VALORANT Champions Tour 2023
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VALORANT Champions Tour 2023
Series Information
Organizer:
Sponsor(s):
Location:
GlobalLinks
Chronology
VALORANT Champions Tour 2023 is the third official tournament circuit by Riot Games. The circuit was announced on September 14th, 2022 with a blog post. [1]
Format[edit]
Pro system[edit]
LOCK//IN São Paulo[edit]
- 30 partner teams from
the International Leagues and 2 invited teams from 
China playing it out in 
São Paulo. - The winner will earn an additional spot for their league at
Masters Tokyo.
International Leagues[edit]
- Three on-LAN leagues, one in each international territory.
- Each league consists of 10 partner teams selected by Riot.
- The best teams from each region qualify to Masters and
Champions.
Americas League played in 
Los Angeles.
EMEA League played in 
Berlin.
Pacific League played in 
Seoul.
Masters Tokyo[edit]
- Top 3 teams from each International League and 2 teams from China League playing it out in
Chiba.
- EMEA League got 4 spots due to the win of
Fnatic in 
LOCK//IN.
- The winner will earn an additional spot for their regional
Last Chance Qualifiers runner-up or 
China Qualifier fourth-place at the Champions.
Last Chance Qualifiers[edit]
- Teams not able to qualify for Champions through International League, play for the last Champions spots.
- EMEA LCQ got 2 spots due to Fnatic's win in Masters Tokyo.
Champions[edit]
- Top 3 teams from each International League, China Qualifier and the winner from each Last Chance Qualifiers compete for the title of world champion in Los Angeles.
- 3 spots from EMEA League will be decided via ranking of 4 teams each other in Masters.
- 3 spots from
Semi-pro system[edit]
Challengers Leagues[edit]
- 23 minor regional leagues across the three international territories
- Americas (4 minor regions)
North America
Latin America North
Latin America South- Brazil
- EMEA (9 minor regions)
Northern Europe (
United Kingdom, 
Nordic, 
Ireland)
Spain
France & 
Benelux (
Belgium, 
Netherlands, 
Luxembourg)
DACH ( Germany, 
Austria, 
Switzerland)
Turkey- Eastern Europe
Italy
Portugal
MENA (2 sub-regions)
GCC (
Bahrain, 
Kuwait, 
Oman, 
Qatar, 
Saudi Arabia, 
UAE) & 
Iraq
Levant (
Jordan, 
Lebanon, 
Palestine, 
Syria) & 
North Africa
- Pacific (10 minor regions)
South Asia
Thailand
Vietnam
Malaysia & 
Singapore- Korea
- Japan
Hong Kong & 
Taiwan
Philippines
Indonesia
Oceania
- Americas (4 minor regions)
- The top challenger teams qualify for the
Ascension tournament in their respective international territory
Ascension[edit]
- Four tournaments, one in each international territory
- Featuring the best Challengers teams in each region
- The winners of each Ascension tournament qualify for the 2024 and 2025 International League in their respective international territory.
Women's and Marginalized Gender's Pro System[edit]
Game Changers[edit]
- Women's and other marginalized genders circuit taking place throughout the year in different regions
- The best teams from each region compete in an international event at the end of the year
Events[edit]
International Events[edit]
S
Tournament
Date
Prize Pool
Location
P#
Winner
Runner-up
Ascension[edit]
S
Tournament
Date
Prize Pool
Location
P#
Winner
Runner-up
Challengers[edit]
S
Tournament
Date
Prize Pool
Location
P#
Winner
Runner-up
Apr 1 - Jun 11, 2023
$21,472.36
Central & Eastern Europe10 participants
Apr 25 - Jun 10, 2023
$38,000
Latin America South
Monterrey6 participants
Apr 1 - Jun 10, 2023
$14,962.39
Istanbul9 participants
Apr 1 - Jun 10, 2023
$26,890.45
Krefeld8 participants
Apr 8 - Jun 10, 2023
$24,201.41
France Benelux10 participants
Apr 1 - Jun 10, 2023
$10,756.18
Milan8 participants
May 31 - Jun 10, 2023
$50,000
North America8 participants
Apr 26 - Jun 9, 2023
$38,000
Latin America North Monterrey6 participants
Apr 4 - Jun 4, 2023
$36,625.38
Ho Chi Minh City8 participants
Mar 30 - Jun 4, 2023
$23,000
Hong Kong Taiwan8 participants
Mar 29 - Jun 4, 2023
$21,846.11
Malaysia Singapore8 participants
Apr 3 - Jun 4, 2023
$21,396.51
United Kingdom Nordic Countries Ireland8 participants
Apr 10 - May 16, 2023
$17,500
Middle East Africa8 participants
Apr 10 - May 15, 2023
$17,500
Online
8 participants
Mar 22 - 31, 2023
$30,000
North America8 participants
Feb 28 - Mar 30, 2023
$38,000
Latin America South6 participants
Jan 30 - Mar 12, 2023
$17,500
Middle East Africa8 participants
Jan 12 - Mar 12, 2023
$21,366.61
Central & Eastern Europe10 participants
Jan 27 - Mar 12, 2023
$27,183.84
Philippines8 participants
Jan 14 - Mar 12, 2023
$15,812.68
Istanbul10 participants
Jan 14 - Mar 12, 2023
$26,708.26
Germany Austria Switzerland8 participants
Jan 14 - Mar 12, 2023
$24,037.43
France Benelux10 participants
Jan 21 - Mar 12, 2023
$14,956.63
Milan8 participants
Jan 14 - Mar 12, 2023
$23,000
Hong Kong Taiwan8 participants
Feb 2 - Mar 12, 2023
$22,126.34
Malaysia Singapore8 participants
Jan 16 - Mar 12, 2023
$21,366.61
United Kingdom Nordic Countries Ireland8 participants
Jan 30 - Mar 11, 2023
$17,500
Online
8 participants
