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The World Championship of Valorant esports – Valorant Champions 2023 – will see the participation of the 16 best teams from around the world. Teams from the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) League, the Americas League, the Pacific League, and China will be participating in this international LAN that will conclude the 2023 competitive season of Valorant. The entire tournament will be played in front of a live audience across two venues in Los Angeles, USA.
Notably, more than half the teams have already cemented a spot for themselves in the biggest tournament of the 2023 competitive circuit.
Here’s a list of all the teams that have already made it to Valorant Champions 2023.
Valorant Champions 2023: All Participants
Valorant Champions 2023 is the third iteration of Valorant’s world championship and this time around the tournament is taking place in Los Angeles, California. Additionally, this is the first year of Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) franchising and partnership which saw the birth of the EMEA, Americas, and Pacific Leagues. Valorant Champions 2023 will be the last major competitive tournament of this season and the winner will take home the lion’s share of the prize pool that is yet to be announced along with bragging rights.
A total of three teams each from EMEA, Americas League, and Pacific League have already made it to the tournament. Additionally, the three leagues will field one extra team from their respective regional Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ). Notably, the EMEA League alone will field two teams from the EMEA LCQ since it won the VCT 2023 Masters Tokyo event. On top of the teams from the major regions, three teams from China will also be joining in to make up the 16 teams.
The following are the open slots for Valorant Champions 2023 that are yet to be decided:
Three teams from the China Qualifier
Two teams from the EMEA LCQ (One more extra team because Fnatic lifted the VCT 2023 Masters Tokyo trophy)
One team from the Americas LCQ
One team from the Pacific LCQ
Here’s a list of teams who have already locked in their slots for Valorant Champions 202
EMEA League
Team Liquid
Fnatic
FUT Esports
TBD (LCQ)
TBD (LCQ)
Americas League
LOUD
Evil Geniuses
NRG
TBD (LCQ)
Pacific League
DRX
Paper Rex
T1
TBD (LCQ)
China
TBD
TBD
TBD
Regional LCQs: Dates, Participating Teams & More
The Last Chance Qualifier for the three major leagues will be kicking off very soon from mid-July. Riot Games announced that new agent Deadlock will not be available for this event.
The Americas LCQ, which is scheduled between 15th and 23rd July, will see the participation of the following teams:
Cloud9
Leviatan
FURIA Esports
Sentinels
100 Thieves
MIBR
KRU Esports
Meanwhile, the EMEA LCQ will start on 19th July and end on 23rd July. The following teams are participating in this event to clinch one of two seats available for Valorant Champions 2023:
Natus Vincere
Giants
BBL Esports
Team Heretics
KOI
Karmine Corp
In the Pacific League, the seven teams will be fighting for one last spot in the LCQ which is starting on 18th July:
GEN.G
Team Secret
Global Esports
ZETA Division
Rex Regum Qeon
Talon Esports
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Notably, the China Qualifiers have already started and we will know the three participants for Valorant Champions 2023 as early as July 15th.
The article will be updated with the winners of the respective LCQs and the China Qualifiers once those events conclude.
