
VALORANT Masters Shanghai 2024: Teams, Format, Stream, and More
The VALORANT Masters Shanghai 2024 is set to happen from May 23 to June 9. The event will be played at the VCT China Arena and the Mercedes Benz Arena in Shanghai with the world’s top 12 teams competing for the title. Here is everything you need to know about the VCT Masters Shanghai 2024.

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Where to watch the VALORANT Masters Shanghai 2024?
VALORANT Esports fans worldwide can watch the upcoming tournament on YouTube and Twitch. The matches will be available for everyone on the official YouTube and Twitch channels. Similar to the VCT Masters Madrid, fans can also watch the event from upcoming VCT offline watch parties worldwide. There will also be various official streams from VALORANT, where fans can watch matches in various regional languages such as French, Turkish, as well as Hindi.
What is the VALORANT Masters 2024 Shanghai format?
VCT Masters Shanghai is slated to take place in two unique tournament phases. The first phase is the Swiss Stage where eight teams will participate. To qualify for the playoffs phase, teams will be required to win two matches before losing two matches. Below is a list of the eight teams that will be taking part in the Swiss Stage:
- Gen G
- T1
- G2 Esports
- Leviatan
- Team Heretics
- FUT Esports
- FunPlus Phoenix
- Dragon Ranger Gaming
Each team will play a minimum of two matches. At the end of the Swiss Stage, the teams that have won two matches in total will qualify for the playoff phase of the tournament.

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The playoff stage of the tournament will consist of a total of 8 teams. This will be taking place in a double-bracket format, providing more matches. This will be the first international VALORANT event double-bracket structure with 8 teams this year in VALORANT Esports. The 8 teams will consist of the 4 teams that qualified through the Swiss phase and each of the 4 teams that finished first in their respective leagues.
The exciting part is that teams can select their opponents of choice to face off against. Each of the teams that finished 1st in their respective VCT League Stage 1 will be able to select their first opponent in the playoffs stage. To select which team will have the first pick, there will be a randomized draw. This draw, as well as team selection, will be done immediately after the final game of VCT Masters Shanghai Swiss Stage.

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The last phase of the playoffs stage of VCT Masters Shanghai will be played at the Mercedes Benz Arena in Shanghai. Both the Lower Bracket Finals and Grand Finals will be played in a B05 series.
VALORANT Masters Shanghai 2024 Teams
Currently, there are 4 leagues in VALORANT Esports, namely, the Pacific, EMEA, Americas, and China. From each of the leagues, the top 3 teams from Stage 1 have qualified for the VALORANT Masters Shanghai. Below is a list of all the teams that will be taking part in the event:
- Paper Rex
- Gen G
- T1
- 100 Thieves
- G2 Esports
- Leviatan
- Team Heretics
- Fnatic
- FUT Esports
- FunPlus Phoenix
- Edward Gaming
- Dragon Ranger Gaming
The winning team from Masters Shanghai 2024 will be winning 3 VCT points.
VALORANT Masters Shanghai 2024 Schedule
The complete schedule is as follows:
- Swiss Stage: May 23 to 27
- Playoffs Stage: May 30 to June 9

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History Of The VALORANT Masters
Until now, there have been 6 iterations of the VCT Masters. Sentinels is the only team to win 2 VCT Masters events since the launch of VALORANT Esports. Below is a list of all winners for their respective VCT Masters tournaments:
2021 VCT Masters Reykjavík: Sentinels
2021 VCT Masters Berlin: Gambit Esports
2022 VCT Masters Reykjavík: OpTic Gaming
2022 VCT Masters Copenhagen: FunPlus Phoenix
2023 VCT Masters Tokyo: Fnatic
2024 VCT Masters Madrid: Sentinels
After 2 weeks of incredible gameplay, the VALORANT Kickoff tournaments from the 4 regions are finally complete. There were multiple upsets that fans got to see during the various tournaments. VALORANT Kickoff was the start of the new season of competitive VALORANT worldwide. VALORANT Masters Madrid is going to be the first international event of 2024 in the new year of VALORANT Esports.

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Where to watch the VALORANT Masters Madrid 2024 live?
Fans of VALORANT Esports can watch the upcoming VALORANT Masters Madrid on both YouTube as well as Twitch. The games will be available on all official VALORANT YouTube and Twitch accounts. Similar to previous tournaments, fans can go for offline watch parties that are hosted by teams. In previous events, we have also seen broadcasting by organizations in regional languages around the world and we expect the same this year.
What is the VALORANT Masters 2024 Madrid format?
There are currently 44 teams in total from all the VALORANT Leagues around the world. Despite there being so many teams present in the various leagues, the VALORANT Masters Madrid is going to have the least amount of teams in any international VALORANT event. Within this tournament, there will be a total of eight teams that will be taking part.
Group Stage: March 14 to 20

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VALORANT Masters Madrid will be taking part in two phases. The first is the Swiss stage and the second is the playoff bracket. The Swiss stage will be taking place from March 14 to 20. To advance into the playoffs stage from the Swiss stage, teams will need to win 2 matches before they lose 2 matches. Each of the games will be a B03 series between the two teams.
Before the tournament, teams will be drawn into 4 games. In each of these matches, we will see matches between teams who finished first in their respective VALORANT Kickoff tournaments vs teams who finished second at the events. Teams who win will go to the upper bracket and the teams who lose will go into eliminator matches. Each round will have a random draw to decide which team will face the other team. Following the first phase, teams from the same region can face each other.
Playoffs Stage: March 21 to 24

