VCT EMEA Stage 2 Challengers playoffs: Schedule, results, teams, where to watch
The playoffs begin on June 17.
The VCT EMEA Stage 2 Challengers playoffs are finally set to begin after five weeks of exhilaratinggroup stage matches. Six teams have advanced to the final phase of the tournament, where they will battle for one of the three spots atMasters Copenhagen.
European squad Fnatic took the top seed in Group A with a perfect 5-0 record in the playoffs. Despite theirroster changesbefore the start of theVCT EMEA Stage 2 Challengers group stage, Fnatic breezed through the competition with wins over teams like Acend, FunPlus Phoenix, and G2 Esports.
Valorant Champions 2021 winners Acendare once again a team to look out for, with their revamped squad finishing the group stage with a 4-1 record. New in-game leader Vakaris ” vakk” Bebravičius has Acend firing on all cylinders, and the team has found success with different team compositions, including puttingMehmet Yağız “cNed” İpekonReynainstead of Jett on Icebox.
Guild Esports and Team Liquid were dominant in Group B, securing a 4-1 record to top the group. Guild’sNikita “trexx” Cherednichenkohas stepped up his performance in the group stage, averaging the fifth-highest Average Combat Score (ACS) at 240.9.
Meanwhile,Adil “ScreaM” Benrlitom’sswitch to Raze appears to have been the change Liquid needed to edge out the competition.
Rounding out theteams that qualified for the EMEA playoffsare FunPlus Phoenix andM3 Champions, who completed the group stage with 3-2 and 2-3 records respectively.
What is the VCT EMEA Stage 2 Challengers playoffs?
The playoffs are the final leg of VCT EMEA Stage 2 Challengers and will determine which teams qualify for the second international LAN event of the year.
Teams that qualify for Masters Copenhagen in July will compete for a pool of 4,450 circuit points that will go toward qualifying for Valorant Champions at the end of the year.
The winner of Masters Copenhagen will also automatically receive a slot in Valorant Champions.
VCT EMEA Stage 2 Challengers playoffs schedule and results
The playoffs will run for two weeks from June 17 to 26. Top seeds Fnatic and Guild Esports have received a direct bye to the upper bracket semifinals. The remaining four teams will start in the quarterfinals.
On match days, games are scheduled to begin at 11:00 p.m. GMT+8.
VCT EMEA Stage 2 Challengers prize and point pool
Format of the tournament
All teams will compete in double-elimination best-of-three matches, except during the lower final and grand final, which are best-of-five games.
Where to watch VCT EMEA Stage 2 Challengers playoffs matches live?
Valorant fans can watch the matches live on Riot Games’ official Twitch and YouTube channels:
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