After two weeks of some of the best players in the world, the tournaments from the four regions have finally come to an end. There have been a lot of upsets in various events that fans have seen during the different tournaments. Valorant Kickoff marked the beginning of a new era of competitive VALORANT around the world in 2024. Valorant Master Madrid will be Valorant's first international event in 2024. In this guide, let’s take a look at all the participating teams and the format for this event.
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VALORANT Masters Madrid 2024 Format
Currently, there are 44 teams participating in all the leagues in the world of VALORANT. Despite the fact that there are so many teams in the different leagues, VALORANT masters Madrid will have the lowest number of teams participating in any international tournament in VALORANT history. There will be 8 teams participating in this tournament.
VALORANT Masters Madrid 2024 GROUP STAGE:
There will be two phases for VALORANT Masters Madrid. The first stage will be the Swiss stage, and the second stage will be the playoff bracket. The Swiss stage will take place from March 14th to March 20th. Teams will need to win two matches before losing two matches in order to gain an advantage into the Swiss stage.
Teams will be drawn into four games before the start of the tournament. These games will be B03 series between these teams. In each of these games, we will see the matches between the teams that finished first in the Valor Kickoff tournament and the teams that finished second at their respective Valor Kickoff events. Teams that win the Swiss stage will go into the upper bracket, while teams that lose the Swiss stage will have to go into the eliminator matches. Each round will be determined by a random draw. Teams from the same region will face each other after the first phase.
VALORANT Masters Madrid 2024 PLAYOFFS STAGE
At the end of the 3rd Swiss round, 4 teams will qualify for the playoff. The 4 teams will have a random draw to pair them against each other. The playoff stage will consist of a double-elimination bracket. The Lower Finals and the Grand Finals will take place in a series of B05. On March 24, players will be able to see the new agent of VALORANT for the first time in the showcase match of VALORANT Masters Madrid.
Valorant Masters Madrid 2024 TEAMS
At present, there are four leagues in the world of VALORANT esports. Each of these regions has recently held their own regional kick-off tournaments. Teams that placed in the top two spots in each regional kick-off tournament qualified for the VALORANT masters Madrid 2024 tournament.
Here is a full list of the participating teams:
- Sentinels (VCT Americas)
- LOUD (VCT Americas)
- EDward Gaming (VCT China)
- FunPlus Phoenix (VCT China)
- Karmine Corp (VCT EMEA)
- Team Heretics (VCT EMEA)
- Gen.G Esports (VCT Pacific)
- Paper Rex (VCT Pacific)
The winning team from VALORANT Masters Madrid 2024 will be winning 3 VCT points. The first set of matches will take place from the 14th & 15th of March 2024 at 8:30 pm IST. Here is a graphic consisting of all the fixtures in the first set of matches: