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Since there is no rotational regional play this year before Masters, every match is hugely important right from the beginning, with each potentially setting the tone for the entire season to follow. The VCT's new point system for 2024 gives the league a fresh look, alongside the new Chinese region and an additional partnered team slot in the three regions from last year. Since there is an uneven number of teams, the highest-placing team from the 2023 season gets a bye in the first round of the Kickoff tournament. In the EMEA region, the team with the best finish last season was Fnatic due to their performance at Champions 2023, even though Team Liquid won the EMEA Championship. VCT EMEA Kickoff bracket and format The VCT EMEA Kickoff tournament will run from Feb. 20 to March 1 in Berlin. The tournament has three stages. First is groups, where the 11 EMEA teams have been divided into three in a double-elimination bracket as follows: Group A: FUT Esports, Team Heretics, GiantX, Karmine Corp Group B: NAVI, BBL Esports, Team Liquid, KOI Group C: Team Vitality, Gentle Mates, Fnatic (bye) After the group stage, the second-place team from each group will move to the Play-ins. The final stage is the Playoffs, which include the semifinals and the grand finals match. The top two teams from the region will both represent EMEA at Masters Madrid. VCT EMEA Kickoff tournament schedule and matches Semifinals Thursday, Feb. 29 10am CT: Team Heretics 2-0 NAVI Heretics win 16-14 on Sunset. Heretics win 13-4 on Breeze. Heretics qualify for Masters Madrid, NAVI is eliminated. 1pm CT: Karmine Corp 2-0 Fnatic KC win 13-10 on Lotus. KC win 13-8 on Split. Karmine Corp qualify for Masters Madrid, Fnatic is eliminated. Grand Final Friday, March 1 10am CT: Karmine Corp vs Team Heretics Play-ins Monday. Feb. 26 7am CT: Karmine Corp 2-0 Team Vitality KC win 13-8 on Sunset. KC win 15-13 on Ascent. 10am CT: Team Vitality 2-0 KOI Vitality win 13-9 on Sunset. Vitality win 13-6 on Breeze. 1pm CT: Karmine Corp 2-0 KOI KC win 13-4 on Sunset. KC win 13-7 on Bind. Karmine Corp advances to semifinals. Group stage Tuesday, Feb. 20 10am CT: Team Heretics 2-0 FUT Esports Heretics win 13-11 on Lotus Heretics win 13-10 on Bind 1pm CT: Karmine Corp 2-1 GIANTX KC win 13-11 on Split GIANTX win 13-10 on Sunset KC win 13-4 on Lotus Wednesday, Feb. 21 7am CT: NAVI 2-1 BBL Esports BBL win 13-8 on Bind NAVI win 13-6 on Ascent NAVI win 13-6 on Breeze 10am CT: Team Liquid 2-0 KOI Liquid win 13-10 on Icebox Liquid win 13-11 on Bind 1pm CT: Team Vitality 2-0 Gentle Mates Vitality win 13-10 on Sunset Vitality win 13-7 on Lotus Thursday, Feb. 22 10am CT: Team Heretics 2-0 Karmine Corp Heretics win 13-4 on Split Heretics win 13-4 on Lotus Heretics advance to semifinals. 1pm CT: FUT Esports 2-1 GIANTX FUT win 13-6 on Split GIANTX win 13-8 on Icebox FUT win 13-7 on Sunset GIANTX are eliminated. Friday, Feb. 23 7am CT: NAVI 2-0 Team Liquid NAVI win 13-7 on Split. NAVI win 13-7 on Breeze, NAVI advances to semifinals. 10am CT: KOI 2-0 BBL KOI win 13-5 on Bind. KOI win 13-10 on Split. 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Since there is no rotational regional play this year before Masters, every match is hugely important right from the beginning, with each potentially setting the tone for the entire season to follow. The VCT's new point system for 2024 gives the league a fresh look, alongside the new Chinese region and an additional partnered team slot in the three regions from last year. Since there is an uneven number of teams, the highest-placing team from the 2023 season gets a bye in the first round of the Kickoff tournament. In the EMEA region, the team with the best finish last season was Fnatic due to their performance at Champions 2023, even