The Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) 2021 is approaching its end with the final stage in North America and Europe kicking off at the end of June. Here’s what you need to know about the two major regions, including who qualifies for Masters Berlin at the end.
Sentinels, Envy, and 100 Thieves have qualified for Masters Berlin in NA
Acend, SuperMassive Blaze, Gambit, G2 Esports qualified for Masters Berlin in EMEA
Big names like Fnatic, Team Liquid, TSM miss out
The race to Valorant Champions , reportedly set to be held in Los Angeles in December, is heading up in VCT Stage 3. Teams across the world have one last chance to make the big dance and Valorant’s first true World Championship.
In North America and Europe, that race is going to be tighter than ever. With both regions putting up spectacular showings in Iceland , all eyes will be on the victors of VCT Stage 3 Challengers — who’ll undoubtedly be favorites for Masters Berlin .
Colin Young-Wolff, Riot Game Masters Iceland champions Sentinels will be hot favorites to take home VCT Stage 3 Challengers NA.
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Valorant Champions Tour 2021: stream
You can catch both the VCT Stage 3 Challengers NA and Europe action on the official Valorant channels.
Main stream:
Second stream:
NerdStreet stream:
Miss the games? Don’t stress — VODs are uploaded daily for NA and Europe on YouTube.
VCT Stage 3 Challengers: North America
VCT Stage 3 Challengers 1 NA
Dates: July 8 to 11
Format: Double-elimination bracket, best-of-three (except for grand final best-of-five).
Qualified for Playoffs: 100 Thieves, XSET, Sentinels, Envy
VCT Stage 3 Challengers 1 NA Final Placements
Placement
Team
Prize Money (USD)
1
Sentinels
$20,000
2
XSET
$10,000
3
100 Thieves
$7,000
4
Envy
$5,000
5-6
Pioneers
$3,000
Gen.G
7-8
Version1
$1,000
Rise
Day 1: July 8
Stage
Match
PT
ET
BST
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
Version1 0-2 100 Thieves
2PM
5PM
10PM
Envy 2-0 Pioneers
2PM
5PM
10PM
XSET 2-1 Rise
4:30PM
7:30PM
12:30AM
Sentinels 2-1 Gen.G
4:30PM
7:30PM
12:30AM
Lower Bracket Round 1
Version1 1-2 Pioneers
7PM
10PM
3AM
Rise 1-2 Gen.G
7PM
10PM
3AM
Day 2: July 9
Stage
Match
PT
ET
BST
Upper Bracket Semifinals
Version1 0-2 100 Thieves
2PM
5PM
10PM
Envy 2-0 Pioneers
2PM
5PM
10PM
Lower Bracket Round 2
XSET 2-1 Rise
4:30PM
7:30PM
12:30AM
Sentinels 2-1 Gen.G
4:30PM
7:30PM
12:30AM
Day 3: July 10
Stage
Match
PT
ET
BST
Upper Bracket Final
100 Thieves 1-2 XSET
12PM
3PM
8PM
Lower Bracket Round 3
Sentinels 2-0 Envy
2:30PM
5:30PM
10:30PM
Lower Bracket Final
100 Thieves 0-2 Sentinels
5PM
8PM
1AM
Day 4: July 11
Stage
Match
PT
ET
BST
Grand Final (BO5)
XSET 1-3 Sentinels
12PM
3PM
8PM
VCT Stage 3 Challengers 2 NA
Dates: July 29 to August 1
Format: Double-elimination bracket, best-of-three (except for grand final best-of-five).
