2024 Valorant Champions

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2024 Valorant Champions
2024
Tournament information
GameValorant
LocationSeoul and Incheon, South Korea
DateAugust 1–25, 2024
AdministratorRiot Games
Venue(s)
2
  • COEX Artium
    (Group Stage and Playoffs Stage)
  • INSPIRE Arena
    (Top 4 Playoffs + Grand Finals)
Teams16
Purse$2,250,000 USD
Final positions
ChampionsEdward Gaming
Runner-upTeam Heretics
MVPZheng "ZmjjKK" Yongkang (EDG)
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The 2024 Valorant Champions was the fourth edition of the Valorant Champions, the world championship esports tournament organized by Riot Games for the first-person shooter game Valorant. The tournament ran from August 1–25, 2024.[1] Seoul, along with Incheon, South Korea hosted the crowning event of Valorant Champions Tour's 2024 competitive season in which the sixteen best teams competed to become the season's world champions.[2]

Evil Geniuses were the defending champions, but failed to qualify after missing the Americas Playoffs and not having enough championship points.

"Superpower" (stylized in all caps), performed by Julie and Natty of Kiss of Life and Mark Tuan of Got7, was the official theme song for the tournament.[3]

Before the start of the grand final, Valorant's 26th agent and sixth Sentinel, Vyse, was revealed. She would eventually be available for play three days after the conclusion of the tournament.

Edward Gaming won the championship after beating Team Heretics in the grand final 3–2, resulting in China's first international trophy.

Zheng "ZmjjKK" Yongkang from Edward Gaming was named the MVP of the tournament.

History

On February 17, 2024, Riot Games announced that Seoul will play host to the Valorant Champions, the crowning event of the VCT 2024 season.[4][5]

Qualified teams

Sixteen teams, including twelve teams (seed 1/2/3) that finished in the top three of Stage 2, and four teams (seed 4) that were out of top three but had most Championship Points in season of all three International Leagues (Americas, EMEA, Pacific) and China League, qualified for the global crowning event of the circuit.

(*) Non-partner teams in franchise system

Region Stage 2 Winner Stage 2 Runners-up Stage 2 Third-place Championship Points
Americas Leviatán G2 Esports* KRÜ Esports Sentinels
EMEA Fnatic Team Vitality Team Heretics FUT Esports
Pacific Gen.G DRX Paper Rex Talon Esports
China Edward Gaming FunPlus Phoenix Trace Esports Bilibili Gaming

Venues

Seoul and Incheon were chosen to host the competition. The majority of the tournament is being held at the COEX Artium (home of VCT Pacific) in Seoul, and the final three days at the INSPIRE Arena in Incheon.

 South Korea
Seoul Incheon
COEX Artium INSPIRE Arena

Group stage

  • Sixteen teams were drawn into four groups of four teams each. Teams from the same region cannot be placed in the same group.
  • Seed 1 team play against seed 4, while seed 2 team play against seed 3 in the opening match.
  • Double elimination; all matches are best-of-three.
  • The eight teams consisting of the winners and runners-up of each group advance to the Playoff Stage. Remaining teams are eliminated.

Group A

Opening MatchWinners MatchPlayoffs Qualified
Match 1 - 2 August
1Fnatic2
Match 3 - 6 August
4Bilibili Gaming0
W1Fnatic0
Match 2 - 2 AugustA1DRX
W2DRX2
2DRX2
3KRÜ Esports1
Elimination MatchDecider Match
Match 5 - 10 August
Match 4 - 8 AugustL3Fnatic2
A2Fnatic
L1Bilibili Gaming0W4KRÜ Esports1
L2KRÜ Esports2
Opening Match 2 August Fnatic 2 – 0 Bilibili Gaming Seoul, South Korea
20:00 (UTC+9)     COEX Artium
13 Bind 9
13 Lotus 4
Ascent
Opening Match 2 August DRX 2 – 1 KRÜ Esports Seoul, South Korea
17:00 (UTC+9)     COEX Artium
2 Haven 13
13 Abyss 6
13 Bind 6
Winners Match 6 August Fnatic 0 – 2 DRX Seoul, South Korea
20:00 (UTC+9)     COEX Artium
11 Abyss 13
6 Lotus 13
Bind
Elimination Match 8 August Bilibili Gaming 0 – 2 KRÜ Esports Seoul, South Korea
20:00 (UTC+9)     COEX Artium
13 Lotus 9
13 Icebox 4
Sunset
Decider match 10 August Fnatic 2 – 1 KRÜ Esports Seoul, South Korea
20:00 (UTC+9)     COEX Artium
11 Sunset 13
13 Haven 9
13 Lotus 5

