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VALORANT Champions Tour 2021
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VALORANT Champions Tour 2021
Series Information
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Chronology
VALORANT Champions Tour 2021 is the first official tournament circuit by Riot Games. The circuit was announced on November 24th, 2020 with a blog post. [1]
Format[edit]
Challengers[edit]
- Organized by Riot Games in collaboration with third-party partners
- Teams qualify through open qualifiers
- Top four teams from previous Weekend Event bypass next Open Qualifier
- Stage 1 - 8 teams qualify for Masters 1 in respective regions.
- Stage 2 & 3 - Top teams in Challengers Finals events advance to the next upcoming Masters event.
Masters[edit]
- Three events along the circuit
- Events will take place in March, May, and September
Masters 1[edit]
- Masters 1 events are regional competitions.
- Regions
North America
Europe
CIS
Turkey
Korea
Japan
Southeast Asia
Brazil
Latin America [ South - North ]
- Regions
Masters 2 - Reykjavík[edit]
- Regional Distribution
- 10 Teams
North America: 2 slots
EMEA: 2 slots
Brazil: 2 slots
Korea: 1 slot
Japan: 1 slot
Southeast Asia: 1 slot
Latin America: 1 slot
- 10 Teams
* Turkey and CIS teams will have qualifications through EMEA Challenger Finals.
* Oceania teams will not qualify for the Masters 2 LAN event.
Masters 3 - Berlin[edit]
- Regional Distribution
- 16 Teams
North America: 3 slots
EMEA: 4 slots
Brazil: 2 slots
Korea: 2 slots
Japan: 2 slots
Southeast Asia: 2 slots
Latin America: 1 slot
- 16 Teams
* Turkey and CIS will have qualifications through EMEA Challengers Playoffs.
* Oceania teams will not qualify for the Masters 3 LAN event.
Champions[edit]
- Two week long event featuring 16 teams from multiple regions
Circuit Point Slots[edit]
North America: 2 slots
EMEA: 2 slots
Brazil: 2 slots
Latin America: 1 slot
Japan: 1 slot
Southeast Asia: 2 slots
Korea: 1 slot
* Oceania teams will have a qualification through North American Last Chance Qualifier.
* Turkey and CIS will have qualifications through EMEA events.
MENA teams will have a qualification through EMEA Last Chance Qualifier.
* South Asia will have a qualification through APAC Last Chance Qualifier.
Last Chance Qualifier Slots[edit]
North America: 1 slot
EMEA: 1 slot
South America: 1 slot
APAC: 1 slot
Masters Slots[edit]
- Masters 3 Winner : 1 slot
Events[edit]
S Tournament
Date
Prize
P#
Location
Winner
Runner-up
Oct 12 - 31, 2021
$100,000
8 teams
Oct 11 - 17, 2021
$45,048.090
8 teams
Aug 13 - 22, 2021
$100,000
16 teams
Aug 12 - 22, 2021
$100,567.77
12 teams
Aug 18 - 20, 2021
$26,000
4 teams
Aug 11 - 15, 2021
$100,000
8 teams
Aug 06 - 08, 2021
$3,000
4 teams
Aug 06 - 08, 2021
$6,000
8 teams
Aug 06 - 08, 2021
$3,013.89
8 teams
Aug 03 - 05, 2021
$3,000
4 teams
Jul 29 - Aug 01, 2021
$50,000
8 teams
Jul 23 - 25, 2021
$5,000
8 teams
Jul 23 - 25, 2021
$3,030.020
8 teams
Jul 09 - 11, 2021
$5,000
8 teams
Jul 09 - 11, 2021
$3,030.98
8 teams
Jul 08 - 11, 2021
$50,000
8 teams
Apr 27 - May 12, 2021
$20,000
8 teams
Apr 29 - May 02, 2021
$100,000
8 teams
Apr 29 - May 02, 2021
$50,000
10 teams
Apr 23 - May 02, 2021
$105,837.54
8 teams
Apr 03 - May 02, 2021
$58,152.070
28 teams
Apr 23 - 25, 2021
$4,246.82
8 teams
Apr 23 - 25, 2021
$10,000
8 teams
Apr 23 - 25, 2021
$3,084.93
8 teams
Apr 22 - 25, 2021
$50,000
8 teams
Apr 16 - 18, 2021
$5,000
8 teams
Apr 16 - 18, 2021
$3,067.88
8 teams
Apr 08 - 11, 2021
$50,000
8 teams
Apr 04 - 06, 2021
$2,884.51
8 teams
Apr 02 - 04, 2021
$5,000
8 teams
Apr 02 - 04, 2021
$3,041.42
8 teams
Mar 15 - 21, 2021
$30,000
8 teams
Mar 12 - 14, 2021
$12,000
8 teams
Mar 12 - 14, 2021
$2,464.49
8 teams
Mar 05 - 07, 2021
$2,674.84
8 teams
Mar 04 - 07, 2021
$50,000
8 teams
Feb 26 - 28, 2021
$5,000
8 teams
Feb 26 - 28, 2021
$2,488.63
8 teams
Feb 19 - 21, 2021
$4,332.18
8 teams
Feb 09 - 14, 2021
$4,500
8 teams
Feb 05 - 07, 2021
$5,000
8 teams
Feb 05 - 07, 2021
$2,484.49
8 teams
Jan 26 - 31, 2021
$4,500
8 teams