Verizon VCT Game Changers Series I Main Event: Everything You Need To Know

Apr 4, 2022

After a weekend of Open Qualifiers, the top eight NA teams will compete in the first major Verizon VCT Game Changers Series of 2022.

Here’s everything you need to know about Verizon VCT Game Changers Series I Main Event.

TOURNAMENT OVERVIEW

After last weekend’s Open Qualifiers, the top 8 teams advanced to the Main Event, a double-elimination bracket beginning on April 6. All matches will be best-of-three until the Grand Final on April 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

COMPETING TEAMS

• Cloud9 White
• Shopify Rebellion
• Gen.G Black
• TSM X
• Dart Monkeys
• DIGNITAS
• VersionX
• CLG Red

BROADCAST TALENT

Hosts:

• Sue “Smix” Lee
• Sierra Dawn
• Nikki “Sajedene” Elise

Casters and Analysts:

• Daniel “ddk” Kapadia
• Alan “IHOLDSHIFT” Donofrio
• Christine “Potter” Chi
• Rivington “RivingtonThe3rd” Bisland III
• Mimi “AEvilCat” Wermcrantz
• Shayan “ShyoWager” Shehryar
• Priya “CozyJozie” Long
• Alex "Vansilli" Nguyen
• Darlyn "Gompers" Diaz
• Ashley “Spicyypyro” Bang
• Dan "Dryad" Herrera
• Tanner Metro

HOW TO WATCH

VALORANT NA will provide official broadcast streams of every Verizon VCT Game Changers NA Series 1 Main Event match. Matches will be played simultaneously during the Main Event, and we’ll use an ALT stream to make sure you can watch each one.

Main Event Streams:

• Verizon VCT Game Changers Series 1 Main Event: twitch.tv/valorant or youtube.com/ValorantEsports
• Verizon VCT Game Changers Series 1 Main Event ALT: twitch.tv/valorantesports2

SCHEDULE

Verizon VCT Game Changers Series 1 Main Event

Day 1: Wednesday, April 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, April 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, April 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, April 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

Galorants is the largest, all-female VALORANT community focused on introducing and furthering female involvement in esports, providing weekly leagues, bi-weekly community games, larger scale monthly tournaments, as well as small introductions to production aspects.

Verizon is the official 5G and wireless services provider of the VCT. In addition to top-shelf video content and sponsored broadcast segments, Verizon ups our game through the Verizon Up rewards program, which features discounted in-game digital goods for the community to enjoy.

Red Bull is the official energy drink of VCT, presenting the Red Bull “Clutch Moment” during every match. Red Bull is also helping prepare the next generation of VALORANT pros by hosting community VALORANT tournaments, spotlighting the incredible grassroots talent of the scene.

Aim Lab is the official training partner of VCT, helping develop existing VALORANT pros and players trying to break into the professional scene with a variety of innovative training programs and custom insights.

Secretlab provides VCT pros with the pinnacle of gaming chairs — each designed and engineered using the highest quality materials and manufacturing techniques to ensure absolute comfort and unparalleled support.

Prime Gaming provides a premium VCT viewing experience, including exclusive in-game content, on Twitch as a part of Amazon Prime and Prime Video memberships.

PRIZE POOL

Total: $50,000