The timetable for the VCT Masters Toronto Swiss stage has been released.
CANADA – Riot Games has officially unveiled the full schedule for the second international VALORANT event of the year: VCT Masters Toronto. Set to begin on Saturday, June 7 (Sunday morning GMT+8), the tournament will bring together 12 top teams to battle it out for US$1,000,000 in prize money and valuable VCT Circuit Points that contribute toward qualification for Champions Paris later this year.
The tournament will open with a three-round Swiss stage at the Enercare Centre. The 2nd and 3rd seeds from each of the four regions—Americas, EMEA, Pacific, and China—will compete in this phase. Meanwhile, the top seeds—G2 Esports (Americas), FNATIC (EMEA), RRQ (Pacific), and XLG (China)—have earned a bye into the playoffs, which kick off on Friday, June 13 (Saturday morning GMT+8).
From the Swiss stage, four teams will advance to the double-elimination playoff bracket, where they’ll meet the top-seeded squads mentioned above.
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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 Ayaz “nAts” Akhmetshin’s Team Liquid.
Check out the full Swiss Stage schedule below:
Be sure to double-check your local time—especially for viewers in Asia, where the time difference may mean matches take place the following day (All times follow GMT+8):
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)
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Cover photo courtesy of Stefan Wisnoski/Riot Games
