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The '''''Valorant'' Champions Tour''' ('''VCT''') is a global competitive esports tournament series for the video game ''Valorant'' organised by Riot Games, the game's developers. The series runs multiple events throughout each season, culminating in ''Valorant'' Champions, the top-level event of the tour. The VCT was announced in 2020, with its inaugural season taking place in 2021.

== History == === 2021–2022: First open qualifiers era === In November 2020, Riot Games announced the first ''Valorant'' Champions Tour, a tournament series divided into three tiers: Challengers, Masters, and Champions. Challengers would act as the lowest tier, split into seven regions: North America, Brazil, Latin America (Hispanic America), EMEA, Southeast Asia (which later included South Asia and Oceania, becoming the Asia-Pacific region), Korea, Japan. Teams that advance past Challengers would move on to Masters, where teams would not be divided by regions anymore, and the top 16 teams from Masters would move on to Champions, the final tournament of VCT.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Webster |first1=Andrew |title=Valorant Champions Tour is a global season-long esports competition for 2021 |url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/24/21612562/valorant-champions-tour-esports-2021 |access-date=June 12, 2022 |work=The Verge |date=November 24, 2020}}</ref> In February 2021, they announced the VCT Game Changers, a supplementary tournament initiative for women and marginalized genders.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Takahashi |first1=Dean |title=Valorant's Game Changers tournaments will highlight women and marginalized people |url=https://venturebeat.com/2021/02/23/valorants-game-changers-tournaments-will-highlight-women-and-marginalized-people/ |access-date=June 12, 2022 |work=VentureBeat |date=February 23, 2021 |archive-date=May 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528233607/https://venturebeat.com/2021/02/23/valorants-game-changers-tournaments-will-highlight-women-and-marginalized-people/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Riot hired esports infrastructure company Nerd Street Gamers as operators and producers for all North American Challengers and Masters events.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nicholson |first1=Jonno |title=Nerd Street Gamers to operate first stage of VALORANT Champions Tour |url=https://esportsinsider.com/2021/01/nerd-street-gamers-2021-valorant-champions-tour/ |access-date=June 12, 2022 |work=Esports Insider |date=January 19, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Nicholson |first1=Jonno |title=Nerd Street Gamers expands Riot Games partnership |url=https://esportsinsider.com/2021/03/nerd-street-gamers-expands-riot-games-partnership/ |access-date=June 12, 2022 |work=Esports Insider |date=March 10, 2021}}</ref> They also hired several third-party companies to broadcast their events, such as Liga de Videojuegos Profesional (LVP) for their Spanish-language broadcasts and LetsPlay.Live for their Oceania broadcasts.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Murray |first1=Trent |title=LVP to Serve as Official Spanish Language Channel for Valorant Champions Tour |url=https://archive.esportsobserver.com/lvp-spanish-valorant-champ-tour/ |access-date=June 12, 2022 |work=The Esports Observer |date=February 5, 2021 |archive-date=October 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004135632/https://archive.esportsobserver.com/lvp-spanish-valorant-champ-tour/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The 2021 Champions tournament took place on December 1–12 at the Verti Music Hall in Berlin, Germany, concluding with team {{not a typo|Acend}} defeating Gambit Esports in the grand finals by a score of 3–2.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McLauglin |first1=Declan |title=How to watch VALORANT Champions |url=https://upcomer.com/how-to-watch-valorant-champions |access-date=June 12, 2022 |work=Upcomer |date=November 18, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Klimentov">{{cite news |last1=Klimentov |first1=Mikhail |title=Acend wins 'Valorant' world championship, defeating Gambit in Berlin |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/esports/2021/12/12/valorant-champions-gambit-acend/ |access-date=June 12, 2022 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=December 12, 2021}}</ref>

Over 10,000 teams competed in the VCT in 2021. Outside of Champions, VCT saw its highest viewership at the Reykjavík Masters tournament in May, with a peak viewership of 1,085,850. The Champions grand finals match in December reached a peak viewership of 1,089,068, making it the VCT's highest peak viewership.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Klimentov |first1=Mikhail |title=The 5 big questions facing 'Valorant' esports in 2022 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/esports/2021/12/15/valorant-esports-questions-2022/ |access-date=June 12, 2022 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=December 15, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Utama |first1=Kenneth |title=VALORANT Champions breaks viewership record once again |url=https://upcomer.com/valorant-champions-breaks-viewership-record-once-again |access-date=June 12, 2022 |work=Upcomer |date=December 12, 2021}}</ref>

Riot made several changes to the format of VCT for its second iteration. While the overall structure of Challengers, Masters, and Champions remained unchanged, it reduced the number of stages of Challengers and Masters events from three to two. VCT Challengers began on February 11, 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Robertson |first1=Scott |title=VALORANT Champions Tour 2022 guide: Schedule, results, format, roster moves |url=https://dotesports.com/valorant/news/valorant-champions-tour-2022-guide |access-date=June 12, 2022 |work=Dot Esports |date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> The 2022 Champions Tournament took place from September 1 to 18 in Istanbul, Turkey.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zucker |first1=Coby |title=Riot Games announces VALORANT Champions 2022 will be in Istanbul |url=https://upcomer.com/riot-games-announces-valorant-champions-2022-will-be-in-istanbul |access-date=June 12, 2022 |work=Upcomer |date=May 13, 2022}}</ref>

