All Teams In First Ever VALORANT x EWC Have Been Confirmed

Valorant

May 30, 2025

Bryan Francis

Since the announcement of VALORANT being a part of the upcoming Esports World Cup 2025 (EWC), the anticipation of the tournament has increased tenfold. The tournament is slated to have a total prize pool of $1.25 million. Following the completion of the qualifiers, the 16 teams that will take part in the event have been confirmed. Let’s take a look all the teams that have qualified for the EWC VALORANT tournament in this article.

Which All Teams Have Qualified For VALORANT X EWC 2025?

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The EWC VALORANT tournament was announced back in March 2025. During the announcement, Riot Games confirmed that the game will be a part of the EWC for the next 3 years.

Teams had two methods to qualify for the EWC VALORANT tournament: either finishing in the top 2 spots during the regional VCT Stage One event or through the qualifiers. Teams that finished at the top of their respective regions’ Stage One event also qualified for VALORANT Masters Toronto.

Below is a list of all teams that qualified for the upcoming EWC tournament:

RRQ
Gen.G
Paper Rex
DRX
G2 Esports
Sentinels
NRG Esports
100 Thieves
FNATIC
Team Heretics
BBL Esports
Karmine Corp
Xi Lai Gaming
Bilibili Gaming
EDward Gaming
Titan Esports Club

Teams To Watch Out For

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We would be lying if we didn’t say that this tournament has one of the most stacked lineups at a VALORANT tournament. We have the old-school dynasties: DRX, PRX, Fnatic, and Sentinels. There are the champions of Ascension in G2 Esports and Xi Lai Gaming. Finally, there are the underdogs in RRQ, NRG Esports, Titan Esports Club, and BBL Esports.

Going into the tournament, the early favorites would be G2 Esports, FNATIC, and EDward Gaming. A significant reason for this is the team’s past and present performances in previous international VALORANT tournaments. Fnatic is still the only team to win back-to-back international events (VCT LOCK//IN and VALORANT Masters Tokyo).

While EDward Gaming is the reigning champion of VALORANT Champions 2024, G2 Esports has been on a tear since they arrived in VCT Americas. This year, they have reached the grand finals of VALORANT Masters Bangkok and are the champions of VCT Americas Kickoff and Stage One 2025.

As the next international event to take place is VALORANT Masters Toronto, one could see a change in the form of any of these teams during the event.