With the VALORANT Champions Tour 2021 on the verge of starting, we have taken it upon ourselves to inform all of you on everything you need to know about the VCT Challengers 1 Stage 1 2021, and how to watch the event. Read on to know more:
Tournament’s background
This will be the first big VALORANT tournament this year. This is going to be the first of many challengers events throughout the year, and here we’ll see several regional events, marked as the main events for VALORANT.
How to qualify for the main event
All of the teams that will partake in this event have qualified through open qualifiers which were held in the last week of January.
VCT Challengers 1 Stage 1 2021 Format
The tournament format will follow a standard Double-Elimination bracket format. Every single match is set in a best of 3 game type, and the Grand Final will be in a best of 5.
Prize distribution
The North American event will have a total of $50,000 to be distributed between all teams. Important to note that the top 4 teams will be advancing to the Challengers 2 event, which will take place a few days after this tournament. This is how the prize money will be distributed:
- 1st – $20,000
- 2nd – $10,000
- 3rd – $7,000
- 4th – $5,000
- 5th-6th – $3,000
- 7th-8th – $1,000
Teams Participating
A total of 8 teams are going to participate in the North American VCT Challengers 1 tournament in 2021. Here they are below:
- Immortals
- Team Envy
- NRG
- Sentinels
- Gen.G
- Luminosity
- XSET
- ANDBOX
VCT Challengers 1 Stage 1 2021 Schedule list
The tournament will take place between the 4th and 7th of February. Matches will start tonight with the following match-ups:
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals – 4th February 2021
- 21:00 CET – Immortals vs XSET
- 21:00 CET – NRG vs Gen.G
- 23:30 CET – Team Envy vs Andbox
- 23:30 CET – Sentinels vs Luminosity
Upper Bracket Semifinals – 5th February 2021
- 21:00 CET – Immortals/XSET vs NRG/Gen.G
- 23:30 CET – Team Envy/Andbox vs Sentinels/Luminosity
Upper Bracket Final – 6th February 2021 – 21:00 CET
Grand Final – 7th February 2021 – 21:00 CET
Streaming platform list
The tournament will stream on the official Nerd Street Gamers Twitch Channel, as well as on their secondary channel here.
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Predictions
With so many talented teams in the team pool, it will be very hard to pick a clear winner for this event. That being said, we think that the Sentinels and Team Envy are still two of the strongest teams in North America. This event is going to be a blast so make sure not to miss it.
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