The Valorant Esports World Cup 2025 has officially kicked off today, and after several hours, the first eight opening matches in each group have concluded. As a result of these clashes, the teams advancing to the winners' round have been determined, where they will fight for playoff spots later today.

Next Round Matchups

As a reminder, each group featured two opening matches. The two victorious teams from each group move on to the winners' round, where they will face off for a spot in the playoffs. The losing team will drop to the decisive round, where they will play against the winner of the losers' round.

Group A

Playoff Qualification Match

• Paper Rex vs. Karmine Corp – July 8 at 15:50 CET

Elimination Match

• BiliBili Gaming vs. G2 Esports – July 9 at 11:00 CET

Group B

Playoff Qualification Match

• BBL Esports vs DRX – July 8 at 16:00 CET

Elimination Match

• Sentinels vs XLG Esports – July 9 at 11:00 CET

Group C

Playoff Qualification Match

• NRG vs Rex Regum Qeon – July 8 at 18:15 CET

Elimination Match

• Team Heretics vs Titan Esports Club – July 9 at 14:15 CET

Group D

Playoff Qualification Match

• Gen.G Esports vs Fnatic – July 8 at 18:15 CET

Elimination Match

• EDward Gaming vs 100 Thieves – July 9 at 14:15 CET

The Valorant Esports World Cup 2025 is taking place from July 8 to July 13 in a LAN format in Riyadh. Sixteen partnered VCT teams are competing for a massive prize pool of $1,250,000. You can follow the tournament and check all match results via this link.