Valorant
Valorant Esports is currently in the off season, which is set to last until the end of the year. As a result most players are taking this time off while organizations are scrambling to build and retool their roster for the 2024 season.
During the break, Riot has decided to change the Valorant Champions Tour roadmap for 2024. We take a look at the 2024 Champions Tour, highlighting everything we know so far, plus what changes we can expect to see when the 2024 season begins next year.
Confirmed Teams
The first major difference between the VCT Leagues of 2023 and 2024 is the number of teams in them. In 2023 each league consisted of ten teams. With the first season of VCT ascension coming to an end in all regions, one team from each region has qualified for VCT. Here’s the teams who we know will form part of each region's league in 2024.
VCT 2024: Americas League
- 100 Thieves
- Cloud9
- Evil Geniuses
- FURIA Esports
- KRÜ Esports
- Leviatán
- LOUD
- MIBR
- NRG Esports
- Sentinels
- G2
VCT 2023: EMEA League
- BBL Esports
- Fnatic
- FUT Esports
- Giants
- Karmine Corp
- KOI
- NAVI
- Team Heretics
- Team Liquid
- Team Vitality
- Gentle Mates
VCT 2024: Pacific League
- DetonatioN FocusMe
- DRX
- Gen.G
- Global Esports
- Paper Rex
- Rex Regum Qeon
- T1
- Talon Esports
- Team Secret
- ZETA DIVISION
- Bleed Esports
There will also be an eleven-team VCT Chinese League coming for 2024. We’ll keep you posted with more information about the competing organization as they become available.
VCT 2024 Schedule
The 2024 Valorant Champions Tour is starting with a Kick-Off Tournament, similar to the LOCK//In from 2023. The major differences are each league will have a separate tournament, and it will be a double-elimination bracket tournament. From these regional tournaments, the top eight teams will qualify for the first VCT Masters of the year, VCT Masters Madrid. This event is also taking place in a double-elimination format and currently slated to take place in February next year.
Following the completion of VCT Masters Madrid, the first stage of the Franchised Leagues will begin. Valorant has also introduced Championship points which will be provided to teams based on their performances. Towards the end, these points will help decide which team makes it into VCT Champions 2024. Following the completion of VCT Master Madrid, the first phase of the International franchise leagues will begin. From these, the top twelve teams from the four leagues will qualify for VCT Masters Shanghai in May
After VCT Masters Shanghai, the second phase of the VCT leagues begins. This will be the last chance for teams to gather Championship Points to qualify for VCT Champions 2024. VCT Champions 2024 is expected to take place in August 2024 and will consist of the Top 16 teams from all Valorant’s leagues.
We’ll keep you up to date with more information about VCT Champions 2024 and the Franchise League seasons as it becomes available.
