VCT 2023 EMEA League: Complete Details
VCT 2023 EMEA League: Teams, Results, Schedule, Format, Livestream, More
Here is everything about the top Valorant league of the EMEA region.
The premier Valorant regional league for the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region, the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) 2023 EMEA League, is currently taking place from 27th March to 28th May featuring a total prize pool of $250,000 USD (INR 2,06,62,125).
All the ten partner teams from the region will be competing in this event, fighting for a chance to qualify for VCT 2023: Masters Tokyo and Valorant Champions 2023.
This league will be comprised of weekly matches, starting with a super week during which daily matches will be played from Monday to Friday. Here are the complete details for the event like teams, results, schedule, format, where to watch, and more.
VCT 2023 EMEA League: Complete Details
Just two weeks after the conclusion of the VCT 2023: LOCK//IN São Paulo, partner teams from across the EMEA region have gathered once again in Berlin, Germany where the stakes are higher than ever before.
Partner Teams
Out of the 30 franchise teams, ten are from the EMEA region and all of them will be seen in action at the VCT 2023 EMEA League.
VCT 2023 EMEA League: Partner Teams
Results and Schedule
The regional league has been broadly divided into two stages, starting with the regular season which comprises the league stage, to then culminating with the playoffs through which the top three teams will be shortlisted.
League Stage: 27th March to 19th May
Playoffs: 23rd to 28th May
League Stage: Overall Results
| Position | Team | Matches | Win-Loss | Maps (W-L) | Rounds (W-L) | Round Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fnatic | 9 | 9-0 | 18-1 | 241-140 | 101 |
| 2 | Natus Vincere | 9 | 7-2 | 14-6 | 250-212 | 38 |
| 3 | Team Liquid | 9 | 6-3 | 13-10 | 262-228 | 34 |
| 4 | Giants | 9 | 5-4 | 12-9 | 251-224 | 27 |
| 5 | FUT Esports | 9 | 5-4 | 11-8 | 201-181 | 20 |
| 6 | Team Vitality | 9 | 4-5 | 9-11 | 210-223 | -13 |
| 7 | BBL Esports | 9 | 3-6 | 8-14 | 227-241 | -14 |
| 8 | Team Heretics | 9 | 2-7 | 7-14 | 199-247 | -48 |
| 9 | KOI | 9 | 2-7 | 7-15 | 210-262 | -52 |
| 10 | Karmine Corp | 9 | 2-7 | 4-15 | 150-243 | -93 |
League Stage: Weekly Matches
| Match | Date | Time (IST) | Map 1 | Map 2 | Map 3 | Winner | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOI vs NAVI | 27 Mar | 21:30 | Ascent | 13-7 | Lotus | 20-18 | Split | - | KOI | 2-0 | |||||||
| FNC vs GIA | 27 Mar | 0:00 | Icebox | 13-3 | Split | 13-11 | Ascent | - | FNC| 2-0 | |||||||
| TH vs FUT | 28 Mar | 21:30 | Pearl | 4-13 | Lotus | 9-13 | Ascent | - | FUT | 2-0 | |||||||
| TL vs VIT | 28 Mar | 0:00 | Haven | 6-13 | Fracture | 13-2 | Lotus | 10-13 | VIT | 2-1 | |||||||
| NAVI vs GIA | 29 Mar | 21:30 | Icebox | 15-17 | Split | 15-13 | Pearl | 13-7 | NAVI | 2-1 | |||||||
| KC vs BBL | 29 Mar | 0:00 | Icebox | 19-17 | Split | 13-11 | Lotus | - | KC | 2-0 | |||||||
| TL vs FUT | 30 Mar | 21:30 | Lotus | 10-13 | Split | 13-6 | Ascent | 13-6 | TL | 2-1 | |||||||
| KOI vs VIT | 30 Mar | 0:00 | Split | 9-13 | Fracture | 13-15 | Lotus | - | VIT | 2-0 | |||||||
| FNC vs BBL | 31 Mar | 21:30 | Ascent | 6-13 | Haven | 13-9 | Split | 13-11 | FNC | 2-1 | |||||||
| TH vs KC | 31 Mar | 0:00 | Icebox | 13-5 | Split | 13-2 | Lotus | - | TH | 2-0 | |||||||
| VIT vs FUT | 5 Apr | 0:00 | Lotus | 4-13 | Haven | 10-13 | Icebox | - | FUT | 2-0 | |||||||