=== 2023–2026: Franchised era === Riot Games announced a new format starting in 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Daniels |first=Tom |date=August 16, 2022 |title=VALORANT Champions Tour unveils Challengers ecosystem, introduces annual VCT expansion and promotion system |url=https://esportsinsider.com/2022/08/valorant-champions-tour-unveils-challengers-ecosystem-vct-expansion-and-promotion |access-date=September 14, 2022 |newspaper=Esportsinsider |language=en-GB}}</ref> The season will be split into three international regions – Americas, EMEA, and Pacific instead of the 7 regions format used in previous years. Each international region will have its own International League that replaces the Challengers to become the domestic competitions to qualify for Masters and Champions. On September 21, 2022, Riot Games announced the thirty teams that had been selected as part of their new partnership format in 2023-2027.<ref>{{Cite web |title=VALORANT Esports |url=https://valorantesports.com/vct-teams |access-date=September 24, 2022 |website=valorantesports.com |archive-date=October 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021002007/https://valorantesports.com/vct-teams |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=VALORANT Champions Tour 2023 Preview |url=https://egamersworld.com/blog/valorant-champions-tour-2023-preview-lock-in-so-pa-MuJorRW1E |access-date=February 11, 2023 |website=egamersworld.com}}</ref>

In February 2023, Riot partnered with Grid Esports for performance analysis data.<ref>{{cite web |title=Grid Esports to provide analytics for Valorant Champions Tour |url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/SB-Blogs/Newsletter-Gaming/2023/02/16/story-1/ |website=Sports Business Journal |language=en |date=14 February 2026}}</ref>

For China, Riot Games showed favor towards players here by giving Chinese teams a number of direct slots to participate in global tournaments (Masters and Champions) through third parties competitions in Hong Kong server, instead of having to play through Pacific league. In a June 2023 press conference, Riot COO Whalen Rozelle confirmed that Valorant would launch in China in July under the name 无畏契约 ({{Lit|Fearless Contract}}), with hopes to launch a VCT league there in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-11 |title=China Esports Blast: June 2023 |url=https://esportsinsider.com/2023/07/china-esports-blast-june-2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004134140/https://esportsinsider.com/2023/07/china-esports-blast-june-2023 |archive-date=2023-10-04 |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=Esports Insider}}</ref> Shortly after in August, Riot announced an own regional league for China, and raising the number of partnered teams to 40.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Geddes |first=George |date=2023-08-23 |title=Riot announces China as a new international league for VCT 2024 |url=https://win.gg/news/riot-announces-china-as-a-new-international-league-for-vct-2024/ |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=win.gg |language=en}}</ref>

Immediately after its first year of implementation, the franchising system that Riot Games had made for VCT was criticized as being unsuitable. It created significant difficulties for non-partner teams (a.k.a "tier 2 teams"), as the path to going professional and qualifying for Masters/Champions was no longer open, requiring more time and financial resources. These teams also did not receive the same level of support as partner teams ("tier 1 teams") unless win the Ascension, facing the risk of having their talent poached and struggling to maintain both financial stability and competitive strength. In the fact, many non-partner teams were eventually forced to disband after failing to win Challengers and Ascension tournaments. A lot of criticisms were directed at Riot Games, specifically from the 2021 Champions winner team Acend<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-16 |title=Acend leaves Valorant |url=https://www.acendclub.com/news/acend-leaves-valorant |access-date= |website=www.acendclub.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-11-12 |title=ACEND CLUB (@AcendClub) on X |url=https://x.com/AcendClub/status/1988638023542599721 |work=X (formerly Twitter) |language=en}}</ref> and the two-time Masters winner player TenZ,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-05-18 |title=TenZ (@TenZOfficial) on X |url=https://x.com/TenZOfficial/status/1923961331960643860 |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |work=X (formerly Twitter) |language=en}}</ref> for focusing primarily on tier 1 while gradually ignoring the tier 2 scene. Although Riot Games never made an official statement, they subsequent actions seemed to implicitly acknowledge that the franchising system had suffered irreparable failures at the tier 2, ultimately leading to the early termination of the franchising era in 2026, one year ahead of schedule, and rebuilding a new Valorant esports system, which will be applied since 2027 season.

=== 2027–future: Second open qualifiers era === To fix failures of the franchising system, on April 8, 2026, Riot Games announced a new format overhaul starting from the 2027 season. It retains the three-split system but using the regional open qualifier system from the pre-2023 era. All teams will have to play through the qualifiers, including partner teams, meaning there will be no tier 2 system. In Stage 1 and Stage 2, the top teams from open qualifiers will compete in a new type of international event known as Cups, which qualifies the top teams to Masters and Champions. The Kickoff stage will continue to utilize a separate format for its international tournament. Leagues will be disbanded but the four major regions will remain intact, with each region hosting their respective cups. The partnership system will also switch to a two-year cycle in 2027, retaining existing incentives in addition to placement to a later round of open qualifiers. Non-partner teams will also receive additional financial support for sustainability.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Guimarães |first1=Sofia |title=VCT Cups and Open Qualifiers in 2027: Here is what to expect |url=https://esports.gg/news/valorant/vct-cups-open-qualifiers-2027-explainer/ |website=esports.gg |access-date=2026-04-08 |date=2026-04-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Phalip |first1=Corentin |title=Riot Games unveils major overhaul for the VALORANT Champions Tour 2027 season |url=https://www.sheepesports.com/en/val/articles/riot-games-unveils-major-overhaul-for-the-valorant-champions-tour-2027-season/en |website=Sheep Esports |access-date=2026-04-08 |date=2026-04-08}}</ref>

