{"id":166767,"date":"2025-02-12T11:32:44","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T11:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/?p=166767"},"modified":"2025-02-20T13:59:43","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T13:59:43","slug":"valorant-masters-bangkok-2025-teams-format-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/02\/valorant-masters-bangkok-2025-teams-format-scheulde","title":{"rendered":"VALORANT Masters Bangkok 2025: teams, format and all you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1799\" height=\"1012\" src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/54315656600_b980e1a1fe_k-edited.jpg\" alt=\"G2 Esports' Trent (Left) and Jewgemo (Right) at VCT Americas Kickoff. Image credit: Colin Young-Wolff, Riot Games via Flickr.\" class=\"wp-image-166821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/54315656600_b980e1a1fe_k-edited.jpg 1799w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/54315656600_b980e1a1fe_k-edited-medium.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/54315656600_b980e1a1fe_k-edited-large.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/54315656600_b980e1a1fe_k-edited-medium_large.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/54315656600_b980e1a1fe_k-edited-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1799px) 100vw, 1799px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">G2 Esports&#8217; Trent (Left) and Jewgemo (Right) at VCT Americas Kickoff. Image credit: Colin Young-Wolff, Riot Games <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/vctamericas\/54315656600\/in\/album-72177720323694252\">via Flickr<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd4064f37\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p><strong>VALORANT Masters Bangkok<\/strong> is the first international event of the 2025 VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT), the top echelon of Riot Games\u2019 tactical shooter.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd406558f\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Spanning almost two weeks from February 20th to March 2nd, eight of VCT\u2019s best-performing teams from all regions will compete for its $500,000 (~\u00a3404,400) prize pool, with the winner taking home $250,000 (~\u00a3202,200).<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd4065b6c\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Now that the four VCT Kickoff events (<a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/02\/drx-win-2025-vct-pacific-kickoff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pacific<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/01\/edward-gaming-win-vct-china-kickoff-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">China<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/02\/team-vitality-wins-iem-katowice-and-vct-emea-kickoff-in-the-same-weekend\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EMEA <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/02\/g2-esports-crowned-2025-vct-americas-kickoff-champions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Americas<\/a>) have declared their champions and representatives, here\u2019s everything you need to know ahead of VALORANT Masters Bangkok 2025.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"keep-reading \"  id=\"kr-67d9bd40666e9\">\n  <div class=\"heading\">Keep Reading<\/div>\n  <ul class=\"d-flex flex-column\">\n          <li id=\"post-166122\" style=\"order: 1;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/02\/valorant-masters-bangkok-2025-drops-all-rewards-and-how-to-get-them\" target=\"_blank\">VALORANT Masters Bangkok 2025 drops: all rewards and how to get them<\/a><\/li>\n          <li id=\"post-166462\" style=\"order: 2;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/02\/g2-esports-crowned-2025-vct-americas-kickoff-champions\" target=\"_blank\">G2 Esports crowned 2025 VCT Americas Kickoff champions<\/a><\/li>\n          <li id=\"post-166465\" style=\"order: 3;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/02\/team-vitality-wins-iem-katowice-and-vct-emea-kickoff-in-the-same-weekend\" target=\"_blank\">Team Vitality wins IEM Katowice and VCT EMEA Kickoff in the same weekend<\/a><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd40674c2\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>This year\u2019s event is hosted at the <strong>UOB LIVE<\/strong> in Bangkok, Thailand, making it the first Masters event for the Southeast Asian country. <\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd4067ab8\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>This is going to be the eighth Masters competition since its inception in 2021 and the third time in the last three years that it takes place in Asia after Tokyo 2023 and Shanghai 2024.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd406809d\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Overall, the VCT hasn\u2019t made major changes to its calendar in 2025. However, its schedule has been slightly shifted, meaning that VALORANT\u2019s first Masters event is occurring two weeks earlier than last year\u2019s Masters Madrid, which took place in March.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-heading-67d9bd40686ca\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n  \n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-vct-masters-bangkok-schedule-format-and-drops\"><span id=\"vct_masters_bangkok_schedule_format_and_drops\">VCT Masters Bangkok Schedule, Format and Drops<\/span><\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/val1-large.jpg\" alt=\"VALORANT Masters Bangkok 2025\" class=\"wp-image-166772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/val1-large.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/val1-medium.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/val1-medium_large.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/val1.jpg 1486w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image credit: Riot Games<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd4068d9a\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>During the tournament&#8217;s first week, the eight participating teams will compete in a Swiss Stage bracket with all matches being best-of-three (BO3).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd4069369\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Teams need to record two wins to advance to the Playoffs, with two losses eliminating an organisation from the tournament.