VALORANT Champions Tour 2026 - Game Changers North America Stage 1
This event is organized by Riot Games, Raidiant, sponsored by Red Bull, Secretlab, Verizon, Verizon. 16 teams are competing for a prize pool of $65,000 USD.
15th Apr, 2026 - 5th Jun, 2026
$65,000
16
Swiss Stage
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Team
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W
D
L
MD
RD
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Main Event
Prize Distribution
1st$26,000Qualifies To Stage 2
2nd$13,000Qualifies To Stage 2
3rd$9,100Qualifies To Stage 2
4th$6,500Qualifies To Stage 2
5th-6th$3,900Qualifies To Stage 2
7th-8th$1,300Qualifies To Stage 2
9th-10th
11th-13th
14th-15th
16th
format
Groups
16-team Swiss System format
All matches are Bo3
Teams that reach 4 wins advance to the Main Event
Teams that reach 4 losses are eliminated
All matches are Bo3
Teams that reach 4 wins advance to the Main Event
Teams that reach 4 losses are eliminated
Playoffs
8-team Double-Elimination bracket
Teams are seeded based on the Swiss Stage results
All matches (excl. Lower Bracket Final and Grand Final) are Bo3
Lower Bracket Final and Grand Final are Bo5
Teams are seeded based on the Swiss Stage results
All matches (excl. Lower Bracket Final and Grand Final) are Bo3
Lower Bracket Final and Grand Final are Bo5
VALORANT Champions Tour 2026
This event makes part of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2026 series. The series page includes all the events that happened including circuit points per region if available.Visit Series
vct 2023
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