Valorant Champions 2023: Playoffs bracket, results, schedule, stream & more

The Valorant Champions 2023 playoff stage has begun and has already had an exciting development as LOUD knocked Fnatic down to the lower bracket. Here is everything you need to know about the third world championship in the game’s history, including the playoffs bracket, the full schedule, and the latest scores.

After two weeks of group play in Los Angeles, the field of 16 teams has been whittled down to just eight as the playoffs has begun. Each region (Americas, Pacific, EMEA and China) has two representatives. This means the tournament will have a balanced showing as fans from across the world should have more than one team to potentially root for.

The playoff stage has already started with a bang as LOUD took down international powerhouse Fnatic in a 2-0 sweep. The EMEA side was everyone’s favorite to win the entire tournament after taking the past two international trophies this season. Now, Fnatic will have to fight for their tournament lives in the lower bracket, while LOUD marches forward in the upper bracket.

All matches are played in a Bo3 format, with the exception of the lower bracket final and the tournament decider, both of which are Bo5.

Valorant Champions 2023 marks the end of the first year of the partnered league format. The tournament has a record $2.25 million prize pool – more than double that of last year’s world championship.

Below is everything you need to know about Valorant Champions 2023.

• Stream
• Schedule and results
  • Playoffs
  • Group standings
  • Group Stage
• Teams and rosters
• Prize pool and standings

Valorant Champions 2023: Stream

The tournament will be streamed live on Valorant’s official Twitch channel, which we’ve embedded below for your convenience.

In addition to the official streams, there will be many watch parties hosted by content creators from all around the world. The full list of co-streams can be found here.

Valorant Champions 2023: Dates and format

Valorant Champions 2023 will take place from August 6 through 26. The event will be held across two locations, with the earlier rounds taking place at the Shrine Auditorium and the latter stages moving to the Kia Forum.

You can find all the dates and locations below:

• Group Stage: August 6-13 (Shrine Auditorium)
• Bracket Stage: August 16-20 (Shrine Auditorium)
• Top Four Finals: August 24-26 (Kia Forum)

Group Stage (August 6-13):

• 16 teams split into four double-elimination groups
• Top 2 teams from each group advance to playoffs.
• All matches are BO3.

Playoffs (August 16-26):

• 8 teams will be randomly placed in a double-elimination bracket.
• Teams from the same group are placed on opposite sides of the bracket.
• All matches are Bo3, except the lower bracket final and the grand final.
• Lower bracket final and grand final will be played in a Bo5 format.

Valorant Champions 2023: Schedule and results

Valorant Champions 2023 Playoffs (August 16-26)

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Day 1: August 16

Day 2: August 17

Day 3: August 18

Day 4: August 19

Day 5: August 20

Day 6: August 24

Day 7: August 25

Day 8: August 26

Valorant Champions 2023 Group Stage (August 6-13)

Group Standings

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Day 1: August 6

Day 2: August 7

Day 3: August 8

Day 4: August 9

Day 5: August 10

Day 6: August 11

Day 7: August 12

Day 8: August 13

Valorant Champions 2023: Teams and rosters

Twelve of the 16 slots for Valorant Champions will come from the EMEA, Americas and Pacific leagues. The top three teams from the international leagues will qualify for both VCT Masters Tokyo and Valorant Champions 2023, with each region also hosting a last-chance qualifier that will qualify an additional team for Los Angeles.

The Chinese teams will compete in the Champions CN Qualifiers to find the top three squads to represent the region at the world championship. The final slot has been allocated to EMEA as the winning region of VCT Masters Tokyo.

THE ROAD TO #VALORANTChampions 2023 LEADS TO LOS ANGELES, CA!

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🏟 Locations

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— VALORANT Champions Tour (@ValorantEsports) April 27, 2023

Below are the teams and players who have qualified for the event and will travel to LA.

Valorant Champions 2023: Prize pool and standings

This year, Valorant Champions 2023 broke the record for the biggest purse in the esport’s history with over $2 million up for grabs.