VCT LOCK//IN Brazil is the first international VALORANT tournament set to be played out in the Americas region.
BRAZIL – VCT LOCK//IN Brazil, the first event of the 2023 VALORANT Champions Tour circuit, begins on February 13 in the city of São Paulo. The one-time tournament will feature competition between every partnered team from the Americas, Pacific, and EMEA leagues, and tickets will be available for purchase beginning December 13.
It will be hosted at the Ginásio do Ibirapuera, which has previously played host to a range of esports events, including the 2022 LATAM Last Chance Qualifier and the second split of CBLOL 2022. Fans will be welcomed in to watch the games in the 10,000-person capacity arena. The fact that all 30 partnered teams will be there adds to the excitement since the tournament will provide us with a first look at all the new rosters heading into the partnered leagues and serve as a testing ground against the very best of all three major regions.
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Tickets will go on sale on Tuesday, December 13 at 12:00 AM SGT (UTC+8), with different price ranges depending on the days and stage of the tournament, ranging between US$16.79 for weekdays tickets and US$27.99 for grand finals tickets.
If you plan on being present at the event, head over to the Tickets360 website and purchase the tickets, however, there is a limit of four tickets per show day. All ticket sales are final. The above prices are not inclusive of ticket vendor fees. More details can be found on the VALORANT Esports website.
- Weekdays:
- R$90 Student Discount: R$45 – US$16.79
- Weekends:
- R$110 Student Discount: R$55 – US$20.53
- Finals Weekend:
- R$110 Student Discount: R$55 – US$20.53
- Grand Finals:
- Upper Bowl R$130 Student Discount: R$65 US$24.00
- Lower Bowl: R$150 Student Discount: R$75 US$27.99
- Monday, Feb 13 – Match Day
- Tuesday, Feb 14 – Match Day
- Wednesday, Feb 15 – Match Day
- Thursday, Feb 16 – Dark Day
- Friday, Feb 17– Match Day
- Saturday, Feb 18 – Match Day
- Sunday, Feb 19 – Match Day
- Monday, Feb 20 – Dark Day
- Tuesday, Feb 21 – Dark Day
- Wednesday, Feb 22 – Match Day
- Thursday, Feb 23 – Match Day
- Friday, Feb 24 – Match Day
- Saturday, Feb 25 – Match Day
- Sunday, Feb 26– Match Day
- Monday, Feb 27– Match Day
- Tuesday, Feb 28 – Dark Day
- Wednesday, Mar 1 – Dark Day
- Thursday, Mar 2 – Finals Weekend
- Friday, Mar 3 – Finals Weekend
- Saturday, Mar 4 – Finals
VCT LOCK//IN marks Brazil’s second major tournament in the span of six months following the end of IEM Rio 2022, one of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s marquee tournaments this year, in which all tickets were completely sold out in less than an hour. In response, the organizer expanded audience capacities to more than 100,000. The Rio Major was still outperformed by the previous two majors by peak viewership, however, making it the third most popular competition in the game’s history.
Below you can find the teams from all three major regions that will compete in VCT LOCK//IN Brazil:
| EMEA | NA | Pacific |
| 🇪🇺 Fnatic | 🇺🇸 Sentinels | 🇯🇵 ZETA DIVISION |
| 🇪🇺 Team Liquid | 🇺🇸 100 Thieves | 🇯🇵 DetonatioN |
| 🇪🇺 Team Vitality | 🇺🇸 Cloud9 | 🇰🇷 Gen.G |
| 🇫🇷 Karmine Corp | 🇺🇸 NRG | 🇰🇷 T1 |
| 🇪🇺 Team Heretics | 🇺🇸 Evil Geniuses | 🇰🇷 DRX |
| 🇪🇺 Giants | 🇧🇷 FURIA Esports | 🇵🇭 Team Secret |
| 🇪🇺 Natus Vincere | 🇧🇷 LOUD | 🇸🇬 Paper Rex |
| 🇹🇷 FUT Esports | 🇧🇷 MIBR | 🇮🇩 Rex Regum Qeon |
| 🇹🇷 BBL Esports | 🇨🇱 KRÜ Esports | 🇹🇭 Talon Esports |
| 🇪🇺 KOI | 🇨🇱 Leviatán | 🇮🇳 Global Esports |
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Cover photo courtesy of VALORANT Esports/Riot Games
