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2023 Valorant Champions
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The 2023 Valorant Champions was an esports tournament for the video game Valorant. This was the third edition of the Valorant Champions, the crowning event of the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) for the 2023 Valorant competitive season. The tournament was held between August 6 and August 26, 2023 in Los Angeles, along with Inglewood, California, United States.[1] Sixteen teams qualified for the tournament based on their result in the regular season leagues, 2023 Masters Tokyo, and the regional Last Chance Qualifiers.

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"Ticking Away" was announced as the tournament's theme song, produced, composed and performed by Grabbitz and bbno$.[2][3]

LOUD were the defending champions,[4] but lost to Evil Geniuses in the lower bracket final.[5]

Evil Geniuses from Americas won the Valorant world championship after defeating Paper Rex from Pacific in the finals by a score of 3–1.[6]

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History

In September 2022, Riot announced the 30 teams partnered for the 2023 Champions Tour.[7] Following the inclusion of the 2023 LOCK//IN event, Riot announced the location of 2023 Champions as Los Angeles.[1]

To promote the event, on July 31, 2023, Riot released the anthem for the tournament, "Ticking Away". The track features artists Grabbitz and bbno$. In coordination with the track release, Riot hosted events across four LA neighborhoods featuring live music, food and livestreaming tournament matches.[2][8] Additionally, Riot released a number of videos featuring bbno$ as "The Random".[9]

On July 23rd, the sixteen qualified teams were announced by Riot Games.[10]

Junta de Andalucía was announced as the Global English Broadcast Partner on August 7th.[11]

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Venues

Los Angeles and Inglewood were chosen to host the competition. The tournament was held at the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall for the majority of the tournament, and at the Kia Forum for the top 4 teams on the final three days. [12][1]

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Qualified teams

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Sixteen teams qualified for the global crowning event of the circuit, with teams either qualifying through their respective league or through Last Chance Qualifiers. The top 3 teams of each league during the playoffs or Masters Tokyo for EMEA immediately qualified for Champions, while the other 4 teams had to battle it out in the Last Chance Qualifiers in their respective regions (EMEA was given additional spot for Last Chance Qualifier runner-up due to Fnatic had won Masters Tokyo).[13][14] China, although Valorant not officially released yet, is given 3 special spots to participate via a qualifier of third-party host.

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Group stage

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The group stage took place from August 6 – 13, 2023. All 16 teams were divided into 4 groups of four teams each playing in a GSL-style double-elimination format. Games were held in a best-of-three series. The top 2 teams in each group qualified for the playoffs.

Draw Rules

16 Teams were drawn into 4 groups of 4 teams. Teams from the same region cannot be placed in the same group. If a team is drawn into the same group as another team from their region, they will be placed in the next valid group with the exception of the EMEA LCQ #2 seed, which was Natus Vincere. Matchups were based on the draw pools, with Pool 1 teams facing Pool 4 teams and Pool 2 teams facing Pool 3 teams in each group. These pools were determined by the performance of teams at Masters Tokyo and the Last Chance Qualifiers. [15]

Bracket

Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its group, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of maps the team won in that match. Teams with map pick/ban choice (i.e., the higher-seeded team or upper-bracket team) are marked by an asterisk.

Note: Times are in the local time of Los Angeles (PDT) (UTC−7).[16]
Group A
Round 1Winner's MatchQualified
August 9 12:00 pm
1Paper Rex2
August 10 6:00 pm
4KRÜ Esports0
1Paper Rex2
August 9 3:00 pm
2Edward Gaming0
2Edward Gaming2
3Giants Gaming1
A1Paper Rex
A2Edward Gaming
Elimination MatchDecider Match
August 13 12:00 pm
August 11 12:00 pm2Edward Gaming2
4KRÜ Esports03Giants Gaming0
3Giants Gaming2
Group B
Round 1Winner's MatchQualified
August 7 3:00 pm
1Evil Geniuses2
August 8 6:00 pm
4FunPlus Phoenix0
1Evil Geniuses2
August 7 12:00 pm
2FUT Esports0
2FUT Esports2
3T10
B1Evil Geniuses
B2FUT Esports
Elimination MatchDecider Match
August 12 3:00 pm
August 10 3:00 pm2FUT Esports2
4FunPlus Phoenix03T10
3T12
Group C
Round 1Winner's MatchQualified
August 8 3:00 pm
1Fnatic2
August 9 3:00 pm
4ZETA DIVISION0
1Fnatic2
August 8 12:00 pm
3Bilibili Gaming0
2NRG Esports0
3Bilibili Gaming2
C1Fnatic
C2Bilibili Gaming
Elimination MatchDecider Match
August 13 3:00 pm
August 11 3:00 pm3Bilibili Gaming2
4ZETA DIVISION02NRG Esports0
2NRG Esports2
Group D
Round 1Winner's MatchQualified
August 6 12:00 pm
1Team Liquid0
August 7 6:00 pm
4Natus Vincere2
4Natus Vincere1
August 6 3:00 pm
2DRX2
2DRX2
3LOUD1
D1DRX
D2LOUD
Elimination MatchDecider Match
August 12 12:00 pm
August 10 12:00 pm4Natus Vincere1
1Team Liquid03LOUD2
3LOUD2
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Playoffs stage

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The Playoffs are a double-elimination tournament that took place from August 16–26, 2022. All matches were a best-of-three series, except for the Lower Bracket Final and the Grand Final, which were a best-of-five series.

Qualified teams

Eight teams qualified for the double-elimination Playoffs portion of the tournament from the group stage.

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Bracket

Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in the bracket, while the numbers on the right indicate the number of maps the team won in that match. Teams with map pick/ban choice (i.e., the higher-seeded or upper-bracket teams) are marked with an asterisk. In cases where teams have the same seed from groups, a coin is flipped to determine which team gets the map pick/ban choice. The teams that won the coin toss are indicated with two asterisks. For the grand finals, the team who advanced from the upper bracket gets to ban the first two maps and have map pick/ban choice.

Note: Times are in the local time of Los Angeles (PDT) (UTC−7).
Upper Bracket QuarterfinalsUpper Bracket SemifinalsUpper Bracket FinalGrand Final
August 16 12:00 pm
C1Fnatic0
August 19 3:00 pm
D2LOUD2
D2LOUD1
August 16 3:00 pm
A1Paper Rex2
A1Paper Rex2
August 24 12:00 pm
B2FUT Esports0
A1Paper Rex2
August 17 12:00 pm
B1Evil Geniuses1
D1DRX2
August 19 12:00 pm
C2Bilibili Gaming0
D1DRX0
August 17 3:00 pm
B1Evil Geniuses2
B1Evil Geniuses2August 26 12:00 pm
A2Edward Gaming1A1Paper Rex1
B1Evil Geniuses3
Lower Bracket Round 1Lower Bracket QuarterfinalsLower Bracket SemifinalsLower Bracket Final
August 20 12:00 pm[a]
August 18 12:00 pmD1DRX1August 25 12:00 pm
C1Fnatic2C1Fnatic2August 24 3:00 pmB1Evil Geniuses3
B2FUT Esports0C1Fnatic1D2LOUD2
August 20 3:00 pmD2LOUD2
August 18 3:00 pmD2LOUD2
C2Bilibili Gaming1A2Edward Gaming1
A2Edward Gaming2
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Prize pool

Riot Games raised the prize pool for the 2023 Champions tournament to $2.25 million, an increase from the $1 million of 2022. The winner of Champions received $1 million. [18]

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Notes

  1. The August 20 matches did not feature live audiences due to Hurricane Hilary.[17]

References

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