Group B

Opening MatchWinners MatchPlayoffs Qualified
Match 1 - 1 August
1Gen.G2
Match 3 - 6 August
4Sentinels0
W1Gen.G1
Match 2 - 1 AugustB1Team Heretics
W2Team Heretics2
2FunPlus Phoenix1
3Team Heretics2
Elimination MatchDecider Match
Match 5 - 10 August
Match 4 - 8 AugustL3Gen.G0
B2Sentinels
L1Sentinels2W4Sentinels2
L2FunPlus Phoenix0
Opening Match 1 August Gen.G 2 – 0 Sentinels Seoul, South Korea
17:00 (UTC+9)     COEX Artium
13 Haven 8
13 Ascent 7
Abyss
Opening Match 1 August FunPlus Phoenix 1 – 2 Team Heretics Seoul, South Korea
20:00 (UTC+9)     COEX Artium
12 Abyss 14
13 Bind 9
13 Lotus 15
Winners Match 6 August Gen.G 1 – 2 Team Heretics Seoul, South Korea
17:00 (UTC+9)     COEX Artium
13 Abyss 11
11 Lotus 13
10 Bind 13
Elimination Match 8 August Sentinels 2 – 0 FunPlus Phoenix Seoul, South Korea
17:00 (UTC+9)     COEX Artium
13 Bind 8
13 Lotus 5
Abyss
Decider match 10 August Gen.G 0 – 2 Sentinels Seoul, South Korea
17:00 (UTC+9)     COEX Artium
9 Lotus 13
6 Icebox 13
Haven

Group C

Opening MatchWinners MatchPlayoffs Qualified
Match 1 - 3 August
1Leviatán2
Match 3 - 7 August
4Talon Esports0
W1Leviatán1
Match 2 - 3 AugustC1Trace Esports
W2Trace Esports2
2Team Vitality1
3Trace Esports2
Elimination MatchDecider Match
Match 5 - 11 August
Match 4 - 9 AugustL3Leviatán2
C2Leviatán
L1Talon Esports0W4Team Vitality0
L2Team Vitality2
Opening Match 3 August Leviatán 2 – 0 Talon Esports Seoul, South Korea
17:00 (UTC+9)     COEX Artium
13 Bind 11
13 Ascent 8
Sunset
Opening Match 3 August Team Vitality 1 – 2 Trace Esports Seoul, South Korea
20:00 (UTC+9)     COEX Artium
13 Ascent 15
13 Sunset 7
7 Bind 13
Winners Match 7 August Leviatán 1 – 2 Trace Esports Seoul, South Korea
17:00 (UTC+9)     COEX Artium
10 Bind 13
13 Sunset 9
5 Ascent 13
Elimination Match 9 August Talon Esports 0 – 2 Team Vitality Seoul, South Korea
17:00 (UTC+9)     COEX Artium
6 Lotus 13
8 Sunset 13
Bind
Decider match 11 August Leviatán 2 – 0 Team Vitality Seoul, South Korea
17:00 (UTC+9)     COEX Artium
14 Icebox 12
13 Sunset 4
Ascent