though Team Liquid won the EMEA Championship. VCT EMEA Kickoff bracket and format The VCT EMEA Kickoff tournament will run from Feb. 20 to March 1 in Berlin. The tournament has three stages. First is groups, where the 11 EMEA teams have been divided into three in a double-elimination bracket as follows: Group A: FUT Esports, Team Heretics, GiantX, Karmine Corp Group B: NAVI, BBL Esports, Team Liquid, KOI Group C: Team Vitality, Gentle Mates, Fnatic (bye) After the group stage, the second-place team from each group will move to the Play-ins. The final stage is the Playoffs, which include the semifinals and the grand finals match. The top two teams from the region will both represent EMEA at Masters Madrid. VCT EMEA Kickoff tournament schedule and matches Semifinals Thursday, Feb. 29 10am CT: Team Heretics 2-0 NAVI Heretics win 16-14 on Sunset. Heretics win 13-4 on Breeze. Heretics qualify for Masters Madrid, NAVI is eliminated. 1pm CT: Karmine Corp 2-0 Fnatic KC win 13-10 on Lotus. KC win 13-8 on Split. Karmine Corp qualify for Masters Madrid, Fnatic is eliminated. Grand Final Friday, March 1 10am CT: Karmine Corp vs Team Heretics Play-ins Monday. Feb. 26 7am CT: Karmine Corp 2-0 Team Vitality KC win 13-8 on Sunset. KC win 15-13 on Ascent. 10am CT: Team Vitality 2-0 KOI Vitality win 13-9 on Sunset. Vitality win 13-6 on Breeze. 1pm CT: Karmine Corp 2-0 KOI KC win 13-4 on Sunset. KC win 13-7 on Bind. Karmine Corp advances to semifinals. Group stage Tuesday, Feb. 20 10am CT: Team Heretics 2-0 FUT Esports Heretics win 13-11 on Lotus Heretics win 13-10 on Bind 1pm CT: Karmine Corp 2-1 GIANTX KC win 13-11 on Split GIANTX win 13-10 on Sunset KC win 13-4 on Lotus Wednesday, Feb. 21 7am CT: NAVI 2-1 BBL Esports BBL win 13-8 on Bind NAVI win 13-6 on Ascent NAVI win 13-6 on Breeze 10am CT: Team Liquid 2-0 KOI Liquid win 13-10 on Icebox Liquid win 13-11 on Bind 1pm CT: Team Vitality 2-0 Gentle Mates Vitality win 13-10 on Sunset Vitality win 13-7 on Lotus Thursday, Feb. 22 10am CT: Team Heretics 2-0 Karmine Corp Heretics win 13-4 on Split Heretics win 13-4 on Lotus Heretics advance to semifinals. 1pm CT: FUT Esports 2-1 GIANTX FUT win 13-6 on Split GIANTX win 13-8 on Icebox FUT win 13-7 on Sunset GIANTX are eliminated. Friday, Feb. 23 7am CT: NAVI 2-0 Team Liquid NAVI win 13-7 on Split. NAVI win 13-7 on Breeze, NAVI advances to semifinals. 10am CT: KOI 2-0 BBL KOI win 13-5 on Bind. KOI win 13-10 on Split. BBL are eliminated. 1pm CT: Fnatic 2-0 Vitality Fnatic win 14-12 on Lotus. Fnatic win 13-5 on Ascent. Fnatic advances to semifinals. Sunday, Feb. 25 7am CT: Vitality 2-1 Gentle Mates Gentle Mates win 13-4 on Breeze. Vitality win 15-13 on Lotus. Vitality win 13-3 on Sunset. Vitality advances to Play-In, Gentle Mates are eliminated. 10am CT: Karmine Corp 2-1 FUT Esports KC win 20-18 on Lotus. FUT win 13-4 on Bind. KC win 13-7 on Sunset. Karmine Corp advances to Play-In, FUT is eliminated. 1pm CT: Team Liquid vs. KOI KOI win 13-11 on Sunset. Team Liquid win 14-12 on Icebox. KOI win 13-10 on Split. 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After Fnatic were established as one of the world’s best teams and Team Liquid proved the importance of stepping up at just the right moment, one additional team is ready to join in on the competition in VCT EMEA<\/strong>\u2014and it all starts with the 2024 Kickoff tournament.<\/p>

Each of the four VCT regions will begin with their own Kickoff tournaments to start the 2024 VALORANT<\/a> <\/em>season, following a double-elimination bracket to decide the two teams from each region that will play at Masters Madrid<\/a>. Since there is no rotational regional play this year before Masters, every match is hugely important right from the beginning, with each potentially setting the tone for the entire season to follow.<\/p>