Qualified for Challengers Playoffs: TSM, Luminosity, FaZe Clan, Rise
VCT Stage 3 Challengers 2 NA Final Placements
Placement
Team
Prize Money (USD)
1
TSM
$20,000
2
FaZe Clan
$10,000
3
Luminosity
$7,000
4
Rise
$5,000
5-6
Gen.G
$3,000
T1
7-8
Version1
$1,000
Pioneers
Day 1: July 29
Stage
Match
PT
ET
BST
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
Gen.G 1-2 TSM
12PM
3PM
8PM
Version1 1-2 T1
12PM
3PM
8PM
Pioneers 1-2 Luminosity
2:30PM
5:30PM
10:30PM
Rise 2-0 FaZe Clan
2:30PM
5:30PM
10:30PM
Lower Bracket Round 1
Version1 1-2 Gen.G
5PM
8PM
1AM
FaZe Clan 2-0 Pioneers
5PM
8PM
1AM
Day 2: July 30
Stage
Match
PT
ET
BST
Upper Bracket Semifinals
T1 1-2 TSM
12PM
3PM
8PM
Rise 0-2 Luminosity
12PM
3PM
8PM
Lower Bracket Round 2
Gen.G 0-2 Rise
2:30PM
5:30PM
10:30PM
FaZe Clan 0-2 T1
2:30PM
5:30PM
10:30PM
Day 3: July 31
Stage
Match
PT
ET
BST
Upper Bracket Final
Luminosity 0-2 TSM
12PM
3PM
8PM
Lower Bracket Round 3
Rise 1-2 FaZe Clan
2:30PM
5:30PM
10:30PM
Lower Bracket Final
Luminosity 0-2 FaZe Clan
5PM
8PM
1AM
Day 4: August 1
Stage
Match
PT
ET
BST
Grand Final (BO5)
TSM 3-1 FaZe Clan
12PM
3PM
8PM
VCT Stage 3 Challengers Playoffs NA
Dates: August 11 to 15
Format: Double-elimination bracket, best-of-three (except for grand final best-of-five).
Qualified for Masters Berlin: Sentinels, 100 Thieves, Envy
VCT Stage 3 Challengers Playoffs NA Final Placements
Placement
Team
Prize Money (USD)
VCT Points
1
Sentinels
$40,000
N/A
2
100 Thieves
$20,000
3
Envy
$15,000
4
XSET
$10,000
60
5-6
FaZe Clan
$5,000
50
Rise
7-8
TSM
$2,500
40
Luminosity
Day 1: August 11
Stage
Match
PT
ET
BST
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
Sentinels 2-1 Rise
12PM
3PM
8PM
Envy 2-1 TSM
12PM
3PM
8PM
XSET 2-0 Luminosity
2:30PM
5:30PM
10:30PM
100 Thieves 2-0 FaZe Clan
2:30PM
5:30PM
10:30PM
Upper Bracket Semifinals
Sentinels 2-0 Envy
5PM
8PM
1AM
100 Thieves 2-0 XSET
5PM
8PM
1AM
Day 2: August 12
Stage
Match
PT
ET
BST
Lower Bracket Round 1
Rise 2-1 TSM
2PM
5PM
10PM
Luminosity 1-2 FaZe Clan
2PM
5PM
10PM
Lower Bracket Round 2
Envy 2-1 FaZe Clan
4:30PM
7:30PM
12:30AM
XSET 2-1 Rise
4:30PM
7:30PM
12:30AM
Day 3: August 13
Stage
Match
PT
ET
BST
Upper Bracket Final
Sentinels 2-0 100 Thieves
12PM
3PM
8PM
Lower Bracket Round 3
Envy 2-0 XSET
2:30PM
5:30PM
10:30PM
Day 4: August 14
Stage
Match
PT
ET
BST
Lower Bracket Final
Envy 2-3 100 Thieves
12PM
3PM
8PM
Day 5: August 15
Stage
Match
PT
ET
BST
Grand Final (BO5)
Sentinels 3-1 100 Thieves
12PM
3PM
8PM
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VCT Stage 3 Challengers: Europe
VCT Stage 3 Challengers 1 Europe
Dates: July 7 to 11
Format: Double-elimination bracket, best-of-three (except for grand final best-of-five).
