Today, the VCT 2021 Stage 2 Challengers Finals are taking place. Here is everything you need to know about the event, and how to watch it:
Tournament’s background
The Stage 2 Challengers Finals are the final step of qualification for the Masters event to be hosted in Reykjavík. The Masters event will feature teams from multiple regions, and will be the first international event for VALORANT esports. There’s a lot on the line for the teams participating in the Stage 2 Challengers Finals, and it’s going to be exciting to see who comes out on top!
How to qualify for the main event
All of the teams participating in the VCT 2021 Stage 2 Challengers Finals have qualified through their results in the Challengers 1 or Challengers 2 events. In some cases, teams had to go through other qualifiers to make it to the Challengers Finals.
Prize distribution
A total of $381,214 will spread out between all regional events. This is how the prize money will be distributed:
- North America – $100,000
- EMEA – $106,794
- Korea – $54,165
- South East Asia – $50,000
- Brazil – $31,818
- LATAM – $20,000
- Japan – $18,437
Tournament Format
Each region has its own tournament format due to the amount of teams they have. Here we will only list out the North American and European event formats, however if you’d like you can check the appropriate liquipedia page for more formats:
North America:
- 8 teams battle it out in a double elimination bracket.
- All matches in the brackets are best of 3.
- The Grand Finals are played in a best of 5.
EMEA:
- Group Stage
- The top 2 teams from the group stage advance to playoffs
- All matches are best of 3
- Playoffs
- Semifinals are best of 3
- Grand Finals are best of 5
Teams Participating at the VCT 2021 Stage 2 Challengers Finals
In North America and Europe we have a total of 8 teams each participating. If you would like a full list of each team participating in the Challengers Finals, check out the respective liquipedia pages for those events. Here is a list of all teams participating in NA and EMEA:
North America:
- 100 Thieves
- XSET
- Team Envy
- Version1
- Sentinels
- Cloud9 Blue
- NRG
- Andbox
EMEA:
- FunPlus Phoenix
- Guild Esports
- Fnatic
- Team Liquid
- Futbolist
- Oxygen Esports
- BBL Esports
- Gambit Esports
Schedule list
In North America, the event kicks off tonight, but in some regions the event has already started. Here’s a quick run down of the tournament schedule for the North American VCT Stage 2 Challengers Finals:
29th/30th April – Upper Bracket Quarterfinals:
- 22:00 CEST – 100 Thieves vs Andbox
- 22:00 CEST – Version1 vs Sentinels
- 00:30 CEST – Team Envy vs Cloud9 Blue
- 00:30 CEST – XSET vs NRG
Streaming platform list
For the North American VCT 2021 Stage 2 Challengers Finals event, the broadcast will be on the official Nerd Street Gamers Twitch channel. The secondary stream will be on the Nerd Street Gamers 2 channel. A wide list of broadcasting channels can be found on liquipedia.
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Predictions
With Sentinels being the most recent victors, we have to put our odds on them for this event. Even though they have the highest chances of success, we’ve seen them lose against some underdog teams like Andbox. Meaning that anyone can beat anyone at the very highest level of competition. We’ll just have to wait and see how it all plays out in the end!
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