| NAVI vs BBL | 6 Apr | 21:30 | Ascent | 13-10 | Fracture | 13-8 | Split | - | NAVI | 2-0 | |||||||
| FNC vs TH | 6 Apr | 0:00 | Icebox | 13-3 | Ascent | 13-6 | Fracture | - | FNC | 2-0 | |||||||
| TL vs KC | 7 Apr | 21:30 | Ascent | 13-5 | Split | 13-2 | Lotus | - | TL | 2-0 | |||||||
| KOI vs GIA | 7 Apr | 0:00 | Lotus | 1-13 | Ascent | 11-13 | Icebox | - | GIA | 2-0 | |||||||
| NAVI vs TH | 12 Apr | 0:00 | Pearl | 13-3 | Lotus | 9-13 | Ascent | 13-2 | NAVI | 2-1 | |||||||
| KOI vs FUT | 13 Apr | 21:30 | Icebox | 6-13 | Ascent | 9-13 | Haven | - | FUT | 2-0 | |||||||
| TL vs FNC | 13 Apr | 0:00 | Lotus | 6-13 | Haven | 6-13 | Fracture | - | FNC | 2-0 | |||||||
| GIA vs BBL | 14 Apr | 21:30 | Icebox | 13-10 | Split | 13-3 | Fracture | - | GIA | 2-0 | |||||||
| VIT vs KC | 14 Apr | 0:00 | Ascent | 13-2 | Split | 13-6 | Lotus | - | VIT | 2-0 | |||||||
| TH vs TL | 19 Apr | 0:00 | Split | 8-13 | Fracture | 15-17 | Icebox | - | TL | 2-0 | |||||||
| FUT vs GIA | 20 Apr | 21:30 | Icebox | 5-13 | Split | 11-13 | Ascent | - | GIA | 2-0 | - | ||||||
| KC vs NAVI | 21 Apr | 21:30 | Ascent | 11-13 | Lotus | 7-13 | Split | - | NAVI | 2-0 | |||||||
| BBL vs VIT | 21 Apr | 0:00 | Ascent | 13-8 | Haven | 13-9 | Lotus | - | BBL | 2-0 | |||||||
| GIA vs TL | 26 Apr | 0:00 | Ascent | 13-11 | Icebox | 11-13 | Lotus | 10-13 | TL | 2-1 | |||||||
| BBL vs TH | 27 Apr | 21:30 | Haven | 14-12 | Lotus | 10-13 | Icebox | 13-2 | BBL | 2-1 | |||||||
| KOI vs KC | 27 Apr | 0:00 | Lotus | 6-13 | Ascent | 13-8 | Haven | 11-13 | KC | 2-1 | |||||||
| FUT vs FNC | 28 Apr | 21:30 | Icebox | 5-13 | Lotus | 5-13 | Haven | - | FNC | 2-0 | |||||||
| VIT vs NAVI | 28 April | 0:00 | Split | 10-13 | Fracture | 10-13 | Ascent | - | NAVI | 2-0 | |||||||
| VIT vs FNC | 3 May | 0:00 | Haven | 12-14 | Bind | 8-13 | Lotus | - | FNC | 2-0 | |||||||
| FUT vs KC | 4 May | 21:30 | Haven | 13-8 | Ascent | 13-5 | Split | - | FUT | 2-0 | |||||||
| KOI vs BBL | 4 May | 0:00 | Pearl | 13-3 | Ascent | 4-13 | Bind | 5-13 | BBL | 2-1 | |||||||
| NAVI vs TL | 5 May | 21:30 | Fracture | 13-11 | Bind | 13-11 | Lotus | - | NAVI | 2-0 | |||||||
| GIA vs TH | 5 May | 0:00 | Pearl | 9-13 | Lotus | 14-16 | Bind | - | TH | 2-0 | |||||||
| KOI vs FNC | 10 May | 21:30 | Lotus | 4-13 | Ascent | 9-13 | Fracture | - | FNC | 2-0 | |||||||
| GIA vs VIT | 10 May | 0:00 | Lotus | 13-6 | Split | 10-13 | Ascent | 13-10 | GIA | 2-1 | |||||||
| FUT vs NAVI | 11 May | 21:30 | Lotus | 9-13 | Pearl | 11-13 | Split | - | NAVI | 2-0 | |||||||
| KC vs FNC | 11 May | 0:00 | Haven | 2-13 | Lotus | 10-13 | Fracture | - | FNC | 2-0 | |||||||
| BBL vs TL | 12 May | 21:30 | Split | 11-13 | Ascent | 13-7 | Bind | 7-13 | TL | 2-1 | |||||||
| KOI vs TH | 12 May | 0:00 | Fracture | 13-7 | Lotus | 9-13 | Ascent | 13-11 | KOI | 2-1 | |||||||
| FNC vs NAVI | 17 May | 0:00 | Lotus | 13-9 | Split | 13-8 | Fracture | - | FNC | 2-0 | |||||||
| TH vs VIT | 18 May | 21:30 | Haven | 10-13 | Lotus | 13-15 | Ascent | - | VIT | 2-0 | |||||||
| KC vs GIA | 18 May | 0:00 | Lotus | 14-16 | Ascent | 5-13 | Haven | - | GIA | 2-0 | |||||||
| KOI vs TL | 19 May | 21:30 | Fracture | 7-13 | Split | 13-11 | Lotus | 8-13 | TL | 2-1 | |||||||
| BBL vs FUT | 19 May | 0:00 | Pearl | 5-13 | Haven | 7-13 | Split | - | FUT | 2-0 |
Playoffs Results
| Match | Date | Time (IST) | Stage | Map 1 | Map 2 | Map 3 | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIA vs FUT | 23 May | 20:30 | UB QF | Haven | 5-13 | Ascent | 12-14 | Lotus | - | FUT | 2-0 |