== Leagues and format ==

=== Franchised leagues ===

==== International Leagues ==== In 2023, 30 teams are selected to be partner teams in International Leagues for five years (to 2027) with 10 teams per region. Non-partner teams compete in many sub-regions of Challengers events to qualify for "Ascension" events. The Ascension events in 2023 and 2024 had one winner per region, which earned them a temporary (initially two-year) promotion into their regions' International League. The promoted teams have a chance to qualify for the global tournaments (Masters and Champions), as well as get benefits provided to other partnered teams. Through the Challengers promotion system, International Leagues expanded by one team each, until they reached a cap of 12 teams in each region in 2025 (beforehand this was supposed to be a 14-team cap by 2027).<ref>{{Cite web |title=VALORANT Esports |url=https://valorantesports.com/news/introducing-the-valorant-challengers-23/ |access-date=2023-06-03 |website=valorantesports.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-16 |title=VCT 2023: Challengers leagues and Challengers Ascension explained |url=https://nerdstreet.com/news/2022/8/valorant-vct-2023-challengers-leagues-challengers-ascension |access-date=2023-06-03 |website=Nerd Street |language=en}}</ref>

For 2025, the two temporary teams per International League can stay up via qualifying for Champions, compete in Ascension to stay in the league if they finished 5th to 8th, or get relegated back to their Challengers region if finishing 9th to 12th; only one of the guest teams per region can stay up via Champions, with the best performer of the two guests taking the spot if both qualify.<ref name="RobertsonDot">{{Cite news |last=Robertson |first=Scott |date=June 21, 2024 |title=Riot opens door for VALORANT Ascension teams to stay in VCT starting next year |url=https://dotesports.com/valorant/news/riot-opens-door-for-valorant-ascension-teams-to-stay-in-vct-starting-next-year |access-date=June 21, 2024 |work=Dot Esports}}</ref>

Ultimately, with the growing crisis in tier 2, Riot Games later decided to end the franchising era in 2026, one year earlier than originally planned (2027), in order to reassess existing partners and prepare for the new open qualifiers era.

