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Updated: March 4
Valorant Champions Tour 2024 is just around the corner, with special kickoff tournaments for the four regional leagues: Americas, EMEA, Pacific, and China.
The VCT Americas Kickoff tournament will start things off with a bang, beginning on February 16 and hosted at the Riot Games Arena, LA. There will be ten returning teams, and one notable contender that has ascended from Ascension in December 2023 will be competing. While there's no prize pool on the line for VCT Americas Kickoff 2024, it will be an exciting year for Valorant esports in the Americas region.
Keep reading for the full rundown on the VCT Americas Kickoff 2024, including the format, schedule, teams, and more!
Eyes are turning towards the teams and player line-ups competing in the VCT Americas Kickoff 2024. With a fresh format, a new year, and eleven teams competing for those scarce three Championship Points, there's no telling what will happen in this year's Valorant Champions Tour! Will LOUD and Evil Geniuses maintain their dominance in 2024? Only time will tell.
In the offseason, we've seen plenty of roaster changes and musical chairs, including Evil Geniuses' previous Assistant Coach "Zikz" now joining 100Thieves as their head coach, alongside previous EG player "Boostio." G2 Esports also join the VCT Americas league after winning the VCT Ascension tournament in December.
Here's the complete list of teams competing in the VCT Americas Kickoff tournament, including their full player rosters.
100 Thieves
Cloud9
Evil Geniuses
FURIA Esports
KRÜ Esports
Leviatán
LOUD
MIBR
NRG
Sentinels
G2 Esports
VCT Americas Kickoff 2024 begins on February 16 and ends on March 6, just before VCT Masters Madrid begins. The matches in the Group Stage will initially take place across weekends, with games on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.
Before we go into the schedule for VCT Americas Kickoff, here is how the three groups are divided in the initial double-elimination bracket Group Stage.
The schedule for the opening matches is below. We'll add all upcoming matches for the Play-In Stage and later Playoffs as soon as the competing teams and match-ups are decided. All times listed will be in PT, and match winners will be in bold.
All VCT Americas Kickoff matches are hosted at the purpose-built Riot Games Arena, designed for LCS and VCT Americas games. Tickets to watch the games live are available at Tixr, with prices starting at $20. Grab them while you can!
If you can't catch the action in person, all matches across the VCT Americas league will be broadcast in three languages on the following platforms: English YouTube, Portuguese Twitch and YouTube, Spanish Twitch, YouTube, and Trovo.
For your convenience, we've embedded the English-speaking Twitch stream on VCT Americas below.
Standings | Team Name (s) | VCT Americas Circuit Points | Qualifies To |
---|---|---|---|
1st | Sentinels | 3 | Masters Madrid |
2nd | LOUD | 0 | Masters Madrid |
3rd - 4th | Evil Geniuses, NRG | 0 | N/A |
5th | G2 Esports | 0 | N/A |
6th | MIBR | 0 | N/A |
7th - 9th | Cloud9, Leviatán, KRÜ Esports | 0 | N/A |
10th - 11th | FURIA Esports, 100 Thieves | 0 | N/A |
That's everything we currently know about the upcoming VCT Americas Kickoff 2024! We'll update this article frequently to reflect the standings, match winners, and schedule changes, so keep checking back! Remember that the highest-placing team will win three circuit points for VCT Champions and automatically qualify for Masters Madrid, so there's everything to play for!
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