The VCT Americas League 2023 has ended and LOUD is the first ever VCT Americas League Champion. Here's everything you need to know about the Americas leg of the Valorant Champions Tour 2023.
After the conclusion of VCT LOCK//IN Sao Paulo tournament, the 30 participants now focus their goals to the 3 major regional leagues. Each regional league consists of 10 teams that would compete for spots in VCT Masters Tokyo and Valorant Champions. There will be three spots waiting for the Americas League so every game will really count from this point onwards. Another slot is awarded for EMEA in the Masters leg as Fnatic won the Lock In tournament.
Teams and Players
Team | Players |
100 Thieves | Asuna, bang, stellar, Derrek, Cryocells |
Cloud9 | leaf, Xeppaa, Zellsis, jakee, runi, qpert |
Evil Geniuses | C0M, Boostio, jawgemo, BcJ, Ethan, Reformed, Apotheon |
FURIA | qck, mwzera mazin, dgzin, Khalil, kon4n |
KRÜ | NagZ, Daveeys, Melser, axeddy, Klaus, keznit |
Leviatán | kiNgg, Tacolilla, Shyy, Nozwerr, Mazino |
LOUD | aspas, Saadhak, Less, cauanzin, tuyz |
MIBR | jzz, frz, heat, Murizz, rglm, txozin |
NRG | s0m, FNS, crashies, victor, ardiis |
Sentinels | TenZ, zekken, Sacy, paNcada, dephh, Marved |
Format and Schedule
VCT Americas League will have 3 legs, namely Regular Season, Playoffs, and Last Chance Qualifier on their road to VCT Masters and Champions. The tournament will start on April 1 with the Regular Season having 10 teams battle in a single round-robin stage, with all matches having a best-of-three series. These will be played on Saturdays to Mondays, with the exception of the super week (Thursday through Tuesday) and the final week (Thursday through Saturday). Six of the 10 will only qualify for the double-elimination playoffs and the Top 3 will qualify for VCT Masters Tokyo and Valorant Champions 2023. Again, EMEA will have a 4th spot for Masters for winning the kick off tournament. There will also be a last-chance qualifier in July to secure a spot at the Valorant Champions.
Below is the entire schedule for each stage:
- Regular Season: April 1-May 20
- Playoffs: May 23 – May 28
- Last Chance Qualifier: July 15 – July 23
Grand Finals MVP
VCT Americas only had one MVP trophy, unlike VCT Pacific League having a regular season MVP. Matias “Saadhak” Delipetro recieved the Grand Finals MVP for his high skill performance for the match as well as his shot-calling abilities. Saadhak is the only IGL in VCT history to win an MVP award.
AWARD | PLAYER |
---|---|
Grand Finals MVP | Saadhak |
Regular season (April 1 — May 20)
Week 1 Schedule (April 1 — April 3)
Day | Match | PT | ET | GMT |
April 1 | Sentinels 2-1 100 Thieves | 12 PM | 3 PM | 8 PM |
KRÜ 0-2 FURIA | 3 PM | 6 PM | 11 PM | |
April 2 | LOUD 2-1 MIBR | 12 PM | 3 PM | 8 PM |
EG 0-2 Cloud9 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 11 PM | |
April 3 | Leviatán 2-0 NRG | 12 PM | 3 PM | 8 PM |
Week 2 Schedule (April 8 — 10)
Day | Match | PT | ET | GMT |
April 8 | Cloud9 1-2 LOUD | 12 PM | 3 PM | 8 PM |
Leviatán 1-2 FURIA | 3 PM | 6 PM | 11 PM | |
April 9 | NRG 2-0 Sentinels | 12 PM | 3 PM | 8 PM |
MIBR 2-1 KRÜ | 3 PM | 6 PM | 11 PM | |
April 10 | EG 0-2 100 Thieves | 12 PM | 3 PM | 8 PM |
Week 3 Schedule (April 15 — 17)
Day | Match | PT | ET | GMT |
April 15 | Cloud9 2-0 100 Thieves | 12 PM | 3 PM | 8 PM |
NRG 1-2 MIBR | 3 PM | 6 PM | 11 PM | |
April 16 | Leviatán 2-1 Sentinels | 12 PM | 3 PM | 8 PM |
EG 2-1 KRÜ | 3 PM | 6 PM | 11 PM | |
