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VCT LOCK//IN São Paulo: Fnatic win the Kickoff event

Thirty of the best VALORANT teams in a single-elimination format at Brazil. Here’s all you need to know.

The VCT LOCK//IN Sao Paulo kicks off the fresh new season of VALORANT in 2023. With 30 of the best teams from all over the world in attendance, VCT LOCK//IN will see the best VALORANT has to offer. Here’s all you need to know about this massive tournament including the VCT LOCK//IN results, format, schedule, and much more. You can also find the VCT LOCK//IN standings and prize pool.

VCT LOCK//IN Live Results and Schedule

Team 1
Team 2
Ascent
Fracture
Split
Lotus
Icebox
Score
LOUD
Fnatic
(8-13)
(7-13)
(13-9)
(13-8)
(12-14)
2-3

VCT LOCK//IN Semifinal

Date
Time
Team 1
Team 2
Map 1
Map 2
Map 3
Map 4
Map 5
Score
Mar 2
1800
DRX
LOUD
Pearl(5-13)
Icebox(8-13)
Split(13-7)
Fracture(13-7)
Ascent (8-13)
2-3
Mar 3
1800
Fnatic
NAVI
Haven (13-11)
Lotus (13-4)
Fracture (13-11)
Split
Ascent
3-0

OMEGA group quarterfinals

Date
Time (CEST)
Team 1
Team 2
Map 1
Map 2
Map 3
Score
Feb 27
1800
NAVI
Leviatán
Ascent (13-9)
Pearl (13-2)
Fracture
2-0
Feb 27
2100
100 Thieves
Fnatic
Fracture (1-13)
Icebox (10-13)
Lotus
0-2

OMEGA Group Round of 16 matches

Team 1
Team 2
Map 1
Map 2
Map 3
Score
Team Secret
NAVI
Icebox (13-8)
Pearl (13-4)
Fracture
2-0
Leviatán
Vitality
Haven (16-14)
Pearl (13-3)
Ascent
2-0
FUT esports
100Thieves
Lotus (13-9)
Haven (11-13)
Icebox (8-13)
1-2
Fnatic
FURIA
Haven (18-16)
Ascent (13-9)
Icebox
2-0

Round of 32 matches - OMEGA group

Team 1
Team 2
Map 1
Map 2
Map 3
Score
T1
FURIA esports
Pearl (7-13)
Icebox (5-13)
Fracture()
0-2
Sentinels
Fnatic
Haven (6-13)
Split (7-13)
Lotus
0-2
Liquid
Secret
Icebox
(8-13)
Fracture
(7-13)
Lotus
0-2
NAVI
Kru esports
Ascent
(13-5)
Lotus (10-13)
Pearl
2-0
Zeta Division
Leviatán
Ascent (4-13)
Pearl (11-13)
Haven
0-2
Team Vitality
Global esports
Split (13-4)
Pearl (9-13)
Lotus (13-6)
2-1
FUT esports
Rex Regum Qeon
Lotus (13-3)
Pearl (11-13)
Split
0-2
100 Thieves
EDward Gaming
Icebox (13-10)
Lotus (9-13)
Pearl(14-12)
2-1
The Round of 16 matches. VCT LOCK//IN OMEGA bracket.

For Alpha Bracket results click here.

Alpha Group - VCT LOCK//IN

The Alpha Group saw 16 teams start in eight single-elimination matches. Only eight teams survived the first round. But that wasn't the end. The teams continued through the group playing elimination match after elimination match until only two teams survived. The two semifinalists from the Alpha Group are LOUD and DRX. They will face each other on March 2 for a spot in the Grand Finals.

Quarterfinals Round of 16 (Feb 22-24)

DRX had a strong performance against Talon but it wasn't without its share of a scare. Talon might have lost but their performance definitely put them high up in the eyes of SEA VALORANT fans.

In the other match of the day, NRG took on LOUD in one of the most epic battles at VCT LOCK//IN. LOUD won the match, but it was definitely one of the most exciting series of the day. Two maps went to overtime, with NRG winning Pearl while LOUD won fracture.

