2024 Valorant Champions Tour: Shanghai Masters

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2024 VCT: Shanghai Masters
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Tournament information
Game Valorant
Location Shanghai, China
DateMay 23 – June 9, 2024
Administrator Riot Games
Venue(s)VCT CN Arena
(Group Stage and Playoffs)
Mercedes-Benz Arena [1]
(Top 4 Playoffs + Grand Final)
Teams12
PurseUS$1,000,000 [2] [3]
Final positions
Champions Gen.G
Runner-upTeam Heretics
Tournament statistics
Finals MVPKim "t3xture" Na-ra (Gen.G)
Highest KillsMert "WoOt" Alkan (427 kills) (TH)
Highest ACSNikita "Derke" Sirmitev (258.5) (FNC) [4]

The 2024 Valorant Champions Tour: Shanghai Masters, also known as Valorant Masters Shanghai 2024, was a global tournament organized by Riot Games for the first-person shooter game Valorant as part of the Valorant Champions Tour 2024 competitive season. The tournament was held from May 23 to June 9 in Shanghai, China. [5] The top three teams of each regional league of Stage 1 competed in the tournament, which included the three International Leagues (Americas, EMEA, Pacific) and the China League.

Contents

Before the finals, an exhibition match was held between Team China and Team International showcasing the game's newest map, Abyss, which Team China narrowly won, 13–11.

Gen.G from Pacific defeated Team Heretics from EMEA in the best-of-five grand final series, 3–2, to become the first-ever Pacific team to win an international Valorant event.

Qualification

The top three teams in Stage 1 of all three International Leagues and China League qualified for this event. [6] Winning teams (seed 1) received a bye to Playoffs, while runner-ups (seed 2) and third-place teams (seed 3) started from the Swiss Stage.

(*) Non-partner teams in franchise system

RegionStage 1 WinnerStage 1 Runner-upStage 1 Third-place
Americas 100 Thieves G2 Esports*Leviatán
EMEA Fnatic Team HereticsFUT Esports
Pacific Paper Rex Gen.G T1
China Edward Gaming FunPlus Phoenix Dragon Ranger Gaming*

Swiss Stage

Advance to Playoffs
1–0G2 Esports
0–0G2 Esports2Gen.GAdvance to Playoffs
Team Heretics2Team Heretics1FUT Esports
Dragon Ranger Gaming0FunPlus Phoenix11–1Team Heretics
FunPlus Phoenix2Gen.G2FUT Esports2
FUT Esports1Leviatán1
G2 Esports20–1FunPlus Phoenix1
T11Leviatán2Team Heretics2Eliminated
Gen.G2T10Leviatán
Leviatán1Dragon Ranger Gaming0FunPlus Phoenix
FUT Esports2
Eliminated
T1
Dragon Ranger Gaming

Round 1 Matches

Round 1May 23G2 Esports2–1T1 Shanghai, China
4:00 pm (UTC+8)   VCT China Arena
13Breeze8
1Icebox13
14Lotus12
Round 1May 23FUT Esports1–2FunPlus Phoenix Shanghai, China
7:00 pm (UTC+8)   VCT China Arena
7Sunset13
14Lotus12
10Icebox13
Round 1May 24Leviatán1–2Gen.G Shanghai, China
4:00 pm (UTC+8)   VCT China Arena
13Icebox7
5Lotus13
7Breeze13
Round 1May 24Team Heretics2–0Dragon Ranger Gaming Shanghai, China
7:00 pm (UTC+8)   VCT China Arena
13Icebox5
13Sunset5
Split

Round 2 Matches

Round 2 HighMay 25FunPlus Phoenix1–2Gen.G Shanghai, China
   VCT China Arena
16Lotus14
7Sunset13
11Ascent13
Round 2 HighMay 25G2 Esports2–1Team Heretics Shanghai, China
   VCT China Arena
9Lotus13
13Bind6
13Split8
Round 2 LowMay 26Leviatán2–0T1 Shanghai, China
   VCT China Arena
13Breeze9
13Sunset7
Split
Round 2 LowMay 26Dragon Ranger Gaming0–2FUT Esports Shanghai, China
   VCT China Arena
10Bind13
12Ascent14
Icebox

Round 3 Matches

Round 3May 27FunPlus Phoenix1–2Team Heretics Shanghai, China
4:00 pm (CST)   VCT China Arena
4Sunset13
13Lotus6
15Icebox17
Round 3May 27FUT Esports2–1Leviatán Shanghai, China
7:00 pm (CST)   VCT China Arena
13Sunset1
11Lotus13
13Bind11

