VCT Stage 2 Masters is gearing up to be the biggest event since Valorant’s release. Before the intense competition starts, here’s everything you need to know about the tournament.


VCT Stage 2 Masters full schedule and results

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(These match results were updated on May 31)

The tournament will take place from May 24 to 31.

Here is the full schedule for VCT Stage 2 Masters, with times converted specifically for SEA viewers. Note that all times are in GMT+8.

May 24 (Monday)

  • Fnatic 2 — 0 KRÜ Esports

May 25 (Tuesday)

  • Version1 2 — 0 Crazy Raccoon
  • Sharks Esports 1 — 2 NUTURN Gaming
  • Team Vikings 2 — 0 X10 Esports

May 26 (Wednesday)

  • Team Liquid 1 — 2 Version1
  • Sentinels 2 — 0 Fnatic
  • X10 Esports 2 — 0 Crazy Raccoon

May 27 (Thursday)

  • Sharks Esports 0 — 2 KRÜ Esports
  • Sentinels 2 — 0 Team Vikings
  • Version1 1 — 2 NUTURN Gaming

May 28 (Friday)

  • Fnatic 2 — 0 X10 Esports
  • Team Liquid 2 — 0 KRÜ Esports
  • Version1 0 — 2 Fnatic

May 29 (Saturday)

  • Team Vikings 0 — 2 Team Liquid
  • Sentinels 2 — 0 NUTURN Gaming

May 30 (Sunday)

  • Fnatic 2 — 0 Team Liquid
  • NUTURN Gaming 1 — 2 Fnatic

May 31 (Sunday)

  • Sentinels 3 — 0 Fnatic (Grand Final)

What is the VCT Stage 2 Masters?

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The Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) Stage 2 Masters held in Reykjavik, Iceland is the first international LAN tournament for Valorant.


Format of VCT Stage 2 Masters

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The top-seeded teams from North America and Europe were seeded straight into the second round.

The remaining teams were then randomly seeded, as long as teams from the same region were placed on opposite sides of the bracket. This was done to avoid inter-regional matches.

VCT Stage 2 Masters follows a double-elimination bracket, with all matches played in a best-of-three format, except for the Grand Final, which will be a best-of-five series.

Bind, Haven, Split, Ascent, and Icebox will be eligible maps in the tournament. Breeze, the newly released map, has been removed from the pool.


VCT Stage 2 Masters patch

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The tournament will be played on Valorant’s 2.09 patch, where Viper’s Toxin instant decays was adjusted, along with two 60-second timeouts, per game, per team, in Tournament Mode Custom Games.


All qualified Teams for VCT Stage 2 Masters

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Here are the teams participating in the tournament:

North America

EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa)

Korea

  • NUTURN Gaming

Brazil

  • Team Vikings
  • Sharks Esports

LATAM (Latin America)

  • KRÜ Esports

Japan

  • Crazy Raccoon

Southeast Asia (Thailand)



VCT Stage 2 Masters prize and circuit point pool

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The tournament features 10 teams from seven different regions battling it out for a US$600,000 prize pool and 2,350 VCT 2021 circuit points, which will help them qualify for the Valorant Champions at the end of the year.


Where to watch VCT Stage 2 Masters

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The tournament will be streamed live on Valorant’s Twitch and YouTube channels.

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