| TL vs VIT | 23 May | 23:30 | UB QF | Lotus | 6-13 | Bind | 13-11 | Ascent | 13-11 | TL | 2-1 |
| FNC vs FUT | 24 May | 20:30 | UB SF | Bind | 9-13 | Split | 13-2 | Lotus | 13-1 | FNC | 2-1 |
| NAVI vs TL | 24 May | 23:30 | UB SF | Bind | 11-13 | Split | 10-13 | Fracture | - | TL | 2-0 |
| FUT vs VIT | 25 May | 20:30 | LB QF | Split | 13-9 | Haven | 9-13 | Lotus | 13-6 | FUT | 2-1 |
| NAVI vs GIA | 25 May | 23:30 | LB QF | Pearl | 13-9 | Ascent | 13-9 | Lotus | - | NAVI | 2-0 |
| FNC vs TL | 26 May | 23:30 | UB Final | Lotus | 14-12 | Bind | 13-6 | Ascent | - | FNC | 2-0 |
| FUT vs NAVI | 26 May | 20:30 | LB SF | Lotus | 13-8 | Fracture | 13-7 | Ascent | - | FUT | 2-0 |
| Match | Date | Time (IST) | Stage | Map 1 | Map 2 | Map 3 | Map 4 | Map 5 | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TL vs FUT | 27 May | 20:30 | LB Final | Ascent | 13-5 | Lotus | 17-15 | Split | 13-5 | Pearl | - | Bind | - | TL | 3-0 |
| FNC vs TL | 28 May | 20:30 | Grand Final | Lotus | 13-11 | Ascent | 12-14 | Haven | 6-13 | Fracture | 11-13 | Bind | - | TL | 3-1 |
Format
Regular Season
All the partnered teams will take on each other once following a simple round robin format.
Every match in the league stage will feature a best-of-three series.
The first week, 27th to 31st March, will play out as a super week where matches will be played from Monday to Friday
In the next seven weeks, 5th April to 19th May, the matches will take place on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
Based on the overall scoreboard, the top six teams will qualify for the next stage while the bottom four teams will be eliminated.
Playoffs
The six qualified teams will take on each other in a double elimination bracket from 23rd to 28th May.
All the matches will follow a best-of-three series except for the 'lower bracket final' and 'grand final' where best-of-five series will be played.
The top three teams will qualify for both VCT 2023: Masters Tokyo and Valorant Champions 2023.
VCT 2023 Structure
Prizepool
The total prizepool of $250,000 USD will be split between the top six teams, among those that manage to qualify for the playoffs through the regular season.
Addtionally, the top three teams will be qualifying for Masters Tokyo and VCT Champions, while the remaining seven teams will drop down to the VCT 2023: EMEA League Last Chance Qualifier.
| Position | Status | Prize Money (USD) | Team(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masters + Champions | $100,000 | Team Liquid |
| 2 | Masters + Champions | $65,000 | Fnatic |
| 3 | Masters + Champions | $40,000 | FUT Esports |
| 4 | Last Chance Qualifier | $25,000 | Natus Vincere |
| 5 | Last Chance Qualifier | $15,000 | Team Vitality |
| 6 | Last Chance Qualifier | $5,000 | Giants |
| 7 | Last Chance Qualifier | N/A | BBL Esports |
| 8 | Last Chance Qualifier | N/A | Team Heretics |
| 9 | Last Chance Qualifier | N/A | KOI |
| 10 | Last Chance Qualifier | N/A | Karmine Corp |
Livestream
The tournament will be broadcasted live across multiple streaming platforms like YouTube and Twitch in 12 different languages - English, Turkish, Finnish, Polish, French, Ukrainian, Italian, Spanish, Hungarian, Russian, German, and Czech.
The VCT 2023 EMEA League marks the congregation of the best talents, players, and teams that the EMEA region has to offer. It is going to deliver weeks of exhilarating performances and top-notch Valorant action from all the partner teams, competing to achieve one of the three high stake slots that are up for grabs!