Teams in each International League play on LAN in a centralized local: the Riot Games Arena in Los Angeles for VCT Americas,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Webster |first=Andrew |date=2023-04-01 |title=Riot made its esports arena transform for new Valorant league |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/1/23662992/riot-games-arena-valorant-esports-league |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=The Verge |language=en}}</ref> Riot Games Arena in Berlin for VCT EMEA,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-10 |title=Riot Games reveals new details about new EMEA esports arena |url=https://esports.gg/news/esports/riot-games-reveals-new-details-about-new-emea-esports-arena/ |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=esports.gg}}</ref> and Sangam SOOP Colosseum in Seoul for VCT Pacific.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 21, 2022 |title=2023 VALORANT TEAMS REVEAL |url=https://valorantesports.com/vct-teams |access-date= |website=VALORANT Esports |archive-date=October 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021002007/https://valorantesports.com/vct-teams |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" white-space="nowrap" |- ! style="width: 33%" | Americas ! style="width: 33%" | EMEA ! style="width: 33%" | Pacific |- ! colspan="3" |Partner teams |- |100 Thieves |BBL Esports |DetonatioN FocusMe |- |Cloud9 |Fnatic |DRX |- |Evil Geniuses |FUT Esports |FULL SENSE{{Efn|On November 18, 2025, Riot Games terminated the VCT Pacific partnership slot occupied by Talon Esports, who had been a partner since 2023, for financial insecurity and failing to pay its players and coaches in a timely manner. Their spot will be taken by FULL SENSE, retaining Talon's roster.|name=Talon/FS}} |- |Furia |Gentle Mates{{efn|On September 6, 2025, Riot Games terminated the VCT EMEA partnership slot occupied by Movistar KOI, who had been a partner since 2023, for violating the Team Participation Agreement.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Guimarães |first1=Sofia |title=Riot Games terminates VCT EMEA partnership with Movistar KOI |url=https://esports.gg/news/valorant/riot-games-terminates-vct-emea-partnership-with-movistar-koi/ |access-date=6 September 2025 |work=esports.gg |issue=6 September 2025 |date=6 September 2025 |language=en}}</ref> Their replacement would be Gentle Mates, who were initially an ascension team, promoted to VCT EMEA in 2024 and relegated after finishing 9th-12th in 2025.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sayal |first1=Rabia |title=Gentle Mates replaces KOI in VCT EMEA until end of 2026 |url=https://esportsinsider.com/2025/10/gentle-mates-replaces-koi-vct-emea-2026 |access-date=7 October 2025 |work=Esports Insider |date=7 October 2025}}</ref>|name="KOI"}} |Gen.G |- |KRÜ Esports |GiantX{{Efn|Team had competed as Giants previously. On 14 December 2023, Giants Gaming and Excel Esports announced a merger, forming GiantX.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-14 |title=A New Era: EXCEL ESPORTS and Giants Gaming announce merger, forming GIANTX |url=https://giantx.gg/news/a-new-era-excel-esports-and-giants-gaming-announce-merger-forming-giantx |access-date= |website=A NEW CHAPTER BEGINS |language=en |archive-date=December 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241206202053/https://giantx.gg/news/a-new-era-excel-esports-and-giants-gaming-announce-merger-forming-giantx |url-status=dead }}</ref>}} |Global Esports |- |Leviatán |Karmine Corp |Paper Rex |- |LOUD |Natus Vincere |Rex Regum Qeon |- |MIBR |Team Heretics |T1 |- |NRG |Team Liquid |Team Secret |- |Sentinels |Team Vitality |ZETA DIVISION |- ! colspan="3" |Non-partner teams |- |G2 Esports{{efn|name="G2/The Guard"|While The Guard won the 2023 Americas Ascension tournament, which guaranteed that they would participate in the VCT Americas League, on August 29, 2023, it was announced that they would not compete in VCT Americas for their stint (2024 and 2025) as they had not agreed to the Team Participation Agreement.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Esguerra |first1=Tyler |title=Riot confirms The Guard out of VCT Americas 2024 in shocking update |url=https://dotesports.com/valorant/news/riot-confirms-the-guard-out-of-vct-americas-2024-in-shocking-update |access-date=29 August 2023 |work=Dot Esports |date=29 August 2023}}</ref> On September 22, 2023, it was announced that G2 Esports had acquired all but one member of The Guard's roster, thus taking over their slot.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Robertson |first1=Scott |title=G2 joins VCT Americas with The Guard VALORANT roster—but hunt still on for final player |url=https://dotesports.com/valorant/news/breaking-g2-signs-the-guard-valorant-players-joins-vct-americas |access-date=22 September 2023 |work=Dot Esports |date=22 September 2023}}</ref> }} |Eternal Fire{{efn|name="EF/ULF"|On 20 March 2026, Riot Games announced that Eternal Fire would replace ULF Esports in VCT EMEA, following reports of ULF failing to operate in line with league standards, including failure to pay salaries and bonuses tied to their Ascension win. ULF voluntarily withdrew from the league.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Lee |title=Eternal Fire replaces ULF Esports in VCT EMEA after payment issues |url=https://www.hotspawn.com/valorant/news/eternal-fire-ulf-esports-vct-emea |access-date=20 March 2026 |work=Hotspawn |date=20 March 2026}}</ref>}} |VARREL{{efn|name="VARREL/SLT"|SLT Seongnam earned promotion to the VCT via the 2025 Pacific Ascension. On 12 December 2025, it was announced that SLT would compete as VARREL for the 2026 VCT Pacific season, as Japanese organization VARREL had acquired the roster.<ref>{{cite web|date= 12 December 2025|title= SLT Seongnam roster acquired by VARREL for VCT Pacific 2026|url=https://valo2asia.com/news/slt-seongnam-roster-acquired-by-varrel-for-vct-pacific-2026|work= VALO2ASIA |access-date=29 November 2024}}</ref>}} |- |ENVY |PCIFIC Esports{{efn|name="PCIFIC"|PCIFIC Esports earned their spot in VCT EMEA via winning the 2025 Ascension EMEA as BBL PCFIC, an affiliate partnership with BBL Esports.}} |Nongshim RedForce{{efn|name="Nongshim/SinPrisa"|Sin Prisa Gaming earned promotion to the VCT after winning the 2024 Pacific Ascension. On 25 November 2024, it was announced that Nongshim RedForce had bought Sin Prisa, taking with them their guest spot in VCT Pacific.<ref>{{cite web|date= 25 November 2024|title= Nongshim RedForce acquires Sin Prisa Gaming|url=https://www.vlr.gg/423691/nongshim-redforce-acquires-sin-prisa-gaming|work= vlr.gg |access-date=29 November 2024}}</ref> The team won the 2025 Pacific Ascension as Nongshim RedForce.}} |}

==== China League ==== Right from global launch, although ''Valorant'' had not been licensed for release in China, Riot Games showed favor towards Chinese players by allowing Chinese teams to participate in global tournaments (Masters and Champions) through achievements in domestic tournaments organized by third parties, played at Hong Kong server.{{Efn|Although it has the same status as the game had not been officially released locally, in contrast to the favor given to China, Riot Games did not allow players and teams from Vietnam to participate in 2020 First Strike and 2021 VCT stage 1.}}

Since 2024, with ''Valorant'' licensed for release servers in mainland, Riot launched the VCT CN specifically for the only country that they considers a pro region on the same level as the three International Leagues for many countries, as well as competition slots for only teams from China at Masters and Champions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Announcing The 2024 VALORANT Champions Tour |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=363djMlT7Ck&t=238s&ab_channel=VALORANTChampionsTour |website=VALORANT Champions Tour (YouTube)}}</ref> They also announced the second Masters event of the year to take place in Shanghai and released a new Chinese agent ''Iso'' alongside previous agent ''Sage''.

