VCT EMEA 2024 Stage 1 and Stage 2: Teams, Groups, Dates, Format, More

The VCT EMEA (Europe, Middle-East & Aftica) 2024 Regular Season comprises two regional Valorant tournaments, VCT EMEA 2024 Stage 1 and VCT EMEA 2024 Stage 2, scheduled to start right after VCT Masters Madrid 2024.

Karmine Corp and Team Heretics are the two representatives from EMEA that will compete in this tournament following their surprise run in VCT EMEA Kickoff 2024.

If one of them wins, that team will be crowned as the first international Valorant champion of 2024, bag three valuable VCT Points, and walk away with the lion's share of the total prize pool.

VCT EMEA 2024 Stage 1 and Stage 2: Complete Details

VCT EMEA 2024 Stage 1 will be the second time all partnered teams from EMEA will take on each other with the top three qualifying for VCT Masters Shanghai 2024.

This will be followed by VCT EMEA 2024 Stage 2 where regional teams will clash again to grab one of the three slots available for Valorant Champions 2024.

Here is everything you need to know about VCT EMEA 2024 Regular Season.

VCT EMEA 2024 Stage 1

VCT EMEA 2024 Stage 1: Teams and Groups

A total of 11 partnered Valorant teams from EMEA will be competing in this regional tournament, doubling up as the qualifier for VCT Masters Shanghai 2024.

These teams have been divided into two groups Alpha and Omega, the former containing five while the latter contains six.

Alpha Group

1. Karmine Corp

2. Fnatic

3. Team Vitality

4. Team Liquid

5. BBL Esports

Omega Group

1. Team Heretics

2. Natus Vincere

3. Movistar KOI

4. FUT Esports

5. Gentle Mates

6. GIANTX

VCT EMEA 2024 Stage 1: Dates and Schedule

The tournament will run offline in a studio environment from 3^rd April 2024, Wednesday to 12^th May 2024, Sunday at Riot Games Arena in Berlin, Germany.

It will take place in two parts, Group Stage and Playoffs, where the journey starts with 11 teams but only six make it to the next stage and only the top three manage to qualify.

Group Stage: 3^rd Apr, Wed to 5^th May, Sun

• The two groups will follow a single round-robin format.

• The twist is that cross-group matches will be played.

• Every match will be a best-of-three series.

• The winners of both groups will directly qualify for the Upper Bracket Semifinals.

• The remaining two teams from both groups will qualify for the Upper Bracket Semifinals.

Playoffs: 8^th May, Wed to 12^th May, Sun

• The six qualified teams will follow a double-elimination bracket with opening matches being an exception.

• All matches will be best-of-three series except for the Lower bracket Final and Grand Final which will be best-of-five series.

• The top three teams will qualify for VCT Masters Shanghai 2024.

VCT EMEA 2024 Stage 2

VCT EMEA 2024 Stage 2: Teams and Groups

A total of 11 partnered Valorant teams from EMEA will be competing in this regional tournament, doubling up as the qualifier for Valorant Champions 2024.

These teams will also be divided into two groups Alpha and Omega, the former containing five while the latter contains six, similar to how they were distributed last time.

VCT EMEA 2024 Stage 2: Dates and Schedule

The tournament will run offline in a studio environment from 18^th June 2024, Tuesday to 19^th July 2024, Friday at Riot Games Arena in Berlin, Germany.

It will take place in two parts, Group Stage and Playoffs, where the journey starts with 11 teams but only six make it to the next stage and only the top three manage to qualify.

Group Stage: 18^th Jun, Tues to 12^th Jul, Fri

• The two groups will follow a single round-robin format.

• Unlike last stage, this time inter-group matches will be played.

• Every match will be a best-of-three series.

• After all matches are played, overall scores from the previous and current stages will be taken into consideration to find the top six teams.

• The winners of both groups will directly qualify for the Upper Bracket Semifinals.

• The remaining two teams from both groups will qualify for the Upper Bracket Semifinals.

Playoffs: 15^th Jul, Mon to 19^th Jul, Fri

• The six qualified teams will follow a double-elimination bracket with opening matches being an exception.

• All matches will be best-of-three series except for the Lower bracket Final and Grand Final which will be best-of-five series.

• The top three teams will qualify for Valorant Champions 2024.

In addition to the teams that take the top three spots in VCT EMEA 2024 Stage 2, another fourth team from the region will also qualify for the world championship based on points rewarded throughout the season to top-performing teams.

All non-qualifying teams will be taken into consideration which means a consistent performance throughout the competitive calendar could be another way to reach the world championship and compete against some of the best Valorant teams.