All Valorant teams qualified for VCT Masters Tokyo

Here are the ten Valorant teams that qualified for the upcoming VCT Masters Tokyo after dominating their regional leagues. 

It’s almost time for the much-awaited Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) Masters Tokyo 2023, which promises thrilling Valorant action and exhilarating moments from the finest Valorant talent worldwide. Tokyo will host the top three teams from the Americas and Pacific Leagues, as well as the top two teams from China’s FGC Act 1. The EMEA region, on the other hand, will have four spots available as the European team FNATIC won the additional spot at LOCK/IN earlier this year. Here is a list of the Valorant teams that made it to the Masters Tokyo:

VCT Americas

• LOUD
• Evil Geniuses
• NRG

LOUD

LOUD, the most dominant squad in the region, earned a semi-final seed in the VCT Americas playoffs with an exceptional 8-1 record in the league stage. The group maintained its dominance throughout the playoffs, winning successive games to get to the grand final where they overcome Evil Geniuses in a tense best-of-three series.

Evil Geniuses

After finishing 4-5 during the regular season, EG barely made it into the playoffs by snagging the last available spot. Nonetheless, the team pulled off a string of upsets by defeating teams like NRG and Cloud9 in the postseason, securing a top-three league finish for themselves.

NRG

One of the strongest American Valorant teams, NRG finished third in the regular season with a score of 6-3 and comfortably qualified for the playoffs. The team fell to the lower bracket after dropping its first playoff match, but they were able to claw their way back up to guarantee a top-three finish.

EMEA

• Fnatic
• FUT Esports
• Liquid
• NAVI

Fnatic

Following their spectacular undefeated streak in which they won all nine regional league games, Fnatic was predicted to take the championship. They kept up their strong play in the upper bracket, dominating Liquid 2-0 before defeating FUT Esports 2-1. However, the squad was unable to end the league with a trophy as Liquid defeated the VCT LOCK/IN champions in the grand final in a surprising 2-1 upset.  Yet Fnatic will go into the Masters as the front-runner and fan favorite given the team’s four players were in the top five for ACS and KDA in EMEA League.

Team Liquid

Igor “Redgar” Vlasov and Ayaz “naTs” Akhmetshin, two past Masters winners from Gambit Esports, Liquid to a stellar 6-3 record in the league stage. Despite the loss to Fnatic in the playoffs, Liquid defeated FUT Esports with a commanding 3-0 victory in the lower bracket final. This helped them regain their momentum and earn a well-deserving rematch against Fnatic, which they won surprisingly 2-1 to become the EMEA champions.

FUT Esports

With a 5-4 record at the end of the EMEA regular season, FUT Esports earned fifth place in the standings and a coveted spot in the playoffs. In the Playoffs, FUT appeared much stronger as they breezed through the lower bracket and even overcame NAVI, which allowed them to move up to third place in the standings and earn a spot at the Masters.

Natus Vincere

One of the best EMEA contenders, NAVI, ended the regular season in second place with a 7-2 record and qualified for the upper bracket semifinal. Although Kyrylo “ANGE1” Karasov & company’s journey comes to an abrupt end with a defeat to Team Liquid in the playoffs, their continued excellence establishes them as a formidable force and one of the top contenders for the Masters trophy.

Pacific

• Paper Rex
• DRX
• T1

Paper Rex

The outstanding performance of Paper Rex in the Pacific League can be in large part attributable to Malaysian superstar Khalish “d4v41” and Russian rookie IIlya “something” Petrov. While “something” ended the season with the highest clutch victory percentage of any Pacific player, both players finished the season in the top five in K/D.

DRX

The South Korean fans were shocked when DRX struggled against PRX in the Grand Final following an outstanding 8-1 record in the Regular Season and brilliant victories in the semifinals and upper bracket final. Yet because they finished second in the Pacific League, the Korean powerhouses secured a spot in the Masters Tokyo.

T1

T1, another Korean team, placed third overall with a record of six victories and three defeats. T1 made a miraculous lower-bracket run throughout the playoffs, making it all the way to the lower-bracket championship game against DRX. Even though they put on an incredible display, the team was unable to defeat DRX and their journey concluded in third place. 

China

Attacking Soul Esports

Attacking Soul Esports secured a 5-0 record in the group stage of the first act of the Chinese FGC VALORANT Invitational. The team, however, was immediately defeated in the upper bracket which sent them down to the cutthroat knockout bracket. ASE went on another run, winning three straight victories in the lower bracket to secure second place in the event and a spot at the upcoming Masters.

EDward Gaming

Since late last year, EDG has been the best Chinese team at international competitions and the finest squad in China altogether. They did, however, come in second place against Attacking Soul Esports in China’s regional championship this year, falling to them in a hard-fought 3-2 series in the FGC Act 1 final.

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