Riot Games Reveals Updated Schedule for Valorant Champions Tour: NA LCQ

With Valorant Masters Berlin coming to a close, there is just one final event for North American teams that will lock in the final spot for Valorant Champions. The Valorant Champions Tour: North America (NA) Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) is set to kick off next month from 12th October and eight teams will be competing in the upcoming event.

Two teams from Oceania were originally scheduled to join the upcoming event but travel restrictions and COVID guidelines have prevented them from competing in the upcoming event. Riot Games has updated its original schedule and brackets for the upcoming event to account for the recent change. Even though the upcoming event will be played on patch 3.07, it will not have the Fracture map enabled.

Valorant Champions Tour NA Last Chance Qualifier Format and Schedule

After the original format was heavily criticized, Riot Games has tweaked the upcoming event to feature a double elimination bracket instead, which will lead up to a best-of-five series for the grand finals on 17th October.

The teams participating in the upcoming event include:

• 100 Thieves

• Version1

• FaZe Clan

• XSET

• Luminosity Gaming

• Rise

• Cloud9 Blue

• Gen.G Esports

Match Schedule

NA LCQ - Day 1: Tuesday, October 12

Round 1

• [12:00 PM PT] Match 1: 100 Thieves (#1 seed) vs. Gen.G Esports (#8 seed)

• [3:00 PM PT] Match 2: XSET (#4 seed) vs. Luminosity Gaming (#5 seed)

Round 2

• [6:00 PM PT] Match 3: Match 1 Winner vs Match 2 Winner

NA LCQ - Day 2: Wednesday, October 13

Round 1

• [12:00 PM PT] Match 4: FaZe Clan (#3 seed) vs. Rise (#6 seed)

• [3:00 PM PT] Match 5: Version1 (#2 seed) vs. Cloud9 Blue (#7 seed)

Round 2

• [6:00 PM PT] Match 6: Match 4 winner vs. Match 5 winner

NA - Day 3: Thursday, October 14

Round 2

• [12:00 PM PT] Match 7: Match 1 Loser vs. Match 2 Loser

• [3:00 PM PT] Match 8: Match 4 Loser vs. Match 5 Loser

NA LCQ - Day 4: Friday, October 15

Round 3

• [12:00 PM PT] Match 9: Match 6 Loser vs. Match 7 Winner

• [3:00 PM PT] Match 10: Match 3 Loser vs. Match 8 Winner

Upper Bracket Finals

• [6:00 PM PT] Match 11: Match 3 Winner vs. Match 6 Winner

NA LCQ - Day 5: Saturday, October 16

Lower Bracket Semi-finals

• [12:00 PM PT] Match 12: Match 9 Winner vs Match 10 Winner

Lower Bracket Finals

• [3:00 PM PT] Match 13: Match 12 Winner vs Match 11 Loser

NA LCQ - Day 6: Sunday, October 17

Grand Final - Best-of-5

• [12:00 PM PT] Match 14: Match 11 Winner vs. Match 13 Winner

Valorant Champions Tour NA Last Chance Qualifier: Where to watch

All matches of the upcoming event will be livestreamed on the official Valorant YouTube and Twitch channels.

In a special partnership with Iconic Events, the NA/OCE LCQ Grand Final will be broadcasted live in select theaters across the United States on October 17. Fans can book tickets at: www.valorantliveintheaters.com

The event will also be streamed by content creators in official watch parties. The list of participating streamers is yet to be finalized.