VCT NA Stage 3 Challengers 1 Main Event: Schedule, results, where to watch
The tournament begins on July 9.
The North American region is set to begin the second phase of its Valorant Champions Tour with the VCT NA Stage 3 Challengers 1 Main Event.
The competition includes the top eight teams that survived thefirst Open Qualifier.
What is the VCT NA Stage 3 Challengers 1 Main Event?
The tournament will decide the first four teams that will advance to the VCT NA Stage 3 Challengers Playoffs.
The top three finishers from the Challengers Playoffs advance to VCT Stage 3 Masters Berlin.
VCT NA Stage 3 Challengers 1 Main Event schedule and results
The Main Event starts on July 9 and ends with the Grand Final on July 12.All times and days are in GMT+8.
(Last updated July 9)
July 11 (Sunday)
Format of the Challengers Main Event
The Main Event follows a double-elimination bracket with all teams competing in best-of-three matches, except for the grand final, which will be a best-of-five.
Breeze will be added into the map pool for VCT Stage 3 and will be available during the NA Challengers Main Event.
Valorant’s newly released agentKAY/Owill not be available for VCT Challengers Week 1. The agent will debut in competitive play during Challengers Week 2 Open Qualifiers.
VCT NA Stage 3 Challengers 1 Main Event prize pool
The tournament has a US$50,000 prize pool that will be shared among the teams according to their placing.
The top four teams advance to the VCT NA Stage 3 Challengers Playoffs, while the bottom four teams will continue to the next VCT NA Stage 3 Challengers 2 Main Event on July 29.
Where to watch the VCT NA Stage 3 Challengers 1 Main Event?
Catch the matches live onValorant’s Twitch channelandYouTube page.
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