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Esports competition in China
The 2024 Valorant Champions Tour: Shanghai Masters , also known as Valorant Masters Shanghai 2024 , is an ongoing 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 is being held from May 23 to June 9 in Shanghai , China .[ 4] The top three teams of each regional league of Stage 1 are competing in the tournament , which included the three International Leagues (Americas, EMEA, Pacific) and the China League.
Qualification
The top three teams in Stage 1 of all three International Leagues and China League qualified for this event.[ 5] 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
Swiss Stage
Eight teams play 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 advance to the playoffs, while teams with two losses are eliminated.
All matches are a best-of-three series.
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 Matches
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
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
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
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.
All matches are a best-of-three series, except for the Lower Bracket Final and the Grand Final, which will be a best-of-five series.
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 Team Heretics 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
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
Lower Bracket - Round 1
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
Upper Bracket Semifinals
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
Lower Bracket Quarterfinals
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
Upper Bracket Final
Lower Bracket Semifinal
Lower Bracket Final
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
The winning team from the Upper Bracket Final will have the two-map ban advantage in map veto as the upper bracket team.
Final rankings
Place
Team
Winnings (USD)
1st
$300,000
2nd
$200,000
3rd
$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