In the initiation of the VCT 2024 season, Riot games unfurled the tournament outline for the “VCT 2024 KICK OFF,” Disclosing an innovative framework. The commencement is scheduled for February, showcasing a novel structure that intertwines intricacy and sentence variety to a significant degree.
Commencing this spectacle is the VCT 2024 KICK-OFF in february, Inaugurating the VCT 2024 journey. The ascendant two teams from each league will ascend to the prestigious masters madrid. The initiation ripples through the american league, Followed by the Pacific, Europe, and China.
The global odyssey unfurls on specific dates:
- February 16th – VCT Americas
- February 17th – VCT Pacific
- February 20th – VCT EMEA
- February 22nd – VCT CN
The chronological cascade doesn’t conclude there; revelations concerning the international league bracket, schedule, and ticket details will materialize on distinct dates:
- VCT Americas: January 23rd
- VCT Pacific: January 24th
- VCT EMEA: January 25th
- VCT CN: February 5th
Now, delving into the labyrinth of the VCT 2024 KICK-OFF Tournament Format:
Group Stage:
A myriad of 11 teams will be strategically categorized into three groups, Where two groups will encompass four teams, and one will house three.
The upper echelon from each region, Heralded by their prominence in champions 2023, will be selectively grouped, enjoying a BYE in the inaugural round.
The remaining decagon of teams will be partitioned based on their 2023 performance, with the final spots determined by a whimsical lottery.
Each group will engage in a BO3 double-elimination bracket, With the triumphant trio advancing to the playoff stage. The second-place triumvirates will segue into the play-in stage.
Play-In Stage:
The second-placers from each group will partake in a round-robin configuration, with a lone team progressing to the playoff stage.
Playoff Stage:
A quartet of teams will lock horns in a single-elimination format, with the elite duo earning coveted slots in masters madrid. The pinnacle triumph of the kickoff event bestows preferred seeding at masters madrid.
Transitioning beyond the VCT 2024 KICK-OFF and masters madrid, The VCT 2024 season will segue into Stage 1 from april to early may. The podium finishers from each league in stage 1 will earn passage to masters shanghai.
Stage 2 will seamlessly transpire after masters shanghai, With the top trio from each region qualifying for valorant Champions 2024.
The champion from stage 2 playoffs will secure the international league crown and the privilege of being the first seed in the champions division.
Additionally, the fourth entrant will be determined through the implementation of the “Championship Points” system.
Championship points is a metric gauging teams’ consistent prowess across the season. The point-earning dynamics unfold thus:
- 3 points for triumphing in regional kickoffs, Masters madrid, Masters shanghai, Stage 1 Playoffs, and Stage 2 Playoffs.
- 1 point per victory in Stage 1 and Stage 2.
- Each team contends in 10 regular season matches in both Stage 1 and Stage 2.
- In each stage’s playoffs, the top two seeds enjoy a BYE in the second round, accumulating extra points by virtue of playing one match less.