2024 Valorant Champions Tour: Shanghai Masters
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Esports competition in China
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Game | Valorant |
| Location | Shanghai, China |
| Date | May 23 – June 9, 2024 |
| Administrator | Riot Games |
| Venue(s) | VCT CN Arena (Group Stage and Playoffs) Mercedes-Benz Arena [1] (Top 4 Playoffs + Grand Final) |
| Teams | 12 |
| Purse | US1,000,000ドル[2] [3] |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Gen.G |
| Runner-up | Team Heretics |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Finals MVP | Kim "t3xture" Na-ra (Gen.G) |
| Highest Kills | Mert "WoOt" Alkan (427 kills) (TH) |
| Highest ACS | Nikita "Derke" Sirmitev (258.5) (FNC)[4] |
The 2024 Valorant Champions Tour: Shanghai Masters, also known as Valorant Masters Shanghai 2024, was a global tournament organized by Riot Games for the first-person shooter game Valorant as part of the Valorant Champions Tour 2024 competitive season. The tournament was held from May 23 to June 9 in Shanghai, China.[5] The top three teams of each regional league of Stage 1 competed in the tournament, which included the three International Leagues (Americas, EMEA, Pacific) and the China League.
Before the finals, an exhibition match was held between Team China and Team International showcasing the game's newest map, Abyss, which Team China narrowly won, 13–11.
Gen.G from Pacific defeated Team Heretics from EMEA in the best-of-five grand final series, 3–2, to become the first-ever Pacific team to win an international Valorant event.
Qualification
[edit ]The top three teams in Stage 1 of all three International Leagues and China League qualified for this event.[6] Winning teams (seed 1) received a bye to Playoffs, while runner-ups (seed 2) and third-place teams (seed 3) started from the Swiss Stage.
(*) Non-partner teams in franchise system
| Region | Stage 1 Winner | Stage 1 Runner-up | Stage 1 Third-place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Americas | 100 Thieves | G2 Esports* | Leviatán |
| EMEA | Fnatic | Team Heretics | FUT Esports |
| Pacific | Paper Rex | Gen.G | T1 |
| China | Edward Gaming | FunPlus Phoenix | Dragon Ranger Gaming* |
Swiss Stage
[edit ]- Eight teams played in the Swiss-system format with three rounds.
- Seed 2 teams faced the seed 3 teams from other regions in round 1.
- Teams had matched each other in previous rounds will not matched again.
- Teams with two wins advanced to the playoffs, while teams with two losses were eliminated.
- All matches were best-of-three series.
Advance to Playoffs
1–0 G2 Esports
0–0 G2 Esports 2 Gen.G Advance to Playoffs
Team Heretics 2 Team Heretics 1 FUT Esports
Dragon Ranger Gaming 0 FunPlus Phoenix 1 1–1 Team Heretics
FunPlus Phoenix 2 Gen.G 2 FUT Esports 2
FUT Esports 1 Leviatán 1
G2 Esports 2 0–1 FunPlus Phoenix 1
T1 1 Leviatán 2 Team Heretics 2 Eliminated
Gen.G 2 T1 0 Leviatán
Leviatán 1 Dragon Ranger Gaming 0 FunPlus Phoenix
FUT Esports 2
Eliminated
T1
Dragon Ranger Gaming
Round 1 Matches
[edit ] Round 1
May 23
G2 Esports
2
–
1
T1
Shanghai, China
4:00 pm (UTC+8)
VCT China Arena
13
Breeze
8
1
Icebox
13
14
Lotus
12
Round 1
May 23
FUT Esports
1
–
2
FunPlus Phoenix
Shanghai, China
7:00 pm (UTC+8)
VCT China Arena
7
Sunset
13
14
Lotus
12
10
Icebox
13
Round 1
May 24
Leviatán
1
–
2
Gen.G
Shanghai, China
4:00 pm (UTC+8)
VCT China Arena
13
Icebox
7
5
Lotus
13
7
Breeze
13
Round 1
May 24
Team Heretics
2
–
0
Dragon Ranger Gaming
Shanghai, China
7:00 pm (UTC+8)
VCT China Arena
13
Icebox
5
13
Sunset
5
Round 2 Matches
[edit ] Round 2 High
May 25
FunPlus Phoenix
1
–
2
Gen.G
Shanghai, China
VCT China Arena
16
Lotus
14
7
Sunset
13
11
Ascent
13
Round 2 High
May 25
G2 Esports
2
–
1
Team Heretics
Shanghai, China
VCT China Arena
9
Lotus
13
13
Bind
6
13
Split
8
Round 2 Low
May 26
Leviatán
2
–
0
T1
Shanghai, China
VCT China Arena
13
Breeze
9
13
Sunset
7
Round 2 Low
May 26
Dragon Ranger Gaming
0
–
2
FUT Esports
Shanghai, China
VCT China Arena
10
Bind
13
12
Ascent
14
Round 3 Matches
[edit ] Round 3
May 27
FunPlus Phoenix
1
–
2
Team Heretics
Shanghai, China
4:00 pm (CST)
VCT China Arena
4
Sunset
13
13
Lotus
6
15
Icebox
17
Round 3
May 27
FUT Esports
2
–
1
Leviatán
Shanghai, China
7:00 pm (CST)
VCT China Arena
13
Sunset
1
11
Lotus
13
13
Bind
11
Playoffs
[edit ]- Seed 1 teams qualified directly to the Upper Bracket Quarterfinals, while the other four teams qualified for the playoffs from the Swiss stage.