Group D

Opening MatchWinners MatchPlayoffs Qualified
Match 1 - 4 August
1Edward Gaming2
Match 3 - 7 August
4FUT Esports0
W1Edward Gaming1
Match 2 - 4 AugustD1G2 Esports
W2G2 Esports2
2G2 Esports2
3Paper Rex0
Elimination MatchDecider Match
Match 5 - 11 August
Match 4 - 9 AugustL3Edward Gaming2
D2Edward Gaming
L1FUT Esports0W4Paper Rex1
L2Paper Rex2
Opening Match 4 August Edward Gaming 2 – 0 FUT Esports Seoul, South Korea
20:00 (UTC+9)     COEX Artium
13 Lotus 9
13 Bind 10
Sunset
Opening Match 4 August G2 Esports 2 – 0 Paper Rex Seoul, South Korea
17:00 (UTC+9)     COEX Artium
13 Icebox 8
13 Lotus 9
Bind
Winners Match 7 August Edward Gaming 1 – 2 G2 Esports Seoul, South Korea
20:00 (UTC+9)     COEX Artium
13 Icebox 8
11 Haven 13
11 Bind 13
Elimination Match 9 August FUT Esports 0 – 2 Paper Rex Seoul, South Korea
20:00 (UTC+9)     COEX Artium
11 Sunset 13
6 Bind 13
Lotus
Decider match 11 August Edward Gaming 2 – 1 Paper Rex Seoul, South Korea
20:00 (UTC+9)     COEX Artium
3 Icebox 13
13 Sunset 8
13 Lotus 4

Playoffs

  • Eight teams were drawn into a double-elimination bracket.
  • The seed 1 team of each group was drawn against the seed 2 team of a different group in Upper Quarterfinals. Teams from same group were not drawn in same bracket until the Upper Final.
  • All matches were best-of-three, except for the Lower Bracket Final and the Grand Final, which were best-of-five.
Upper QuarterfinalsUpper SemifinalsUpper FinalGrand Final
Match 1 – 14 August
A1DRX0
Match 7 – 17 August
B2Sentinels2
W1Sentinels1
Match 2 – 14 August
W2Edward Gaming2
C1Trace Esports0
Match 11 – 23 August
D2Edward Gaming2
W7Edward Gaming2
Match 3 – 15 August
W8Leviatán1
D1G2 Esports0
Match 8 – 17 August
C2Leviatán2
W3Leviatán2
Match 4 – 15 August
W4Team Heretics0
B1Team Heretics2Match 14 – 25 August
A2Fnatic0W11Edward Gaming3
W13Team Heretics2
Lower Round 1Lower QuarterfinalsLower SemifinalsLower Final
Match 9 – 18 August
Match 5 – 16 AugustL8Team Heretics2Match 13 – 24 August
L1DRX2W5DRX1Match 12 – 23 AugustL11Leviatán1
L2Trace Esports0W9Team Heretics2W12Team Heretics3
Match 10 – 18 AugustW10Sentinels1
Match 6 – 16 AugustL7Sentinels2
L3G2 Esports0W6Fnatic1
L4Fnatic2

Upper Bracket

Quarterfinals

Upper Bracket Quarterfinals 14 August DRX 0 – 2 Sentinels Seoul, South Korea
17:00 (UTC+9)     COEX Artium
13 Sunset 15
8 Haven 13
Icebox
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals 14 August Trace Esports 0 – 2 Edward Gaming Seoul, South Korea
20:00 (UTC+9)     COEX Artium
7 Bind 13
10 Sunset 13
Lotus
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals 15 August G2 Esports 0 – 2 Leviatán Seoul, South Korea
17:00 (UTC+9)     COEX Artium
14 Icebox 16
5 Abyss 13
Haven
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals 15 August Team Heretics 2 – 0 Fnatic Seoul, South Korea
20:00 (UTC+9)     COEX Artium
13 Lotus 3
14 Abyss 12
Haven

