For many VALORANT fans, the Last Chance Qualifier represents the final time their favorite teams can prove themselves and earn their place as a representative of the region at the biggest event of the year, VCT Champions.
This year, seven of the best teams in the Americas collided, battling furiously from July 15 to July 23. They were all reaching for glory, prestige, and the chance to face off against the best players in the world at one of the most exciting international tournaments in esports.
Whether you were hoping for a bounceback performance by Cloud9’s supercharged roster or rooting for an underdog riding in from lower in the standings, the VCT LCQ kicked off the final few months of the year with a bang.
How to watch VCT Americas LCQ 2023
The official broadcast for the 2023 VCT Americas Last Chance Qualifier was found at Riot Games’ official broadcasts on Twitch and YouTube. There were also other official streams in multiple languages, like Portuguese and Spanish, along with a whole slew of co-streamers.
2023 VCT Americas LCQ format
From Saturday, July 15 to Sunday, July 23, the seven remaining teams competed in the Last Chance Qualifier and faced off in a hybrid elimination tournament format. This means the first series of the event had the sixth and seventh seeds face off in a best-of-three that immediately eliminated a team from contention.
Seeds three to five received a bye to the quarterfinals, the top two teams picked up a bye into the upper bracket semifinals, and the tournament switched to a double elimination format from the upper bracket semis onward. All matches were best-of-three, save for the lower final and grand final matches, which were best-of-five.
2023 VCT Americas LCQ scores and schedule
Saturday, July 15
- 3pm CT: KRÜ Esports 2-0 MIBR
- KRÜ win map one on Bind, 13-7.
- KRÜ win map two on Lotus, 13-8.
- MIBR is eliminated.
Sunday, July 16
- 3pm CT: FURIA Esports 1-2 KRÜ Esports
- FURIA win map one on Split, 14-12.
- KRÜ win map two on Ascent, 13-4.
- KRÜ win decider map on Bind, 13-11.
- FURIA is eliminated.
- 6pm CT: Sentinels 2-1 100 Thieves
- 100 Thieves win map one on Pearl, 14-12.
- Sentinels win map two on Split, 13-7.
- Sentinels win decider map on Bind, 13-7.
- 100 Thieves is eliminated.
Monday, July 17
- 3pm CT: Cloud9 2-1 Sentinels
- C9 win map one on Pearl, 13-8.
- Sentinels win map two on Fracture, 13-5.
- C9 win decider map on Split, 13-8.
- 6pm CT: KRÜ Esports 2-0 Leviatán
- KRÜ win map one on Split, 13-5.
- KRÜ win map two on Lotus, 13-7.
Tuesday, July 18
- 3pm CT: KRÜ 2-1 Cloud9
- C9 win map one on Ascent, 13-4.
- KRÜ win map two on Pearl, 13-4.
- KRÜ win decider map on Haven, 13-6.
- 6pm CT: Leviatán 2-0 Sentinels
- Leviatán win map one on Fracture, 13-8.
- Leviatán win map two on Split, 13-4.
- Sentinels is eliminated.
Saturday, May 27
- 3pm CT: Leviatán 3-2 Cloud9
- C9 win map one on Lotus, 13-7.
- C9 win map two on Pearl, 13-9.
- Leviatán win map three on Split, 13-11.
- Leviatán win map four on Haven, 13-10.
- Leviatán win decider map on Bind, 13-5.
- Cloud9 is eliminated.
Sunday, May 28
- 3pm CT: KRÜ 3-1 Leviatán
- KRÜ win map one on Split, 13-5.
- Leviatán win map two on Pearl, 13-8.
- KRÜ win map three on Ascent, 13-6.
- KRÜ win map four on Lotus, 13-10.
- KRÜ qualifies for VCT Champions 2023.
