The VCT Americas Kickoff 2025 will start on January 17 (as per IST) in Los Angeles, California.
Organised by Riot Games, the VCT Americas Kickoff 2025 will mark the beginning of the 2025 season of the Valorant Champions Tour.
The VCT Americas Kickoff 2025 will see as many as 12 teams compete in the LAN event to be held at the Riot Games Arena in Los Angeles, California.
The top two teams from the VCT Americas Kickoff 2025 will represent the region at Masters Bangkok.
VCT Americas Kickoff 2025 teams
Here are the teams that will compete in VCT Americas Kickoff 2025.
- 100 Thieves (Partner Team)
- Cloud9 (Partner Team)
- Evil Geniuses (Partner Team)
- FURIA Esports (Partner Team)
- KRU Esports (Partner Team)
- Leviatan (Partner Team)
- LOUD (Partner Team)
- MIBR (Partner Team)
- NRG Esports (Partner Team)
- Sentinels (Partner Team)
- G2 Esports (Ascension 2023)
- 2GAME Esports (Ascension 2024)
VCT Americas Kickoff 2025 schedule and format
The VCT Americas Kickoff 2025 will be staged in a double elimination bracket from January 17 till February 9 (as per IST).
Sentinels, Leviatan, G2 Esports and KRU Esports will directly feature in the upper bracket round 2 after making it to Valorant Champions 2024.
All matches except the Lower Bracket Final and Grand Final will be in a best-of-three series. Lower Bracket Final and Grand Final will be held in a best-of-five series.
VCT Americas Kickoff 2025 schedule and live match start times
All times in India Standard Time (IST)
|
Day and Date |
Round |
Match |
Time (IST) |
|
Friday, January 17 |
Upper Bracket Round 1 |
Evil Geniuses vs LOUD |
3:30 AM |
|
Friday, January 17 |
Upper Bracket Round 1 |
MIBR vs 100 Thieves |
6:30 AM |
|
Saturday, January 18 |
Upper Bracket Round 1 |
2Game Esports vs FURIA |
3:30 AM |
|
Saturday, January 18 |
Upper Bracket Round 1 |
NRG Esports vs Cloud9 |
6:30 AM |
|
Sunday, January 19 |
Upper Bracket QF |
KRÜ Esports vs TBD |
3:30 AM |
|
Sunday, January 19 |
Upper Bracket QF |
Sentinels vs TBD |
6:30 AM |
|
Monday, January 20 |
Upper Bracket QF |
Leviatán vs TBD |
3:30 AM |
|
Monday, January 20 |
Upper Bracket QF |
G2 Esports vs TBD |
6:30 AM |
|
Friday, January 24 |
Lower Bracket Round 1 |
TBD |
3:30 AM |
|
Friday, January 24 |
Lower Bracket Round 1 |
TBD |
6:30 AM |
|
Saturday, January 25 |
Lower Bracket Round 1 |
TBD |
3:30 AM |
|
Saturday, January 25 |
Lower Bracket Round 1 |
TBD |
6:30 AM |
|
Saturday, February 1 |
Upper Bracket SF |
TBD |
3:30 AM |
|
Saturday, February 1 |
Upper Bracket SF |
TBD |
6:30 AM |
|
Sunday, February 2 |
Lower Bracket Round 2 |
TBD |
3:30 AM |
|
Sunday, February 2 |
Lower Bracket Round 2 |
TBD |
6:30 AM |
|
Monday, February 3 |
Lower Bracket QF |
TBD |
3:30 AM |
|
Monday, February 3 |
Lower Bracket QF |
TBD |
6:30 AM |
|
Friday, February 7 |
Lower Bracket SF |
TBD |
6:30 AM |
|
Saturday, February 8 |
Lower Bracket final |
TBD |
3:30 AM |
|
Sunday, February 9 |
VCT Americas Kickoff 2025 Grand Final |
TBD |
3:30 AM |
Where to watch VCT Americas Kickoff 2025 live
Live streaming of the VCT Americas Kickoff 2025 will be available on the Valorant Champions Tour Americas’ YouTube and Twitch channels.
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