Semifinals

Upper Bracket Semifinals 17 August Sentinels 1 – 2 Edward Gaming Seoul, South Korea
17:00 (UTC+9)     COEX Artium
13 Haven 9
9 Lotus 13
6 Sunset 13
Upper Bracket Semifinals 17 August Leviatán 2 – 0 Team Heretics Seoul, South Korea
20:00 (UTC+9)     COEX Artium
15 Icebox 13
13 Lotus 10
Haven

Final

Upper Bracket Final 23 August Edward Gaming 2 – 1 Leviatán Incheon, South Korea
16:00 (UTC+9)     INSPIRE Arena
14 Icebox 16
13 Lotus 4
13 Abyss 11

Lower Bracket

Round 1

Lower Bracket - Round 1 16 August DRX 2 – 0 Trace Esports Seoul, South Korea
17:00 (UTC+9)     COEX Artium
13 Lotus 3
13 Abyss 5
Sunset
Lower Bracket - Round 1 16 August G2 Esports 0 – 2 Fnatic Seoul, South Korea
20:00 (UTC+9)     COEX Artium
3 Haven 13
11 Bind 13
Lotus

Quarterfinals

Lower Bracket Quarterfinals 18 August DRX 1 – 2 Team Heretics Seoul, South Korea
17:00 (UTC+9)     COEX Artium
13 Abyss 5
5 Sunset 13
10 Icebox 13
Lower Bracket Quarterfinals 18 August Fnatic 1 – 2 Sentinels Seoul, South Korea
20:00 (UTC+9)     COEX Artium
11 Sunset 13
13 Bind 9
6 Lotus 13

Semifinal

Lower Bracket Semifinals 23 August Team Heretics 2 – 1 Sentinels Incheon, South Korea
19:00 (UTC+9)     INSPIRE Arena
8 Haven 13
13 Icebox 9
13 Abyss 7

Final

Lower Bracket Final 24 August Leviatán 1 – 3 Team Heretics Incheon, South Korea
16:00 (UTC+9)     INSPIRE Arena
7 Icebox 13
13 Sunset 15
13 Abyss 9
3 Lotus 13
Haven

Grand Final

The winning team from the Upper Bracket Final had the two-map ban advantage in map veto as the lower bracket team.

Grand Final 25 August Edward Gaming 3 – 2 Team Heretics Incheon, South Korea
16:00 (UTC+9)     INSPIRE Arena
6 Haven 13
13 Sunset 4
13 Lotus 9
11 Bind 13
13 Abyss 9

Prize pool

Riot Games announced that the prize pool for Champions 2024 would remain the same as 2023. The total prize pool was US$2.25 million, and the winner of Champions received US$1 million.[6]

Place Team Prize (USD)
1st Edward Gaming $1,000,000
2nd Team Heretics $400,000
3rd Leviatán $250,000
4th Sentinels $130,000
5th–6th DRX $85,000
Fnatic
7th–8th G2 Esports $50,000
Trace Esports
9th–12th Gen.G $30,000
KRÜ Esports
Paper Rex
Team Vitality
13th–16th Bilibili Gaming $20,000
FunPlus Phoenix
FUT Esports
Talon Esports

References

  1. ^ Bernardo, Anna (17 February 2024). "VALORANT Champions 2024 will be hosted in Seoul, South Korea". Yahoo Esports Southeast Asia. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Lojo, Michelle (20 February 2024). "Valorant Champions heads to Seoul to kick off year". Philippine Star. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Every Valorant pro & iconic play reference in SUPERPOWER". Dexerto. 2024-07-23. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  4. ^ Kang, Joanne (17 February 2024). "Valorant Champions 2024 heads to Seoul". Valorant Esports (Official Website). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Valorant Champions 2024 Heads to Seoul!" (YouTube video). Valorant Esports (Official YouTube). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  6. ^ Mclaughlin, Declan (August 18, 2023). "Valorant Champions 2024: Schedule, bracket, stream, more". Dexerto. Retrieved August 18, 2023.

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