Today, the organizers of the Valorant Champions Tour 2025 shared detailed information about the group stage for the first Chinese tournament of the year — VCT 2025: China Stage 1, which kicks off on March 13. Participants have been divided into two groups: Alpha and Omega, each promising intense clashes and fierce competition for playoff spots.
Tournament Groups
Group Alpha:
Group Omega:
Tournament Format
T1 will face off against EDward Gaming, and Team Vitality will meet G2 Esports — Masters Bangkok 2025 playoff seedings
Group Stage
- System: Single Round Robin (each team plays against every other team once).
- Match Format: Best of 3 (Bo3).
- Playoff Qualification:1st place in the group — advances directly to the Upper Bracket Semifinals.2nd and 3rd places — begin in the Upper Bracket Round 1.4th place — starts in the Lower Bracket Round 1.
- 1st place in the group — advances directly to the Upper Bracket Semifinals.
- 2nd and 3rd places — begin in the Upper Bracket Round 1.
- 4th place — starts in the Lower Bracket Round 1.
Playoffs
- System: Double-Elimination Bracket.
- Match Format:All matches except the finals are played in Bo3 format.Lower Bracket Final and Grand Final are played in Best of 5 (Bo5).
- All matches except the finals are played in Bo3 format.
- Lower Bracket Final and Grand Final are played in Best of 5 (Bo5).
Qualification for Masters Toronto
The top three teams of the tournament will secure direct slots at Masters Toronto.
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