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>