VALORANT Masters Bangkok 2025 Preview: Teams, Schedule, Players to Watch, and more

Now that Kickoff tournaments have drawn to a close across the VCT, fans all over the world are preparing for the first Masters tournament of the year, the VALORANT Champions Tour 2025 - Masters Bangkok 2025. Starting February 20, the top two teams from each VCT region will compete in Bangkok for a chance at international glory.

In our Masters Bangkok viewer's guide you will find everything you need to know about the tournament, from the teams and format, to the schedule, prize pool, and players to watch. Join us as we go through our full VALORANT Masters Bangkok preview.

Masters Bangkok Teams

• G2 Esports
• Sentinels
• Team Vitality
• Team Liquid
• DRX
• T1
• EDward Gaming
• Trace Esports

Masters Bangkok Schedule and Format

Swiss Stage

Beginning February 20, the Swiss Stage of VALORANT Masters Bangkok takes off with the opening round of matches. The Swiss Stage will run across four days total, with the last round being played on February 24.

All matches during the Swiss Stage will be best-of-3. If a team wins a total of two matches, they will qualify for the Playoffs. Any teams that loses two matches, however, will be immediately eliminated from the tournament.

Ultimately, only four teams will advance to the Masters Bangkok Playoffs for a shot at the trophy.

The full Swiss Stage schedule will look as follows:

• Feb 20, Thursday - Swiss Stage
• Feb 21, Friday - Swiss Stage
• Feb 22, Saturday - Swiss Stage
• Feb 23, Sunday - Swiss Stage
• Feb 24, Monday - Swiss Stage

February 25 and 26 (Tuesday and Wednesday) will feature no matches whatsoever, so as to give teams a short break to recharge and prepare for the next stage of the tournament: the Masters Bangkok Playoffs.

Playoffs

The Masters Bangkok Playoffs will see the four remaining teams compete in a double elimination bracket in search of the trophy. Matches will be best-of-three, with the exception of the Lower Final and the Grand Final, which will be best-of-five instead.

The playoffs bracket will start on February 27, and will run until the Grand Final of the VCT Masters Bangkok takes place on March 2.

Here's the full Masters Bangkok Playoffs schedule:

• Feb 27, Thursday - Bracket Stage
• Feb 28, Friday - Upper Bracket Finals and Lower Bracket Semifinals
• Mar 1, Saturday - Lower Bracket Finals
• Mar 2, Sunday - Grand Finals

Masters Bangkok Prize Pool

Teams at Masters Bangkok will be competing for a total prize pool of $500,000 USD. Here's a detailed breakdown of what teams stand to gain from Bangkok, apart from that precious first place trophy, of course.

Masters Bangkok: Players to Watch

VIT Derke

After making a splash during the latest OFF//SEASON by leaving Fnatic to join Team Vitality instead, Nikita "Derke" Sirmitev has surged back to the very top of EMEA. During the VALORANT Champions Tour 2025 - EMEA Kickoff, Derke dominated the competion, finishing the tournament as the second highest scoring player in terms of ACS (252.8), ADR (164.9) and KPR (0.87). Now, the Finnish sharpshooter will look to continue the show over in Bangkok.

G2 leaf

Nathan "leaf" Orf stands out for being the highest rated player on G2 on their way to win the VALORANT Champions Tour 2025 - Americas Kickoff despite playing mainly sentinels. Moreover, leaf is one of the most adamant Chamber enjoyers in the VCT, and it will be exciting to see him bring out the agent against teams from other regions who have far less experience playing into the pick.

EDG ZmjjKK

The EDG star, and reigning VALORANT Champions MVP, picked up exactly where he left off to start the new season, racking up 86 kills in the Grand Finals of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2025 - China Kickoff. Simply put, Zheng "ZmjjKK" Yongkang is a player you just can't take your eyes off of, especially when it comes to the international stage.

DRX freeing

Would you believe me if I told you that No "free1ng" Ha-jun ONLY played Tejo at the VALORANT Champions Tour 2025 - Pacific Kickoff on his way to win the tournament with DRX? Well, he did.

Whether freeing believes Tejo is the strongest agent for him or he simply wanted to take advantage of other teams' lack of preparation, one thing is certain, no other player at Bangkok will have mastered Tejo quite like freeing has. But, can he now also win Masters Bangkok by playing only Tejo?

TL Keiko

After changing roles from dueslist to controller for Team Liquid to acommodate the new roster, Georgio "Keiko" Sanassy has been lights out all throughout Kickoff. To just about everyone's surprise, Keiko ended up becoming the highest rated player (1.27 rating) at the tournament when all was said and done, while also gaining valuable experience under a new role to turn Team Liquid into a real threat heading into Masters Bangkok.

Where to Watch Masters Bangkok

With the very best VALORANT teams from around the world converging at Bangkok, this is set to be a tournament you will not want to miss. You can catch all of the Masters Bangkok action live on the official VCT channels on Twitch and YouTube.

So, save the Masters Bangkok dates on your calendar and tune in to all the action starting February 27!

Masters Bangkok Drops

Being able to catch games live on stream for Masters Bangkok will also give you the chance to earn exclusive in-game drops linked to your VALORANT account.

Available drops for watching Masters Bangkok live include the "CRISPY" Title and the "TUKTUK" Spray; yet another reason to tune in to action!

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