Valorant Champions Tour Americas

Valorant Champions Tour Americas
GameValorant
Founded2022; 4 years ago (2022)
First season2023
Organising bodyRiot Games
No. of teams8 (partner teams)
TBD (non-partner teams)
Most recent
champion
100 Thieves (2nd title)
Most titlesG2 Esports (4 titles)
QualificationOpen qualifiers
International cupsValorant Masters
Valorant Champions
Related
competitions		VCT CN
VCT EMEA
VCT Pacific

Valorant Champions Tour Americas (VCT Americas) is one of four territories of the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT), a global competitive esports tournament series organised by the game's developer Riot Games. It consists of teams from the Americas region (North America, Brazil, and Latin America), eight of which are partner teams and multiple non-partner teams as of the 2027 season, competing in open qualifiers and regional events throughout the year.

Launched in 2022, it merged the North America, Brazil, and Latin America regions, which were separate when the VCT was announced in 2020, into one franchised international league. In line with the VCT's return to an regional open qualifier system in 2027, the territory adopted qualification pathways for North America, Brazil, and Latin America areas, serving as qualifiers for both Kickoff and Regional Cups.

VCT Americas holds three events (Kickoff + Regional Cups) per year that serve as qualifiers for the annual Valorant Masters and Valorant Champions tournaments, respectively. The eight partner teams automatically qualify for Kickoff, but will have to qualify for Cups, Masters, and Champions through the open qualification system.

Teams from VCT Americas have won four Champions titles, and four Masters tournaments. LOUD, one of the VCT Americas teams, is the first team to win multiple Champions tournaments, having won in 2022 and 2026.

Qualification

Overview (2027)

Partner teams

Current

Riot Games announced on 21 October 2026 the full set of eight VCT Americas partner teams, alongside those from the other VCT regional leagues. The partner teams comprise of the following:

Former

Prior to the return of the open qualifier system, other partner teams included Cloud9 and Evil Geniuses from North America, and FURIA from Brazil.

Results

As of 2026 Stage 2

Key
† The team won Valorant Champions in the same season
Year Tournament Winners Runners-up Third place Fourth place Qualified for Valorant Champions
Seed 1 Seed 2 Seed 3 Seed 4
2023 Americas League LOUD NRG Evil Geniuses Cloud9 Evil Geniuses † NRG LOUD KRÜ Esports
2024 Kickoff Sentinels LOUD Evil Geniuses NRG Leviatán G2 Esports KRÜ Esports 100 Thieves
Stage 1 100 Thieves G2 Esports KRÜ Esports Sentinels
Stage 2 Leviatán G2 Esports KRÜ Esports 100 Thieves
2025 Kickoff G2 Esports Sentinels MIBR KRÜ Esports G2 Esports NRG † Sentinels MIBR
Stage 1 G2 Esports Sentinels MIBR Evil Geniuses
Stage 2 G2 Esports NRG Sentinels Cloud9
2026 Kickoff FURIA G2 Esports NRG MIBR 100 Thieves LOUD † NRG G2 Esports
Stage 1 G2 Esports Leviatán NRG 100 Thieves
Stage 2 100 Thieves LOUD NRG G2 Esports
2027 Kickoff
Cup 1
Cup 2

Notes

  1. ↑ Qualified via Last Chance Qualifier

References

  1. ↑ Daniels, Tom (16 August 2022). "VALORANT Champions Tour unveils Challengers ecosystem, introduces annual VCT expansion and promotion system". Esportsinsider. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
  2. ↑ Webster, Andrew (24 November 2020). "Valorant Champions Tour is a global season-long esports competition for 2021". The Verge. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
  3. ↑ "Get Ready for VCT 2027 Open Qualifiers". Valorant Esports. Riot Games. 8 September 2026. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
  4. ↑ Lozano, Kurt (18 September 2026). "LOUD defeat Team Vitality to win VALORANT Champions 2026". GosuGamers. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
  5. ↑ "2027 VCT Americas Kickoff North America Qualifiers". Valorant Esports. Riot Games. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
  6. ↑ Gomis, Alejandro (20 October 2026). "Sources: VALORANT VCT Americas 2027-2028 partnership teams revealed". Sheep Esports. Retrieved 26 October 2026.