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The Valorant Champions 2023 playoffs will determine this year’s Valorant world champion.
Fnatic is looking to win their third straight international event after their dominant run in VCT LOCK//IN and Masters Tokyo. Meanwhile, Evil Geniuses and Paper Rex could spoil the EMEA squad’s plans.
Here is everything you need to know about the Valorant Champions 2023 playoffs including its schedule, results, format, qualified teams, and where to watch the matches live.
What is the Valorant Champions 2023 playoffs?
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It is the third and final global LAN event of the VCT 2023 season. It is the biggest event of the year and the culminating tournament of the Valorant Champions Tour that all teams have been working toward.
Teams had qualified for the event through the VCT international leagues, Masters Tokyo placements, and the Last Chance Qualifier.
Valorant Champions 2023 playoffs format and patch
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The playoffs will be double elimination. All playoff matches will be a best-of-three, except for the lower bracket final and grand final, which will be a best-of-five.
The tournament will be played on Valorant patch 7.02. New sentinel agent Deadlock will be available for play during the event.
Valorant Champions 2023 playoffs schedule
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The playoffs begin on August 16 and continue until August 26.
Upper bracket quarterfinals (August 16, Wednesday)
TEAM SCHEDULE TEAM TBD 12 p.m. PDT
9 p.m. CEST
August 17, 3 a.m. GMT+8
August 17, 4 a.m. JST TBD TBD 3 p.m. PDT
August 17, 12 a.m. CEST
August 17, 6 a.m. GMT+8
August 17, 7 a.m. JST TBD
Upper bracket quarterfinals (August 17, Thursday)
TEAM SCHEDULE TEAM TBD 12 p.m. PDT
9 p.m. CEST
August 18, 3 a.m. GMT+8
August 18, 4 a.m. JST TBD TBD 3 p.m. PDT
August 18, 12 a.m. CEST
August 18, 6 a.m. GMT+8
August 18, 7 a.m. JST TBD
Lower bracket round 1 (August 18, Friday)
TEAM SCHEDULE TEAM TBD 12 p.m. PDT
9 p.m. CEST
August 19, 3 a.m. GMT+8
August 19, 4 a.m. JST TBD TBD 3 p.m. PDT
August 19, 12 a.m. CEST
August 19, 6 a.m. GMT+8
August 19, 7 a.m. JST TBD
Upper bracket semifinals (August 19, Saturday)
TEAM SCHEDULE TEAM TBD 12 p.m. PDT
9 p.m. CEST
August 20, 3 a.m. GMT+8
August 20, 4 a.m. JST TBD TBD 3 p.m. PDT
August 20, 12 a.m. CEST
August 20, 6 a.m. GMT+8
August 20, 7 a.m. JST TBD
Lower bracket quarterfinals (August 20, Sunday)
TEAM SCHEDULE TEAM TBD 12 p.m. PDT
9 p.m. CEST
August 21, 3 a.m. GMT+8
August 21, 4 a.m. JST TBD TBD 3 p.m. PDT
August 21, 12 a.m. CEST
August 21, 6 a.m. GMT+8
August 21, 7 a.m. JST TBD
Upper bracket final and lower bracket semifinal (August 24, Thursday)
TEAM SCHEDULE TEAM TBD 12 p.m. PDT
9 p.m. CEST
August 25, 3 a.m. GMT+8
August 25, 4 a.m. JST TBD TBD 3 p.m. PDT
August 25, 12 a.m. CEST
August 25, 6 a.m. GMT+8
August 25, 7 a.m. JST TBD
Lower bracket final (August 25, Friday)
TEAM SCHEDULE TEAM TBD 12 p.m. PDT
9 p.m. CEST
August 26, 3 a.m. GMT+8
August 26, 4 a.m. JST TBD
Grand final (August 26, Saturday)
TEAM SCHEDULE TEAM TBD 12 p.m. PDT
9 p.m. CEST
August 27, 3 a.m. GMT+8
August 27, 4 a.m. JST TBD
Teams qualified for the Valorant Champions 2023 playoffs
Credit: Christian Betancourt/Riot Games
TEAM SEEDING Paper Rex 1st in Group A TBD 2nd in Group A Evil Geniuses 1st in Group B TBD 2nd in Group B Fnatic 1st in Group C TBD 2nd in Group C DRX 1st in Group D TBD 2nd in Group D
Where to watch Valorant Champions 2023 playoffs
Valorant fans can watch the matches live on Riot Games’ official Twitch and YouTube channels:
CHANNEL PLATFORM Valorant (English) Twitch Valorant Esports (Turkish) Twitch Valorant (Russian) Twitch Valorant (Dach) Twitch Valorant (Japan) Twitch 1pValorant Twitch agentrange_it (Italy) Twitch polsatgames (Polish) Twitch lvpes2 (Spanish) Twitch valleague_fr (French) Twitch leetesports (Hungarian) Twitch leetplus (Hungarian) Twitch valesports Twitch esportsfinland (Finnish) Twitch valorant_kr (Korean) Twitch valorant_br Twitch VALORANT_LA Twitch valorantleague_mena (Arabic) Twitch Valorant Arabia YouTube Valorant (English) YouTube Valorant (Turkish) YouTube Valorant (Russian) YouTube Valorant (Arabia) YouTube
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