VALORANT Champions Paris 2025 is going to be the grand final of the VCT season, bringing together the 16 best teams in the world to compete in celebration of professional VALORANT. As of now (August 5, 2025), only G2 Esports and Sentinels from VCT Americas have officially qualified, but there are still 14 slots available in the four international regions: Americas, EMEA, Pacific, and China.
Schedule & Qualified Teams so far
The Tournament is scheduled to take place between September 12, 2025 and October 5, 2025, and it will mark the top level of competitive VALORANT on the global stage. The tournament will start with the Group Stage and will then move to the more severe Playoffs, all leading to the irrefutable Grand Final. All matches will be played in real life in Paris, France, and official venue details will be announced soon.
G2 Esports (Americas)
G2 Esports is the first official participant confirmed for Champions 2025. As they proved consistently throughout the year with very strong performances, winning the Kickoff and Stage 1 outright, followed by a second-place finish at Masters Bangkok and a Top 4 finish at Masters Toronto, G2 led the Americas Championship Points ranking. The Samurai, led by Nathan “Leaf” Orf, are heavily favoured to go far in the tournament.
Sentinels (Americas)
Along with G2 is Sentinels, who earned their berth on August 2, following a collection of wins in Stage 2. Even after losing star player Tyson “TenZ” Ngo earlier this year, Sentinels fought back and tallied enough points with a second-place finish at Kickoff and Stage 1 to assure their invitation.
How Teams Qualify, Regional Breakdown and Likely Contenders
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Each region sends four teams to Champions Paris 2025: the top two finishers from the Stage 2 Playoffs, and the next two highest-ranked teams in the Championship Points standings, excluding those who already qualified through the playoffs.
Americas (2 Remaining Slots)
- 1 from Stage 2 runner-up
- 1 from next-highest in points (after G2 & Sentinels)
EMEA (4 Slots Available)
Current front-runners in the points race include:
- Fnatic (14 pts)
- Team Heretics (9 pts)
- Team Liquid (8 pts)
- Team Vitality (6 pts)
Pacific (4 Slots Available)
In close contention are:
- Paper Rex (11 pts)
- T1 (10 pts)
- Gen.G (9 pts)
- DRX (8 pts)
China (4 Slots Available)
Top contenders based on current standings:
- EDward Gaming (10 pts)
- Wolves Esports (10 pts)
- Xi Lai Gaming (9 pts)
- Bilibili Gaming (8 pts)
With Stage 2 Playoffs still ongoing across all regions, the final roster of 16 elite teams will be locked in over the coming weeks. Defending world champions EDward Gaming are still fighting to return and defend their title on the international stage.
