VCT 2023 LOCK//IN Brazil: Schedule, teams and how to watch

The 2023 Valorant Champions Tour begins with VCT LOCK//IN Brazil, the biggest LAN in the history of the game. Follow all the action here.

VCT LOCK//IN Brazil is the first event of the 2023 Valorant Champions Tour and will feature the 30 partner teams from the EMEA, Pacific, and Americas leagues, as well as two Chinese invited teams. It will be the biggest Valorant event hosted by Riot Games and the first look at the teams that are part of this new era in the esport.

It has been a busy off-season with plenty of changes in all regions, but the partner teams are now gearing up for the first big tournament of 2023. Riot Games is confident that VCT LOCK//IN Brazil will be a huge success and that the local fans will turn up in droves to show their support and turn the event into a massive spectacle.

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VCT LOCK//IN Brazil will mark the start of a new era for Valorant esports

Catch up with all the event info here, including a preliminary schedule and the list of the participating teams. More information will be added as it becomes available.

Contents

• Stream
• Location and format
• Schedule and results
• All teams
• Final standings

VCT 2023 LOCK//IN Brazil: How to watch

VCT LOCK//IN Brazil will be broadcast live on Riot Games’ Twitch and YouTube channels. We have embedded the Twitch stream below for your convenience.

According to Riot Games, information about watch parties and drops will be released closer to the event.

There will also be fans in the stands on all game days of VCT LOCK//IN Brazil. Tickets for the event will be sold globally on Ticket360 from December 13, with prices ranging from $16.79 to $27.99.

VCT 2023 LOCK//IN Brazil: Schedule, location and format

VCT LOCK//IN Brazil will take place from February 13 through March 4 at Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo. The 10,000-seat arena has staged esports events in the past, including the finals of the second split of CBLOL 2022 and the LATAM last-chance qualifier for Valorant Champions 2022.

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The Ginásio do Ibirapuera staged this year’s LATAM last-chance qualifier

The 32 participating teams have been placed in a single-elimination bracket, with the first three rounds being played in a best-of-three format. The semi-finals and the grand final will be best-of-five clashes.

Riot Games used a random draw process to maximize the number of inter-regional clashes for the first round of matches. The 16 match-ups were distributed across two sides of the bracket, called ‘Alpha’ and ‘Omega’, in order to maximize the possibility of inter-regional matches for the second round as well.

Below you can find the complete schedule for the event:

Alpha matches (February 13-19)

Day 1: February 13

Day 2: February 14

Day 3: February 15

Day 4: February 17

Day 5: February 18

Day 6: February 19

Omega matches (February 22-27)

Day 7: February 22

Day 8: February 23

Day 9: February 24

Day 10: February 25

Day 11: February 26

Day 12: February 27

Finals stages (March 2-4)

Day 1: March 2

Day 2: March 3

Day 3: March 4

VCT 2023 LOCK//IN Brazil: Participating teams

VCT LOCK//IN Brazil will feature the 30 teams with which Riot Games has partnered for the VCT leagues in EMEA, Asia-Pacific, and the Americas. Though all teams have already signed players for the 2023 season, the transfer window will remain open until February 1, so last-minute changes can still happen.

On January 17, Riot announced that the 30 partner teams will be joined by two Chinese sides, EDward Gaming and FunPlus Phoenix. This will be the first international tournament for FPX’s new team, which used to compete as an academy roster for the organization.

Below are the current rosters of all 32 teams:

VCT Americas teams:

VCT EMEA teams:

VCT Pacific teams:

Chinese invites:

VCT 2023 LOCK//IN Brazil: Final standings

Below you can find the prize pool distribution and the final standings.