VCT 2025: China Stage 1 — Groups and Schedule Announced

Today, the organizers of the Valorant Champions Tour 2025 shared detailed information about the group stage for the first Chinese tournament of the year — VCT 2025: China Stage 1, which kicks off on March 13. Participants have been divided into two groups: Alpha and OMEGA , each promising intense clashes and fierce competition for playoff spots.

Tournament Groups
Group Alpha:

EDward Gaming
Dragon Ranger Gaming
FunPlus Phoenix
Nova Esports
TYLOO
Titan Esports Club

Group OMEGA :

Trace Esports
Bilibili Gaming
XLG Esports
JD Gaming
Wolves Esports
All Gamers

Tournament Format
Group Stage
System: Single Round Robin (each team plays against every other team once).
Match Format: Best of 3 (Bo3).
Playoff Qualification:1st place in the group — advances directly to the Upper Bracket Semifinals.2nd and 3rd places — begin in the Upper Bracket Round 1.4th place — starts in the Lower Bracket Round 1.

1st place in the group — advances directly to the Upper Bracket Semifinals.
2nd and 3rd places — begin in the Upper Bracket Round 1.
4th place — starts in the Lower Bracket Round 1.

Playoffs
System: Double-Elimination Bracket.
Match Format:All matches except the finals are played in Bo3 format.Lower Bracket Final and Grand Final are played in Best of 5 (Bo5).
All matches except the finals are played in Bo3 format.
Lower Bracket Final and Grand Final are played in Best of 5 (Bo5).
Qualification for Masters Toronto
The top three teams of the tournament will secure direct slots at Masters Toronto .