April 17 | LOUD 2-0 FURIA | 12 PM | 3 PM | 8 PM |
Super Week Schedule (April 22 — 25)
Day | Match | PT | ET | GMT |
April 21 | LOUD 2-1 Sentinels | 12 PM | 3 PM | 8 PM |
Leviatán 2-0 MIBR | 3 PM | 6 PM | 11 PM | |
April 22 | KRÜ 1-2 100 Thieves | 12 PM | 3 PM | 8 PM |
EG 1-2 FURIA | 3 PM | 6 PM | 11 PM | |
April 23 | NRG 1-2 Cloud9 | 12 PM | 3 PM | 8 PM |
MIBR 0-2 Sentinels | 3 PM | 6 PM | 11 PM | |
April 24 | Leviatán 1-2 100 Thieves | 12 PM | 3 PM | 8 PM |
EG 1-2 LOUD | 3 PM | 6 PM | 11 PM | |
April 25 | Cloud9 2-0 FURIA | 12 PM | 3 PM | 8 PM |
NRG 2-0 KRÜ | 3 PM | 6 PM | 11 PM |
Week 5 Schedule (April 29 — May 1)
Day | Match | PT | ET | GMT |
April 29 | NRG 2-0 100 Thieves | 12 PM | 3 PM | 8 PM |
MIBR 0-2 FURIA | 3 PM | 6 PM | 11 PM | |
April 30 | Cloud9 2-0 Sentinels | 12 PM | 3 PM | 8 PM |
Leviatán 1-2 EG | 3 PM | 6 PM | 11 PM | |
May 1 | LOUD 2-1 KRÜ | 12 PM | 3 PM | 8 PM |
Week 6 Schedule (May 6 — 8)
Day | Match | PT | ET | GMT |
May 6 | EG 2-0 Sentinels | 12 PM | 3 PM | 8 PM |
Cloud9 2-0 MIBR | 3 PM | 6 PM | 11 PM | |
May 7 | LOUD 2-0 100 Thieves | 12 PM | 3 PM | 8 PM |
Leviatán 2-0 KRÜ | 3 PM | 6 PM | 11 PM | |
May 8 | NRG 2-1 FURIA | 12 PM | 3 PM | 8 PM |
Week 7 Schedule (May 13 — 15)
Day | Match | PT | ET | GMT |
May 13 | FURIA 1-2 100 Thieves | 12 PM | 3 PM | 8 PM |
EG 2-0 MIBR | 3 PM | 6 PM | 11 PM | |
May 14 | KRÜ 0-2 Sentinels | 12 PM | 3 PM | 8 PM |
NRG 2-0 LOUD | 3 PM | 6 PM | 11 PM | |
May 15 | Leviatán 0-2 Cloud9 | 12 PM | 3 PM | 8 PM |
Week 8 Schedule (May 18 — 20)
Day | Match | PT | ET | GMT |
May 18 | Sentinels 2-1 FURIA | 12 PM | 3 PM | 8 PM |
NRG 2-0 EG | 3 PM | 6 PM | 11 PM | |
May 19 | Cloud9 2-1 KRÜ | 12 PM | 3 PM | 8 PM |
Leviatán 0-2 LOUD | 3 PM | 6 PM | 11 PM | |
May 20 | MIBR 2-1 100 Thieves | 12 PM | 3 PM | 8 PM |
Playoffs (May 23 — May 28)
Day 1: May 23
Stage | Match | PT | ET | GMT |
Upper Round 1 | Leviatán 1-2 FURIA | 1 PM | 4 PM | 9 PM |
Upper Round 1 | NRG 1-2 EG | 5 PM | 8 PM | 1 AM |
Day 2: May 24
Stage | Match | PT | ET | GMT |
Upper Round 2 | LOUD 2-0 FURIA | 1 PM | 4 PM | 9 PM |
Upper Round 2 | EG 2-0 Cloud9 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 1 AM |
Day 3: May 25
Stage | Match | PT | ET | GMT |
Lower Round 1 | Leviatán 1-2 Cloud9 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 9 PM |
Lower Round 1 | FURIA 0-2 NRG | 5 PM | 8 PM | 1 AM |
Day 4: May 26
Stage | Match | PT | ET | GMT |
Upper Round 2 | LOUD 2-1 EG | 1 PM | 4 PM | 9 PM |
Lower Round 2 | Cloud9 1-2 NRG | 5 PM | 8 PM | 1 AM |
Day 5: May 27
Stage | Match | PT | ET | GMT |
Lower Final | EG 1-3 NRG | 1 PM | 4 PM | 9 PM |
Day 6: May 28
Stage | Match | PT | ET | GMT |
Grand Final | LOUD 3-0 NRG | 1 PM | 4 PM | 9 PM |
We will be updating this page for the Last Chance Qualifier teams and information on who will go to Tokyo Masters.
Standings
Placement | Team | Record |
1 | LOUD | 8-1 |
2 | Cloud9 | 8-1 |
3 | NRG | 6-3 |
4 | FURIA | 4-5 |
5 | Leviatán | 4-5 |
6 | Evil Geniuses | 4-5 |
7 | 100 Thieves | 4-5 |
8 | Sentinels | 4-5 |
9 | MIBR | 3-6 |
10 | KRÜ Esports | 0-9 |
Streams
There are a lot of platforms for covering the entire tournament for fans around to world to support. Here is a list of all the Valorant Americas League channels:
English:
Portuguese:
Spanish:
Of course there will be content creators that will be invited to also cover the tournament for fans to enjoy the league with their favorite streamer.
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