The final event of VCT 2025 will be held in France’s largest city and capital of Paris.
FRANCE – VALORANT Champions 2025 will be held in Paris, France, it has been officially announced by Riot Games. This will mark the return of the season’s pinnacle to Europe for the first time in two years, following the 2022 edition held in Istanbul, Türkiye.
Riot Games has announced that the 5th VALORANT World Championship will take place in Paris, a city that recently wrapped up hosting the Olympic Games.
In addition to its Olympic role, Paris was also the host of last year’s BLAST.tv Paris Major, which marked the final Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major event before the FPS franchise transitioned to its new version, CS2.
The event will feature the top teams from the Stage 2 Playoffs and those with the most Championship points, competing to be crowned the best VALORANT team in the world for the year. Specific details on dates and venues will be provided closer to the event.
The announcement of VALORANT Champions Paris was made live during the Champions Seoul Media Day on August 21 at LoL Park Seoul. Riot Games and VALORANT leadership were present, including John Needham, President of Esports and Publishing; Anna Donlon, VALORANT Studio Head; Leo Faria, Global Head of VALORANT Esports; and Andy Ho, Executive Producer.
“We are very excited to bring our global events to three new locations next year. The first Masters of the year, happening in February, is coming to Southeast Asia, in Bangkok. From there, we will cross the Pacific and bring the VCT to the east coast of North America this time, with Masters Toronto in June. And last but not least, we are thrilled to share that we will close out the season in the city of lights, with Champions Paris.
In addition to announcing VALORANT Champions Paris, Riot Games has revealed that Bangkok, Thailand, will host the first Masters event of the year which will also be the first international VALORANT competition to take place in Southeast Asia. After that, the second VALORANT Masters event of 2025 will take place in Toronto, the largest city of Canada the capital city of Ontario.
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