The Accor Arena and Les Arènes will host 16 of the world's top teams from all four competitive regions: Americas, China, EMEA, and Pacific. The prize pool will be $2,250,000, with the champion taking home $1,000,000.
Key Information About the Tournament
The group stage will occur from September 12 to 22 in a GSL group format. All matches will be played in a Best of 3 format, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the playoffs. The playoff stage will run from September 25 to October 5 and will be conducted in a Double Elimination format. The lower final and grand final will be played in a Best of 5 format.
Participants of Champions 2025
Americas
- G2 Esports - VCT 2025: Americas Stage 2
- NRG - VCT 2025: Americas Stage 2
- Sentinels - Americas Points (#3)
- MIBR - Americas Points (#4)
China
- Bilibili Gaming - VCT 2025: China Stage 2
- Dragon Ranger Gaming - VCT 2025: China Stage 2
- EDward Gaming - China Points (#3)
- XLG Esports - China Points (#4)
EMEA
- Team Liquid - VCT 2025: EMEA Stage 2
- GIANTX - VCT 2025: EMEA Stage 2
- Fnatic - EMEA Points (#3)
- Team Heretics - EMEA Points (#4)
Pacific
- Paper Rex - VCT 2025: Pacific Stage 2
- Rex Regum Qeon - VCT 2025: Pacific Stage 2
- T1 - Pacific Points (#3)
- DRX - Pacific Points (#4)
VALORANT Champions 2025 will take place from September 12 to October 5 in Paris , France . During the event, 16 of the world's strongest teams will compete for a prize pool of $2,250,000 and the title of world champion.
