Updated on July 23, 9:18 a.m. (GMT+8): Updated scores.
The VCT Americas 2023 Last Chance Qualifier is the final chance for partnered teams in the region to earn a spot at Valorant Champions 2023.
LOUD, NRG Esports, and Evil Geniuses qualified for this year’s Champions event by securing first, second, and third place respectively in the Americas League playoffs.
Seven teams will battle it out to determine who will become the fourth and final representative of the Americas region from July 15 to 23.
Here is everything you need to know about the Americas LCQ, including its schedule, results, format, teams, and where to watch the tournament.
What is the VCT Americas 2023 Last Chance Qualifier?
It is the final VCT Americas tournament of the year.
Six partnered teams will end their 2023 season at this event, except for the winner, who will qualify for Valorant Champions 2023.
VCT Americas 2023 LCQ patch and format
The VCT Americas 2023 LCQ will be played on patch 7.0, but Valorant Agent 23 Deadlock will not be enabled.
The event has a hybrid playoff format. The tournament’s first round and upper bracket quarterfinal will be single elimination.
The playoffs will be played in a double elimination format once the tournament reaches the upper bracket semifinals. The seedings of the LCQ are based on the Americas League playoff results.
The 4th and 5th place teams will begin their run in the upper bracket semifinals. Teams that finished 6th, 7th, and 8th will start in the upper bracket quarterfinal. The 9th and 10th place teams will play in the first round of the upper bracket.
All matches are best-of-threes, except for the lower bracket final and grand final, which will be a best-of-five.
VCT Americas 2023 LCQ schedule and results
The VCT Americas 2023 LCQ will take place from July 15 to 23.
Matches will begin at 1 p.m. PT | 8 p.m. GMT | 4 a.m. GMT+8 | 5 a.m. JPT/KST.
July 15
Upper bracket round 1
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
MIBR | 0 – 2 | KRÜ Esports |
July 16
Upper bracket quarterfinals
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
FURIA Esports | 1 – 2 | KRÜ Esports |
Sentinels | 2 – 1 | 100 Thieves |
July 17
Upper bracket semifinals
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
Cloud9 | 2 – 1 | Sentinels |
Leviatán | 0 – 2 | KRÜ Esports |
July 18
Upper bracket final
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
Cloud9 | 1 – 2 | KRÜ Esports |
Lower bracket semifinals
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
Sentinels | 0 – 2 | Leviatán |
July 22
Lower bracket final
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
Cloud9 | 2 – 3 | Leviatán |
July 23
Grand final
TEAM | SCHEDULE | TEAM |
KRÜ Esports | 1 p.m. PT 8 p.m. GMT July 24, 4 a.m. GMT+8 July 24, 5 a.m. JPT/KST | Leviatán |
All teams in the VCT Americas 2023 LCQ
TEAM | VCT AMERICAS LEAGUE 2023 PLAYOFF STANDING |
Cloud9 | 4th |
Leviatán | 5th |
FURIA Esports | 6th |
Sentinels | 7th |
100 Thieves | 8th |
MIBR | 9th |
KRÜ Esports | 10th |
Where to watch VCT Americas 2023 LCQ
The matches will be streamed in three languages across Twitch, YouTube, and Trovo. You can find each stream here.
LANGUAGE | TWITCH | YOUTUBE | TROVO |
English | VCT Americas | VCT Americas | N/A |
Spanish | VCT Latin America | VCT LATAM | VCT Latin America |
Portuguese | VCT Brazil | VCT BR | N/A |
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