VCT 2023 Ascension Americas: Teams, Schedule, Results, Format, Livestream, More

The highly competitive tier-two regional Valorant tournament, VCT 2023 Ascension Americas, is about to start next week onwards. It is scheduled to take place from 30^th June to 9^th July with some of the best teams from the region clashing on LAN in São Paulo, Brazil.

After fierce competition across two splits, the top two teams from the three different regions - North America, Latin America, and Brazil, have qualified for the regional finals. The winner of this tournament will secure a direct slot across both, VCT 2024 Americas League and VCT 2025 Americas League.

Here is everything you need to know about the VCT 2023 Ascension Americas including competing teams, their lineups, overall schedule, event format, updated results, and livestream details.

VCT 2023 Ascension Americas: Complete Details

Taking place on LAN in São Paulo, Brazil, the entire tournament has been split between two venues, Riot Games Brazil Studio and Pavilhão Pacaembu, which is also known as the 'Pavilion of Pacaembu' and is a temporary space for events with a capacity of up to 9000 spectators.

The former will be hosting most of the competition, while the latter will showcase the lower bracket final and grand final.

VCT 2023 Ascension Americas: Teams

A total of six teams will be competing in this tournament, the top two Valorant teams from each of the three regions, North America, Latin America, and Brazil.

VCT 2023 Ascension Americas: Schedule and Results

The entire tournament has been split into two stages, Group Stage and Playoffs.

• Group Stage: 30^th June to 2^nd July

• Playoffs: 3^rd to 9^th July

Group A - Overall Results

Group B - Overall Results

Group Stage - All Matches

Playoffs | 3^rd to 8^th July

Grand Final - 9^th July

VCT 2023 Ascension Americas: Format

Group Stage

• The six qualified teams will be divided into two groups of three teams each.

• Both groups will follow a single round-robin format.

• All matches played will be a best-of-three series.

• No teams will be eliminated and the final placement will only be counted for the purpose of seeding.

• The winners will directly advance to the upper bracket semifinals while the second and third-placed teams will go on to compete in the upper bracket quarterfinals.

Playoffs

• This stage will follow a double elimination bracket.

• All matches played will be a best-of-three series except for the grand final which will be a best-of-five series.

• The winner will be crowned as the champion of VCT 2023 Ascension Americas and cement its spot in the VCT 2024 and VCT 2025 Americas League.

VCT 2023 Ascension Americas: Where To Watch

The tournament will be broadcasted live across Twitch, YouTube, and Trovo in three languages English, Portuguese, and Spanish.

• YouTube: English | Portuguese | Spanish

• Twitch: English | Portuguese | Spanish

• Trovo: Spanish

Apart from the official streaming channels, there will be multiple other co-streams being run in many other languages by various, players, streamers, creators, and personalities.

This tier-two regional tournament is going to be intense with all participants stepping up and delivering their absolute best across ten days of high-octane action.

It will be interesting to see which team from the region guarantees a slot for itself in the international Valorant circuit for the next two years, 2024 and 2025, by becoming a part of the VCT Americas League.