Playoffs

Upper Bracket QuarterfinalsUpper Bracket SemifinalsUpper Bracket FinalGrand Final
Paper Rex1
G2 Esports2
G2 Esports2
Team Heretics1
Edward Gaming0
Team Heretics2
G2 Esports0
Gen.G2
100 Thieves2
FUT Esports0
100 Thieves0
Gen.G2
Fnatic1
Gen.G2Gen.G3
Team Heretics2
Lower Bracket - Round 1Lower Bracket QuarterfinalsLower Bracket SemifinalLower Bracket Final
100 Thieves2
Paper Rex2Paper Rex1G2 Esports0
Edward Gaming0100 Thieves0Team Heretics3
Team Heretics2
Team Heretics2
FUT Esports2FUT Esports0
Fnatic1

Upper Bracket

Quarterfinals

Upper Bracket QuarterfinalsMay 30100 Thieves2–0FUT Esports Shanghai, China
4:00 pm (CST)   VCT China Arena
13Icebox2
13Bind5
Ascent
Upper Bracket QuarterfinalsMay 30Fnatic1–2Gen.G Shanghai, China
7:00 pm (CST)   VCT China Arena
13Lotus10
10Bind13
11Breeze13
Upper Bracket QuarterfinalsMay 31Paper Rex1–2G2 Esports Shanghai, China
4:00 pm (CST)   VCT China Arena
13Split7
10Lotus13
5Bind13
Upper Bracket QuarterfinalsMay 31Edward Gaming0–2Team Heretics Shanghai, China
7:00 pm (CST)   VCT China Arena
6Sunset13
3Split13
Breeze

Semifinals

Upper Bracket SemifinalsJune 2G2 Esports2–1Team Heretics Shanghai, China
4:00 pm (CST)   VCT China Arena
7Icebox13
13Ascent11
13Lotus4
Upper Bracket SemifinalsJune 2100 Thieves0–2Gen.G Shanghai, China
7:00 pm (CST)   VCT China Arena
10Icebox13
10Ascent13
Breeze

Final

Upper Bracket FinalJune 7G2 Esports0–2Gen.G Shanghai, China
3:00 pm (CST)    Mercedes-Benz Arena
8Lotus13
10Ascent13
Icebox

Lower Bracket

Round 1

Lower Bracket - Round 1June 1Paper Rex2–0Edward Gaming Shanghai, China
4:00 pm (CST)   VCT China Arena
13Bind11
13Sunset6
Split
Lower Bracket - Round 1June 1FUT Esports2–1Fnatic Shanghai, China
7:00 pm (CST)   VCT China Arena
5Split13
13Lotus8
13Ascent3

Quarterfinals

Lower Bracket QuarterfinalsJune 3100 Thieves2–1Paper Rex Shanghai, China
4:00 pm (CST)   VCT China Arena
13Breeze5
10Sunset13
14Icebox12
Lower Bracket QuarterfinalsJune 3Team Heretics2–0FUT Esports Shanghai, China
7:00 pm (CST)   VCT China Arena
13Bind7
13Sunset4
Icebox

Semifinal

Lower Bracket SemifinalsJune 7100 Thieves0–2Team Heretics Shanghai, China
6:00 pm (CST)    Mercedes-Benz Arena
13Bind15
1Sunset13
Icebox

Final

Lower Bracket FinalJune 8G2 Esports0–3Team Heretics Shanghai, China
3:00 pm (CST)    Mercedes-Benz Arena
2Bind13
6Icebox13
8Lotus13
Split
Breeze

Grand Final

The winning team from the Upper Bracket Final will have the two-map ban advantage in map veto as the upper bracket team.

Grand FinalJune 9Gen.G3–2Team Heretics Shanghai, China
3:00 pm (CST)    Mercedes-Benz Arena
13Breeze6
9Icebox13
9Ascent13
13Lotus4
13Split3

Final rankings

PlaceTeamWinnings (USD)
1st
Gen.G$350,000
2nd
Team Heretics$200,000
3rd
G2 Esports$125,000
4th
100 Thieves$75,000
5th–6th
FUT Esports$50,000
Paper Rex
7th–8th
Edward Gaming$35,000
Fnatic
9th–10th
FunPlus Phoenix$25,000
Leviatán
11th–12th
Dragon Ranger Gaming$15,000
T1

References

  1. ↑ Juandi, Juandi (9 April 2024). "Mercedes-Benz Arena to host Valorant Masters Shanghai". Valo2Asia. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  2. ↑ Wi-Liam, Teh (23 May 2024). "VCT Masters Shanghai Survival Guide". GosuGamers. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  3. ↑ Juandi, Juandi (15 May 2024). "VCT Masters Shanghai to feature $1 million prize pool". Valo2Asia. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "Champions Tour 2024: Masters Shanghai: Player Performance and Stats | Valorant Event". VLR.gg.
  5. ↑ Zalamea, Nigel (31 July 2023). "VCT 2024 Masters Shanghai will be the first international Valorant event in China". One Esports. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "Masters Shanghai Venue and Ticket Announcement". Valorant Esports. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
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