The Valorant competitive scene was taking a well-deserved break but it's all about to resume in a matter of days. Stage 3 of the Valorant Champions Tour is just around the corner and we're here to show you what to expect.
The last big tournament in Valorant was the Stage 2 Masters Reykjavik. It gave us the first glimpse of international play and it even challenged CS:GO Majors in terms of viewership. Sadly, that was a month ago. Ever since then, Valorant fans have been itching for the next big event in the competitive scene. With Stage 3 of the VCT starting soon, Valorant esports is set to return.
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Today we'll be taking a look at all the upcoming qualifiers and events that you should be looking forward to! Note that the new agent KAY/O will be disabled for all these events.
Valorant Champions Tour Stage 3 Schedule
Stage 3 of the VCT will be the final one for the year, and it's set to conclude with another LAN in Berlin between September 9-19. Once that's done pro players will have one last chance to make it to Valorant Champions with the Last Chance Qualifier which will be in October. The biggest event of the year will be Valorant Champions in December when we'll see international play in Valorant for the third time this year. Before we get there though, there are plenty of qualifiers to go around, and we're here to help. Let's take a look at each region and upcoming events:
North America
- Challengers 1 Open Qualifier - July 1-4
- Challengers 1 Main Event - July 8-11
The only two teams to get a free pass into the round of 32 in the open qualifier are the NA representatives from Reykjavík - Version1 and Sentinels.
Europe
- Challengers 1 Open Qualifier - June 28-30
- Challengers 1 Closed Qualifier - June 30 - July 2
- Challengers 1 Main Event - July 7-11
Things are a bit different in Europe as we also see closed qualifiers. Half the teams in it are already clear:
- Fnatic
- Team Liquid
- FunPlus Phoenix
- Acend
- Guild Esports
- Ninjas in Pyjamas
- Team BDS
- Team Vitality
CIS
- Challengers 1 Open Qualifier - June 28-30
- Challengers 1 Closed Qualifier - June 30 - July 2
- Challengers 1 Main Event - July 6-10
The format in the CIS is exactly the same as in Europe. Eight of the teams that are already in the closed qualifiers:
- Gambit Esports
- forZe
- GMT Esports
- AG
- One Breath Gaming
- Team Singularity
- Divinity
- Aim.Attack
Turkey
- Challengers 1 Open Qualifier - June 28-30
- Challengers 1 Closed Qualifier - June 30 - July 2
- Challengers 1 Main Event - July 6-10
The dates and format in Turkey are absolutely identical with those in the CIS. Here are the eight teams in the closed qualifier:
- BBL Esports
- İstanbul Wildcats
- Futbolist
- Galakticos
- Oxygen Esports
- Kafalar Esports
- Rare Esports
- Unity Esports
Japan
No other information is available for Japan except the date of Challengers 1.
- Challengers 1 Main Event - July 6-10
SEA
- Challengers 1 Main Event Vietnam - July 9-11
- Challengers 1 Main Event Hong Kong & Taiwan - July 9-11
- Challengers 1 Indonesia Open Qualifiers - July 2-4
- Challengers 1 Main Event Indonesia - July 9-11
- Challengers 1 Main Event Malaysia & Singapore - July 9-11
- Challengers 1 Main Event Philippines - July 9-11
- Challengers 1 Main Event Philippines - July 9-11
- Challengers 1 Open Qualifiers Thailand - July 3-4
- Challengers 1 Main Event Thailand - July 8-11
Brazil
- Challengers 1 Open Qualifier - June 28-29
- Challengers 1 Main Event - July 3-11
LATAM North
- Challengers 1 Main Event - July 6-11
All eight teams for the main event are already clear:
- Infinity
- Border Monsters
- Reven Esports
- Ryze Gaming
- Six Karma
- Akave Esports
- LAZER
- Pass Gaming
LATAM South
- Challengers 1 Main Event - June 29 - July 4
The first Challengers event will be played out in LATAM South. The action is set to kick off tomorrow when six of the eight teams will advance further:
- KRÜ Esports
- 9z Team
- Furious Gaming
- Meta Gaming
- Australs
- VELOX
- Motion Team
- Kaos Latin Gamers
That's the full schedule for the next two weeks. Expect updates once the winners are clear! Will you be watching the qualifiers? Which region are you the most interested in? Tell us on Facebook or Twitter!
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