After many months of this offseason, the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023 season is finally set to begin, as is the start of the partnership era, with the VCT LOCK//IN in São Paulo, Brazil.
The 32 teams in attendance will compete in a single-elimination bracket that will take place over three weeks, kicking off the VCT 2023 season with a format that prioritizes international matchups and new storylines heading into the year. The winning team will earn an extra spot for their region at Masters Tokyo later in the year, plus the lion’s share of the prize pool.
It’s finally time. Here, you can keep track of the results and bracket for the VCT LOCK//IN São Paulo tournament.
VCT LOCK//IN São Paulo teams
All 30 partnered teams from the three international VCT leagues will be competing at VCT LOCK//IN São Paulo, plus two invited teams from China. The 32 teams have been split into two separate sides of the bracket: the Alpha bracket and the Omega bracket. The Alpha side will play out until only two teams remain, after which the Omega side will play out until two teams remain.
Alpha bracket teams
- KOI
- NRG
- Detonation FM
- Giants
- Gen.G
- LOUD
- FunPlus Phoenix
- Karmine Corp
- BBL Esports
- DRX
- Cloud9
- Paper Rex
- Evil Geniuses
- Team Heretics
- MIBR
- Talon Esports
Omega bracket teams
- Team Liquid
- Team Secret
- Natus Vincere
- KRÜ Esports
- ZETA DIVISION
- Leviatán
- Team Vitality
- Global Esports
- FUT Esports
- Rex Regum Qeon
- 100 Thieves
- EDward Gaming
- Sentinels
- Fnatic
- T1
- FURIA Esports
VCT LOCK//IN São Paulo bracket
As mentioned above, the top half (Alpha portion) of the bracket will play out until two teams reach the semifinal. Then, the bottom half (Omega portion) of the bracket will play out.
VCT LOCK//IN São Paulo scores
Here’s the full schedule and results for VCT LOCK//IN São Paulo. Individual matches will be updated during and after the match itself. All matches will be streamed on the official VALORANT Twitch and VALORANT Esports YouTube channels.
The semifinals and grand finals taking place March 2-4 will be best-of-five.
March 4
- 11am CT: Fnatic def. LOUD
- Fnatic wins map one on Ascent, 13-8.
- Fnatic wins map two on Fracture, 13-7.
- LOUD wins map three on Split, 13-9.
- LOUD wins map four on Icebox, 13-8.
- Fnatic wins map five on Icebox, 14-12.
- Fnatic wins 3-2, LOUD is eliminated. Fnatic wins VCT LOCK//IN.
March 3
- 11am CT: Fnatic def. NAVI
- Fnatic wins map one on Haven, 13-11.
- Fnatic wins map two on Lotus, 13-4.
- Fnatic wins map three on Fracture, 13-11.
- Fnatic wins 3-0, NAVI is eliminated.
March 2
- 11am CT: LOUD def. DRX
- LOUD wins map one on Pearl, 13-5.
- LOUD wins map two on Icebox, 13-8.
- DRX wins map three on Split, 13-7.
- DRX wins map four on Fracture, 13-7.
- LOUD wins map five on Ascent, 13-8.
- LOUD wins 3-2, DRX is eliminated.
Feb. 27
- 11am CT: NAVI def. Leviatán
- NAVI wins map one on Ascent, 13-10.
- NAVI wins map two on Fracture, 13-2.
- NAVI wins 2-0, Leviatán is eliminated.
- 2pm CT: Fnatic def. 100T
- Fnatic wins map one on Fracture, 13-1.
- Fnatic wins map two on Icebox, 13-10.
- Fnatic wins 2-0, 100T is eliminated.
Feb. 26
- 11am CT: 100T def. FUT Esports
- FUT wins map one on Lotus, 13-9.
- 100T wins map three on Haven, 13-11.
- 100T wins map three on Icebox, 13-8.
- 100T wins 2-1, FUT is eliminated.
- 2pm CT: Fnatic def. FURIA
- Fnatic wins map one on Haven, 18-16.
- Fnatic wins map two on Ascent, 13-9.
- Fnatic wins 2-0, FURIA is eliminated.
Feb. 25
- 11am CT: NAVI def. Team Secret
- NAVI wins map one on Icebox, 13-8.
- NAVI wins map two on Pearl, 13-4.
- NAVI wins 2-0, Team Secret is eliminated.
- 2pm CT: Leviatán def. Vitality
- Leviatán wins map one Haven, 16-14.
- Leviatán wins map two on Pearl, 13-3.
- Leviatán wins 2-1, Vitality is eliminated.
Feb. 24
- 11am CT: Fnatic def. Sentinels
- Fnatic wins map one on Haven, 13-6.
- Fnatic wins map two on Split, 13-7.
- Fnatic wins 2-0, Sentinels is eliminated.
- 2pm CT: FURIA def. T1
- FURIA wins map one on Pearl, 13-7.
