Mar 29, 2022
Before VALORANT Esports fully shifts its attention to Masters 1 in Reykjavík, we’ve got more VCT EMEA stories and scores to settle. By finishing last in each of their respective VCT EMEA Challengers 1 groups, BIG and SuperMassive Blaze must fight to stay in EMEA’s premier league against seven VRL champions. When the dust settles, which two teams will join EMEA’s best for VCT Stage 2 Challengers?
Here’s all the details and info you’ll need to follow along as the VALORANT Challengers Promotion tournament kicks off this week!
TOURNAMENT OVERVIEW
VALORANT Challengers Promotion is a nine-team tournament that consists of two competitive phases. In Tournament Phase 1, the seven VRL winners will be sorted into two groups — Group A and Group B — with the top two teams from each group advancing to Tournament Phase 2. With four teams, Group A will follow a GSL-style match schedule: two opening matches followed by a Loser’s Match, Winner’s Match and Decider Match. With three teams in Group B, the match format will be adjusted to a single best-of-three round robin, with the top team automatically advancing to Phase 2. Then, the two remaining teams will play a single best-of-three match to determine Groups B’s second Phase 2 qualifier.
In Phase 2, the four Phase 1 teams will join BIG and SuperMassive Blaze in a double-elimination bracket. BIG and SuperMassive Blaze will receive a bye in Round 1, playing the winners of the two Round 1 matches. The Round 1 games are both cross-group matchups — Group A winner vs. Group B runner up and Group B winner vs. Group A runner up. Each Phase 2 match will be best-of-three except the lower bracket final, which is best-of-five. As the top two finishers qualify for VCT EMEA Challengers Stage 2, the bracket’s grand final will not be played. In the event BIG or SuperMassive Blaze is relegated, they will join the VRL region they chose at the start of the VCT split.
These are the nine participating teams in VCT EMEA Challengers Promotion:
BIG — Last Place in VCT Stage 1 Challengers EMEA Group A
SuperMassive Blaze — Last Place in VCT Stage 1 Challengers EMEA Group B
Anonymo Esports — Winners of East: Surge
Excel Esports — Winners of Northern: Polaris
FOKUS — Winners of DACH: Evolution
Rebels Gaming — Winners of Spain: Rising
Sector One — Winners of France: Revolution
Surreal Esports — Winners of Turkey: Birlik
Team Falcons — Winners of MENA: Resilience
WHERE TO WATCH
You can watch Phase 1 of VALORANT Challengers Promotion in English via Partner Streams that we will announce on Twitter. Phase 2 will be broadcasted on the main VALORANT Twitch channel (ENG). In addition to the English stream, both phases of the tournament will be broadcasted in the following languages:
ARABIC — Twitch
FINNISH — Twitch
FRENCH — Twitch
GERMAN — Twitch
HUNGARIAN — Twitch
RUSSIAN — Twitch // YouTube // VK
SPANISH — Twitch
To accompany the official broadcast, we’re planning VCT Watch Parties in many EMEA languages. Check our social channels for the up-to-date rosters!
MATCH SCHEDULE (All Times CEST)
Phase 1 (Group Stage)
Broadcast days begin at 16:30, with matches starting at 17:00 (excluding Saturday April 2nd’s Group B match which has a later match time of 20:00).
Friday, April 1
- Group A Opening Matches 1 + 2
- Group B Matches 1 + 2
Saturday, April 2
- Group A Elimination Match + Winner’s Match
- Group B Match 3
Sunday, April 3
- Group A Decider Match
- Group B Match 4
Phase 2 (Group Stage)
Broadcast days begin at 15:00, with a pre-show at 15:30 followed by matches at 16:00
Tuesday, April 5
- Round 1 Match 1 // Round 1 Match 2
Wednesday, April 6
- Upper Bracket Semifinal 1 // Upper Bracket Semifinal 2
Thursday, April 7
- Lower Bracket Quarterfinal 1 // Lower Bracket Quarterfinal 2
Friday, April 8
- Upper Bracket Final // Lower Bracket Semifinal
Saturday, April 9
- Lower Bracket Final
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