VCT Masters Three Berlin will conclude the third stage of the VALORANT Champions Tour and set the stage for the first VALORANT world championship at Champions at the end of the year.
Fifteen teams will collide in a four-group group stage beginning on Sept. 10, with the top two teams from each group moving on to a single-elimination bracket. The winner of VCT Masters Three Berlin will earn one of the 16 spots at Champions, regardless of the amount of VCT points they’ve earned. All the teams that are participating in Berlin have an opportunity to secure a spot at Champions depending on the number of points they’ve earned, with the exception of a couple of teams like Sentinels and KRU Esports, who have already done so.
Participating teams
The 15 teams participating in VCT Masters Three Berlin have been determined by regional Challengers Playoffs at the end of Stage Three. Only three teams competing in Berlin attended Masters Two Reykjavík.
- Four EMEA teams (Europe, Turkey, and CIS): Gambit, Acend, SuperMassive Blaze, G2 Esports
- Three North American teams: Sentinels, 100 Thieves, Team Envy
- Two Brazilian teams: Keyd Stars, Havan Liberty
- Two Korean teams: Vision Strikers, F4Q
- Two Japanese teams: ZETA DIVISION, Crazy Raccoon
- Two Southeast Asian teams: Bren Esports*, Paper Rex
- One Latin American team: KRU Esports
*Bren Esports will not be participating due to travel restrictions
Groups
Each group is its own small double-elimination bracket, with the top two from each moving on to the playoffs. A random draw will determine the playoff matches. All matches will be best-of-three series, except for the grand finals, which will be a best-of-five. Matches will be played on VALORANT Patch 3.04.
Group A
Group A consists of:
- Vision Strikers: Korea’s first seed
- Paper Rex: Southeast Asia’s second seed
- SuperMassive Blaze: EMEA’s second seed
- Acend: EMEA’s third seed
Group B
Group B consists of:
- Keyd Stars: Brazil’s first seed
- Team Envy: NA’s third seed
- KRU Esports: Latin America
- ZETA DIVISION: Japan’s first seed
Group C
Group C consists of:
- Gambit: EMEA’s first seed
- Crazy Raccoon: Japan’s second seed
- 100 Thieves: NA’s second seed
- Havan Liberty: Brazil’s second seed
Group D
Group D consists of:
- Sentinels: NA’s first seed
- G2 Esports: EMEA’s fourth seed
- F4Q: Korea’s second seed
Bren Esports are unable to attend the event due to visa issues. Sentinels, G2, and F4Q will compete in a double round-robin format, with the top two teams advancing to the playoffs.
Schedule and scores
All times CT and subject to delays.
Friday, Sept. 10
- 8am CT: Group A – Acend 2-0 SuperMassive Blaze (Acend 13-5 Bind, 13-9 Ascent)
- 11am CT: Group D – G2 2-1 F4Q (G2 13-5 Ascent, F4Q 13-9 Bind, G2 13-8 Haven)
- 2pm CT: Group C – 100 Thieves 2-0 Havan Liberty (100T 13-3 Ascent, 13-6 Icebox)
Saturday, Sept. 11
- 8am CT: Group A – Vision Strikers 2-0 Paper Rex (VS 13-9 Haven, 13-11 Icebox)
- 11am CT: Group C – Gambit 2-0 Crazy Raccoon (Gambit 13-1 Bind, 13-1 Icebox)
- 2pm CT: Group B – Envy 2-0 Keyd Stars (Envy 15-13 Icebox, 13-9 Bind)
Sunday, Sept. 12
- 8am CT: Group B – KRU 2-1 ZETA DIVISION (KRU 13-8 Ascent, ZETA 13-5 Split, KRU 13-7 Bind)
- 11am CT: Group D – Sentinels 2-1 G2 (SEN 13-6 Split, G2 13-8 Icebox, SEN 13-8 Haven)
- 2pm CT: Group C winner’s match – 100T 2-1 Gambit (Gambit 13-5 Ascent, 100T 13-11 Icebox, 100T 13-10 Split)
Monday, Sept. 13
- 8am CT: Group B winner’s match – Envy 2-0 KRU (Envy 13-9 Icebox, 13-2 Ascent)
- 11am CT: Group A winner’s match – Vision Strikers 2-0 Acend (VS 13-7 Haven, 13-9 Icebox)
- 2pm CT: Group D – Sentinels 2-0 F4Q (SEN 13-9 Split, 13-4 Breeze)
Tuesday, Sept. 14
- 8am CT: Group D – G2 2-0 F4Q (G2 13-3 Bind, 13-6 Ascent)
- 11am CT: Group B elimination match – Vivo Keyd 2-0 ZETA DIVISION (Vivo 13-3 Breeze, 13-4 Split)
- 2pm CT: Group C elimination match – Crazy Raccoon 2-0 Havan Liberty (CR 13-9 Bind, 13-8 Split)
Wednesday, Sept. 15
- 8am CT: Group A elimination match – SuperMassive Blaze 2-1 PaperRex (PR 14-12 Haven, SMB 13-2 Breeze, SMB 13-10 Split)
- 11am CT: Group D – G2 2-0 Sentinels (G2 13-3 Icebox, 13-11 Split)
- 2pm CT: Group B decider match – KRU 2-0 Vivo Keyd (KRU 13-11 Split, 13-11 Haven)
Thursday, Sept. 16
- 8am CT: Group A decider match – Acend 2-1 SuperMassive Blaze (SMB 13-6 Ascent, Acend 13-7 Bind, Acend 13-10 Split)
- 11am CT: Group C decider match – Gambit 2-0 Crazy Raccoon (Gambit 13-8 Ascent, 14-12 Icebox)
- 2pm CT: Group D – Sentinels 2-1 F4Q (SEN 13-3 Breeze, F4Q 13-9 Split, SEN 13-4 Haven)
Friday, Sept. 17 (Quarterfinals)
- 6am CT: Gambit Esports 2-1 Vision Strikers (Gambit 13-2 Bind, VS 13-7 Split, Gambit 13-8 Icebox)
- 9am CT: G2 Esports 2-0 KRU Esports (G2 13-9 Icebox, 13-7 Haven)
- 12pm CT: 100T 2-1 Acend (Acend 13-9 Ascent, 100T 13-8 Haven, 100T 14-12 Breeze)
- 3pm CT: Team Envy 2-0 Sentinels (Envy 15-13 Haven, 13-7 Split)
Saturday, Sept. 18 (Semifinals)
- 10am CT: Gambit 2-0 G2 Esports (Gambit 13-10 Breeze, 13-0 Icebox)
- 1pm CT: Envy 2-0 100T (Envy 13-5 Haven, 13-8 Ascent)
Sunday, Sept. 19 (Grand finals, best-of-five)
- 10am CT: Gambit 3-0 Envy (Gambit 15-13 Bind, 13-11 Haven, 13-9 Split)
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