Qualified for Playoffs: Acend, Guild Esports, G2 Esports, FunPlus Phoenix
VCT Stage 3 Challengers 1 Europe Final Placements
Placement
Team
Prize Money (EUR)
1
Acend
€15,000
2
G2 Esports
€10,000
3
Guild Esports
€6,000
4
FunPlus Phoenix
€4,000
5-6
Team Liquid
€0
Fnatic
7-8
Team BDS
€0
Rix.GG Thunder
Day 1: July 7
Stage
Match
PT
ET
BST
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
Liquid 1-2 Fnatic
5AM
8AM
1PM
Guild 2-1 BDS
5AM
8AM
1PM
G2 Esports 0-2 FunPlus Phoenix
9AM
12PM
5PM
Acend 2-0 Rix.GG
9AM
12PM
5PM
Lower Bracket Round 1
Liquid 2-0 BDS
11AM
2PM
7PM
G2 Esports 2-0 Rix.GG
11AM
2PM
7PM
Day 2: July 8
Stage
Match
PT
ET
BST
Upper Bracket Semifinals
Fnatic 1-2 Guild
8PM
11AM
4PM
FunPlus Phoenix 1-2 Acend
8PM
11AM
4PM
Lower Bracket Round 2
FunPlus Phoenix 2-0 Liquid
11:30AM
2:30PM
7:30PM
Fnatic 0-2 G2 Esports
11:30AM
2:30PM
7:30PM
Day 3: July 9
Stage
Match
PT
ET
BST
Upper Bracket Final
Guild 0-2 Acend
12PM
3PM
8PM
Lower Bracket Round 3
FunPlus Phoenix 1-2 G2 Esports
2:30PM
5:30PM
10:30PM
Day 4: July 10
Stage
Match
PT
ET
BST
Lower Bracket Final
Guild 2-3 G2 Esports
6AM
9AM
2PM
Day 5: July 11
Stage
Match
PT
ET
BST
Grand Final (BO5)
Acend 3-1 G2 Esports
6AM
9AM
2PM
VCT Stage 3 Challengers 2 Europe
Dates: July 28 to August 1
Format: Double-elimination bracket, best-of-three (except for grand final best-of-five).
Qualified for Playoffs: Giants Gaming, Team Liquid
VCT Stage 3 Challengers 2 Europe Final Placements
Placement
Team
Prize Money (EUR)
1
Team Liquid
€15,000
2
Giants Gaming
€10,000
3
Fnatic
€6,000
4
TENSTAR
€4,000
5-6
Team BDS
€0
Rix.GG Thunder
7-8
Team Vitality
€0
Alliance
Day 1: July 28
Stage
Match
PT
ET
BST
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
Team Vitality 1-2 Team Liquid
5AM
8AM
1PM
Team BDS 1-2 TENSTAR
5AM
8AM
1PM
Rix.GG Thunder 0-2 Giants Gaming
7AM
10AM
3PM
Fnatic 2-0 Alliance
7AM
10AM
3PM
Lower Bracket Round 1
Team BDS 2-0 Team Vitality
11AM
12PM
5PM
Alliance 0-2 Rix.GG Thunder
11AM
12PM
5PM
Day 2: July 29
Stage
Match
PT
ET
BST
Upper Bracket Semifinals
TENSTAR 0-2 Team Liquid
8PM
11AM
4PM
Giants Gaming 2-1 Fnatic
8PM
11AM
4PM
Lower Bracket Round 2
Team BDS 1-2 Fnatic
11AM
2PM
7PM
Rix.GG Thunder 0-2 TENSTAR
11AM
2PM
7PM
Day 3: July 30
Stage
Match
PT
ET
BST
Upper Bracket Final
Giants Gaming 2-0 Team Liquid
8AM
11AM
4PM
Lower Bracket Round 3
TENSTAR 0-2 Fnatic
11AM
2PM
7PM
Day 4: July 31
Stage
Match
PT
ET
BST
Lower Bracket Final
Team Liquid 3-2 Fnatic
6AM
9AM
2PM
Day 5: August 1
Stage
Match
PT
ET
BST
Grand Final (BO5)
Giants Gaming 1-3 Team Liquid
6AM
9AM
2PM
VCT Stage 3 Challengers Playoffs Europe
Dates: August 11 to 15
Teams: Europe (6), Turkey (3), CIS (3)
