VCT EMEA Kickoff 2024: Bracket, schedule, scores

After Fnatic was established as one of many world’s finest groups and Workforce Liquid proved the significance of stepping up at simply the precise second, one extra crew is able to take part on the competitors in VCT EMEA, and all of it begins with the 2024 Kickoff match.

Every of the 4 VCT areas will start with their very own Kickoff tournaments to start out the 2024 VALORANT season, following a double-elimination bracket to resolve the 2 groups from every area that may play at Masters Madrid. Since there is no such thing as a rotational regional play this 12 months earlier than Masters, each match is vastly vital proper from the start, with every probably setting the tone for all the season to observe.

Picture by way of Riot Video games

The VCT’s new level system for 2024 offers the league a recent look, alongside the brand new Chinese language area and an extra partnered crew slot within the three areas from final 12 months. Since there may be an uneven variety of groups, the highest-placing crew from the 2023 season will get a bye within the first spherical of the Kickoff match.

Within the EMEA area, the crew with the perfect end final season was Fnatic as a consequence of their efficiency at Champions 2023, although Workforce Liquid gained the EMEA Championship.

VCT EMEA Kickoff bracket and format

The bracket for the 2024 VCT kickoff tournament in the EMEA region. — Eleven groups in three teams. Picture by way of Riot Video games.

The VCT EMEA Kickoff match will run from Feb. 20 to March 1 in Berlin. The match has three levels. First is teams, the place the 11 EMEA groups have been divided into three in a double-elimination bracket as follows:

Group A: FUT Esports, Workforce Heretics, GiantX, Karmine Corp Group B: NAVI, BBL Esports, Workforce Liquid, KOI Group C: Workforce Vitality, Mild Mates, Fnatic (bye)

After the group stage, the second-place crew from every group will transfer to the Play-ins. The ultimate stage is the Playoffs, which embrace the semifinals and the grand finals match. The highest two groups from the area will each characterize EMEA at Masters Madrid.