Tournament information | |
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Game | Valorant |
Location | Shanghai, China |
Date | May 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) |
Teams | 12 |
Purse | US$1,000,000 [2] [3] |
Final positions | |
Champions | Gen.G |
Runner-up | Team Heretics |
Tournament statistics | |
Finals MVP | Kim "t3xture" Na-ra (Gen.G) |
Highest Kills | Mert "WoOt" Alkan (427 kills) (TH) |
Highest ACS | Nikita "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.
Before the finals, an exhibition match was held between Team China and Team International showcasing the game's newest map, Abyss, in which Team China narrowly won that match, 13–11.
Gen.G from Pacific defeated Team Heretics from EMEA in the final with a score of 3–2 to become the first ever Pacific's team win a Valorant global event.
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) start from the Swiss Stage.
(*) Non-partner teams in franchise system
Region | Stage 1 Winner | Stage 1 Runner-up | Stage 1 Third-place |
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Americas | 100 Thieves | G2 Esports* | Leviatán |
EMEA | Fnatic | Team Heretics | FUT Esports |
Pacific | Paper Rex | Gen.G | T1 |
China | Edward Gaming | FunPlus Phoenix | Dragon Ranger Gaming* |
Advance to Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||
1–0 | G2 Esports | |||||||||||||||||
0–0 | G2 Esports | 2 | Gen.G | Advance to Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
Team Heretics | 2 | Team Heretics | 1 | FUT Esports | ||||||||||||||
Dragon Ranger Gaming | 0 | FunPlus Phoenix | 1 | 1–1 | Team Heretics | |||||||||||||
FunPlus Phoenix | 2 | Gen.G | 2 | FUT Esports | 2 | |||||||||||||
FUT Esports | 1 | Leviatán | 1 | |||||||||||||||
G2 Esports | 2 | 0–1 | FunPlus Phoenix | 1 | ||||||||||||||
T1 | 1 | Leviatán | 2 | Team Heretics | 2 | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
Gen.G | 2 | T1 | 0 | Leviatán | ||||||||||||||
Leviatán | 1 | Dragon Ranger Gaming | 0 | FunPlus Phoenix | ||||||||||||||
FUT Esports | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Eliminated | ||||||||||||||||||
T1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dragon Ranger Gaming | ||||||||||||||||||
Round 1 | May 23 | G2 Esports | 2 | – | 1 | T1 | Shanghai, China | |
4:00 pm (UTC+8) | VCT China Arena | |||||||
13 | Breeze | 8 | ||||||
1 | Icebox | 13 | ||||||
14 | Lotus | 12 |
Round 1 | May 23 | FUT Esports | 1 | – | 2 | FunPlus Phoenix | Shanghai, China | |
7:00 pm (UTC+8) | VCT China Arena | |||||||
7 | Sunset | 13 | ||||||
14 | Lotus | 12 | ||||||
10 | Icebox | 13 |
Round 1 | May 24 | Leviatán | 1 | – | 2 | Gen.G | Shanghai, China | |
4:00 pm (UTC+8) | VCT China Arena | |||||||
13 | Icebox | 7 | ||||||
5 | Lotus | 13 | ||||||
7 | Breeze | 13 |
Round 1 | May 24 | Team Heretics | 2 | – | 0 | Dragon Ranger Gaming | Shanghai, China | |
7:00 pm (UTC+8) | VCT China Arena | |||||||
13 | Icebox | 5 | ||||||
13 | Sunset | 5 | ||||||
Round 2 High | May 25 | FunPlus Phoenix | 1 | – | 2 | Gen.G | Shanghai, China | |
VCT China Arena | ||||||||
16 | Lotus | 14 | ||||||
7 | Sunset | 13 | ||||||
11 | Ascent | 13 |
Round 2 High | May 25 | G2 Esports | 2 | – | 1 | Team Heretics | Shanghai, China | |
VCT China Arena | ||||||||
9 | Lotus | 13 | ||||||
13 | Bind | 6 | ||||||
13 | Split | 8 |
Round 2 Low | May 26 | Leviatán | 2 | – | 0 | T1 | Shanghai, China | |
VCT China Arena | ||||||||
13 | Breeze | 9 | ||||||
13 | Sunset | 7 | ||||||
Round 2 Low | May 26 | Dragon Ranger Gaming | 0 | – | 2 | FUT Esports | Shanghai, China | |
VCT China Arena | ||||||||
10 | Bind | 13 | ||||||
12 | Ascent | 14 | ||||||
Round 3 | May 27 | FunPlus Phoenix | 1 | – | 2 | Team Heretics | Shanghai, China | |
4:00 pm (CST) | VCT China Arena | |||||||
4 | Sunset | 13 | ||||||
13 | Lotus | 6 | ||||||
15 | Icebox | 17 |
Round 3 | May 27 | FUT Esports | 2 | – | 1 | Leviatán | Shanghai, China | |
7:00 pm (CST) | VCT China Arena | |||||||
13 | Sunset | 1 | ||||||
11 | Lotus | 13 | ||||||
13 | Bind | 11 |
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals | Upper Bracket Semifinals | Upper Bracket Final | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
Paper Rex | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
G2 Esports | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
G2 Esports | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Team Heretics | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Edward Gaming | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Team Heretics | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
