. Each Masters event offers Championship Points, and teams accumulate these points throughout the season to secure a coveted spot at the Champions event, where one team will become the next VALORANT Global Champion.

The VALORANT Champions Tour 2024 is formatted using a three-tiered structure, which includes Premier, Challenger, and Game Changer.\

Premier

Teams start with the Premier category, where the best VALORANT players worldwide showcase their skills. The Premier tournaments are a gateway to Challengers, where top-performing teams progress towards the ultimate goal: the Champions event.

Unlike previous iterations, the 2024 VALORANT Champions Tour format streamlines the qualification process, granting direct entry to Challengers for top teams emerging from the in-game Premier system. This shift provides a more accessible pathway for emerging talent to shine globally.

Challenger

The Challenger format will evolve further in 2024, with the calendar spanning the entire year to culminate in the Challengers Ascension stage. The top-performing teams secure a spot alongside the world’s best in the VALORANT Champion Tour 2025, underscoring the tour’s commitment to showcasing emerging talent and increasing exposure for rising stars.

The competitive season starts with the VCT 2024 Kick-Off Tournament (running from January to February), a thrilling two-week competition featuring top teams from every region. It’s an event setting the stage for the season, with seven major tournaments throughout the year, including the Masters Madrid.

Game Changer

The introduction of Game Changers adds a groundbreaking dimension to the 2024 season, with RIOT’s official tournament promoting inclusivity and diversity in esports.

Game Changers provides a platform for women and marginalized genders to showcase their talents, with regional tournaments leading up to the highly anticipated Game Changers World Championship.

For teams that fall short of qualifying for VALORANT Champions 2024, hope remains with the Last Chance qualifiers in July, offering a final opportunity to secure a coveted spot in the pinnacle event of the tour.

Overall, the VALORANT Champions Tour 2024 promises to be a thrilling journey filled with intense competition, strategic gameplay, and groundbreaking moments that will shape the future of esports.

When is the VALORANT Champions Tour?

With all the different competitions and tiers, there are many important dates to remember for the tournaments, the Challengers format, and the Global Events Showcase.

Below is a general overview of these events:

VALORANT Premier 1: January to April

Challengers Playoffs (Split 1): February to April

- January
  - January 15th
    - VALORANT Challengers 2024 East: Surge Split 1
    - VALORANT Challengers 2024 Portugal: Tempest Split 1
    - VALORANT Challengers 2024 Spain: Rising Split 1
  - January 20th
    - VALORANT Challengers 2024 France: Revolution Split 1
    - VALORANT Challengers 2024 Turkey: Birlik Split 1
  - January 24th
    - VALORANT Challengers Indonesia 2024: Split 1
  - January 27th
    - VALORANT Challengers 2024 Italy: Rinascimento Split 1
  - January 31st:
    - VALORANT Challengers Hong Kong and Taiwan 2024: Split 1

February

- - February 1st
    - VALORANT Challengers 2024
    - LAN Split 1
    - VALORANT Challengers 2024: LAS Split 1
    - VALORANT Challengers 2024 Northern Europe: Polaris Split 1
  - February 3rd
    - VALORANT Challengers Japan 2024: Split 1
  - February 10th
    - VALORANT Challengers 2024 DACH: Evolution Split 1
  - February 14th
    - VALORANT Challengers Brazil 2024: Split 1
  - February 17th
    - VALORANT Challengers 2024 MENA: Resilience Split 1 – GCC and Iraq
    - VALORANT Challengers 2024 MENA: Resilience Split 1 – Levant and North Africa
    - VALORANT Challengers Malaysia & Singapore 2024: Split 1
  - February 28th
    - VALORANT Challengers Korea 2024: Split 1
- March
  - March 1st
    - VALORANT Challengers 2024 Spain: Rising Split 1 – Descent Phase
  - March 14th
    - VCT 2024: Masters Madrid

April

International League 1

VALORANT Premier 2: May to August

Challengers Playoffs (Split 2): May to August

May
- May 1st: VCT 2024: Masters Shanghai
- May 15th: VALORANT Challengers Hong Kong and Taiwan 2024: Split 2
- May 20th: VALORANT Challengers Japan 2024: Split 2
June
- International League 2

July

- - Last Chance Qualifiers

August
August 1st: VALORANT Champions 2024

VALORANT Premier 3: September to December

Challengers Ascension: August to September

VALORANT Game Changers Championship: November

Stay current on the latest VALORANT Champions news and competitions by checking out the schedule from Riot Games.

VALORANT Champions Tour Teams

Here are all the teams competing to be VALORANT Champions:

America

100 Thieves
Cloud 9
FURIA Esports
KRÜ Esports
Leviatán
LOUD
MIBR
NRG
Sentinels
G2 Esports

China

All Gamers
Bilibili Gaming
EDward Gaming
FunPlus Phoenix
JD Gaming
Nova Esports
Titan Esports Club
Trace Esports
TYLOO
Wolves Esports
Dragon Ranger Gaming

EMEA Teams

All Gamers
BBL Esports
Fnatic
FUT Esports
Karmine Corp
KOI
Natus Vincere
Team Heretics
Team Liquid
Team Vitality
Gentle Mates
GIANTX

Pacific

DetonatioN FocusMe
DRX
Gen.G Esports
Global Esports
Paper Rex
Rex Regum Qeon
T1
Talon Esports
Team Secret
ZETA DIVISION
Bleed Esports

Where to Watch VALORANT

Twitch and YouTube are the main platforms to stream the VALORANT Champions Tour. However, other platforms include Facebook, DouYu, Huya, and Bilibili. You can also visit Riot Games’ website for further information about the schedule, places to watch, and more about the VALORANT Champions Tour.

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