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VCT Masters Bangkok – Everything You Need to Know

by Juandi
by Juandi

Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming VCT Masters in Bangkok. Thailand.

THAILAND – VCT Masters Bangkok kicks off February 20. Here’s everything you need to know about the first international VALORANT event of the year.

Eight teams from the four international leagues in Pacific, CN, Americas, and EMEA will gather in Bangkok, Thailand, for VCT Masters Bangkok—the first-ever international VALORANT event held in Southeast Asia.

The action kicks off from February 20 to March 2 at the UOB LIVE Arena, situated on the 6th floor of EmSphere Mall, near Phrom Phong BTS. The venue can accommodate up to 6,000 standing or 4,500 seated attendees. If you can’t be there in person, no worries—the tournament will be streamed live across all major platforms in multiple languages.

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Plenty of fascinating storylines are set to play out across VCT Masters Bangkok. EDward Gaming will be looking to prove that their VALORANT Champions Seoul victory was no fluke, while Team Vitality’s rise as an EMEA superteam—featuring former FNATIC star Nikita “Derke” Sirmitev and 2022 world champion Felipe “Less” Basso—has captured plenty of attention.

Adding to the narrative, Team Vitality’s Georgio “Keiko” Sanassy recently shared that he is half-Thai, with Thai heritage from his mother, making this event even more special for him as he competes on home soil. He will also be the only Thai player among the eight competing teams, as TALON failed to qualify through the Pacific Kickoff.

Participating teams and format

  • G2 Esports (Americas) (1st seed)
  • Sentinels (Americas)
  • EDward Gaming (CN) (1st seed)
  • Trace Esports (CN)
  • Team Vitality (EMEA) (1st seed)
  • Team Liquid (EMEA)
  • DRX (Pacific) (1st seed)
  • T1 (Pacific)

VALORANT Masters Bangkok kicks off with a three-round Swiss stage from February 20-24. Teams need two wins to qualify for the playoffs, while two losses mean elimination. Winners of Round 1 advance, while losers face elimination matches. After each round, matchups will be determined through a fully random draw—except in Round 1, where same-region clashes are not allowed.

You can check out how the first-round draw unfolded here.

All matches will follow a best-of-three format, except for the Lower Final and Grand Final, which will be best-of-five.

The top four teams will advance to the playoffs, where matchups will be determined by a random draw in a double-elimination bracket running from February 27 to March 2. Teams will also get two dark days between the Swiss Stage and Playoffs, allowing extra time for preparation.

Schedule

Matches will begin daily at 17:00 GMT+7 (Bangkok time), with the second match of the day starting immediately after the first, around 20:00.

Below you can find the schedule for the opening day of VCT Masters Bangkok (time in GMT+7 / Bangkok time):

Thursday, February 20 (Swiss Stage)

  • 17:00 – EDward Gaming vs. Team Liquid
  • 20:00 – DRX vs. Sentinels

Friday, February 21 (Swiss Stage)

  • 17:00 – Team Vitality vs. T1
  • 20:00 – G2 vs. Trace Esports

Saturday, February 22 (Swiss Stage)

Sunday, February 23 (Swiss Stage)

Monday, February 24 (Swiss Stage)

Tuesday, February 25 (Dark day)

Wednesday, February 26 (Dark day)

Thursday, February 27 (Playoffs)

Friday, February 28 (Playoffs)

Saturday, March 1 (Lower Final)

Sunday, March 2 (Grand Final)

VCT Masters Bangkok Drops

Catch the action live on YouTube and Twitch to get two exclusive in-game drops! Tune in from February 20 to March 1 to unlock the “Crispy” title, and don’t miss the grand final on March 2 to grab the Tuktuk spray.

Talent

The full broadcast talent list has not been revealed. 

The official VALORANT Masters Bangkok streams can be found below: 

English

Korean

Japanese

Tagalog

Bahasa Indonesia

Thai

Vietnamese

Mandarin

Hindi

Prize Pool & Circuit Points

VCT Masters Bangkok boasts a US$500,000 prize pool, with the champions taking home $250,000. The rest will be split among the remaining teams as follows:

  • 1st – US$250,000
  • 2nd – US$100,000
  • 3rd – US$65,000
  • 4th – US$35,000
  • 5-6th – US$15,000
  • 7-8th – US$10,000

On top of the prize money, the top four teams will earn additional Circuit Points, crucial for securing a spot at VALORANT Champions Paris later this year:

  • 1st – 5 points
  • 2nd – 3 points
  • 3rd – 2 points
  • 4th – 1 point

VCT Masters Bangkok Team Rosters

DRX (Pacific)

  • Kim “MaKo” Myeong-kwan
  • Cho “Flashback” Min-hyuk
  • No “free1ng” Ha-jun
  • Song “HYUNMIN” Hyun-min
  • Kang “BeYN” Ha-bin

T1 (Pacific)

  • Ham “iZu” Woo-Joo
  • Kim “stax” Gu-taek
  • Ko “Sylvan” Young-sub
  • Kim “Meteor” Tae-o
  • Yu “BuZz” Byung-chul
  • Lee “carpe” Jae-hyeok

EDward Gaming (CN)

  • Wang “nobody” Senxu
  • Zheng “ZmjjKK” Yongkang
  • Zhang “Smoggy” Zhao
  • Xie “S1Mon” Meng-xun
  • Wan “CHICHOO” Shunzhi

Trace Esports (CN)

  • Zhong “Biank” Jianfei
  • Zhang “LuoK1ng” Zhanpeng
  • Ho “heybay” Shun-hei
  • Song “FengF” Xuefeng
  • Lu “Kai” Zhinan

G2 (Americas)

  • Jonah “JonahP” Pulice
  • Trent “trent” Cairns
  • Jacob “valyn” Batio
  • Nathan “leaf” Orf 
  • Alexander “jawgemo” Mor

Sentinels (Americas)

  • Zachary “zekken” Patrone
  • Amine “johnqt” Ouarid
  • Jordan “Zellsis” Montemurro
  • Sean “bang” Bezerra
  • Marshall “N4RRATE” Massey

Team Vitality (EMEA)

  • Kimmie “Kicks” Laasner
  • Saif “Sayf” Jibraeel 
  • Nikita “trexx” Cherednichenko
  • Felipe “Less” Basso
  • Nikita “Derke” Sirmitev

Team Liquid (EMEA)

  • Ayaz “nAts” Akhmetshin
  • Georgio “Keiko” Sanassy
  • Kamil “kamo” Frąckowiak
  • Maks “kamyk” Rychlewski
  • Patryk “paTiTek” Fabrowski

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Cover photo courtesy of VALORANT Esports

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