The VCT China Stage One 2025 will happen from March 13 to May 4 as twelve teams battle for supremacy. This year, the tournament will be held at the VCT CN Arena in Shanghai, China. Here’s everything you need to know about it.
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Fans can watch all the action live on the official VALORANT Esports YouTube and Twitch. It must be noted that the live broadcast will only be available in Chinese. The game will also be available on various Chinese streaming platforms like Bili Bili, Douyu, Huya, and QQ.
If fans wish to watch the tournament in other languages, they will need to watch the watch party of the various VALORANT creators. There is no announcement that fans will receive Twitch drops during this event, but it won’t be wrong to speculate that near the grand finals week, fans could receive some exclusive VALORANT cosmetics.
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The VCT China Stage One 2025 will be the next major event after the VCT China Kickoff. The tournament will have two phases: the group stage and the playoffs.
The first phase of the tournament will be the group stage. This phase will take place from March 13 until April 13. Within this, the 12 teams will be split into two even groups. Each team within a group will play against each other in a single round-robin format.
Teams will receive one championship point for each win during the group stage. These points will be crucial for teams to qualify for the VALORANT Champions Paris 2025. All the matches within the group stage will be a best-of-3 series. From each group, the top 4 teams will qualify for the playoffs.
The playoffs will take place from April 17 until May 4 across a double elimination bracket. Each match in the upper bracket will be best-of-three. The grand and lower bracket finals, however, will consist of a best-of-five series.
The top 3 VCT China Stage One teams will qualify for VALORANT Masters Toronto. Below is the list of Championship points teams will receive based on the position they finish during Stage One:
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Below is the list of all 12 teams that will be taking part in VCT China Kickoff 2025 with the number of Championships they have secured before VCT China Stage One:
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JP 日本語