Scores, schedule, bracket<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It\u2019s the deciding moment for teams in Europe, Turkey, and CIS. Sixteen teams fight for four Berlin spots in the EMEA Challengers Playoffs.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/how-to-watch-emea-vct-stage-3-challengers-playoffs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"EMEA VCT Stage 3 Challengers Playoffs: Scores, schedule, bracket\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The top four teams will qualify for Masters Berlin.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/how-to-watch-emea-vct-stage-3-challengers-playoffs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Dot Esports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DOTesports\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-08-23T02:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-08-23T16:57:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/06052300\/50978366628_1a61d38d2b_k-1536x864-1.jpg?resize=768,432\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"768\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"432\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jerome Heath, Scott Robertson\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@Jeroheath\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@DotEsports\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jerome Heath, Scott Robertson\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/how-to-watch-emea-vct-stage-3-challengers-playoffs#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/how-to-watch-emea-vct-stage-3-challengers-playoffs\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Jerome Heath\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#\/schema\/person\/aa482614f154566fd05291e03d7039b5\"},\"headline\":\"EMEA VCT Stage 3 Challengers Playoffs: Scores, schedule, bracket\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-08-23T02:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-08-23T16:57:10+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/how-to-watch-emea-vct-stage-3-challengers-playoffs\"},\"wordCount\":743,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/how-to-watch-emea-vct-stage-3-challengers-playoffs#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/06052300\/50978366628_1a61d38d2b_k-1536x864-1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Hide From Homepage\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Valorant\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/how-to-watch-emea-vct-stage-3-challengers-playoffs\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/how-to-watch-emea-vct-stage-3-challengers-playoffs\",\"name\":\"EMEA VCT Stage 3 Challengers Playoffs: Scores, schedule, bracket\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/how-to-watch-emea-vct-stage-3-challengers-playoffs#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/how-to-watch-emea-vct-stage-3-challengers-playoffs#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/06052300\/50978366628_1a61d38d2b_k-1536x864-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-08-23T02:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-08-23T16:57:10+00:00\",\"description\":\"It\u2019s the deciding moment for teams in Europe, Turkey, and CIS. Sixteen teams fight for four Berlin spots in the EMEA Challengers Playoffs.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/how-to-watch-emea-vct-stage-3-challengers-playoffs#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/how-to-watch-emea-vct-stage-3-challengers-playoffs\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/how-to-watch-emea-vct-stage-3-challengers-playoffs#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/06052300\/50978366628_1a61d38d2b_k-1536x864-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/06052300\/50978366628_1a61d38d2b_k-1536x864-1.jpg\",\"width\":1536,\"height\":864,\"caption\":\"Image via VCT\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/how-to-watch-emea-vct-stage-3-challengers-playoffs#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"EMEA VCT Stage 3 Challengers Playoffs: Scores, schedule, bracket\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/\",\"name\":\"Dot Esports\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Dot Esports\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/05103313\/logo-dot_esports-mark-black.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/05103313\/logo-dot_esports-mark-black.png\",\"width\":300,\"height\":300,\"caption\":\"Dot Esports\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DOTesports\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/DotEsports\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dotesports\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCckaIn-3KqLYfppkj4DeTAw\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#\/schema\/person\/aa482614f154566fd05291e03d7039b5\",\"name\":\"Jerome Heath\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/53ce4bca1247d5efac93f7ce0ff19dec\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/6MLfk7pD_400x400-96x96.jpg?resize=96%2C96\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/6MLfk7pD_400x400-96x96.jpg?resize=96%2C96\",\"caption\":\"Jerome Heath\"},\"description\":\"Jerome has been in and around the gaming industry for the last eight years, and he's not going anywhere anytime soon.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/x.com\/Jeroheath\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/author\/jeromeheath\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"EMEA VCT Stage 3 Challengers Playoffs: Scores, schedule, bracket","description":"It\u2019s the deciding moment for teams in Europe, Turkey, and CIS. Sixteen teams fight for four Berlin spots in the EMEA Challengers Playoffs.