A lot has changed in the Americas region between the 2023 VCT Champions tournament in Los Angeles and the beginning of the 2024 season. From new contract signings to various organizations having major internal changes, the storylines are practically writing themselves for VALORANT Champions Tour Americas in 2024.
This year, each VCT region will begin with its own Kickoff tournament to decide which two VALORANT teams will represent them at Masters Madrid in March. With the changes in the VCT format, no regular rotational regional play will occur before the year’s first major international tournament. Instead, teams are shuffled into the Kickoff bracket right away.
With the adjusted format, each match becomes even more important for every team, especially at the very beginning of the year. The best team from each VCT region in 2023 has received a bye through the first round of the group stage, meaning Evil Geniuses will have a bye after their 2023 Championship-winning performance.
VCT Americas Kickoff bracket and format
The VCT Americas Kickoff tournament will run from Feb. 16 to March 3 and be held in Los Angeles. The tournament will have three stages: a group stage, a play-in stage, and playoffs.
The group stage features three groups, two with four teams and one with three teams. Each group will play through their own double-elimination bracket to decide which teams will move to the playoffs, play-ins, or be eliminated.
- Group A: NRG, Furia, Cloud9, MIBR
- Group B: LOUD, Sentinels, Leviatán, 100 Thieves
- Group C: KRÜ, G2, Evil Geniuses (bye)
The winning team from each group will automatically move to the playoffs, while the group’s runner-up will go to the play-ins with one last chance to make it to the tournament’s final stage for a chance at Masters Madrid. The Kickoff tournament grand final will be held on March 3.
VCT Americas Kickoff tournament schedule and scores
Here is the full schedule and results for the VCT Americas Kickoff tournament.
Group stage
Friday, Feb. 16
- 4pm CT: NRG 2-0 FURIA
- NRG win 13-10 on Breeze.
- NRG win 13-8 on Ascent.
- 7pm CT: Cloud9 2-1 MIBR
- C9 win 13-11 on Bind.
- MIBR win 13-8 on Split.
- C9 win 13-10 on Lotus.
Saturday, Feb. 17
- 4pm CT: LOUD 2-0 Sentinels
- LOUD win 13-11 on Split.
- LOUD win 13-9 on Ascent.
- 7pm CT: Leviatán 2-1 100 Thieves
- Leviatán win 13-9 on Bind.
- 100T win 13-3 on Split.
- Leviatán win 13-11 on Icebox.
Sunday, Feb. 18
- 4pm CT: G2 2-1 KRÜ
- KRÜ win 13-9 on Icebox.
- G2 win 13-9 on Sunset.
- G2 win 13-11 on Ascent.
Monday, Feb. 19
- 4pm CT: MIBR 2-0 FURIA
- MIBR win 13-9 on Split.
- MIBR win 13-11 on Breeze.
- FURIA is eliminated from VCT Americas Kickoff.
- 7pm CT: Sentinels 2-1 100T
- Sentinels win 13-5 on Lotus.
- 100T win 13-6 on Bind.
- Sentinels win 13-8 on Split.
- 100T is eliminated from VCT Americas Kickoff.
Friday, Feb. 23
- 4pm CT: NRG 2-0 Cloud9
- NRG win 13-7 on Sunset.
- NRG win 14-12 on Ascent.
- NRG advances to semifinals.
- 7pm CT: LOUD 2-1 Leviatán
- Leviatán win 13-11 on Bind.
- LOUD win 13-10 on Split.
- LOUD win 13-7 on Ascent.
- LOUD advances to semifinals.
- Leviatán win 13-11 on Bind.
Saturday, Feb. 24
- 2pm CT: Evil Geniuses 2-0 G2
- EG win 15-13 on Sunset.
- EG win 13-11 on Icebox.
- EG advances to semifinals.
Sunday, Feb. 25
- 2pm CT: MIBR 2-0 Cloud9
- MIBR win 14-12 on Bind.
- MIBR win 13-9 on Ascent.
- MIBR advances to Play-In, Cloud9 is eliminated.
- 5pm CT: Leviatán vs. Sentinels
- Sentinels win 13-3 on Split.
- Leviatán win 13-6 on Breeze.
- Sentinels win 13-9 on Bind.
- Sentinels advances to Play-In, Leviatán is eliminated.
- 8pm CT: G2 vs KRÜ
- G2 win 13-8 on Split.
- G2 win 13-8 on Sunset.
- G2 advances to Play-In, KRÜ is eliminated.
Play-ins
Monday, Feb. 26
- 2pm CT: MIBR vs Sentinels
- 5pm CT: G2 vs MIBR
- 8pm CT: Sentinels vs G2
Semifinals
Saturday, March 2
- 4pm CT: TBD vs TBD (winner qualifies for Masters Madrid)
- 7pm CT: TBD vs TBD (winner qualifies for Masters Madrid)
Grand final
Sunday, March 3
- 4pm CT: TBD vs TBD (winner earns three Championship points)
