VCT Americas Kickoff: Stream, teams and more

The 2023 season ended with a bang as Evil Geniuses took home the Valorant Champions trophy and marked the second year in a row that an Americas team has been named world champion. Riot Games has made some big changes since the 2023 circuit ended, adding in VCT China and tweaking the international leagues’ schedules slightly.

Instead of having a kickoff tournament featuring every team in the VCT league ecosystem, each VCT league is going to hold its own event. The top two teams from each 11-team league will then travel to Masters Madrid for the first major tournament of the year.

LOUD won the VCT Americas Playoffs in 2023.

Below is everything we know so far about the VCT Americas kickoff tournament including where to watch, the teams participating, and the start date.

Contents

• Stream
• Schedule
• Teams

VCT Americas Kickoff stream

The VCT Americas Kickoff tournament will be streamed on the league’s Twitch and YouTube. We’ve embedded the Twitch stream below for your convenience.

VCT Americas Kickoff schedule

Riot Games has not announced the schedule, bracket, or format for the VCT Americas Kickoff tournament. So far, we only know that all 11 teams will be participating and that the action will kick off on February 16.

VCT Americas Kickoff teams

Team rosters are not final as the transfer window is still open, and some teams have yet to announce their full rosters. However, most of these teams have been practicing for months during the off-season and should be locked in for at least this tournament.

This event will also be the first to feature G2 Esports, who were promoted into the league via the Ascension tournament.