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/how-to-watch-emea-vct-stage-3-challengers-playoffs","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"EMEA VCT Stage 3 Challengers Playoffs: Scores, schedule, bracket","og_description":"The top four teams will qualify for Masters Berlin.","og_url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/how-to-watch-emea-vct-stage-3-challengers-playoffs","og_site_name":"Dot Esports","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DOTesports\/","article_published_time":"2021-08-23T02:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-08-23T16:57:10+00:00","og_image":[{"width":768,"height":432,"url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/06052300\/50978366628_1a61d38d2b_k-1536x864-1.jpg?resize=768,432","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Jerome Heath, Scott Robertson","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@Jeroheath","twitter_site":"@DotEsports","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Jerome Heath, Scott Robertson","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/how-to-watch-emea-vct-stage-3-challengers-playoffs#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/how-to-watch-emea-vct-stage-3-challengers-playoffs"},"author":{"name":"Jerome Heath","@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#\/schema\/person\/aa482614f154566fd05291e03d7039b5"},"headline":"EMEA VCT Stage 3 Challengers Playoffs: Scores, schedule, bracket","datePublished":"2021-08-23T02:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2021-08-23T16:57:10+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/how-to-watch-emea-vct-stage-3-challengers-playoffs"},"wordCount":743,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/how-to-watch-emea-vct-stage-3-challengers-playoffs#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/06052300\/50978366628_1a61d38d2b_k-1536x864-1.jpg","keywords":["Hide From Homepage"],"articleSection":["Valorant"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/how-to-watch-emea-vct-stage-3-challengers-playoffs","url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/how-to-watch-emea-vct-stage-3-challengers-playoffs","name":"EMEA VCT Stage 3 Challengers Playoffs: Scores, schedule, bracket","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/how-to-watch-emea-vct-stage-3-challengers-playoffs#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/how-to-watch-emea-vct-stage-3-challengers-playoffs#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/06052300\/50978366628_1a61d38d2b_k-1536x864-1.jpg","datePublished":"2021-08-23T02:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2021-08-23T16:57:10+00:00","description":"It\u2019s the deciding moment for teams in Europe, Turkey, and CIS. Sixteen teams fight for four Berlin spots in the EMEA Challengers Playoffs.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/how-to-watch-emea-vct-stage-3-challengers-playoffs#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/how-to-watch-emea-vct-stage-3-challengers-playoffs"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/how-to-watch-emea-vct-stage-3-challengers-playoffs#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/06052300\/50978366628_1a61d38d2b_k-1536x864-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/06052300\/50978366628_1a61d38d2b_k-1536x864-1.jpg","width":1536,"height":864,"caption":"Image via VCT"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/how-to-watch-emea-vct-stage-3-challengers-playoffs#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"EMEA VCT Stage 3 Challengers Playoffs: Scores, schedule, bracket"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/","name":"Dot Esports","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#organization","name":"Dot Esports","url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/05103313\/logo-dot_esports-mark-black.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/05103313\/logo-dot_esports-mark-black.png","width":300,"height":300,"caption":"Dot Esports"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DOTesports\/","https:\/\/x.com\/DotEsports","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dotesports\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCckaIn-3KqLYfppkj4DeTAw"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#\/schema\/person\/aa482614f154566fd05291e03d7039b5","name":"Jerome Heath","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/53ce4bca1247d5efac93f7ce0ff19dec","url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/6MLfk7pD_400x400-96x96.jpg?resize=96%2C96","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/6MLfk7pD_400x400-96x96.jpg?resize=96%2C96","caption":"Jerome Heath"},"description":"Jerome has been in and around the gaming industry for the last eight years, and he's not going anywhere anytime soon.","sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/Jeroheath"],"url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/author\/jeromeheath"}]}},"raw_content":"It\u2019s crunch time for EMEA. The VCT Stage Three Challengers Playoffs will decide which four teams make it to Masters Berlin in September.