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VCT 2024: Americas Kickoff

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The VCT 2024: Americas Kickoff is the live (Offline) opening tournament for the competitive VALORANT league season for East and West America in 2024, hosted by Riot Games at the Riot Games Arena in Los Angeles, USA, from February 16 to March 3, 2024.

VALORANTFeb 16, 2024 – Mar 3, 2024Los Angeles, United StatesUnited StatesRiot Games

Format

🎮 Tournament Format & Schedule

📍 Group Stage (February 16th – 25th, 2024)

  • Format: Three GSL-style (Double-Elimination) groups.

    • Groups A & B feature 4 teams each.

    • Group C features 3 teams.

  • Champions Bye: Evil Geniuses receive a first-round bye in Group C as the highest-placed Americas team at Champions 2023.

  • Match Length: All matches are played as a Best-of-3 (Bo3) series.

  • Advancement:

    • The 1st place team from each group advances directly to the Playoffs.

    • The 2nd place team from each group advances to the Play-In.

🔄 Play-In Stage (February 26th, 2024)

  • Format: 3-team Single Round-Robin group.

  • Match Length: All matches are played as a Best-of-3 (Bo3) series.

  • Advancement: The 1st place team earns the final spot in the Playoffs.

🏆 Playoffs (March 2nd – 3rd, 2024)

  • Format: 4-team Single-Elimination bracket.

  • Match Length:

    • Semifinals: Best-of-3 (Bo3).

    • Grand Final: Best-of-5 (Bo5).

  • Qualification: The Top 2 teams qualify for Masters Madrid.