Eight teams are set to fly to Thailand later this month for VALORANT Masters Bangkok, the first international event of the year.
THAILAND – The final team lineup for VALORANT Masters Bangkok is now confirmed following Team Liquid’s top-two finish at the VCT EMEA Kickoff. With that result, all eight teams heading to the event are locked in.
VCT CN finalized its representatives back in January due to the Chinese New Year break, with reigning world champions EDward Gaming securing the first seed and Trace Esports following as the second. In the Pacific region, Korean duo DRX and T1 will represent the league, marking the first time since Champions 2021 that Southeast Asian powerhouse Paper Rex will miss an international VALORANT event.
EMEA’s new superteam, Team Vitality, featuring Nikita “Derke” Sirmitev, will make their international debut. Meanwhile, Team Liquid return to the global stage for the first time since Champions 2023, revitalized with a new roster built around Ayaz “nAts” Akhmetshin and Georgio “Keiko” Sanassy. From the Americas, Sentinels and G2 Esports will represent.
VALORANT Masters Bangkok runs from February 20 to March 2 at the UOB Live Arena in EmSphere, Bangkok, with a total prize pool of $500,000. The tournament begins with a Swiss Stage from February 20-24, where only the top four teams will advance to the double-elimination playoffs from February 27 to March 2.
The draw for the opening matchups at VALORANT Masters Bangkok will take place immediately after the VCT EMEA Grand Finals, which will be broadcast live from Berlin. The EMEA Kickoff grand finals are set for Monday at 1 AM GMT+8 (SGT).
The team list for VALORANT Masters Bangkok is as follows:
- G2 Esports (Americas)
- Sentinels (Americas)
- EDward Gaming (CN)
- Trace Esports (CN)
- Team Vitality (EMEA)
- Team Liquid (EMEA)
- DRX (Pacific)
- T1 (Pacific)
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Cover photo courtesy of VCT Pacific