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd40698ff\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Following the Swiss Stage, the four remaining teams will advance to the Playoffs to compete in a double-elimination bracket.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd4069e98\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The Grand Final will take place on Sunday, March 2nd and will be a best-of-five (B05) series. Moreover, a show match will take place before the finals in a bid to hype up the crowd.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd406a492\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p><strong>Swiss Stage:<\/strong> February 20th &#8211; February 24th (2AM PST \/ 10 AM BST start time)<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd406aa23\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p><strong>Playoffs <\/strong>: February 27th (2AM PST \/ 10 AM BST start time)<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd406afa3\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p><strong>Upper Finals \/ Lower Semis<\/strong>: February 28th (2AM PST \/ 10 AM BST start time)<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd406b552\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p><strong>Lower Finals<\/strong>: March 1st (2AM PST \/ 10 AM BST start time)<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd406bae7\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p><strong>Grand Finals + Show match<\/strong>: March 2nd (2AM PST \/ 10 AM BST start time)<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd406c070\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>By viewing the tournament on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/valorant\">Twitch<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/ValorantEsports\/live\">YouTube<\/a>, fans will be able to earn two <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/02\/valorant-masters-bangkok-2025-drops-all-rewards-and-how-to-get-them\">in-game drops<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd406c60a\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Watching from February 27th to March 1st will earn fans the \u2018Crispy\u2019 title. Meanwhile, watching the finals on March 2nd will reward fans with the Tuktuk spray.\u00a0The spray features Wingman giving Clove, Jett, Harbor, and Gekko a ride on the iconic three-wheeler that is common on the streets of Bangkok<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-heading-67d9bd406cbfc\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n  \n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-vct-masters-bangkok-teams-and-rosters\"><span id=\"vct_masters_bangkok_teams_and_rosters\">VCT Masters Bangkok Teams and Rosters<\/span><\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd406d19f\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>This international event features the eight best teams from each region of play: Americas, China, EMEA and Pacific.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd406d71b\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>48 rosters in total competed in the four Kickoff events \u2014 10 partner teams per region and promoted Ascension organisations. For this event, one team in particular proved that it is possible to climb the competitive ladder in VALORANT despite limited promotion opportunities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd406dce9\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Alongside the prize pool, VALORANT Master Bangkok also provides a crucial opportunity to earn Championship Points.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd406e37e\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Rewarded to the top four teams, depending on their placement, Championship points have been given a <a href=\"https:\/\/valorantesports.com\/en-US\/news\/vct-2025-season-start-eyntk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">higher priority in 2025<\/a>. Two teams from each region will qualify for Champions Paris in 2025 through Championship Points.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd406e934\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p><strong>1st Place:<\/strong> 5 Championship Points<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd406eeec\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p><strong>2nd Place:<\/strong> 3 Championship Points<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd406f4a5\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p><strong>3rd Place: <\/strong>2 Championship Points<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd406fa67\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p><strong>4th Place:<\/strong> 1 Championship Point<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-heading-67d9bd407004f\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n  \n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-journey-to-valorant-masters-bangkok-2025\"><span id=\"the_journey_to_valorant_masters_bangkok_2025\">The Journey to VALORANT Masters Bangkok 2025<\/span><\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd40705d6\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The first two teams to qualify for Master Bangkok came from VCT China with <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/01\/trace-esports-qualify-valorant-masters-bangkok\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trace Esports<\/a> and eventual Kickoff winner, <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/01\/edward-gaming-valorant-masters-bangkok\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EDward Gaming<\/a>, securing a place in the event.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd4070b6e\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Trace Esports, the first team that qualified for the international event, were strong performers in the competition, even knocking EDward Gaming to the loser bracket.