Similar to three International Leagues, ten Chinese teams were selected as partner teams for the first franchising era of the China League (originally planned to run until 2027, but later decided to end in 2026 at the same time as International Leagues), with two additional non-partner teams qualifying through China Ascension. The China League is based at the VCT CN Arena in Shanghai.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-08 |title=资讯详情 - 《无畏契约》赛事官网-腾讯游戏 |url=https://vct.qq.com/news_details.html?docId=13187834035483260078&gameId=1000016 |access-date= |website=vct.qq.com |language=zh}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" white-space="nowrap" |- !Partner teams |- |All Gamers |- |Bilibili Gaming |- |Edward Gaming |- |FunPlus Phoenix |- |JD Gaming |- |Nova Esports |- |Titan Esports Club |- |Trace Esports |- |Tyloo |- |Wolves Esports |- !Non-partner teams |- |Dragon Ranger Gaming |- |Xi Lai Gaming |}

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=== Global tournaments ===

==== ''Valorant'' Masters ==== The ''Valorant'' Masters is a biannual ''Valorant'' international tournament organized by Riot Games in the middle of the year since 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-24 |title=Announcing the 2021 VALORANT Champions Tour |url=https://playvalorant.com/en-us/news/esports/announcing-the-2021-valorant-champions-tour/ |website=playvalorant.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-17 |title=VCT STAGE 2 MASTERS: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW |url=https://playvalorant.com/en-us/news/esports/vct-stage-2-masters-everything-you-need-to-know/ |website=playvalorant.com}}</ref> Similar to the Mid-Season Invitational for ''League of Legends'', it is the second most important international ''Valorant'' tournament after Champions.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-21 |title=Everything you need to know about VCT Reykjavík. |url=https://www.redbull.com/int-en/vct-2021-reykjavik-preview |access-date= |website=Red Bull |language=en}}</ref> There are usually two Masters tournaments each year. Teams must place near the top of their regional league to qualify for Masters.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Valorant Champions Tour 2021 – VCT Season Info, Events and Key Dates |url=https://www.esports.net/wiki/tournaments/valorant-champions-tour/ |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=Esports.net |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-29 |title=2021 VALORANT Champions Tour Overview |url=https://playvalorant.com/en-us/news/esports/2021-valorant-champions-tour-overview/ |website=playvalorant.com}}</ref>

==== ''Valorant'' Champions ==== The ''Valorant'' Champions is the annual professional ''Valorant'' world championship tournament hosted by Riot Games and is the culmination of each VCT season. It includes spots with points earned throughout the year. Teams compete for the world champion title of ''Valorant'' esports.

=== Non-partner leagues as tier 2 ===

==== Challengers and Ascension ==== Non-partner teams compete in Challengers events of sub-regions in Americas, EMEA and Pacific to qualify for "Ascension", the yearly promotion event to the respective International Leagues. Originally, it was announced that teams would have two-year stays in their International League after winning Ascension, with one team promoted every year until 2026, when two teams would be promoted every year until 2028. The leagues would have 14 teams each, totaling to 42 teams across the three leagues.

On June 21, 2024, Riot announced changes to the Ascension format from 2025, with teams promoted to the International Leagues for one-year stays instead, after which they would be relegated to ''Challengers'' again if they did not finish in the top 8 in their region's regional League; if they qualified for ''Champions'' however, they get to stay for another year; if they finished in the playoffs of the International League, they qualify for that year's ''Ascension'' for a chance to keep their place in the league.<ref name="RobertsonDot" />

In 2023-24, there are 23 minor regional leagues across the three international territories.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-16 |title=INTRODUCING THE VALORANT CHALLENGERS '23! |url=https://valorantesports.com/news/introducing-the-valorant-challengers-23/en-gb |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=valorantesports.com |archive-date=June 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626233033/https://valorantesports.com/news/introducing-the-valorant-challengers-23/en-gb |url-status=dead }}</ref> From 2025, they got decreased to 15.

In 2026, due to end the first franchising era one year earlier, Ascensions will be not hosted. Instead, Challengers teams will have chance to join their respective VCT league's in Stage 2 play-off, giving them a pathway to qualify for Champions directly.

=== ''Valorant'' Game Changers === ''Valorant'' Game Changers is a series of domestic competitions for women and other marginalized genders within ''Valorant'' esports.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-02-23 |title=VCT GAME CHANGERS |url=https://playvalorant.com/en-us/news/esports/vct-game-changers/ |access-date= |website=playvalorant.com |language=en}}</ref> Teams that finish in top places qualify for the ''Valorant Game Changers Championship'', the world championship event of Game Changers, and also earn the chance to be promoted to their region's Challengers league.

