Valorant Champions 2024 Playoffs Preview, Schedule & Bracket

The Valorant Champions 2024 Playoff teams are set to compete in Seoul this week, and the competition of the year is about to reach its peak. After an intense group phase, eight teams will compete for their share of the $2.25 million prize pool.

Here, we’ll break down the teams, schedule, bracket, how to watch, and what to expect in the Valorant Champions 2024 playoffs. 

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Valorant Champions 2024: Playoff Teams

Eight Valorant teams qualified for the playoffs from the group stage, with a few surprises in the mix. Here are the teams in the playoffs.

• DRX - Group A, No. 1 seed
• Fnatic - Group A, No, 2 seed
• Team Heretics - Group B, No. 1 seed
• Sentinels - Group B, No. 2 seed
• Trace Esports - Group C, No. 1 seed
• Leviatán - Group C, No. 2 seed
• G2 Esports - Group D, No. 1 seed
• EDward Gaming - Group D, No. 2 seed

Surprisingly, tournament favorites Gen.G were dropped in the elimination round of the group phase, losing to Sentinels in a group stage rematch. Paper Rex, which finished third at the Madrid Masters in March, was also eliminated in the group stage.

Valorant Champions 2024 Playoffs Schedule

The Valorant Champions Playoffs follow a double-elimination bracket, where each match is a best-of-three, save for the Grand Finals and Lower Bracket finals. Those two matches will be best-of-five series, adding extra intensity to the deciding matches.

After the group stage completed, teams were drawn to determine the matchups for the opening round of the Valorant Champions Playoffs. No. 1 seeds were drawn first, followed by the four No. 2 seeds.

Here’s how the playoff quarterfinals matchups schedule looks.

• DRX vs Sentinels — 4 a.m. ET, August 14, 2024
• Trace Esports vs EDward Gaming — 7 a.m. ET, August 14, 2024
• G2 Esports vs Leviatán — 4 a.m. ET, August 15, 2024
• Team Heretics vs Fnatic — 7 a.m. ET, August 15, 2024

After the quarterfinals, the bracket will play as follows:

• Lower Bracket Round 1 — August 16 (two teams eliminated)
• Upper Bracket Semifinals — August 17
• Lower Bracket Quarterfinals — August 18 (two teams eliminated)
• Upper Bracket Final — 3 a.m. ET, August 23 (one team clinches Grand Final spot)
• Lower Bracket Semifinal — 3 a.m. ET, August 24 (one team eliminated)
• Grand Final — 4 a.m. ET, August 25

Valorant Champions 2024 Playoffs Bracket

For a more visual look at the schedule, here’s how the playoffs bracket looks, courtesy of Liquipedia.

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Valorant Champions 2024 Playoff Teams Power Rankings

As we saw in the group stage, anything can happen at VCT Champions. However, these power rankings can give you a glimpse into what to expect in the upcoming playoff matches.

1. Team Heretics
2. G2
3. Leviatán
4. Fnatic
5. Sentinels
6. DRX
7. EDward Gaming
8. Trace Esports

The top four teams are all very close, and they'll go head-to-head in the first two rounds of the Playoffs, making for some huge matchups in the first weekend of the Valorant Champions playoffs.

While Trace Esports is ranked last here, they had an impressive showing in the group stage, opening the door for some potential upsets in the playoffs, starting with DRX in teh quarterfinals.

How to Watch VCT Champions 2024 in Seoul

First of all, you’re going to need to be a night owl if you’re in an American time zone. Matches start at 3 or 4 a.m. ET in Seoul every day. 

That said, if you’re awake, the best place to catch the VCT Champions matches is on the official Valorant Champions Twitch or YouTube channels. 

You can also follow along with the live action on the PrizePicks Esports Twitter account, where we’ll be live tweeting the matches.

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