Valorant Champions 2025 Takes Off in Paris

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Key points
- Valorant Champions 2025 tournament opened on Sept. 12, 2025, at the Accor Arena in Paris, France.
- The event will feature a group stage (Sept 12 – 22, 2025) followed by playoffs (Sept 25th – Oct 5, 2025).
- A total prize pool of VCT Champions 2025 is $2,250,000.
Valorant Champions 2025 tournament opened on Sept. 12, 2025, at the Accor Arena in Paris, France.
Also referred to as VCT Champions 2025, the crowning event of the Valorant esports calendar will run on Oct. 5, 2025.
The event will feature a group stage (Sept 12 – 22, 2025) followed by playoffs (Sept 25th – Oct 5, 2025), with a total prize pool of $2,250,000.
All matches of VCT Champions 2025 tournament will be best of three, excluding the Lower Bracket Final and Grand Final, which will be best of five.
The 16 teams participating in Valorant Champions 2025 are G2 Esports, Sentinels, NRG, MIBR, Team Liquid, Fnatic, Team Heretics, GIANTX, Bilibili Gaming, Edward Gaming, XLG Esports, Dragon Ranger Gaming, Paper Rex, Rex Regum Qeon, T1, and DRX.