== Results ==

=== International Leagues & China League winners === (*) Non-partner teams in franchise system {| class="wikitable" white-space="nowrap" !Year ! style="width: 150px" |Event ! style="width: 150px" | Americas ! style="width: 150px" | EMEA ! style="width: 150px" | Pacific ! style="width: 150px" | China |- !2023 |League |LOUD |Team Liquid |Paper Rex |''League did not exist'' |- ! rowspan="3" |2024 |Kickoff |Sentinels |Karmine Corp |Gen.G |Edward Gaming |- |Stage 1 |100 Thieves |Fnatic |Paper Rex |Edward Gaming |- |Stage 2 |Leviatán |Fnatic |Gen.G |Edward Gaming |- ! rowspan="3" |2025 |Kickoff |G2 Esports |Team Vitality |DRX |Edward Gaming |- |Stage 1 |G2 Esports |Fnatic |Rex Regum Qeon |Xi Lai Gaming |- |Stage 2 |G2 Esports |Team Liquid |Paper Rex |Bilibili Gaming |- ! rowspan="3" |2026 |Kickoff{{efn|name=KO26|The 2026 Kickoff stage didn't feature a grand final match, instead culminating with bracket finals. The team listed in the region's first seed (the winner of the upper bracket finals) heading into Masters.}} |Furia |BBL Esports |Nongshim RedForce |All Gamers |- |Stage 1 |G2 Esports |Team Heretics |Paper Rex |Edward Gaming |- |Stage 2 | | | | |}

