VALORANT Masters Toronto 2025 Playoffs Results: Opening Matches & Updated Bracket

Summary

The VALORANT Masters Toronto 2025 Playoffs kicked off on June 13, 2025 at the Enercare Centre in Toronto, featuring the first two out of four opening matches.

After two days of competition, four teams advanced to the Upper Bracket Semifinals while the losing teams dropped to the Lower Bracket Round 1.

The playoffs will run until the Grand Final on June 22, where the champions will be crowned and awarded the $350,000 USD prize.

The VALORANT Masters Toronto 2025 Playoffs have officially begun. The first two days of competition in the Enercare Centre delivered intense matches that followed an exciting Swiss Stage. The opening matches determined who got to advance on the double elimination bracket and who fell down with a chance to try again. Eight teams will now battle to keep their spots in the playoffs, setting the stage for a thrilling Grand Final.

Playoffs Format and Structure

The VALORANT Masters Toronto 2025 Playoffs follow a double-elimination bracket format. In this format, losing teams are given a second chance to survive one loss before elimination. All matches are best-of-3 (Bo3) except for the Lower Bracket Final and Grand Final, which are both best-of-5 (Bo5).

Eight teams qualified for this stage. Four were direct seeds from regional Stage 1 winners, enabling them to skip the initial rounds of the tournament. The other four teams were the ones that survived the Swiss Stage gauntlet.

All Eight Qualified Playoffs Teams

Direct Playoff Seeds (Regional Winners)

G2 Esports – Americas Stage 1 Champions
XLG Esports – China Stage 1 Champions
Fnatic – EMEA Stage 1 Champions
Rex Regum Qeon – Pacific Stage 1 Champions

Swiss Stage Qualifiers

Sentinels – Finished 2-0 in Swiss Stage
Gen.G Esports – Dominated with 2-0 record
Paper Rex – Secured 2-1 qualification after overtime thriller
Wolves Esports – Completed incredible underdog run at 2-1

First-Round Matchups Schedule and Result

The VALORANT Masters Toronto 2025 Playoffs bracket matchups were decided from the selection process among the directly seeded teams. These teams chose their opponents, which led to the following opening quarterfinal matchups:

Friday, June 13:

G2 Esports vs Paper Rex – 12 PM ET (Winner: Paper Rex, 2-0)
XLG Esports vs Sentinels – 3 PM ET (Winner: Sentinels, 2-0)

Saturday, June 14:

Rex Regum Qeon vs Wolves Esports – 12 PM ET (Winner: Wolves Esports, 2-0)
Fnatic vs Gen.G Esports – 3 PM ET (Winner: Gen.G Esports, 2-1)

After losing the opening matches, here are the Lower Bracket Round 1 matchups scheduled on Sunday, June 15:

G2 Esports vs XLG Esports – 12 PM ET
Rex Regum Qeon vs Fnatic – 3 PM ET

Meanwhile, the four winning teams will face each other in the Upper Bracket Semifinals on Tuesday, June 17:

Paper Rex vs. Sentinels – 12 PM ET
Wolves Esports vs. Gen.G Esports – 3 PM ET

Losers from upper bracket matches will go to the lower bracket first. However, losing a lower bracket match will mean elimination for the team.

Conclusion

With the amount of miracle plays and upsets we’ve seen in the past week, it’s hard to predict which direction these next matches would go. We’ve got underdog stories and dominant runs alike making every VALORANT Masters Toronto 2025 Playoffs match suspenseful. As these eight teams race toward the Grand Final on June 22, fans can only hope for the best for their favorite teams. Similarly, we can only watch as they put on incredible shows of skill, wit, and determination in their battles for the championship.

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