EMEA Challengers Stage 1, featuring the best 12 teams in Europe, continues at full speed. Teams around the world faced off against their regional rivals on February 11 in the Challengers event. Challengers Stage 1 , the first step before the VCT Masters event , has a five-week program in a row.
Based on the final performance, a total of 12 teams qualified for the EMEA Challengers . Four teams, Acend, Gambit Esports, Team Liquid and Fnatic, received direct invitations to the tournament for their success at VCT 2021. Guild Esports and BIG were selected from EU Challengers 1, while SuperMassive Blaze and FunPlus Phoenix became the representatives of Challengers 1 Turkey and CIS region, respectively. Similarly, LDN UTD and G2 Esports EU Challengers 2 participated in the tournament due to their success in BBL Esports Turkey Challengers 2 and Natus Vincere CIS Challengers 2.
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The group stage of the tournament will be held in a reciprocal format, with each pairing decided on the best of three series. The top 3 teams from each group will then qualify for the Playoffs. The 12 participating teams are grouped as follows.
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
| Gambit Esports | accend |
| Team Liquid | fnatic |
| BIG | Guild Esports |
| FunPlus Phoenix | SuperMassive Blaze |
| LDN UTD | G2 Esports |
| Natus Vincere | BBL Esports |
All six qualifying teams will compete in a double elimination format to secure the top three at the Stage 1 Masters . Down teams from both groups will participate in the VCT Promotion event where they will compete against the winners of all Valorant Regional League tournaments across Europe for a ticket to the Stage 2 EMEA Challengers .
1 week
| February 11 | February 12 | February 13 |
|---|---|---|
| Team Liquid vs. Gambit Esports | FunPlus Phoenix vs. BIG | Natus Vincere vs. LDN UTD |
| G2 Esports vs. fnatic | SuperMassive Blaze vs. accend | BBL Esports vs. Guild Esports |
Results
Icebox:Gambit 13 - 9 Team Liquid
Breeze:Gambit 13 - 8 Team Liquid
Icebox: Fnatic 13 - 8 G2 Esports,
Ascent: G2 Esports 13 - 11 Fnatic
Split: Fnatic 13 - 8 G2 Esports
Bind: BIG 13 - 7 FunPlus Phoenix
Haven: FPX 13 - 7 BIG
Split: FPX 13 - 11 BIG
Ascent: Acend 14 - 12 SMB
Bind: Acend 13 - 4 SMB
Ascent: Na'Vi 13 - 7 LDN UTD
Haven: Na'Vi 13 - 9 LDN UTD
Breeze: Guild 13 - 6 BBL Esports
2 weeks
| February 18 | February 19 | 20 February |
|---|---|---|
| FunPlus Phoenix vs. Gambit Esports | LDN UTD vs. BIG | G2 Esports vs. SuperMassive Blaze |
| Guild Esports vs. accend | BBL Esports vs. fnatic | Natus Vincere vs. Team Liquid |
Three weeks
| February 25 | February 26 | February 27 |
|---|---|---|
| Guild Esports vs. SuperMassive Blaze | LDN UTD and FunPlus Phoenix | Natus Vincere vs. Gambit Esports |
| Acend vs. fnatic | G2 Esports and BBL Esports | BIG vs. Team Liquid |
Week 4
| 4 March | March 5 | March 6 |
|---|---|---|
| BBL Esports vs. SuperMassive Blaze | Natus Vincere vs FunPlus Phoenix | BIG vs. Gambit Esports |
| LDN UTD vs. Team Liquid | G2 Esports vs. accend | Guild Esports vs. fnatic |
Week 5
| 4 March | March 5 | March 6 |
|---|---|---|
| LDN UTD vs. Gambit Esports | FunPlus Phoenix vs. Team Liquid | Natus Vincere vs. BIG |
| G2 Esports vs. Guild Esports | BBL Esports vs. accend | SuperMassive Blaze vs. fnatic |
The Playoffs for the EMEA Tier 1 Challengers will take place March 22-28.
You can watch VCT EMEA Challengers on Valorant official Twitch and YouTube platforms.
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