=== Global tournaments === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- ! rowspan="2" | Year ! rowspan="2" | Event ! rowspan="2" | Location ! colspan="4" | Final ! rowspan="2" |{{abbr|No.|Number of teams}} ! rowspan="2" |{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! Winner ! colspan="2" | Score ! Runner-up |- align="center" ! rowspan="3" |2021 | style="text-align: left"|Stage 2 Masters{{Efn|Riot Games did not host an international Masters event for 2021 Stage 1 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, each region had its domestic Stage 1 Masters.}} | style="text-align: left"|{{Flag decoration|ISL}} Reykjavík | Sentinels | style="text-align:center" |3 | style="text-align:center" |0 | Fnatic |10 |<ref>{{cite web|title=Sentinels sweep Fnatic to win VCT Masters Reykjavík undefeated|url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/sentinels-sweep-fnatic-win-vct-masters-reykjavik-undefeated-234759862.html|author=Kurt Lozano|publisher=Yahoo! News|date=31 May 2021|accessdate=14 October 2025}}</ref> |- | style="text-align: left"|Stage 3 Masters |style="text-align: left"|{{Flag decoration|GER}} Berlin |Gambit Esports |3 |0 |Team Envy |16 |<ref>{{cite web|title=Gambit sweeps Team Envy to win VCT 2021 Stage 3 Masters|url=https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/15129/gambit-sweeps-team-envy-to-win-vct-2021-stage-3-masters|author=Nick Geracie|publisher=Inven Global|date=19 September 2021|accessdate=14 October 2025}}</ref> |- | style="text-align: left"|Champions |style="text-align: left"|{{Flag decoration|GER}} Berlin |{{not a typo|Acend}} |3 |2 |Gambit Esports |16 |<ref>{{cite web|title=Acend wins 'Valorant' world championship, defeating Gambit in Berlin|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/esports/2021/12/12/valorant-champions-gambit-acend/|author=Mikhail Klimentov|publisher=The Washington Post|date=12 December 2021|accessdate=14 October 2025}}</ref> |- ! rowspan="3" |2022 | style="text-align: left"|Stage 1 Masters |style="text-align: left"|{{Flag decoration|ISL}} Reykjavík |OpTic Gaming |3 |0 |LOUD |12 |<ref>{{cite web|title=OpTic Gaming sweep LOUD to become 2022 VCT Masters Reykjavík champions|url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/optic-sweep-loud-2022-vct-masters-reykjavik-champions-042530219.html|author=Feb Cortes|publisher=Yahoo! News|date=25 April 2022|accessdate=14 October 2025}}</ref> |- | style="text-align: left"|Stage 2 Masters |style="text-align: left"|{{Flag decoration|DEN}} Copenhagen |FunPlus Phoenix |3 |2 |Paper Rex |12 |<ref>{{cite web|title=FunPlus Phoenix outlast Paper Rex 3-2 to win VALORANT Masters Copenhagen title|url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/valorant-masters-copenhagen-grand-finals-paper-rex-funplus-195028732.html|author=Feb Cortes|publisher=Yahoo! News|date=25 July 2022|accessdate=14 October 2025}}</ref> |- | style="text-align: left"|Champions |style="text-align: left"|{{Flag decoration|TUR}} Istanbul |LOUD |3 |1 |OpTic Gaming |16 |<ref>{{cite web|title=LOUD wins ‘Valorant’ world championship, defeating OpTic in Istanbul|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/esports/2022/09/18/valorant-champions-optic-loud-final/|author=Mikhail Klimentov|publisher=The Washington Post|date=18 September 2022|accessdate=14 October 2025}}</ref> |- ! rowspan="3" |2023 | style="text-align: left"|LOCK//IN{{Efn|To introduce the new partnership system, Riot Games replaced the first split of International Leagues with a season's kick-off global event called "VCT LOCK//IN" for all 30 partner teams and 2 invited teams from China. The winning team of this event is regarded to have won a Masters title.}} | style="text-align: left"|{{Flag decoration|BRA}} São Paulo | Fnatic | 3 | 2 | LOUD | 32 |<ref>{{cite web|title=Fnatic finally get their trophy, avoid historic collapse versus LOUD in unbelievable VCT LOCK//IN final|url=https://dotesports.com/valorant/news/fnatic-finally-get-their-trophy-avoid-historic-collapse-versus-loud-in-unbelievable-vct-lock-in-final|author=Scott Robertson|publisher=Dot Esports|date=5 March 2023|accessdate=14 October 2025}}</ref> |- | style="text-align: left"|Masters Tokyo | style="text-align: left"|{{Flag decoration|JPN}} Chiba{{Efn|Although this event had been named "Masters Tokyo", it was held in Chiba.}} | Fnatic | 3 | 0 | Evil Geniuses | 12 |<ref>{{cite web|title=Fnatic capture back-to-back world titles with VCT Masters Tokyo victory|url=https://dotesports.com/valorant/news/fnatic-capture-back-to-back-world-titles-with-vct-masters-tokyo-victory|author=Michael Czar|publisher=Dot Esports|date=25 June 2023|accessdate=14 October 2025}}</ref> |- align="center" | style="text-align: left"|Champions | style="text-align: left"|{{Flag decoration|USA}} Los Angeles{{Efn|The final three days of the tournament were held in neighbouring Inglewood.}} | Evil Geniuses | 3 | 1 | Paper Rex | 16 |<ref>{{cite web|title=Singapore-based team Paper Rex win US$400k after finishing second at Valorant Champions|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/singapore-based-team-paper-rex-win-us400k-after-finishing-second-at-valorant-champions|author=Melvyn Toh|publisher=The Straits Times|date=27 August 2023|accessdate=14 October 2025}}</ref> |- ! rowspan="3" |2024 | style="text-align: left"|Masters Madrid |style="text-align: left"|{{Flag decoration|ESP}} Madrid |Sentinels |3 |2 |Gen.G |8 |<ref>{{cite web|title=TenZ and Sentinels claim first international VALORANT trophy in 3 years at Masters Madrid|url=https://dotesports.com/valorant/news/tenz-and-sentinels-claim-first-international-valorant-trophy-in-3-years-at-masters-madrid|author=Scott Robertson|publisher=Dot Esports|date=25 March 2024|accessdate=14 October 2025}}</ref> |- | style="text-align: left"|Masters Shanghai |style="text-align: left"|{{Flag decoration|CHN}} Shanghai |Gen.G |3 |2 |Team Heretics |12 |<ref>{{cite web|title=Gen.G becomes first APAC team to win a VALORANT international tournament|url=https://dotesports.com/valorant/news/gen-g-becomes-first-apac-team-to-win-a-valorant-international-tournament|author=Cecilia Ciocchetti|publisher=Dot Esports|date=10 June 2024|accessdate=14 October 2025}}</ref> |- | style="text-align: left"|Champions |style="text-align: left"|{{Flag decoration|KOR}} Seoul{{Efn|The final three days of the tournament were held in Incheon.}} |Edward Gaming |3 |2 |Team Heretics |16 |<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3275992/china-claims-another-victory-esports-edg-team-wins-valorant-world-championship |title=China claims another victory in esports as EDG team wins Valorant world championship | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250425093455/https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3275992/china-claims-another-victory-esports-edg-team-wins-valorant-world-championship|archive-date=25 April 2025|website=South China Morning Post|author=Ann Cao |date=26 August 2024 }}</ref> |- ! rowspan="3" |2025 | style="text-align: left"|Masters Bangkok | style="text-align: left"|{{Flag decoration|THA}} Bangkok |T1 |3 |2 |G2 Esports |8 |<ref>{{Cite web |title=VALORANT Masters Bangkok: T1 Clinches International Crown in Five-Set Thriller |url=https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/19233/valorant-masters-bangkok-t1-clinches-international-crown-in-five-set-thriller |date=4 March 2025|first=John|last=Popko|website=Inven Global|access-date=24 August 2025}}</ref> |- | style="text-align: left"|Masters Toronto | style="text-align: left"|{{Flag decoration|CAN}} Toronto |Paper Rex |3 |1 |Fnatic |12 |<ref>{{cite web|title=E-sports team Paper Rex’s triumph at Valorant Masters a major win for S’pore, S-E Asia|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/paper-rexs-triumph-at-valorant-masters-a-major-win-for-singapore-south-east-asia|author=Samuel Tan|publisher=The Straits Times|date=25 June 2025|accessdate=14 October 2025}}</ref> |- | style="text-align: left"|Champions | style="text-align: left"|{{Flag decoration|FRA}} Paris{{Efn|The group stage and the majority of the playoffs were held in Évry-Courcouronnes.}} |NRG |3 |2 |Fnatic |16 |<ref>{{cite web|title=NRG lifts VALORANT Champions 2025 trophy|url=https://esportsinsider.com/2025/10/nrg-lifts-valorant-champions-2025-trophy|author=Lea Maas|publisher=Esports Insider|date=5 October 2025|accessdate=14 October 2025}}</ref> |- ! rowspan="3" |2026 | style="text-align: left;" |Masters Santiago | style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag decoration|CHI}} Santiago |Nongshim RedForce |3 |0 |Paper Rex |12 |<ref>{{cite web|title=Nongshim RedForce Wins VALORANT Masters Santiago|url=https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/20305/nongshim-redforce-wins-valorant-masters-santiago|author=John Popko|publisher=Inven Global|date=16 March 2026|accessdate=18 March 2026}}</ref> |- | style="text-align: left;" |Masters London | style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag decoration|UK}} London | | | | |12 | |- | style="text-align: left"|Champions | style="text-align: left"|{{Flag decoration|CHN}} Shanghai | | | | |16 | |}

