Updated on August 14, 7:10 a.m. (GMT+8): Updated score.
The Valorant world championship officially begins with the Valorant Champions 2023 group stage.
16 of the world’s best Valorant teams will compete in Los Angeles, California, from August 6 to 26.
Instead of having the top-seeded teams advance straight to the playoffs, all qualified teams in the tournament will begin their run in the group stage.
The group stage seedings for Pacific, Americas, and EMEA teams were determined by their performances in the VCT international leagues and their standings at Masters Tokyo. The LCQ teams will represent the lower regional seeds.
All four groups will play in a double-elimination format, where all matches played are best of three. The top two teams from each group will advance to the playoffs.
Valorant Champions 2023 group stage standings
Group A
| STANDING | TEAM | SCORE |
| 1st | Paper Rex | 2 – 0 |
| 2nd | Edward Gaming | 2 – 1 |
| 3rd | Giants | 1 – 2 |
| 4th | KRÜ Esports | 0 – 2 |
Group B
| STANDING | TEAM | SCORE |
| 1st | Evil Geniuses | 2 – 0 |
| 2nd | FUT Esports | 2 – 1 |
| 3rd | T1 | 1 – 2 |
| 4th | FunPlus Phoenix | 0 – 2 |
Group C
| STANDING | TEAM | SCORE |
| 1st | Fnatic | 2 – 0 |
| 2nd | Bilibili Gaming | 1 – 1 |
| 2nd | NRG Esports | 1 – 1 |
| 4th | Zeta Division | 0 – 2 |
Group D
| STANDING | TEAM | SCORE |
| 1st | DRX | 2 – 0 |
| 2nd | LOUD | 2 – 1 |
| 3rd | Natus Vincere | 1 – 2 |
| 4th | Team Liquid | 0 – 2 |
Valorant Champions 2023 group stage schedule and results
The group stage will begin on August 6 and continue until August 13.
August 6, Sunday
| TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
| Team Liquid | 0 – 2 | Natus Vincere |
| DRX | 2 – 1 | LOUD |
August 7, Monday
| TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
| FUT Esports | 2 – 0 | T1 |
| Evil Geniuses | 2 – 0 | FunPlus Phoenix |
| Natus Vincere | 1 – 2 | DRX |
DRX qualifies for the playoffs.
August 8, Tuesday
| TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
| NRG Esports | 0 – 2 | Bilibili Gaming |
| Fnatic | 2 – 0 | Zeta Division |
| FUT Esports | 0 – 2 | Evil Geniuses |
Evil Geniuses qualifies for the playoffs.
August 9, Wednesday
| TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
| Paper Rex | 2 – 0 | KRÜ Esports |
| Edward Gaming | 2 – 1 | Giants |
| Bilibili Gaming | 0 – 2 | Fnatic |
Fnatic qualifiers for the playoffs.
August 10, Thursday
| TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
| Team Liquid | 0 – 2 | LOUD |
| T1 | 2 – 0 | FunPlus Phoenix |
| Paper Rex | 2 – 0 | Edward Gaming |
Team Liquid and FunPlus Phoenix have been eliminated.
Paper Rex qualifies for the playoffs.
August 11, Friday
| TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
| KRÜ Esports | 0 – 2 | Giants |
| Zeta Division | 0 – 2 | NRG Esports |
KRÜ Esports and Zeta Division have been eliminated.
August 12, Saturday
| TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
| Natus Vincere | 1 – 2 | LOUD |
| FUT Esports | 2 – 0 | T1 |
LOUD and FUT Esports qualify for the playoffs.
Natus Vincere and T1 have been eliminated.
August 13, Sunday
| TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
| Edward Gaming | 2 – 0 | Giants |
| Bilibili Gaming | 2 – 0 | NRG Esports |
Edward Gaming and Bilibili Gaming qualify for the playoffs.
Giants and NRG Esports have been eliminated.
Valorant Champions 2023 group stage teams
| REGION AND QUALIFICATION PATH | TEAM |
| 1st in VCT Pacific League | Paper Rex |
| 2nd in VCT Pacific League | DRX |
| 3rd in VCT Pacific League | T1 |
| 1st in VCT Pacific League LCQ | Zeta Division |
| 1st in VCT Americas League | LOUD |
| 2nd in VCT Americas League | NRG Esports |
| 3rd in VCT Americas League | Evil Geniuses |
| 1st in VCT Americas League LCQ | KRÜ Esports |
| Top EMEA team in Masters Tokyo | Fnatic |
| 2nd EMEA team in Masters Tokyo | Team Liquid |
| 3rd EMEA team in Masters Tokyo | FUT Esports |
| 1st in EMEA League LCQ | Giants |
| 2nd in EMEA League LCQ | Natus Vincere |
| 1st in VCT China Qualifier | Edward Gaming |
| 2nd in VCT China Qualifier | Bilibili Gaming |
| 3rd in VCT China Qualifier | FunPlus Phoenix |
Where to watch the Valorant Champions 2023 group stage
Valorant fans can watch the matches live on Riot Games’ official Twitch and YouTube channels:
| CHANNEL | PLATFORM |
| Valorant (English) | Twitch |
| Valorant Esports (Turkish) | Twitch |
| Valorant (Russian) | Twitch |
| Valorant (Dach) | Twitch |
| Valorant (Japan) | Twitch |
| 1pValorant | Twitch |
| agentrange_it (Italy) | Twitch |
| polsatgames (Polish) | Twitch |
| lvpes2 (Spanish) | Twitch |
| valleague_fr (French) | Twitch |
| leetesports (Hungarian) | Twitch |
| leetplus (Hungarian) | Twitch |
| valesports | Twitch |
| esportsfinland (Finnish) | Twitch |
| valorant_kr (Korean) | Twitch |
| valorant_br | Twitch |
| VALORANT_LA | Twitch |
| valorantleague_mena (Arabic) | Twitch |
| Valorant Arabia | YouTube |
| Valorant (English) | YouTube |
| Valorant (Turkish) | YouTube |
| Valorant (Russian) | YouTube |
| Valorant (Arabia) | YouTube |
