Jump to content

2024 Valorant Champions Tour: Shanghai Masters

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2024 VCT: Shanghai Masters
Tournament information
GameValorant
LocationShanghai, China
DateMay 23 – June 9, 2024
AdministratorRiot 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
ChampionsGen.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]
2025: Bangkok →

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, 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

[edit]

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

Region Stage 1 Winner Stage 1 Runner-up Stage 1 Third-place
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*

Swiss Stage

[edit]
  • Eight teams played in the Swiss-system format with three rounds.
  • Seed 2 teams faced the seed 3 teams from other regions in round 1.
  • Teams had matched each other in previous rounds will not matched again.
  • Teams with two wins advanced to the playoffs, while teams with two losses were eliminated.
  • All matches were best-of-three series.
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

[edit]
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
Split

Round 2 Matches

[edit]
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
Split
Round 2 Low May 26 Dragon Ranger Gaming 0 2 FUT Esports Shanghai, China
    VCT China Arena
10 Bind 13
12 Ascent 14
Icebox

Round 3 Matches

[edit]
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

Playoffs

[edit]
  • Seed 1 teams qualified directly to the Upper Bracket Quarterfinals, while the other four teams qualified for the playoffs from the Swiss stage.
  • Each seed 1 team selected their opponent in a draw once the Swiss stages concluded.
    • Order drawn: Paper Rex (picked G2 Esports), then 100 Thieves (picked FUT Esports), then Edward Gaming (picked Team Heretics), leaving Fnatic with last remaining team (Gen.G).
  • All matches were best-of-three series, except for the Lower Bracket Final and the Grand Final, which were best-of-five series.
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

[edit]

Quarterfinals

[edit]
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
Ascent
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
Breeze

Semifinals

[edit]
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
Breeze

Final

[edit]
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
Icebox

Lower Bracket

[edit]

Round 1

[edit]
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
Split
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

Quarterfinals

[edit]
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
Icebox

Semifinal

[edit]
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
Icebox

Final

[edit]
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
Split
Breeze

Grand Final

[edit]

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

Final rankings

[edit]
Place Team Winnings (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

[edit]
  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.