==== Teams' titles ==== {{Color box|#fcc|&nbsp;*&nbsp;|border=darkgray}} Team or organization no longer participates in ''Valorant'' esports. {| class="wikitable sortable" !Team !Region ! Champions ! Masters !Total |- bgcolor="#fcc" |Acend |EMEA |1 |0 |1 |- |Edward Gaming |China |1 |0 |1 |- |Evil Geniuses |Americas |1 |0 |1 |- |LOUD |Americas |1 |0 |1 |- |NRG |Americas |1 |0 |1 |- |Fnatic |EMEA |0 |2{{Efn|Included 2023 LOCK//IN's title}} |2 |- |Sentinels |Americas |0 |2 |2 |- |FunPlus Phoenix{{Efn|FunPlus Phoenix is competing in China currently. Before 2023, they had competed in the CIS sub-region and EMEA. This roster then mostly competed in Natus Vincere.|name=FPX}} |EMEA |0 |1 |1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" |Gambit Esports |EMEA |0 |1 |1 |- |Gen.G |Pacific |0 |1 |1 |- |Nongshim RedForce |Pacific |0 |1 |1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" |OpTic Gaming |Americas |0 |1 |1 |- |Paper Rex |Pacific |0 |1 |1 |- |T1 |Pacific |0 |1 |1 |}

==== Regions' titles ==== {| class="wikitable" !Region ! Champions ! Masters !Total |- |Americas |3 |3 |6 |- |EMEA |1 |4 |5 |- |China |1 |0 |1 |- |Pacific |0 |4 |4 |}

=== Ascension winners === {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! style="width: 150px" | Americas ! colspan="2" style="width: 150px" | EMEA ! colspan="2" style="width: 150px" | Pacific ! style="width: 150px" | China |- !2023 |The Guard{{efn|name="G2/The Guard"}} | colspan="2" |Gentle Mates | colspan="2" |BLEED Esports{{efn|name="BOOM/Bleed"}} |Dragon Ranger Gaming |- !2024 |2Game Esports | colspan="2" |Apeks | colspan="2" |Sin Prisa Gaming{{efn|name="Nongshim/SinPrisa"}} |Xi Lai Gaming |- !2025 |ENVY |ULF Esports |BBL PCIFIC{{efn|name="PCIFIC"}} |SLT Seongnam{{efn|name="VARREL/SLT"}} |Nongshim RedForce |Dragon Ranger Gaming |}

=== ''Valorant'' Game Changers Championship ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- ! rowspan="2" | Year ! rowspan="2" | Location ! colspan="4" | Final |- ! Champion ! colspan="2" | Score ! Runner-up |- align="center" ! 2022 | align="left"| Berlin | G2 Gozen | style="text-align:center" |3 | style="text-align:center" |2 | Shopify Rebellion GC |- !2023 | align="left"| São Paulo | Shopify Rebellion | style="text-align:center" – |3 | style="text-align:center" – |2 | Team Liquid Brazil |- !2024 | align="left"| Berlin |Shopify Rebellion |3 |0 |MIBR GC |- !2025 | align="left" |Seoul |Team Liquid Brazil |3 |2 |Shopify Rebellion Gold |}

== Awards ==

=== Masters === The original masters trophy was unveiled by Riot at a May 2021 media preview event in the build up to Masters Reykjavik. It features a metal bottom and a glass top.The trophy was redesigned in 2023, again by Volpin Props, to be reusable for Masters tournaments in multiple regions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Valorant Masters Trophy – Volpin Props |url=https://www.volpinprops.com/portfoliopage/valorant-masters-trophy/ |access-date=2023-09-08 |language=en-US}}</ref> It stands at {{convert|18|in|cm}} and features a swappable 'Radianite' core. The body of the trophy is palladium-plated with plastic components.

Each trophy is designed with motifs referencing or hinting at the game's agents or maps. For Masters Tokyo, it featured duelist Yoru's ultimate Oni mask. For Madrid, it featured butterflies, which is the motif for the then-newest controller, Clove. For Shanghai, it featured duelist Iso's lilac-themed shield. For Bangkok, it featured a diamond, which is the ability icon for the newest duelist, Waylay. For Toronto, the trophy's core is redesigned in a pink-colored iceberg, which is the theme for the newest map, Corrode. For Santiago, it featured a soundbox, which is the motif for the newest controller, Miks.

=== Champions === The Valorant Champions trophy was first unveiled ahead of Valorant Champions 2021. Also designed and built by Volpin Props of Atlanta, Georgia, it stands at {{convert|2|ft|cm}} tall and is partially 3D-printed, with 24 karat gold decoration overlaid.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Valorant World Championship Cup – Volpin Props |url=https://www.volpinprops.com/portfoliopage/valorant-world-championship-cup/ |access-date=2023-09-08 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Notes == {{Notelist}}

== References == {{reflist}}

== External links == * {{official website|https://valorantesports.com/en-US/}}

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