Valorant Champions 2023: Schedule, How to Watch and More

Here is your viewer guide on Valorant Champions 2023 – the biggest eSports tournament of the game

Champions 2023 is the climax of the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) this year, as it is the most important eSports event for the game in 2023. This is the third Champions tournament, and it’s taking place for the first time in North America. Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles will witness 16 squads from different regions fight in the Group Stage and Playoffs to become the best team in the world. The top four teams will go to Kia Forum for the final part of the event, which has a capacity of 17,500. If you’re ready to witness the most notable Valorant event of this year, here is your Champions 2023 viewer guide with a detailed schedule –

Valorant Champions 2023 Stream – How to Watch

You can tune into the Champions matches every day at 12:00 PT / 15:00 ET / 21:00 CEST in the following official streams –

• Twitch
• YouTube

Valorant Champions 2023 – List of Teams

The 16 qualified teams for Champions 2023 are coming from VCT Leagues and LCQs in the Americas, EMEA and Pacific Region and China Qualifier.

Americas

• Evil Geniuses (EG)
• NRG
• LOUD
• KRÜ Esports

EMEA

• Fnatic
• Team Liquid
• FUT Esports
• Giants
• Natus Vincere (NAVI)

Pacific

• Paper Rex (PRX)
• DRX
• T1
• ZETA DIVISION

China

• EDward Gaming (EDG)
• Bilibili Gaming (BLG)
• FunPlus Phoenix (FPX)

Valorant Champions 2023 – Prize 

Compared to Champions 2022, where the prize pool was $1,000,000, the prize pool this year has been increased to $2,250,000.

• 1st – $1,000,000
• 2nd – $400,000
• 3rd – $250,000
• 4th – $130,000
• 5th-6th – $85,000
• 7th-8th – $50,000
• 9th-12th – $30,000
• 13th-16th – $20,000

Credit: Riot Games

Valorant Champions 2023 – Format

The Champions will kick off with the Group Stage, with four groups, each containing four teams. Every group will follow a double-elimination GSL format where the top two squads move forward to the Playoffs.

The best eight teams from the Group Stage will secure Playoffs, featuring a double-elimination bracket.

All matches of Champions 2023 will be Bo3s except for the Lower Bracket Final and Grand Final, which will be Bo5s.

Valorant Champions 2023 – Schedule

Champions 2023’s Group Stage will start on August 6 at 12:00 PT / 15:00 ET / 21:00 CEST and will end on August 14. 

The Playoffs will kick off on August 17, with the Grand Final match taking place on August 27.

Group Stage

Day 1, Saturday, August 5

• Team Liquid 0 – 2 Natus Vincere – 12:00 PT / 15:00 ET / 21:00 CEST
• DRX 2 – 1 LOUD – 15:00 PT / 18:00 ET / 00:00 CEST

Day 2, Sunday, August 6

• FUT Esports 2 – 0 T1 – 12:00 PT / 15:00 ET / 21:00 CEST
• Evil Geniuses 2 – 0 FunPlus Phoenix – 15:00 PT / 18:00 ET / 00:00 CEST
• Natus Vincere 1 – 2 DRX – 18:00 PT / 21:00 ET / 03:00 CEST

Day 3, Monday, August 7

• NRG 0 – 2 Bilibili Gaming – 12:00 PT / 15:00 ET / 21:00 CEST
• Fnatic 2 – 0 ZETA DIVISION – 15:00 PT / 18:00 ET / 00:00 CEST
• Evil Geniuses 2 – 0 FUT Esports – 18:00 PT / 21:00 ET / 03:00 CEST

Day 4, Tuesday, August 8

• Paper Rex 2- 0 KRÜ Esports – 12:00 PT / 15:00 ET / 21:00 CEST
• EDward Gaming 2 -1 Giants – 15:00 PT / 18:00 ET / 00:00 CEST
• Fnatic 2- 0 Bilibili Gaming – 18:00 PT / 21:00 ET / 03:00 CEST

Day 5, Wednesday, August 9

• Team Liquid 0 – 2 LOUD – 12:00 PT / 15:00 ET / 21:00 CEST
• FunPlus Pheonix 0 – 2 T1 – 15:00 PT / 18:00 ET / 00:00 CEST
• Paper Rex 2 – 0 EDward Gaming – 18:00 PT / 21:00 ET / 03:00 CEST

Day 6, Thursday, August 10

• KRÜ Esports 2 – 0 Giants – 12:00 PT / 15:00 ET / 21:00 CEST
• ZETA DIVISION 0 – 2 NRG – 15:00 PT / 18:00 ET / 00:00 CEST

Day 7, Friday, August 11

• Natus Vincere 1 – 2 LOUD – 12:00 PT / 15:00 ET / 21:00 CEST
• FUT Esports 2 – 0 T1 – 15:00 PT / 18:00 ET / 00:00 CEST

Day 8, Saturday, August 12

• EDward Gaming 2 – 0 Giants – 12:00 PT / 15:00 ET / 21:00 CEST
• Bilibili Gaming 2 – 0 NRG – 15:00 PT / 18:00 ET / 00:00 CEST

Playoffs

Day 9, Wednesday, August 16

• Fnatic 0 – 2 LOUD – 12:00 PT / 15:00 ET / 21:00 CEST
• Paper Rex 2 – 0 FUT Esports – 15:00 PT / 18:00 ET / 00:00 CEST

Day 10, Thursday, August 17

• DRX 2 – 0 Bilibili Gaming – 12:00 PT / 15:00 ET / 21:00 CEST
• Evil Geniuses 2 – 1 EDward Gaming – 15:00 PT / 18:00 ET / 00:00 CEST

Day 11, Friday, August 18

• Fnatic 2 – 0 FUT Esports – 12:00 PT / 15:00 ET / 21:00 CEST
• Bilibili Gaming 1 – 2 EDward Gaming – 15:00 PT / 18:00 ET / 00:00 CEST

Day 12, Saturday, August 19

• LOUD 1 – 2 Paper Rex – 12:00 PT / 15:00 ET / 21:00 CEST
• DRX 0 – 2 Evil Geniuses – 15:00 PT / 18:00 ET / 00:00 CEST

Day 13, Sunday, August 20

• LOUD 2 – 1 EDward Gaming – 12:00 PT / 15:00 ET / 21:00 CEST
• DRX 1 – 2 Fnatic – 15:00 PT / 18:00 ET / 00:00 CEST

Day 12, Thursday, August 24

• Paper Rex 2 – 1 Evil Geniuses – 12:00 PT / 15:00 ET / 21:00 CEST
• Fnatic 1 – 2 LOUD – 15:00 PT / 18:00 ET / 00:00 CEST

Day 13, Friday, August 25

• Evil Geniuses 3 – 2 LOUD – 12:00 PT / 15:00 ET / 21:00 CEST

Day 14, Saturday, August 26

• Paper Rex 1 – 3 Evil Geniuses – 12:00 PT / 15:00 ET / 21:00 CEST

Keep an eye on ESTNN to get previews on every match of Champions 2023 and also on future Valorant tournaments!