- Each seed 1 team selected their opponent in a draw once the Swiss stages concluded.
- Order drawn: Paper Rex (picked G2 Esports), then 100 Thieves (picked FUT Esports), then Edward Gaming (picked Team Heretics), leaving Fnatic with last remaining team (Gen.G).
- All matches were best-of-three series, except for the Lower Bracket Final and the Grand Final, which were best-of-five series.
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals Upper Bracket Semifinals Upper Bracket Final Grand Final
Paper Rex 1
G2 Esports 2
G2 Esports 2
Team Heretics 1
Edward Gaming 0
Team Heretics 2
G2 Esports 0
Gen.G 2
100 Thieves 2
FUT Esports 0
100 Thieves 0
Gen.G 2
Fnatic 1
Gen.G 2 Gen.G 3
Team Heretics 2
Lower Bracket - Round 1 Lower Bracket Quarterfinals Lower Bracket Semifinal Lower Bracket Final
100 Thieves 2
Paper Rex 2 Paper Rex 1 G2 Esports 0
Edward Gaming 0 100 Thieves 0 Team Heretics 3
Team Heretics 2
Team Heretics 2
FUT Esports 2 FUT Esports 0
Fnatic 1
Upper Bracket
[edit ]Quarterfinals
[edit ] Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
May 30
100 Thieves
2
–
0
FUT Esports
Shanghai, China
4:00 pm (CST)
VCT China Arena
13
Icebox
2
13
Bind
5
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
May 30
Fnatic
1
–
2
Gen.G
Shanghai, China
7:00 pm (CST)
VCT China Arena
13
Lotus
10
10
Bind
13
11
Breeze
13
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
May 31
Paper Rex
1
–
2
G2 Esports
Shanghai, China
4:00 pm (CST)
VCT China Arena
13
Split
7
10
Lotus
13
5
Bind
13
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
May 31
Edward Gaming
0
–
2
Team Heretics
Shanghai, China
7:00 pm (CST)
VCT China Arena
6
Sunset
13
3
Split
13
Semifinals
[edit ] Upper Bracket Semifinals
June 2
G2 Esports
2
–
1
Team Heretics
Shanghai, China
4:00 pm (CST)
VCT China Arena
7
Icebox
13
13
Ascent
11
13
Lotus
4
Upper Bracket Semifinals
June 2
100 Thieves
0
–
2
Gen.G
Shanghai, China
7:00 pm (CST)
VCT China Arena
10
Icebox
13
10
Ascent
13
Final
[edit ] Upper Bracket Final
June 7
G2 Esports
0
–
2
Gen.G
Shanghai, China
8
Lotus
13
10
Ascent
13
Lower Bracket
[edit ]Round 1
[edit ] Lower Bracket - Round 1
June 1
Paper Rex
2
–
0
Edward Gaming
Shanghai, China
4:00 pm (CST)
VCT China Arena
13
Bind
11
13
Sunset
6
Lower Bracket - Round 1
June 1
FUT Esports
2
–
1
Fnatic
Shanghai, China
7:00 pm (CST)
VCT China Arena
5
Split
13
13
Lotus
8
13
Ascent
3
Quarterfinals
[edit ] Lower Bracket Quarterfinals
June 3
100 Thieves
2
–
1
Paper Rex
Shanghai, China
4:00 pm (CST)
VCT China Arena
13
Breeze
5
10
Sunset
13
14
Icebox
12
Lower Bracket Quarterfinals
June 3
Team Heretics
2
–
0
FUT Esports
Shanghai, China
7:00 pm (CST)
VCT China Arena
13
Bind
7
13
Sunset
4
Semifinal
[edit ] Lower Bracket Semifinals
June 7
100 Thieves
0
–
2
Team Heretics
Shanghai, China
13
Bind
15
1
Sunset
13
Final
[edit ] Lower Bracket Final
June 8
G2 Esports
0
–
3
Team Heretics
Shanghai, China
2
Bind
13
6
Icebox
13
8
Lotus
13
Grand Final
[edit ]The winning team from the Upper Bracket Final will have the two-map ban advantage in map veto as the upper bracket team.
Grand Final
June 9
Gen.G
3
–
2
Team Heretics
Shanghai, China
13
Breeze
6
9
Icebox
13
9
Ascent
13
13
Lotus
4
13
Split
3
Final rankings
[edit ]| Place | Team | Winnings (USD) |
|---|---|---|
1st
|
Gen.G | 350,000ドル |
2nd
|
Team Heretics | 200,000ドル |
3rd
|
G2 Esports | 125,000ドル |
4th
|
100 Thieves | 75,000ドル |
5th–6th |
FUT Esports | 50,000ドル |
| Paper Rex | ||
7th–8th
|
Edward Gaming | 35,000ドル |
| Fnatic | ||
9th–10th
|
FunPlus Phoenix | 25,000ドル |
| Leviatán | ||
11th–12th
|
Dragon Ranger Gaming | 15,000ドル |
| T1 |
References
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