The North American region continues with the VCT NA Stage 3 Challengers 2 Open Qualifiers where teams are looking to advance into the Main Event.

The competition features teams who have yet to qualify into the VCT NA Stage 3 Challengers Playoffs.


What is the VCT NA Stage 3 Challengers 2 Open Qualifiers?

VCT NA Stage 3 Format
Credit: Riot Games

The tournament will decide the final four teams that will advance to the VCT NA Stage 3 Challengers 2 Main Event. Those four teams will then join the top teams from the first Open Qualifier in the VCT NA Stage 3 Challengers Playoffs.

The top 3 finishers from the Challengers Playoffs advance to VCT Stage 3 Masters Berlin.


VCT NA Stage 3 Challengers 2 Open Qualifiers schedule and results

VCT NA Stage 3 Schedule
Credit: Riot Games

The Open Qualifiers starts on July 22, and ends with the Top 16 on July 25. The top four teams advance to the VCT NA Stage 3 Challengers 2 Main Event. (All times and days are in GMT+8.)

(Last updated July 25)

Round of 32

  • Soniqs 2 — 0 Ookers
  • ez5 0 — 2 Ghost Gamers
  • FaZe Clan 2 — 0 Brimstone Gaming
  • Immortals 2 — 0 All Around Savants
  • DarkZero 2 — 1 Last Round Save
  • Pittsburgh Knights 2 — 1 SoaR
  • Andbox 2 — 0 Zero MarksMen
  • TSM FTX 2 — 0 Squirtle Squad
  • T1 2 — 0 Project 13
  • Renegades 2 — 0 YGP Gaming
  • Virtuoso 0 — 2 Divize
  • Built By Gamers 2 — 0 Team Basilisk
  • Cloud9 Blue 2 — 0 GoodFellas
  • Complexity 2 — 0 Evil Geniuses
  • Luminosity 2 — 0 P11
  • NRG 1 — 2 Resonate

Round of 16

  • Soniqs 0 — 2 Ghost Gaming
  • FaZe Clan 2 — 0 Immortals
  • DarkZero 2 — 1 Pittsburgh Knights
  • Andbox 1 — 2 TSM
  • T1 2 — 0 Renegades
  • Divize 0 — 2 Built By Gamers
  • Cloud9 Blue 2 — 0 Complexity
  • Luminosity 2 — 0 Resonate

Round of 8

  • Ghost Gaming 0 — 2 FaZe Clan
  • DarkZero 1 — 2 TSM FTX
  • T1 2 — 0 Built By Gamers
  • Cloud9 0 — 2 Luminosity Gaming


Format of the Open Qualifiers

KAY/O, Valorant
Credit: Riot Games

The Open Qualifier follows a single-elimination format with all teams from top 32 to top 16 competing in best-of-three matches. Matches played before the top 32 will be best-of-ones.

KAY/O will make his Valorant Champions Tour debut in the Open Qualifier.


Teams competing in the VCT NA Stage 3 Challengers 2 Open Qualifiers

TSM FTX Subroza, Wardell, Valorant
Credit: TSM FTX

The tournament has 128 total teams participating which include FaZe Clan, Cloud9 White, Cloud9 Blue, Immortals, Andbox, TSM, T1, Renegades, Built By Gamers, Complexity, Evil Geniuses, NRG, and more.

All teams that qualified into the top 32:

  • Soniqs
  • Ookers
  • ez5
  • Ghost Gaming
  • FaZe Clan
  • Brimstone Gaming
  • Immortals
  • All Around Savants
  • DarkZero
  • Last Round Save
  • Knights
  • Soar
  • Andbox
  • Zero MarksMen
  • TSM FTX
  • Squirtle Squad
  • T1
  • Project 13
  • Renegades
  • YFP Gaming
  • Virtuoso
  • Divize
  • Built By Gamers
  • Team Basilisk
  • Cloud9 Blue
  • GoodFellas
  • Complexity
  • Evil Geniuses
  • Luminosity Gaming
  • P11
  • NRG Resonate

The brackets are already set, and can be found here.


Where to watch the VCT NA Stage 3 Challengers 2 Open Qualifiers?

Esports Fight Club, VCT 2021 SEA
Credit: Riot Games

Valorant fans can watch the matches live on Valorant’s Twitch channel and YouTube page.

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