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd40710f2\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>However, EDward Gaming, still riding the momentum from being crowned 2024 VALORANT world champions, enacted revenge by beating Trace 3-1 in the final. Zheng <strong>\u2018ZmjjKK\u2019<\/strong> Yongkang from EDward Gaming racked up the most kills in the tournament with 313 eliminations using Neon, Jett and Raze, the latter of which is an agent that is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespike.gg\/valorant\/news\/top-3-most-picked-agents-from-each-vct-region\/5861\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">defining the meta at the moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd4071682\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>In VCT Pacific, <strong>DRX <\/strong>qualified as the first seed after beating T1 in the Grand Finals 3-2.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd4071c0b\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Both teams had very comparable performances in the Pacific Kickoff. Moreover, both of its clashes in the tournament (the Upper Bracket Final and the Grand Final) went to the very last game with DRX securing both wins by a thin margin.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd407217a\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p><strong>T1 <\/strong>was a favourite to take home the Kickoff trophy following a strong showing of results in the offseason and during the event. DRX\u2019s performance, meanwhile, caused quite a surprise. The team comfortably defeated fellow Korean organisations Nongshim RedForce and Gen.G before sending T1 to the lower bracket and beating the organisation again in the final in two close series.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1600px-VIT_trexx_at_VCT_EMEA_Kickoff_2025-large.jpg\" alt=\"Masters Bangkok 2025\" class=\"wp-image-166769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1600px-VIT_trexx_at_VCT_EMEA_Kickoff_2025-large.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1600px-VIT_trexx_at_VCT_EMEA_Kickoff_2025-medium.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1600px-VIT_trexx_at_VCT_EMEA_Kickoff_2025-medium_large.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1600px-VIT_trexx_at_VCT_EMEA_Kickoff_2025-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1600px-VIT_trexx_at_VCT_EMEA_Kickoff_2025.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nikita &#8216;trexx&#8217; Cherednichenko. Image Credit Team Vitality<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd4072826\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p><strong>G2 Esports <\/strong>reigned supreme over the Americas Kickoff event with a dominant performance that saw the team dropping a total of two games, both of which were in the grand final.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd4072deb\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The team has become the first-ever Ascension side to win a VCT title after missing the mark twice in the VCT 2024 Americas Stage 1 and Stage 2. The second roster to qualify for the Masters Bangkok was the team G2 dropped those games to: fan-favourite <strong>Sentinels<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd4073378\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The team struggled a little during the tournament but put on a solid performance making Sentinels valid contenders for the next international. G2 Esports and Sentinels will now have to face off against Trace Esports and DRX, respectively at the Masters in Bangkok.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd4073953\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>VCT EMEA Kickoff was the last event to take place and saw <strong>Team Vitality<\/strong> and <strong>Team Liquid<\/strong> emerge as the proud owners of a ticket to Bangkok.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd4073ed8\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Team Vitality got off to a strong start with a series of dominant victories in the upper bracket.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd4074461\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Meanwhile, in the lower bracket, it was Team Liquid getting triumph after triumph, even sending home tournament favourites Team Heretics 3-0 in the Lower Bracket Final.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd4074a0c\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The Grand Final saw Team Vitality emerge victorious, capping off a triumphant weekend that saw the organisation\u2019s CS2 roster win IEM Katowice. However, the event proved Team Liquid\u2019s prowess and determination heading to the first Masters of the year. The first matches in Bangkok will see Team Vitality face off against T1 and Team Liquid against Edward Gaming.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1599px-T1_stax_at_VCT_2024_Pacific_Stage_2-large.jpg\" alt=\"Masters Bangkok 2025\" class=\"wp-image-166768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1599px-T1_stax_at_VCT_2024_Pacific_Stage_2-large.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1599px-T1_stax_at_VCT_2024_Pacific_Stage_2-medium.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1599px-T1_stax_at_VCT_2024_Pacific_Stage_2-medium_large.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1599px-T1_stax_at_VCT_2024_Pacific_Stage_2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1599px-T1_stax_at_VCT_2024_Pacific_Stage_2.jpg 1599w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kim &#8216;stax&#8217; Gu-taek. Image Credit Red Bull<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-heading-67d9bd40750cb\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n  \n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-valorant-bangkok-2025-team-rosters\"><span id=\"valorant_bangkok_2025_team_rosters\">VALORANT Bangkok 2025 Team Rosters<\/span><\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-heading-67d9bd40756be\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n  \n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-edward-gaming\"><span id=\"edward_gaming\">EDward Gaming<\/span><\/h4>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wang <strong>\u2018nobody\u2019<\/strong> Senxu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zheng <strong>\u2018ZmjjKK\u2019<\/strong> Yongkang<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zhang <strong>\u2018Smoggy\u2019<\/strong> Zhao<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hsien <strong>\u2018S1Mon\u2019<\/strong> Meng-Hsun<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wan <strong>\u2018CHICHOO\u2019<\/strong> Shunzhi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-heading-67d9bd4075e53\" 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