G2 Esports | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Gen.G | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
100 Thieves | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
FUT Esports | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
100 Thieves | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Gen.G | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Fnatic | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Gen.G | 2 | Gen.G | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Team Heretics | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Lower Bracket - Round 1 | Lower Bracket Quarterfinals | Lower Bracket Semifinal | Lower Bracket Final | |||||||||||||||
100 Thieves | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Paper Rex | 2 | Paper Rex | 1 | G2 Esports | 0 | |||||||||||||
Edward Gaming | 0 | 100 Thieves | 0 | Team Heretics | 3 | |||||||||||||
Team Heretics | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Team Heretics | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
FUT Esports | 2 | FUT Esports | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Fnatic | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals | May 30 | 100 Thieves | 2 | – | 0 | FUT Esports | Shanghai, China | |
4:00 pm (CST) | VCT China Arena | |||||||
13 | Icebox | 2 | ||||||
13 | Bind | 5 | ||||||
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals | May 30 | Fnatic | 1 | – | 2 | Gen.G | Shanghai, China | |
7:00 pm (CST) | VCT China Arena | |||||||
13 | Lotus | 10 | ||||||
10 | Bind | 13 | ||||||
11 | Breeze | 13 |
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals | May 31 | Paper Rex | 1 | – | 2 | G2 Esports | Shanghai, China | |
4:00 pm (CST) | VCT China Arena | |||||||
13 | Split | 7 | ||||||
10 | Lotus | 13 | ||||||
5 | Bind | 13 |
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals | May 31 | Edward Gaming | 0 | – | 2 | Team Heretics | Shanghai, China | |
7:00 pm (CST) | VCT China Arena | |||||||
6 | Sunset | 13 | ||||||
3 | Split | 13 | ||||||
Lower Bracket - Round 1 | June 1 | Paper Rex | 2 | – | 0 | Edward Gaming | Shanghai, China | |
4:00 pm (CST) | VCT China Arena | |||||||
13 | Bind | 11 | ||||||
13 | Sunset | 6 | ||||||
Lower Bracket - Round 1 | June 1 | FUT Esports | 2 | – | 1 | Fnatic | Shanghai, China | |
7:00 pm (CST) | VCT China Arena | |||||||
5 | Split | 13 | ||||||
13 | Lotus | 8 | ||||||
13 | Ascent | 3 |
Upper Bracket Semifinals | June 2 | G2 Esports | 2 | – | 1 | Team Heretics | Shanghai, China | |
4:00 pm (CST) | VCT China Arena | |||||||
7 | Icebox | 13 | ||||||
13 | Ascent | 11 | ||||||
13 | Lotus | 4 |
Upper Bracket Semifinals | June 2 | 100 Thieves | 0 | – | 2 | Gen.G | Shanghai, China | |
7:00 pm (CST) | VCT China Arena | |||||||
10 | Icebox | 13 | ||||||
10 | Ascent | 13 | ||||||
Lower Bracket Quarterfinals | June 3 | 100 Thieves | 2 | – | 1 | Paper Rex | Shanghai, China | |
4:00 pm (CST) | VCT China Arena | |||||||
13 | Breeze | 5 | ||||||
10 | Sunset | 13 | ||||||
14 | Icebox | 12 |
Lower Bracket Quarterfinals | June 3 | Team Heretics | 2 | – | 0 | FUT Esports | Shanghai, China | |
7:00 pm (CST) | VCT China Arena | |||||||
13 | Bind | 7 | ||||||
13 | Sunset | 4 | ||||||
Upper Bracket Final | June 7 | G2 Esports | 0 | – | 2 | Gen.G | Shanghai, China | |
3:00 pm (CST) | Mercedes-Benz Arena | |||||||
8 | Lotus | 13 | ||||||
10 | Ascent | 13 | ||||||
Lower Bracket Semifinals | June 7 | 100 Thieves | 0 | – | 2 | Team Heretics | Shanghai, China | |
6:00 pm (CST) | Mercedes-Benz Arena | |||||||
13 | Bind | 15 | ||||||
1 | Sunset | 13 | ||||||
Lower Bracket Final | June 8 | G2 Esports | 0 | – | 3 | Team Heretics | Shanghai, China | |
3:00 pm (CST) | Mercedes-Benz Arena | |||||||
2 | Bind | 13 | ||||||
6 | Icebox | 13 | ||||||
8 | Lotus | 13 | ||||||
The winning team from the Upper Bracket Final will have the two-map ban advantage in map veto as the upper bracket team.
Grand Final | June 9 | Gen.G | 3 | – | 2 | Team Heretics | Shanghai, China | |
3:00 pm (CST) | Mercedes-Benz Arena | |||||||
13 | Breeze | 6 | ||||||
9 | Icebox | 13 | ||||||
9 | Ascent | 13 | ||||||
13 | Lotus | 4 | ||||||
13 | Split | 3 |
Place | Team | Winnings (USD) |
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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 |
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