Riot Games reveals details of the 2025 VALORANT Champions Tour format

On August 21, Riot Games announced the details of the upcoming VALORANT Champions Tour 2025 season. The new season will feature significant changes affecting partner teams, tournaments, and the points system.

Partner teams and academy divisions

Starting in 2025, partner teams will have the opportunity to create academy divisions within Challengers, but they will be prohibited from participating in the Ascension tournament. It has also been confirmed that the Game Changers Championship will take place in November at the new "Riot Games Arena" in Berlin.

Masters series: New locations and dates

The Masters series will be held in two stages: in February 2025, the competition will take place in Bangkok, Thailand, and in June, it will be in Toronto, Canada. The season finale, Champions 2025, will be held in Paris, France.

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Masters series: New locations and dates

The season will run from January to October, shortening the usual off-season. To maintain the significance of the tournaments throughout the year, teams will earn championship points at each stage, increasing the importance of the Masters events. More detailed information about this will be announced later.

Tournament stages and Increased number of teams in the playoffs

The season will begin with the Kickoff tournament in January, where 12 teams will compete in a double-elimination format. Winners will secure spots in Masters Bangkok. Stage 1 will determine the participants for Masters Toronto, while results from Stage 2 will not take previous results into account. The number of teams in the playoffs will increase from 6 to 8, and the top performers based on playoff results and championship points will advance to Champions Paris.

Additionally, Riot Games confirmed that Champions 2026 will be held in China, and in 2027, it will be in the USA. New team capsules with updated skins and designs, similar to the 2023 LOCK//IN capsule, are also planned for release in 2025.