Valorant has become massive in popularity, and its esports scene keeps growing day by day. Major and smaller tournaments are being held every month almost, as teams are going pro and entering arenas as underdogs. The Valorant Champions Tour 2023 is going to start very soon, and sixteen top teams globally are participating for the title of the best.
The Champions Tour is a grand event in Valorant history, as it proves to be a landmark event in its esports scene. It has been dubbed Valorant Champions Los Angeles, and 16 top teams in world will be participating. Here are all the major details about the tournament.
Valorant Champions Tour 2023: Format, Timing, and Teams
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This major event will start from 6th August and will run for about 20 days till 26th August 2023. During this run time fans across the world will get to experience a battle like never before. The format is out and the teams have been locked it, so without further ado let’s dive in.
Format
The event will be running for 20 days and will feature several qualifying stages. As the 16 teams get distributed into the upper and lower brackets, we will eventually move closer to the Grand Finals.
The first half of the event will be hosted in Shrine Expo Hall from August 6 till August 20. August 6 will start off with the Group Stages which will move on to the Bracket Stage, which will conclude by 20th August. During the latter phase, the upper and lower brackets will be divided, as the best teams are decided.
The second chunk of the event will be held at KIA Forum from August 24-26. The teams will be divided based on their brackets and the finals for Upper Bracket and Semi Finals for Lower Bracket will start off. The 25 of August will finally give us the Lowe Bracket Finalists, who will eventually go on to the Grand Finals.
The Grand Finals of Valorant Champions Tour Los Angeles will be held on 26 August 2023. The finalists from the lower bracket and the upper bracket will face each other to get the coveted prize and trophy.
Teams
For the past year, teams across the world have competed for a spot in the top 16 teams qualified for their tournament. Defeating all other teams, these 16 teams have risen to the top:
- Evil Geniuses
- Loud
- NRG
- KRU Esports
- Fnatic
- FUT Esports
- NATUS Vincere
- Team Liquid
- DRX
- Paper Rex
- T1
- Zeta Divison
- Bilibili Gaming
- Edward Gaming
- Funplus Phoenix
- Giants
You can see the games begin on 6th August and watch it live on Valorant Esports official website and also YouTube.
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