\u00a0 Starting on Aug. 12, six VALORANT teams from Europe, three from Turkey, and three from CIS will compete in a double-elimination bracket. The teams will be seeded based on results from the regional Challengers qualifiers. See Valorant on Amazon The first and second-seeded teams from Europe and the first-seeded teams from Turkey and CIS will clash in round two of the upper bracket after the lower seeds face off in the opening round of the tournament. \u00a0 Every match in the EMEA Challengers Playoffs\u2014aside from the lower bracket final on Aug. 21 and the grand final on Aug. 22\u2014will be a best-of-three. The two exceptions will be best-of-fives. Teams Europe AcendFunPlus PhoenixG2 EsportsGiants GamingGuild EsportsTeam Liquid Turkey FIRE FLUX ESPORTSOxygen EsportsSuperMassive Blaze CIS ForZeGambit EsportsNatus Vincere Patch 3.02, KAY\/O Riot has confirmed the playoffs will be played on Patch 3.02 and KAY\/O, the game's newest agent, will be available. The patch will have almost no bearing on the event. The main changes to the game came in the form of the economy in Patch 3.0 on June 22. Players should be accustomed to these changes at this stage of the circuit. Bracket Schedule\/Scores The EMEA VCT Stage Three: Challengers Playoffs kick off on Aug. 12 with the tournament's opening round. A champion will be crowned a week later on Aug. 22 in the grand final. The four top teams of the event will advance straight to Berlin. Aug. 12 Upper bracket round oneNatus Vincere 2-1 Team Liquid (Na'Vi 13-10 Icebox, Liquid 13-7 Bind, LIVE on Split)Guild Esports 2-0 forZe (Guild 13-4 Icebox, 14-12 Haven)FunPlus Phoenix 2-0 Fire Flux Esports (FPX 15-13 Ascent, FPX 13-7 Bind)Oxygen Esports 2-1 Giants Gaming (Oxygen 13-11 Ascent, Giants 13-2 Split, Oxygen 13-9 Breeze) Aug. 13 Upper bracket round twoAcend 2-0 Na'Vi (Acend 13-7 Breeze, 17-15 Icebox)Gambit Esports 2-0 Guild Esports (Gambit 13-8 Ascent, 19-17 Icebox)SuperMassive Blaze 2-0 FPX (13-6 Ascent, 13-10 Split)G2 Esports 2-0 Oxygen (13-2 Icebox. 14-12 Breeze) Aug. 14 Lower bracket round oneTeam Liquid 2-0 Oxygen (13-1 Haven, 13-3 Breeze)forZe 2-1 FunPlus Phoenix (FPX 13-4 Icebox, forZe 24-22 Bind, forZe 13-8 Split) Aug. 15 8am CT: Lower bracket round oneGuild 2-0 Fire Flux (13-6 Split, 13-0 Ascent)10am CT: Lower bracket round oneGiants 2-1 Na'Vi (Giants 14-12 Ascent, Na'Vi 13-7 Breeze, Giants 13-8 Split) Aug. 16 10am CT: Upper bracket semifinals (Masters Three Berlin qualifying match)Acend 2-1 Gambit (Acend 13-7 Bind, Gambit 13-10 Ascent, Acend 13-5 Icebox)12pm CT: Upper bracket semifinals (Masters Three Berlin qualifying match)SuperMassive Blaze 2-0 G2 (13-4 Bind, 13-5 Ascent) Aug. 18 10am CT: Lower bracket round twoTeam Liquid 2-0 forZe (13-7 Bind, 13-10 Breeze)12pm CT: Lower bracket round twoGiants 2-1 Guild (Giants 13-10 Split, Guild 17-15 Bind, Giants 15-13 Ascent) Aug. 19 10am CT: Lower bracket round three (Masters Three Berlin qualifying match)Gambit 2-1 Liquid (Liquid 13-11 Split, Gambit 13-3 Bind, Gambit 16-14 Icebox)12pm CT: Lower bracket round three (Masters Three Berlin qualifying match)G2 2-1 Giants (Giants 13-8 Icebox, G2 13-3 Bind, G2 13-4 Ascent) Aug. 20 10am CT: Lower bracket round fourGambit 2-1 G2 (Gambit 13-3 Ascent, G2 13-7 Icebox, Gambit 14-12 Bind)12pm CT: Upper bracket finalSuperMassive Blaze 2-1 Acend (Acend 13-6 Bind, SMB 13-5 Split, SMB 13-10 Haven) Aug. 21 8am CT: Lower bracket final (best-of-five)Gambit 3-1 Acend (Gambit 18-16 Ascent, Gambit 13-4 Bind, Acend 13-9 Breeze, Gambit 13-7 Haven) Aug. 22 8am CT: Grand finals (best-of-five)Gambit 3-1 SuperMassive Blaze (SMB 13-1 Ascent, Gambit 13-11 Split, Gambit 13-5 Bind, Gambit 13-3 Haven) Where to watch The event will be streamed in English and ten other languages, including Turkish, Russian German, French, Italian, Polish, Spanish, Portuguese, Finnish, and Czech. The main hub for the event will be VALORANT's official Twitch channel. But a second, third, and fourth channel will also be available throughout the tournament. The event will be broadcast in English on the main channel on Monday to Thursday and Saturday, the second channel on Friday and Sunday, the third channel on Monday to Friday and Sunday, and the fourth channel on Saturday. Each channel will feature live commentary and analysis.","apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/06052300\/50978366628_1a61d38d2b_k-1536x864-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439278"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1720"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=439278"}],"version-history":[{"count":91,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439278\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":446512,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439278\/revisions\/446512"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/439291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=439278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=439278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=439278"},{"taxonomy":"invoiceable_action","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/invoiceable_action?post=439278"},{"taxonomy":"internal-label","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-label?post=439278"},{"taxonomy":"article_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_type?post=439278"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=439278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}

{"id":439278,"date":"2021-08-22T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/?p=439278"},"modified":"2021-08-23T11:57:10","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T16:57:10","slug":"how-to-watch-emea-vct-stage-3-challengers-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/how-to-watch-emea-vct-stage-3-challengers-playoffs","title":{"rendered":"EMEA VCT Stage 3 Challengers Playoffs: Scores, schedule, bracket"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s crunch time for EMEA. <\/p>

The VCT<\/em> Stage Three Challengers Playoffs will decide which four teams make it to Masters Berlin in September. <\/p>

Starting on Aug. 12, six VALORANT <\/em>teams from Europe, three from Turkey, and three from CIS will compete in a double-elimination bracket. The teams will be seeded based on results from the regional Challengers qualifiers. <\/p>

The first and second-seeded teams from Europe and the first-seeded teams from Turkey and CIS will clash in round two of the upper bracket after the lower seeds face off in the opening round of the tournament.  <\/p>

Every match in the EMEA Challengers Playoffs\u2014aside from the lower bracket final on Aug. 21 and the grand final on Aug. 22\u2014will be a best-of-three. The two exceptions will be best-of-fives.<\/p>