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VCT Masters Toronto – Everything You Need To Know

by Juandi
by Juandi

Time to stay up late again.

CANADA – VCT Masters Toronto kicks off this Saturday, June 7. Here’s your complete guide to the second international VALORANT tournament of the year.

After hosting Champions Los Angeles in 2023, international VALORANT returns to North America with Masters Toronto. The mid-season international event will feature 12 of the best teams from around the globe, each qualifying through their Stage 1 placements.

Each region (Pacific, CN, Americas, EMEA) sends three representatives to VCT Masters Toronto:

VCT CN

  • XLG (#1)
  • Wolves Esports (#2)
  • Bilibili Gaming (#3)

VCT Americas

  • G2 Esports (#1)
  • Sentinels (#2)
  • MIBR (#3)

VCT Pacific

  • RRQ (#1)
  • Gen.G (#2)
  • Paper Rex (#3)

VCT EMEA

  • FNATIC (#1)
  • Team Heretics (#2)
  • Team Liquid (#3)

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(Photo courtesy of VALORANT Esports)

Notable absentees include 2024 world champions EDward Gaming, Masters Bangkok winners T1, Korean powerhouse DRX, and the star-studded Team Vitality from EMEA.

Toronto is packed with storylines. Among the 12 teams competing, a number of familiar heavyweights are returning to the international stage—Gen.G, Sentinels, and FNATIC all boast previous Masters titles and come in with high expectations.

Meanwhile, perennial contenders Paper Rex, Team Heretics, and G2 Esports are back in the hunt for their first international championship, having all previously finished as runners-up on the global stage.

XLG, VCT CN’s Ascension success story, enter the tournament as the top seed in their first-ever international appearance, joined by Wolves Esports, another debutant from China looking to make a splash.

After being absent from Masters Bangkok, both FNATIC and Paper Rex return to the spotlight in Toronto, eager to reclaim their place among the elite. Meanwhile, RRQ are set to make their long-awaited international debut, entering Masters Toronto as the Pacific region’s top seed.

(Photo courtesy of VALORANT Esports)
(Photo courtesy of VALORANT Esports)

The tournament kicks off with a three-round Swiss Stage held at the Enercare Centre in Toronto. This opening phase will feature the 2nd and 3rd seeds from each of the four regions battling for just four spots in the next round. The format is simple: win two matches and advance, lose two and you’re eliminated. Every matchup in the Swiss Stage will be a best-of-three.

One of the most exciting opening matchups features Paper Rex vs. Team Heretics—a rematch from Masters Madrid, where the Pacific team knocked out Benjy “benjyfishy” Fish and crew early. Both teams are no strangers to heartbreak, having finished second in multiple regional and international events in recent years.

Kim “t3xture” Na-ra and Erick “aspas” Santos are set to face off in an exciting first-round clash between Gen.G and MIBR. Wolves Esports will face a baptism by fire in their international debut, taking on Sentinels in the opening round. Meanwhile, Bilibili Gaming, also making their Masters debut, will go up against the Ayaz “nAts” Akhmetshin-less Team Liquid.

Once the Swiss Stage wraps, the four surviving teams will join the top seeds in a double-elimination playoff bracket. G2 Esports (Americas), FNATIC (EMEA), RRQ (Pacific), and XLG (China) have earned a direct bye into the playoffs, set to begin on Friday, June 13 (Saturday morning in GMT+8).

For fans across the Asia-Pacific region, matches will begin daily at the following local times:

  • 🕚 23:00 – Jakarta / Bangkok / Indochina Time (JKT/BKK/ICT)
  • 🕛 00:00 – Singapore / Manila / Kuala Lumpur / China Standard Time (SGT/PHT/MYT/CST)
  • 🕐 01:00 – Korea / Japan (KST/JST)
  • 🕤 21:30 – India Standard Time (IST)

Make sure to double-check your local timezone, especially if you’re tuning in from Asia, where the time difference means matches will typically start late at night or in the early hours of the following day.

(Photo courtesy of VALORANT Esports)
(Photo courtesy of VALORANT Esports)

All times are listed in GMT+8 for consistency:

Sunday, June 8:

  • 00:00 – Team Heretics vs. Paper Rex
  • 03:00 – Bilibili Gaming vs. Team Liquid

Monday, June 9

  • 00:00 – Sentinels vs. Wolves Esports
  • 03:00 – Gen.G vs. MIBR

Tuesday, June 10

  • 00:00 – Round 2 Swiss Stage (1-0 teams)
  • 03:00 – Round 2 Swiss Stage (1-0 teams)

Wednesday, June 11

  • 00:00 – Round 2 Swiss Stage (0-1 teams)
  • 03:00 – Round 2 Swiss Stage (0-1 teams)

Thursday, June 12

  • 00:00 – Round 3 Swiss Stage (1-1 teams)
  • 03:00 – Round 3 Swiss Stage (1-1 teams)

The official VALORANT Masters Toronto streams can be found below: 

English

Korean

Japanese

Tagalog

Bahasa Indonesia

Thai

Vietnamese

Mandarin

Hindi

VALO2ASIA has secured access to stream the pre-event press conference for VALORANT Masters Toronto, scheduled for Friday, June 6th at 23:00 GMT+7 (Saturday, June 7th at 00:00 GMT+8). The show will be streamed live on VALO2ASIA’s YouTube channel, and the VODs will be uploaded later in the day for those who can’t catch it live.

In addition to the pre-event press conference, VALO2ASIA will also stream the post-match press conferences after each match, where players and coaches will share their insights on the game and the overall tournament while in Toronto.

VCT Masters Toronto Drops:

Catch the action live on YouTube and Twitch to get two exclusive in-game drops! Tune in from June 7-21 to unlock the “FAM” title, and don’t miss the grand final on June 22 to grab the “Sorry, Bro!” spray.

VCT Masters Toronto English Broadcast Talent:

  • Brennon “Bren” Hook
  • Josh “Sideshow” Wilkinson
  • Seth “Achilios” King
  • Clinton “Paperthin” Bader
  • Lauren “Pansy” Scott
  • Michael “hypoc” Robins
  • Christy “Ender” Frierson
  • Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez
  • Yinsu “Yinsu” Collins
  • Lee “Jennlee” Jeong-hyun
  • Mimi “aEvilcat” Wermcrantz
  • Beatriz “kaquka” Alonso
  • Melanie “meL” Capone
  • Mitch “Uber” Leslie
  • Alex “Vansilli” Nguyen
  • Wyatt “Wyatt” River

VCT Masters Toronto boasts a US$1,000,000 prize pool, with the champions taking home $350,000. The rest will be split among the remaining teams as follows:

  • 1st – US$350,000
  • 2nd – US$200,000
  • 3rd – US$125,000
  • 4th – US$75,000
  • 5-6th – US$50,000
  • 7-8th – US$35,000
  • 9-10th – US$25,000
  • 11-12th – US$15,000

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

  • 1st – 7 points
  • 2nd – 5 points
  • 3rd – 4 points
  • 4th – 3 points
  • 5-6th – 2 points

For more insights on the Asian VALORANT scene and upcoming content like this, be sure to like and follow VALO2ASIA on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram.

Cover photo courtesy of VALORANT Esports

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