VALORANT Masters Toronto format: More teams, more games!

Valorant Masters Toronto is bringing us more games and more chances for teams to lift the trophy. Check out our Valorant Masters Toronto format explainer to see all the intricacies of the new format.

Masters Toronto will feature 12 teams, representing an increase from previous Masters events, which had only eight teams competing for the trophy. Instead of two teams representing each of the scene's four regions, there will now be three teams from each region.

Masters Toronto is still divided into two stages: the Swiss Stage and the Playoffs. The winners of each region get a bye to the Playoffs, while the rest have to begin their journey from the Swiss Stage.

The Swiss Stage will feature the second and third-place teams from the four regions. All matches are best-of-threes, and teams need to win two matches to advance to the Playoffs. Meanwhile, two match losses spell elimination from the tournament.

This remains largely similar to previous iterations of Masters.

Here's where fans of professional VALORANT will be treated to more games. The four teams from Swiss Stage will meet the four regional champions who earned a bye.

These eight teams will go through a double-elimination bracket. All matches, apart from the lower bracket final and the grand final, are best-of-three. The LB final and the grand final matches are best-of-five.

In total, we are getting 14 Playoff matches compared to Bangkok's five! There will also be eight game days, a significant increase from the three days of last Masters.

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