VCT 2025 full schedule and format revealed

Brandon Moore

Brandon Moore

The full VCT 2025 schedule is here, giving us dates for all stages of the year and a look at new Championship Point distribution.

We are so close to the new year. And when that new year begins, we'll also see the start of another VALORANT Champions Tour season. We've already had a look at Masters and Champions for the year, but now we know the full VCT 2025 schedule and format.

Let's dive in to everything we know.

VCT 2025 teams

(Image via Riot Games)
(Image via Riot Games)

Here are all 48 teams participating in the 2025 VALORANT Champions Tour:

VCT Americas
VCT EMEA
VCT Pacific
VCT CN
100 Thieves
BBL Esports
Detonation FocusMe
All Gamers
Cloud9
FNATIC
DRX
Bilibili Gaming
Evil Geniuses
FUT Esports
Gen.G
EDward Gaming
Leviatán
GIANTX
Global Esports
FunPlus Phoenix
FURIA
Karmine Corp
Paper Rex
JD Gaming
KRÜ Esports
KOI
Rex Regum Qeon
Nova Esports
LOUD
Natus Vincere
T1
TYLOO
MIBR
Team Heretics
TALON
Titan Esports Club
NRG
Team Liquid
Team Secret
Trace Esports
Sentinels
Team Vitality
ZETA DIVISION
Wolves Esports
G2 Esports
Gentle Mates
Nongshim RedForce
Dragon Ranger Gaming
2GAME Esports
Apeks
BOOM Esports
XLG Esports

VCT 2025 Schedule: Events and dates

(Image via Riot Games)
(Image via Riot Games)

The international leagues return, along with two Masters tournaments, and then Champions at the end of the year. Riot Games has revealed the dates for each VCT 2025 event, so here is the full schedule you can expect:

  • Kick Tournaments: January 11 to February 7
    • EMEA begins January 15
    • China begins January 11
    • Americas begins January 16
    • Pacific begins January 18
  • Masters Bangkok: February 20 to March 2
  • Stage 1: March 22 to April 25
    • Playoffs: May 3 to May 16
  • Masters Toronto: June 7 to June 22
  • Stage 2: July 12 to August 15
    • Playoffs: August 16 - 29
  • Champions Paris: September 12 to October 5
  • Game Changers Championship: November 2025

The season is scheduled to be much longer this year. There will be more breaks between events to allow teams time to prepare for the next Stage of the year. So, instead of ending the VCT in August, it extends into October.

New Championship Points system for 2025

(Image via Riot Games)
(Image via Riot Games)

This time around, teams get a fresh start when a new Stage begins. That goes alongside more Championship Points distribution for Masters and Playoffs. Here is the point breakdown for each section of the 2025 VCT schedule:

Schedule Stage
Point Distribution
Kickoff
Winner = 3
2nd = 2
3rd = 1
4th = 1
Masters Bangkok
Winner = 5
2nd = 3
3rd = 2
4th = 1
Stage 1
1 point per match win
Stage 1 Playoffs
Winner = 5
2nd = 3
3rd = 2
4th = 1
Masters Toronto
Winner = 7
2nd = 5
3rd = 4
4th = 3
5th = 2
6th = 2
Stage 2
1 point per match win
Stage 2 Playoffs
Winner = 7
2nd = 5
3rd = 4
4th = 3

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