Valorant Champions Tour (VCT)
The Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) is the official global esports ecosystem for Valorant, hosted by Riot Games. The tournament is the pinnacle of Valorant’s year-round professional competition, featuring a tiered competition structure that ranges from regional to international levels.
🧱 VCT Competition Structure (As of 2025)
VCT has 3 levels of Tournaments:
1. 🌍 VCT International Leagues (Regional Leagues)
Since 2023, VCT has been divided into 3 major regional leagues:
- VCT Americas (North America, LATAM, Brazil)
- VCT EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa)
- VCT Pacific (Asia, including Indonesia, Japan, Korea)
📝 Each league contains Riot’s partner franchise teams and runs like a sports league (round-robin → playoff).
2. 🌐 VCT Masters:
- A regional tournament that brings together the best teams from each International League.
- Usually held 1-2 times a year.
- Example: VCT Masters Tokyo, Masters Shanghai.
3. 🏆 VCT Champions
- This is the pinnacle of the entire VCT series.
- Held at the end of each year.
- Brings together the best teams in the world based on VCT rankings and performance in Masters.
- The winner of VCT Champions is called the Valorant world champion.
🧭 VCT Qualification System
💡 Consists of:
- Challengers → A second-tier league for non-franchise teams, where they compete to enter Ascension.
- Ascension → The best teams from Challengers can be promoted to the International League for 2 years.
📆VCT Annual Competition Cycle
| Month | Stage |
|---|---|
| Jan–Mar | Offseason / Community Tournament |
| Mar–May | International League (Stage 1) |
| Jun | VCT Masters (1st) |
| Jul–Sep | International League (Stage 2) |
| Sep | VCT Masters (2st,if applicable) |
| Okt | Last Chance Qualifiers (optional) |
| Dec | VCT Champions (World Finals) |
💰 Prize Pool & Popularity
- Prizes each season can reach millions of dollars, for example, VCT Champions 2023 total prize pool $2.25 million.
- Broadcast on YouTube and Twitch with millions of viewers from all over the world.
- There is an official Indonesian language casting for VCT Pacific and Champions.
🏆 VCT Champions Winners List
| Year | Location | Champion | Runner‑Up | Score | MVP | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Berlin | Acend | Gambit Esports | 3–2 | Zeek | $1jt |
| 2022 | Istanbul | LOUD | OpTic Gaming | 3–1 | $1jt | |
| 2023 | Los Angeles | Evil Geniuses | Paper Rex | 3–1 | Demon1 | $2.25 jt |
| 2024 | Seoul/Incheon | EDward Gaming | Team Heretics | 3–2 | Zheng “ZmjjKK” Yongkang | $2.25 jt |
🏅 Popular Teams in VCT
| Regions | Tom Team |
|---|---|
| Americas | Sentinels, LOUD, NRG |
| EMEA | Fnatic, Team Liquid, NAVI |
| Pacific | Paper Rex (SG), DRX (KR), T1 (KR), Gen.G (KR), RRQ (ID) |
🇮🇩 Indonesian Teams in VCT
- Rex Regum Qeon (RRQ) has become an Indonesian franchise team that has played in the VCT Pacific League since 2023.
- Other teams from Indonesia can join Challengers Indonesia and move up to Ascension.
📺 Where to watch VCT
You can watch live on the platform:
- Twitch & YouTube (official Valorant Esports channels)
- Also broadcast by Indonesian casters such as VALORANT Esports Indonesia on YouTube.
- Website resmi: https://valorantesports.com
FAQ VCT
1. What is VCT? VCT (Valorant Champions Tour) is the official competitive ecosystem for the game Valorant, hosted by Riot Games, consisting of regional leagues, international tournaments (Masters), and world championships (Champions).
2. What is VCT Champions? VCT Champions is Valorant’s ultimate global tournament that brings together the best teams from various regions to determine the world champion.
3. How do teams get into VCT? Teams can get into the Challengers qualifiers, then promote via Ascension. Or become a franchise team (official Riot partner) and compete directly in the international league.
