VCT EMEA Kickoff 2025: Final results, schedule, and more

VCT EMEA Kickoff 2025 is right around the corner, and it’s all set to be the beginning of the Champions Tour this year. It’ll be the first S-Tier tournament of 2025, starting from January 15, 2025, until February 9, 2025. All Valorant enthusiasts are brimming with excitement as they’re about to witness a few high-adrenaline matches at the Riot Games Arena in Berlin, Germany. Twelve teams from the EMEA region will play against each other to secure their spot in Masters Bangkok.

This article will highlight everything gamers must know about VCT EMEA Kickoff 2025’s schedule, formats, participating teams, and much more necessary information about the tournament.

VCT EMEA Kickoff 2025 teams

VCT EMEA Kickoff begins January 15, 2024 (Image via Riot Games)

A total of 12 teams will participate in this prestigious VCT Kickoff tournament. While 10 teams will be VCT-partnered teams, two other teams will get an entry due to their Ascension winning criteria. Gentle Mates will qualify as the Ascension 2023 winner, whereas Apeks will make their entry as the Ascension 2024 winner. Here's the full list:

BBL Esports
Fnatic
FUT Esports
GIANTX
Karmine Corp
Natus Vincere
Team Heretics
Movistar KOI
Team Liquid
Team Vitality
Gentle Mates (Ascension 2023)
Apeks (Ascension 2024)

VCT EMEA Kickoff 2025 format

Riot Games has tweaked the format a little bit from last time, making it a double-elimination bracket. Four teams that made it to Champions 2024 — FUT Esports, Team Vitality, Fnatic, and Team Heretics will directly qualify for the second round (Upper Quarterfinals). Meanwhile, the rest eight teams will play against each other in the upper round 1 to secure their spot in the quarterfinals.

The winner of each group will make it to the Playoff, while the runner-up must get through the Play-in stage.

All matches in the whole tournament except the Lower Bracket Final and Grand Final will follow the standard BO3 (Best of three) format. The Finals of the Lower Bracket and the concluding match of the VCT EMEA 2025 Kickoff will be played in a standard BO5 (Best of Five) format. Lastly, the two finalists of the tournaments will secure their ticket to the Masters Bangkok.

VCT EMEA Kickoff 2025 schedule and results

Here’s a schedule of the VCT EMEA Kickoff in 2025:

Upper Round 1 (January 15-16, 2025)

BBL Esports vs GIANTX (2-1): Lotus (13-9); Haven (12-14); Pearl (13-5)
Karmine Corp vs Natus Vincere (2-1): Abyss (10-13); Bind (13-2); Lotus (13-6)
Team Liquid vs Movistar KOI (2-1): Fracture (10-13); Abyss (13-3); Bind (13-10)
Apeks vs Gentle Mates (0-2): Pearl (7-13); Haven (12-14)

Upper Round 2(January 18, 2025 and January 22, 2025)

Fnatic vs BBL Esports (1-2): Abyss (8-13); Fracture (13-8); Split (10-13)
Team Vitality vs Karmine Corp (2-1): Haven (13-5); Bind (9-13); Abyss (17-15)
FUT Esports vs Team Liquid (2-0): Pearl (19-7); Fracture (13-6)
Team Heretics vs Gentle Mates (2-1): Abyss (4-13); Fracture (13-3); Pearl (13-8)

Lower Round 1 (January 23-24, 2025)

Karmine Corp vs GIANTX (1-2): Bind (14-12); Lotus (2-13); Fracture (10-13)
Fnatic vs Natus Vincere (2-1): Pearl (13-9); Fracture (8-13); Haven (15-13)
Team Liquid vs Apeks (2-1): Abyss (13-9); Pearl (11-13); Haven (13-6)
Gentle Mates vs Movistar KOI: Haven (13-3); Lotus (7-13); Pearl (13-6)

Upper Semifinals (January 29, 2025)

FUT Esports vs Team Vitality (0-2): Bind (7-13); Split (4-13)
BBL Esports vs Team Heretics (0-2): Pearl (11-13); Lotus (7-13)

Lower Round 2 (January 30, 2025)

Gentle Mates vs Fnatic (0-2): Abyss (5-13); Fracture (6-13)
GIANTX vs Team Liquid (0-2): Fracture (8-13); Split (6-13)

Lower Quarterfinals (January 31, 2025)

FUT Esports vs Fnatic (2-0): Abyss (13-10); Fracture (13-6)
BBL Esports vs Team Liquid (1-2): Bind (11-13); Pearl (13-9); Split (10-13)

Upper Finals (February 7, 2025)

Team Vitality vs Team Heretics (2-0): Haven (13-10); Abyss (13-1)

Lower Semifinals (February 7, 2025)

FUT Esports vs Team Liquid (1-2): Abyss (7-13); Bind (13-11); Haven (4-13)

Lower Finals (February 8, 2025)

Team Heretics vs Team Liquid (0-3): Lotus (4-13); Abyss (4-13); Fracture (7-13)

Grand Finals (February 9, 2025)

Team Vitality vs Team Liquid (3-2): Split (10-13); Haven (7-13); Lotus (13-6); Bind (13-7); Fracture (13-8)

Note: Team Vitality wins VCT EMEA Kickoff 2025 and qualifies for Masters Bangkok along with Team Liquid, who finished second.

Where to watch VCT EMEA Kickoff 2025

Valorant enthusiasts worldwide must tune into Valorant Champion Tour EMEA’s official Twitch and YouTube channels. Here are the links:

Watch VCT EMEA Kickoff 2025 on YouTube: Click Here
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Edited by Ritoban "Veloxi" Paul