Date
Team 1
Team 2
Map 1
Map 2
Map 3
Score
Feb 19
DRX
Talon
Fracture (10-13)
Ascent (13-6)
Icebox (13-10)
2-1
Feb 19
NRG
LOUD
Split (3-13)
Pearl (15-13)
Fracture (16-18)
1-2

Round of 16 - Week 1 (Feb 17-18)

Date
Team 1
Team 2
Map 1
Map 2
Map 3
Score
Feb 18
Evil Geniuses
Talon
Haven (11-13)
Split (10-13)
Icebox
0-2
Feb 18
DRX
Cloud9
Pearl (3-13)
Haven (13-7)
Icebox (13-2)
2-1
Feb 17
NRG
Giants
Lotus (12-14)
Haven (13-1)
Icebox (13-7)
2-1
Feb 17
LOUD
Karmine Corp
Pearl (13-10)
Split (13-8)
Fracture
2-0
VCT LOCK IN results - Round of 16 - Feb 17/18

Round of 32 - Week 1 (Feb 13-16)

Date
Team 1
Team 2
Map 1
Map 2
Map 3
Score
Feb 13
KOI
NRG
Icebox (11-13)
Haven (9-13)
Pearl
0-2
Feb 13
DTN
GIANTS
Haven (4-13)
Icebox (7-13)
Pearl
0-2
Gen.G
LOUD
Pearl (9-13)
Fracture (14-12)
Split
0-2
Feb 14
FPX
Karmine Corp
Lotus (6-13)
Haven (13-8)
Pearl (6-13)
Feb 15
BBL
DRX
Pearl (3-13)
Ascent (13-11)
Haven (7-13)
1-2
Feb 15
C9
Paper Rex
Lotus (13-8)
Pearl (13-5)
Fracture
2-0
Feb 16
EG
HERETICS
Pearl (13-8)
Ascent (13-8)
Haven
2-0
Feb 16
MIBR
TALON
Haven (6-13)
Fracture (11-13)
Icebox
0-2
VCT LOCK IN results - Round of 32 - Week 1

Tournament format

  • Single Elimination
  • Best-of-three matches

The VCT LOCK//IN has a single-elimination format where all 30 teams are in a do-or-die for their first matches. Part of it is due to the time available with Riot, where they had to stick to a single-elimination format. 

But half of the teams will be out of the tournament after their first match. The inaugural match of the tournament will see KOI esports and NRG go up against each other on Day 1.

VCT LOCK//IN: Where to watch?

The primary stream for the tournament is on the official Riot Games Twitch and YouTube page. We have also embedded the stream below so you can watch the match without leaving this page. 

You can also find a list of all secondary streams as well as co-streams below. These streams are in different languages or are hosted by influencers in the VALORANT scene.

Esports.gg exclusive content

Esports.gg will have exclusive content from the event including interviews, match coverage and highlight clips. Check here for more information.

Fans cheer in the audience at the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: LOCK//IN Groups Stage on February 19, 2023 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games)
Fans cheer in the audience at the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: LOCK//IN Groups Stage on February 19, 2023 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games)

VCT LOCK//IN Sao Paulo prize pool and standings

The VCT Kickoff tournament will have a $500,000 prize pool with the winner getting the majority of the prize money. Here's how the money will be distributed and the final standings of the tournament.

Placement
Team
Prize Money
1
$100,000
2
$60,000
3-4
$40,000
3-4
$40,000
5-8
$25,000
NRG
5-8
$25,000
Talon
5-8
$25,000
Secret
5-8
$25,000
9-16
$10,000
Giants
9-16
$10,000
Karmine Corp
9-16
$10,000
Cloud9
9-16
$10,000
Evil Geniuses
9-16
$10,000
Team Secret
9-16
$10,000
Team Vitality
9-16
$10,000
FUT
9-16
$10,000
Loser (FURIA / Fnatic)
17-32
$5,000
KOI
17-32
$5,000
Detonation FocusMe
17-32
$5,000
Gen.G esports
17-32
$5,000
FunPlus Phoenix
17-32
$5,000
BBL Esports
17-32
$5,000
Paper Rex
17-32
$5,000
Team Heretics
17-32
$5,000
MIBR
17-32
$5,000
Team liquid
17-32
$5,000
Kru esports
17-32
$5,000
Zeta Division
17-32
$5,000
Global Esports
17-32
$5,000
Rex Rex Qeon
17-32
$5,000
EDward Gaming
17-32
$5,000
Sentinels
17-32
$5,000
T1
The VCT LOCK//IN Sao Paulo standings.

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