The full VCT 2025 schedule is here, giving us dates for all stages of the year and a look at new Championship Point distribution.
We are so close to the new year. And when that new year begins, we'll also see the start of another VALORANT Champions Tour season. We've already had a look at Masters and Champions for the year, but now we know the full VCT 2025 schedule and format.
Let's dive in to everything we know.
VCT 2025 teams
Here are all 48 teams participating in the 2025 VALORANT Champions Tour:
VCT Americas VCT EMEA VCT Pacific VCT CN | 100 Thieves BBL Esports Detonation FocusMe All Gamers | Cloud9 FNATIC DRX Bilibili Gaming | Evil Geniuses FUT Esports Gen.G EDward Gaming | Leviatán GIANTX Global Esports FunPlus Phoenix | FURIA Karmine Corp Paper Rex JD Gaming | KRÜ Esports KOI Rex Regum Qeon Nova Esports | LOUD Natus Vincere T1 TYLOO | MIBR Team Heretics TALON Titan Esports Club | NRG Team Liquid Team Secret Trace Esports | Sentinels Team Vitality ZETA DIVISION Wolves Esports | G2 Esports Gentle Mates Nongshim RedForce Dragon Ranger Gaming | 2GAME Esports Apeks BOOM Esports XLG Esports |
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VCT 2025 Schedule: Events and dates
The international leagues return, along with two Masters tournaments, and then Champions at the end of the year. Riot Games has revealed the dates for each VCT 2025 event, so here is the full schedule you can expect:
- Kick Tournaments: January 11 to February 7
- EMEA begins January 15
- China begins January 11
- Americas begins January 16
- Pacific begins January 18
- Masters Bangkok: February 20 to March 2
- Stage 1: March 22 to April 25
- Playoffs: May 3 to May 16
- Masters Toronto: June 7 to June 22
- Stage 2: July 12 to August 15
- Playoffs: August 16 - 29
- Champions Paris: September 12 to October 5
- Game Changers Championship: November 2025
The season is scheduled to be much longer this year. There will be more breaks between events to allow teams time to prepare for the next Stage of the year. So, instead of ending the VCT in August, it extends into October.
New Championship Points system for 2025
This time around, teams get a fresh start when a new Stage begins. That goes alongside more Championship Points distribution for Masters and Playoffs. Here is the point breakdown for each section of the 2025 VCT schedule:
Schedule Stage Point Distribution | Kickoff Winner = 3 2nd = 2 3rd = 1 4th = 1 | Masters Bangkok Winner = 5 2nd = 3 3rd = 2 4th = 1 | Stage 1 1 point per match win | Stage 1 Playoffs Winner = 5 2nd = 3 3rd = 2 4th = 1 | Masters Toronto Winner = 7 2nd = 5 3rd = 4 4th = 3 5th = 2 6th = 2 | Stage 2 1 point per match win | Stage 2 Playoffs Winner = 7 2nd = 5 3rd = 4 4th = 3 |
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