Europe: Guild Esports, Acend, FunPlus Phoenix, G2 Esports, Giants Gaming, Team Liquid
Turkey: Oxygen Esports, SuperMassive Blaze, Fire Flux Esports
CIS: Gambit Esports, No Pressure, forZe
Top four teams qualify for Masters Berlin
VCT Stage 3 Challengers Playoffs Europe Final Placements
Placement
Team
Prize Money (EUR)
1
Gambit Esports
€32,500
2
SuperMassive Blaze
€15,000
3
Acend
€10,000
4
G2 Esports
€7,500
5-6
Giants Gaming
€4,500
Team Liquid
7-8
Guild Esports
€2,500
forZe
9-12
Natus Vincere
€1,500
Fire Flux Esports
FunPlus Phoenix
Oxygen Esports
Day 1: August 12
Stage
Match
PT
ET
BST
Upper Bracket Round 1
NAVI 2-1 Liquid
8AM
11AM
4PM
Guild 2-0 forZe
8AM
11AM
4PM
FunPlus Phoenix 2-0 Fire Flux
10AM
1PM
6PM
Oxygen 2-1 Giants
10AM
1PM
6PM
Day 2: August 13
Stage
Match
PT
ET
BST
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
Acend 2-0 NAVI
8AM
11AM
4PM
Gambit 2-0 Guild
8AM
11AM
4PM
SuperMassive 2-0 FunPlus Phoenix
10AM
1PM
6PM
G2 Esports 2-0 Oxygen
10AM
1PM
6PM
SuperMassive vs FPX and G2 vs Oxygen have been delayed due to technical issues.
Day 3: August 14
Stage
Match
PT
ET
BST
Lower Bracket Round 1
Liquid 2-0 Oxygen
6AM
9AM
2PM
forZe 2-1 FunPlus Phoenix
8AM
11AM
4PM
Day 4: August 15
Stage
Match
PT
ET
BST
Lower Bracket Round 1
Fire Flux 0-2 Guild
6AM
9AM
2PM
Giants 2-1 NAVI
8AM
11AM
4PM
Day 5: August 16
Stage
Match
PT
ET
BST
Upper Bracket Semifinals
Acend 2-1 Gambit
8AM
11AM
4PM
SuperMassive 2-0 G2 Esports
10AM
1PM
6PM
(No Games – August 17)
Day 6: August 18
Stage
Match
PT
ET
BST
Lower Bracket Round 2
Liquid 2-1 forZe
8AM
11AM
4PM
Guild 1-2 Giants
10AM
1PM
6PM
Day 7: August 19
Stage
Match
PT
ET
BST
Lower Bracket Round 3
Gambit 2-1 Liquid
8AM
11AM
4PM
G2 Esports 2-1 Giants
10AM
1PM
6PM
Day 8: August 20
Stage
Match
PT
ET
BST
Lower Bracket Round 4
Gambit 2-1 G2 Esports
8AM
11AM
4PM
Upper Finals
Acend 1-2 SuperMassive
10AM
1PM
6PM
Day 9: August 21
Stage
Match
PT
ET
BST
Lower Finals
Gambit 3-1 Acend
8AM
11AM
4PM
Day 10: August 22
Stage
Match
PT
ET
BST
Grand Finals
SuperMassive 1-3 Gambit
8AM
11AM
4PM
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How does the Valorant Champions Tour work?
The Valorant Champions Tour allows the best teams from across the world to fight their way to the top not only domestically but internationally.
Teams can qualify for the global Masters events by performing well in domestic Challengers stages. However, only the very best will be invited to Champions in December — Valorant’s take on a World Championship.
The format forces teams to excel all year round, with the action kicking off in late January and running all the way through.
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