How to watch the EMEA VCT Stage 3: Challengers playoffs

It’s the deciding second for groups in Europe, Turkey, and CIS. 

The VALORANT Champions Tour Stage Three playoffs will decide which 4 groups make it to Masters Berlin in September. 

Beginning on Aug. 12, six groups representing Europe, three Turkey, and three CIS will compete in a double-elimination bracket. The groups might be seeded based mostly on outcomes from their respective areas.

The primary and second-seeded groups from Europe, and the first-seeded groups from Turkey and CIS will start the event in spherical two of the higher bracket, whereas the remaining eight groups will play within the opening spherical.  

Each match within the playoffs—aside from the decrease bracket ultimate on Aug. 21 and the grand ultimate on Aug. 22—might be a best-of-three. The 2 exceptions might be determined by a best-of-five. 

Taking part groups

Europe

• Acend
• FunPlus Phoenix
• G2 Esports
• Giants Gaming
• Guild Esports
• Crew Liquid

Turkey

• FIRE FLUX ESPORTS
• Oxygen Esports
• SuperMassive Blaze

The CIS

• ForZe
• Gambit Esports
• Natus Vincere

Patch 3.02, KAY/O

Riot has confirmed that the playoffs might be performed on Patch 3.02 and KAY/O, the sport’s latest agent, might be out there. The patch can have nearly no bearing on the occasion. The primary modifications to the sport got here within the type of the financial system in Patch 3.0 on June 22. Gamers needs to be accustomed to those modifications at this stage of the circuit.

Schedule

The EMEA VCT Stage Three: Challengers playoffs kick off on Aug. 12 with the opening spherical of the event. The occasion will proceed on till Aug. 22, the place a champion might be topped within the grand ultimate. The 4 prime groups of the occasion will advance straight to Berlin.

The place to observe

The occasion might be streamed in English and ten different languages, together with, in fact, Turkish and Russian, but in addition German, French, Italian, Polish, Spanish, Portuguese, Finnish, and Czech. The primary hub is VALORANT’s official Twitch channel. A second, third, and fourth channel might be out there all through the course of the event.

The occasion might be broadcast in English on the primary channel on Monday to Thursday and Saturday, the second channel on Friday and Sunday, the third channel on Monday to Friday and Sunday, and the fourth channel on Saturday. Every channel will characteristic dwell commentary and evaluation.