Verizon VCT Game Changers Series 2 Starts June 30!

Jun 28, 2022

The Verizon VCT Game Changers Series 2 Open Qualifier kicks off this Thursday, June 30 through Sunday, July 3 with 48 teams making their play for the Main Event. The Main Event begins on July 6 with the top eight North American teams competing for a chance at joining the global stage later this year.

TOURNAMENT OVERVIEW

Verizon VCT Game Changers Series 2 has expanded to a 48-team Open Qualifier that runs from June 30 to July 3. Teams will start their journey with five rounds of Swiss competition, where qualification and elimination matches will be best-of-three. The top 24 teams from Swiss will advance to a double-elimination bracket, with the top eight teams receiving a bye to the second round of the upper bracket. Matches will continue to be best-of-one unless they are for qualification or elimination. The upper bracket will conclude after three rounds (four teams remaining), with the lower bracket determining the final four of the top eight teams.

The top eight teams will advance to the Main Event, a double-elimination bracket, beginning on July 6. All matches will be best-of-three until the Grand Final on July 9, which will be a best-of-five. Teams will compete for a share of the $50,000 prize pool and earn points for Game Changers World Championship qualification.

There will be a total of 410 points available for the top 16 placed teams throughout each Verizon VCT Game Changer Series. Point distribution will be as follows:

• 1st Place: 20% or 80 points
• 2nd Place: 15% or 60 points
• 3rd Place: 12% or 50 points
• 4th Place: 10% or 40 points
• 5th-6th Place: 7% or 30 points
• 7th-8th Place: 5% or 20 points
• 9th-16th Place: 2% or 10 points

HOW TO WATCH

VALORANT NA will provide official broadcast streams of Verizon VCT Game Changers Series 2 Open Qualifier and Main Event matches. When matches are played simultaneously during the Main Event, we’ll use an ALT stream to make sure you can watch each one.

• Verizon VCT Game Changers Series 2: twitch.tv/valorant or youtube.com/valorantesports
• Verizon VCT Game Changers Series 2 ALT: twitch.tv/valorantesports2

CO-STREAMING

Anyone who wishes to host a Watch Party must read and agree to our VCT Co-streaming Guidelines and comply with the following steps in order to gain permission to co-stream the event:

• If you’re broadcasting from North America, sign up to host a Watch Party here. All NA Watch Parties must comply with the Watch Party Guidelines. If you can do both, you’re clear to kick off your Watch Party come game day.
• If you’re broadcasting from anywhere else in the world, apply to host an International Watch Party here. Then, keep an eye on your email. Please allow a few days for review. If your application is approved you’ll receive a message from us giving you permission.

SCHEDULE

VERIZON VCT GAME CHANGERS SERIES 2 - OPEN QUALIFIER

DAY 1: THURSDAY, JUNE 30

• [1pm PT] Swiss Round 1 Matches
• [~2pm PT] Swiss Round 2 Matches
• [~3pm PT] Swiss Round 3 Matches

DAY 2: FRIDAY, JULY 1

• [1pm PT] Swiss Round 4 Matches
• [~4pm PT] Swiss Round 5 Matches
• [~7pm PT] Upper Bracket Round 1

DAY 3: SATURDAY, JULY 2

• [1pm PT] Upper Bracket Round 2
• [~2pm PT] Lower Bracket Round 1
• [~5pm PT] Upper Bracket Round 3

DAY 4: SUNDAY, JULY 3

• [1pm PT] Lower Bracket Round 2
• [~4pm PT] Lower Bracket Round 3

VERIZON VCT GAME CHANGERS SERIES 2 - MAIN EVENT

DAY 1: WEDNESDAY, JULY 6

• Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
• [1pm PT] Match 1
• [~4pm PT] Match 3
• Upper Bracket Quarterfinals - ALT
• [1pm PT] Match 2
• [~4pm PT] Match 4

DAY 2: THURSDAY, JULY 7

• Upper Bracket Semifinals
• [1pm PT] Match 5: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 3
• Upper Bracket Semifinals - ALT
• [1pm PT] Match 6: Winner of Match 2 vs. Winner of Match 4
• Lower Bracket Round 1
• [~4pm PT] Match 7: Loser of Match 1 vs. Loser of Match 3
• Lower Bracket Round 1 - ALT
• [~4pm PT] Match 8: Loser of Match 2 vs. Loser of Match 4

DAY 3: FRIDAY, JULY 8

• Lower Bracket Quarterfinal
• [1pm PT] Match 9: Loser of Match 5 vs. Winner of Match 7
• Lower Bracket Quarterfinal - ALT
• [1pm PT] Match 10: Loser of Match 6 vs. Winner of Match 8
• Upper Bracket Finals
• [~4pm PT] Match 11: Winner of Match 5 vs. Winner of Match 6
• Lower Bracket Semifinal - ALT
• [~4pm PT] Match 12: Winner of Match 9 vs. Winner of Match 10

DAY 4: SATURDAY, JULY 9

• Lower Bracket Finals
• [1pm PT] Match 13: Winner of Match 12 vs. Loser of Match 11
• Grand Finals
• [~4pm PT] Match 14: Winner of Match 11 vs. Winner of Match 13

PARTNERS

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