Arena of Valor International Championship 2025

Group Stage

• Team Distribution: The 12 participating teams are split into 2 groups of 6 teams each, drawn from two seeding pots:

  • Pot 1: Contains the 3 league champions from AOG, RPL, and GCS.

  • Pot 2: Contains the remaining 9 qualified teams.

• Draw Restrictions:

  • The 3 league champions from Pot 1 cannot be placed in the same group.

  • A maximum of 3 teams from the same region can be drawn into a single group.

• Match Rules: All matches are played in a Best-of-3 (Bo3) format utilizing Global Ban-Pick Rules.

• Progression: The top 4 teams from each group advance to the Knockout Stage.

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Knockout Stage

• Bracket System: Competitions follow a Double Elimination bracket.

• Match Rules:

  • Playoffs Round 1 matches are played in a Best-of-5 (Bo5) format.

  • All remaining matches, including the Grand Finals, are played in a Best-of-7 (Bo7) format.

  • All matches strictly follow the Global Ban-Pick Rules.