- FURIA wins map two on Icebox, 13-5.
- FURIA wins 2-0, T1 is eliminated.
Feb. 23
- 11am CT: Team Vitality def. Global Esports
- Vitality wins map one on Split, 13-4.
- GE wins map two on Pearl, 13-9.
- Vitality wins map three on Lotus, 13-6.
- Vitality wins 2-1, GE is eliminated.
- 2pm CT: FUT Esports def. Rex Regum Qeon
- FUT wins map one on Lotus, 13-3.
- FUT wins map two on Pearl, 13-11.
- FUT wins 2-0, RRQ is eliminated.
- 5pm CT: 100 Thieves def. Edward Gaming
- 100T wins map one on Icebox, 13-10.
- EDG wins map two on Lotus, 13-9.
- 100T wins map three on Pearl, 14-12
- 100T wins 2-1, EDG is eliminated.
Feb. 22
- 11am CT: Team Secret def. Team Liquid
- Secret wins map one on Icebox, 13-8
- Secret wins map two on Fracture, 13-7.
- Secret wins 2-0, Liquid is eliminated.
- 2pm CT: NAVI def. KRÜ Esports
- NAVI wins map one on Ascent, 13-5.
- NAVI wins map one on Lotus, 13-10.
- NAVI wins 2-0, KRÜ is eliminated.
- 5pm CT: Leviatán def. ZETA DIVISION
- Leviatán wins map one on Ascent, 13-4.
- Leviatán wins map two on Pearl, 13-11.
- Leviatán wins 2-0, ZETA DIVISION is eliminated.
Feb. 19
- 11am CT: LOUD def. NRG
- LOUD wins map one on Split, 13-3.
- NRG wins map two on Pearl, 15-13.
- LOUD wins map three on Fracture, 18-16.
- LOUD wins 2-1, NRG is eliminated.
- 2pm CT: DRX def. Talon Esports
- Talon wins map one on Fracture, 13-10.
- DRX wins map two on Ascent, 13-6.
- DRX wins map three on Icebox, 13-10.
- DRX wins 2-1, Talon is eliminated.
Feb. 18
- 11am CT: DRX def. Cloud9
- Cloud9 wins map one on Pearl, 13-3.
- DRX wins map two on Haven, 13-7.
- DRX win map three on Icebox, 13-2.
- DRX wins 2-1, Cloud9 is eliminated.
- 2pm CT: Talon Esports def. EG
- Talon wins map one on Haven, 13-11.
- Talon wins map two on Split, 13-10.
- Talon wins 2-0, EG is eliminated.
Feb. 17
- 11am CT: NRG def. Giants
- Giants wins map one on Lotus, 14-12.
- NRG wins map two on Haven, 13-1.
- NRG wins map three on Icebox, 13-7.
- NRG wins 2-1, Giants is eliminated.
- 2pm CT: LOUD def. Karmine Corp
- LOUD wins map one on Pearl, 13-10.
- LOUD wins map two on Split, 13-8.
- LOUD wins 2-0, Karmine Corp is eliminated.
Feb. 15
- 11am CT: Evil Geniuses def. Team Heretics
- EG wins map one on Pearl, 13-8.
- EG wins map two on Ascent, 13-8.
- EG wins 2-0, Team Heretics is eliminated.
- 2pm CT: Talon Esports def. MIBR
- Talon wins map one on Haven, 13-8.
- Talon wins map two on Fracture, 13-11.
- Talon wins 2-0, MIBR is eliminated.
- 5pm CT: LOUD def. Gen.G
- LOUD wins map one on Pearl, 13-9.
- LOUD wins map two on Fracture, 14-12.
- LOUD wins 2-0, Gen.G is eliminated.
Feb. 14
- 11am CT: Karmine Corp def. FPX
- KC wins map one on Lotus, 13-6.
- FPX wins map two on Haven, 13-8.
- KC wins map three on Pearl, 13-6.
- KC wins 2-1, FPX is eliminated.
- 2pm CT: DRX def. BBL Esports
- DRX wins map one on Pearl, 13-3.
- BBL wins smap two on Ascent, 13-11.
- DRX win map three on Haven, 13-7.
- DRX wins 2-1, BBL is eliminated.
- 5pm CT: Cloud9 def. Paper Rex
- C9 wins map one on Lotus, 13-8.
- C9 wins map two on Pearl, 13-4.
- C9 wins 2-0, Paper Rex is eliminated.
Feb. 13
- 11am CT: NRG def. KOI
- NRG win map one on Icebox, 13-11.
- NRG win map two on Haven, 13-9.
- NRG win 2-0, KOI is eliminated.
- 2pm CT: Giants def. DetonatioN FM
- Giants win map one on Haven, 13-4.
- Giants win map two on Icebox, 13-7.
- Giants win 2-0, DetonatioN FM is eliminated.
Any dates missing above are denoted as “dark days” with no broadcast or matches played.
