VCT 2025 Kickoff EMEA and Pacific event details
With the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) 2025 season officially underway, there’s a tonne of Valorant esports action for fans to enjoy thanks to the regional Kickoff events, which all lead to the first major tournament, Masters Bangkok. We’ve already covered the Americas and China regions, and now, it’s time to take a look at the VCT 2025 Kickoff EMEA and Pacific event details.
VCT 2025 Kickoff EMEA details
The VCT 2025 Kickoff EMEA event takes place at the Riot Games Arena venue in Berlin, Germany, from 15 January to 9 February 2025. There are 12 teams competing for only two spots at the Masters Bangkok, which will start on 20 February 2025. You can check out the list of teams competing below.
Teams competing:
- Fnatic
- BBL Esports
- FUT Esports
- GIANTX
- Karmine Corp
- KOI
- Natus Vincere
- Team Heretics
- Team Liquid
- Gentle Mates
- Team Vitality
- Apeks
The event follows the same format as the other Kickoff tournaments. It has a double-elimination bracket, and all matches are BO3, except for the lower bracket final and grand finale, which are BO5.
VCT 2025 Kickoff Pacific details
From 18 January to 9 February 2025, the 12 best teams in the Asia-Pacific region will compete at the Sangam Colosseum in Seoul, South Korea, for two spots at the Masters Bangkok tournament. Below is the list of teams fighting for their spots.
Teams competing:
- Gen.G Esports
- DRX
- Global Esports
- DetonatioN FocusMe
- Paper Rex
- Rex Regum Qeon
- TALON
- T1
- BOOM Esports
- Team Secret
- Nongshim RedForce
- ZETA DIVISION
As with all other VCT 2025 Kickoff events, the VCT 2025 Kickoff Pacific features a double-elimination bracket. All matches are BO3, except for the lower bracket final and grand finale, which are BO5.
You can watch all the Valorant esports action for the VCT 2025 Kickoff events via the official Twitch channel.
Header image via Riot Games.