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After the completion of the third Swiss round, there will be 4 teams left who will qualify for the playoff stage of the tournament. There will be a random draw between the 4 teams to pair the competitors against one another. The playoff stage will be in the form of a double-elimination bracket. Both the Lower Finals and Grand Finals will be played in a B05 series.
It must be stated that on the 24th of March, players will get to see a preview of the new agent in VALORANT in a showcase match during VALORANT Masters Madrid.
VALORANT Masters Madrid 2024 Teams
Currently, there are 4 leagues in VALORANT Esports namely, the Pacific, EMEA, Americas, and China, respectively. Each of these regions recently had its respective kickoff tournaments. The teams who finished in the top 2 positions in each regional kickoff event have qualified for the VALORANT Masters Madrid 2024. Below is a list of all the teams that will be taking part in the event:
- Sentinels (VCT Americas)
- LOUD (VCT Americas)
- EDward Gaming (VCT China)
- FunPlus Phoenix (VCT China)
- Karmine Corp (VCT EMEA)
- Team Heretics (VCT EMEA)
- Gen.G Esports (VCT Pacific)
- Paper Rex (VCT Pacific)
The winning team from Masters Madrid 2024 will be winning 3 VCT points.
VALORANT Masters Madrid 2024 Schedule
The complete schedule can be seen below.

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The first Valorant Masters of 2022 will take place once again in Reykjavik. The event will attract teams from all around the world, with participants placing amongst the top in their respective VCT Challenger events. Masters in Reykjavik is highly significant given it will be the first time the top teams from each respective region will get the chance to prove themselves on the global stage.

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Format
The format for the VCT 2022 Masters 1 Reykjavik will be different compared to previous events, as for the first time, it will be hosting 12 teams.
Format 1
The 12 teams will be split into two groups of 6. After a best of 1 round robin, the top 4 teams of each group will advance to the playoffs while the bottom two teams of each group would be eliminated.
Format 2
Double elimination bracket. Based on seeding, the top teams in EMEA, NA, APAC & Brazil/LATAM will enter into the upper bracket of the quarterfinals. The other eight teams will battle it out, with the top 4 teams advancing into the upper bracket of the quarterfinals, while the bottom 4 four drop to the losers bracket.
Participating regions
Teams across all VCT regions will have representation at the 2022 Valorant Masters Reykjavik. However, the top performing regions in 2021 have additional representation in Masters 1.
- EMEA – 3 teams : With Acend winning the 2021 Valorant Champions, and three of the top four teams being from EMEA, it is no surprise the region will send its top 3 teams from the EMEA VCT to Masters.
- NA – 2 teams : North America teams were EMEAs largest competition. Sentinels had completely dominated the second 2021 Masters event, with NA also being the dominant region in Valorant’s early days.
- APAC – 2 teams : While APAC had started off slowly, being such a big region, it was only time until a team from APAC had been able to prove themselves on the global stage. The region had two teams advance into the quarterfinals of the 2021 Valorant Champions, earning the region two slots in Masters Reykjavik.
- Korea – 1 team
- Brazil – 1 team
- LATAM – 1 team
- Japan – 1 team
- LATAM vs. Brazil playoffs – 1 team : LATAM and Brazil while as a whole region are still developing, Gambit Esports and KRU Esports had been so dominant Riot could not overlook the potential coming from either region. As a result, the second team from the LATAM and Brazil VCT 1 will face off against each other, with the victor advancing to Masters Reykjavik.

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When does Valorant Masters start?
Masters Reyjavik will begin on the 10th of April. The event will last two weeks until the 24th of April.
Where to watch Valorant Masters
The 2022 Valorant Masters in Reykjavik will be streamed live on the official YouTube and Twitch channel.
Who won previous the Valorant Masters events
2021 VCT Masters 1
The first Valorant Masters in 2021 was a regional event. This could be compared to being more like a 2022 VCT Challengers event in the playoffs stage.
- North America: Sentinels
- Europe: Acend
- CIS: Gambit Esports
- Turkey: Futbolist
- Korea: Vision Strikers
- Japan: Crazy Racoon
- SEA: X10 Esports
- Brazil: Team Vikings
- LATAM North: LDM Esports
- LATAM South: Australs

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2021 VCT Masters 2
Very similar to this year, the 2021 VCT Masters 2 was the first global Valorant competition of the year. Additionally, Masters 2 in 2021 had also been hosted in Reykjavik. The location had been chosen due to its accessibility for Valorant players, read more about why Reykjavik may be the Valorant capital of the world.
Sentinels were the undisputed champions of the 2021 VCT Masters 2. Sentinels showed great promise even before star player Tenz joined the lineup. However, nobody expected the sheer domination Sentinels would achieve, going undefeated in the event.
Unfortunately, the Sentinels of 2022 have been disappointing. The team had fell to The Guard in the quarterfinals 0-2, before being kicked out by Version 1 right after in the lower bracket.
2021 VCT Masters 3
The final Masters of 2021 demonstrated that with the Valorant esports scene still developing, hidden talent remains everywhere. A perfect example was Gambit Esports, a team that had not competed in Masters 2, but had dominated their region throughout the year. The team were able to carry their strong domestic performance through, and did what many thought impossible, taking down G2 Esports 13-0. The team eventually went undefeated in both the semifinals and grand finals of the 2021 VCT Masters 3 in Berlin.