All VALORANT Champions 2025 teams confirmed
It’s almost that time of the year again, when the best teams from across the globe compete at VALORANT Champions for a huge prize pool and the coveted trophy. The dust is still settling over most of the regional events from the VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) 2025, but we now know precisely who has earned spots in the crowning event.
VALORANT Champions 2025, also known as Champions Paris, will begin this month. The event takes place on LAN in Paris, France, and will see the top 16 teams compete for their share of the $2,225,000 prize pool.
Champions Paris teams competing:
So who precisely are these 16 teams? Well, the top two from each region’s (Pacific, EMEA, Americas, and China) Stage 2 event, and the top two based on VCT points in each region, have qualified. Check out the list of teams below.
| Team | Region | Regional Standing |
| G2 Esports | VCT Americas | 1st (Stage 2 Playoffs) |
| NRG | VCT Americas | 2nd (Stage 2 Playoffs) |
| Sentinels | VCT Americas | 3rd (Championship Points) |
| MIBR | VCT Americas | 4th (Championship Points) |
| Team Liquid | VCT EMEA | 1st (Stage 2 Playoffs) |
| GIANTX | VCT EMEA | 2nd (Stage 2 Playoffs) |
| Fnatic | VCT EMEA | 3rd (Championship Points) |
| Team Heretics | VCT EMEA | 4th (Championship Points) |
| Bilibili Gaming | VCT CN | 1st (Stage 2 Playoffs) |
| Dragon Ranger Gaming | VCT CN | 2nd (Stage 2 Playoffs) |
| EDward Gaming | VCT CN | 3rd (Championship Points) |
| XLG Esports | VCT CN | 4th (Championship Points) |
| Paper Rex | VCT Pacific | 1st (Stage 2 Playoffs) |
| Rex Regum Qeon | VCT Pacific | 2nd (Stage 2 Playoffs) |
| T1 | VCT Pacific | 3rd (Championship Points) |
| DRX | VCT Pacific | 4th (Championship Points) |
Stay tuned at Esports Central as we’ll be covering VALORANT Champions 2025, and providing you with complete results, and possibly also a highlights video from the Grand Final. Next week, we’ll sort you out with a viewer’s guide, so you don’t miss out on any of the action.
Header image via Riot Games.
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