2024 Valorant Champions
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Gaming tournament
| 2024 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Game | Valorant |
| Location | Seoul and Incheon, South Korea |
| Date | August 1–25, 2024 |
| Administrator | Riot Games |
| Venue(s) | 2
|
| Teams | 16 |
| Purse | 2,250,000ドル USD |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Edward Gaming |
| Runner-up | Team Heretics |
| MVP | Zheng "ZmjjKK" Yongkang (EDG) |
← 2023 2025 → | |
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]
"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.
Evil Geniuses were the defending champions, but failed to qualify after missing the Americas Playoffs and not having enough championship points. 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
[edit ]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
[edit ]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
[edit ]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
[edit ]- 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
[edit ] Opening Match Winners Match Playoffs Qualified
Match 1 - 2 August
1 Fnatic 2
Match 3 - 6 August
4 Bilibili Gaming 0
W1 Fnatic 0
Match 2 - 2 August A1 DRX
W2 DRX 2
2 DRX 2
3 KRÜ Esports 1
Elimination Match Decider Match
Match 5 - 10 August
Match 4 - 8 August L3 Fnatic 2
A2 Fnatic
L1 Bilibili Gaming 0 W4 KRÜ Esports 1
L2 KRÜ Esports 2
Opening Match
2 August
Fnatic
2
–
0
Bilibili Gaming
Seoul, South Korea
20:00 (UTC+9)
COEX Artium
13
Bind
9
13
Lotus
4
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
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
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
[edit ] Opening Match Winners Match Playoffs Qualified
Match 1 - 1 August
1 Gen.G 2
Match 3 - 6 August
4 Sentinels 0
W1 Gen.G 1
Match 2 - 1 August B1 Team Heretics
W2 Team Heretics 2
2 FunPlus Phoenix 1
3 Team Heretics 2
Elimination Match Decider Match
Match 5 - 10 August
Match 4 - 8 August L3 Gen.G 0
B2 Sentinels
L1 Sentinels 2 W4 Sentinels 2
L2 FunPlus Phoenix 0
Opening Match
1 August
Gen.G
2
–
0
Sentinels
Seoul, South Korea
17:00 (UTC+9)
COEX Artium
13
Haven
8
13
Ascent
7
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
Decider match
10 August
Gen.G
0
–
2
Sentinels
Seoul, South Korea
17:00 (UTC+9)
COEX Artium
9
Lotus
13
6
Icebox
13
Group C
[edit ] Opening Match Winners Match Playoffs Qualified
Match 1 - 3 August
1 Leviatán 2
Match 3 - 7 August
4 Talon Esports 0
W1 Leviatán 1
Match 2 - 3 August C1 Trace Esports
W2 Trace Esports 2
2 Team Vitality 1
3 Trace Esports 2
Elimination Match Decider Match
Match 5 - 11 August
Match 4 - 9 August L3 Leviatán 2
C2 Leviatán
L1 Talon Esports 0 W4 Team Vitality 0
L2 Team Vitality 2
Opening Match
3 August
Leviatán
2
–
0
Talon Esports
Seoul, South Korea
17:00 (UTC+9)
COEX Artium
13
Bind
11
13
Ascent
8
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
Decider match
11 August
Leviatán
2
–
0
Team Vitality
Seoul, South Korea
17:00 (UTC+9)
COEX Artium
14
Icebox
12
13
Sunset
4
Group D
[edit ] Opening Match Winners Match Playoffs Qualified
Match 1 - 4 August
1 Edward Gaming 2
Match 3 - 7 August
4 FUT Esports 0
W1 Edward Gaming 1
Match 2 - 4 August D1 G2 Esports
W2 G2 Esports 2
2 G2 Esports 2
3 Paper Rex 0
Elimination Match Decider Match
Match 5 - 11 August
Match 4 - 9 August L3 Edward Gaming 2
D2 Edward Gaming
L1 FUT Esports 0 W4 Paper Rex 1
L2 Paper Rex 2
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
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
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
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
[edit ]- 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 Quarterfinals Upper Semifinals Upper Final Grand Final
Match 1 – 14 August
A1 DRX 0
Match 7 – 17 August
B2 Sentinels 2
W1 Sentinels 1
Match 2 – 14 August
W2 Edward Gaming 2
C1 Trace Esports 0
Match 11 – 23 August
D2 Edward Gaming 2
W7 Edward Gaming 2
Match 3 – 15 August
W8 Leviatán 1
D1 G2 Esports 0
Match 8 – 17 August
C2 Leviatán 2
W3 Leviatán 2
Match 4 – 15 August
W4 Team Heretics 0
B1 Team Heretics 2 Match 14 – 25 August
A2 Fnatic 0 W11 Edward Gaming 3
W13 Team Heretics 2
Lower Round 1 Lower Quarterfinals Lower Semifinals Lower Final
Match 9 – 18 August
Match 5 – 16 August L8 Team Heretics 2 Match 13 – 24 August
L1 DRX 2 W5 DRX 1 Match 12 – 23 August L11 Leviatán 1
L2 Trace Esports 0 W9 Team Heretics 2 W12 Team Heretics 3
Match 10 – 18 August W10 Sentinels 1
Match 6 – 16 August L7 Sentinels 2
L3 G2 Esports 0 W6 Fnatic 1
L4 Fnatic 2
Upper Bracket
[edit ]Quarterfinals
[edit ] Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
14 August
DRX
0
–
2
Sentinels
Seoul, South Korea
17:00 (UTC+9)
COEX Artium
13
Sunset
15
8
Haven
13
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
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
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
Semifinals
[edit ] 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
Final
[edit ] 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
[edit ]Round 1
[edit ] 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
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
Quarterfinals
[edit ] 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
[edit ] 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
[edit ] 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
Grand Final
[edit ]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
[edit ]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 US1ドル million.[6]
| Place | Team | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Edward Gaming | 1,000,000ドル |
| 2nd | Team Heretics | 400,000ドル |
| 3rd | Leviatán | 250,000ドル |
| 4th | Sentinels | 130,000ドル |
| 5th–6th | DRX | 85,000ドル |
| Fnatic | ||
| 7th–8th | G2 Esports | 50,000ドル |
| Trace Esports | ||
| 9th–12th | Gen.G | 30,000ドル |
| KRÜ Esports | ||
| Paper Rex | ||
| Team Vitality | ||
| 13th–16th | Bilibili Gaming | 20,000ドル |
| FunPlus Phoenix | ||
| FUT Esports | ||
| Talon Esports |
References
[edit ]- ^ Bernardo, Anna (17 February 2024). "VALORANT Champions 2024 will be hosted in Seoul, South Korea". Yahoo Esports Southeast Asia. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Lojo, Michelle (20 February 2024). "Valorant Champions heads to Seoul to kick off year". Philippine Star. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "Every Valorant pro & iconic play reference in SUPERPOWER". Dexerto. 2024年07月23日. Retrieved 2024年07月24日.
- ^ Kang, Joanne (17 February 2024). "Valorant Champions 2024 heads to Seoul". Valorant Esports (Official Website). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "Valorant Champions 2024 Heads to Seoul!" (YouTube video). Valorant Esports (Official YouTube). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ Mclaughlin, Declan (August 18, 2023). "Valorant Champions 2024: Schedule, bracket, stream, more". Dexerto. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
