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 VCT 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 matches
Group stage
Friday, Feb. 16
- 4pm CT: NRG vs Furia
- 7pm CT: Cloud9 vs MIBR
Saturday, Feb. 17
- 4pm CT: LOUD vs Sentinels
- 7pm CT: Leviatán vs 100 Thieves
Sunday, Feb. 18
- 4pm CT: KRÜ vs G2
Monday, Feb. 19
- 4pm CT: TBD vs TBD
- 7pm CT: TBD vs TBD
Friday, Feb. 23
- 4pm CT: TBD vs TBD
- 7pm CT: TBD vs TBD
Saturday, Feb. 24
- 2pm CT: Evil Geniuses vs TBD
Sunday, Feb. 25
- 2pm CT: TBD vs TBD
- 5pm CT: TBD vs TBD
- 8pm CT: TBD vs TBD
Play-ins
Monday, Feb. 26
- 2pm CT: Group A runner-up vs Group B runner-up
- 5pm CT: Group A runner-up vs Group C runner-up
- 8pm CT: Group B runner-up vs Group C runner-up
Semifinals
Saturday, March 2
- 4pm CT: TBD vs TBD
- 7pm CT: TBD vs TBD
Grand final
Sunday, March 3
- 4pm CT: TBD vs TBD
