VCT EMEA Kickoff 2024: Format, Teams, Streams, and More

The new VALORANT esports season has almost arrived. Fans have been showing their excitement to get back to watching professional VALORANT. The VCT LOCK//IN, which happened in 2023 to kickoff the season, wouldn’t be taking place this year. Instead, a kickoff tournament for each partnership league has been. In this article, we will be taking a look at the VCT EMEA Kickoff 2024, taking place from Feb. 20 to March 1. Besides setting the tone for the rest of the year, the real stakes in the competition include two slots in the VCT Masters Madrid.

VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) EMEA Kickoff 2024 Teams

The VCT EMEA Kickoff will feature all the partnered teams in the region. This year, 11 teams will be competing as last year’s Ascension champions, Gentle Mates, have ascended to the VCT EMEA. They will be having the same playing five as the one we saw during the VCT Challengers as well as VCT Ascension EMEA 2023. Below are all the teams that will be taking part in the upcoming VCT EMEA Kickoff Tournament:

FUT Esports
Team Heretics
GIANT X
Karmine Corp
Natus Vincere
BBL Esports
Team Liquid
KOI
Team Vitality
Gentle Mates
Fnatic

What is the VCT EMEA 2024 Kickoff Format?

The VCT EMEA Kickoff will follow the same format as the other partnered leagues. It will be split into three stages, namely the group stage, play-in, and finally the playoffs.

The teams will begin at the group stage, where they will be divided into three groups with two groups having four teams while one will have just three teams. After a double-elimination GSL format, the winner from the group will make it to the playoffs. The second-placed will compete in the play-in stage, which will be a simple single round-robin format. The winner will make it to the playoffs.

Finally, the playoffs will see the four teams competing in a single elimination bracket to decide the champions.

Where to watch the tournament?

The VCT EMEA Kickoff 2024 will take place between Feb. 20 and March 1. It is happening at the Riot Games Arena in Berlin, Germany. Fans can catch all the action live from the comforts of their home on the EMEA region YouTube and Twitch channels.

The complete schedule is as follows:

Group stage (20 – 25 February)
Matches on the 20th & 22nd February will start from 6:00 PM CEST // 14:00 GMT+2
Matches on 21st , 23rd & 25th February will start from 3:00 PM CEST // 11 :00 GMT+2
Play-ins (26 February): To Be Decided
Playoffs (29th Feb – 1st March): matches will start from 6:00 PM CEST // 16:00 GMT+8