VCT 2023 LOCK IN Brazil Viewer's Guide: schedule, bracket, where to watch

Written By Naim Rosinski Content Manager & Editor

Last UpdatedFebruary 12, 2023 at 06:22PM

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VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) 2023 kicks off with a huge tournament held in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Named VCT 2023 - LOCK//IN, the event brings all the teams from VCT International Leagues to one city for an epic tournament to start the top tier VALORANT season with a bang. Joining the 30 teams are two Chinese squads, bringing the total team count all the way up to 32. 32 teams and three weeks of VALORANT action. Here is all the information about VCT LOCK IN including the schedule, bracket, teams, talent, where to watch, and more.

For all information about the VCT 2023, make sure to check out our VCT 2023 Hub.

VCT LOCK IN teams

VCT EMEA

VCT Americas

VCT Pacific

China

VCT LOCK IN bracket and schedule

Bracket format

The teams have been divided into two groups: Alpha and Omega. With a single elimination bracket in place, there are no second chances. Each match will be played out in a best-of-three (bo3) format except for the semifinals and the grand finale. Those will be played out in a best-of-five (bo5) format.

VCT LOCK IN Alpha and Omega groups. Credit: Riot Games

Group Alpha schedule

Feb.13/14
- 9:00 PST/14:00 BRT/18:00 CET/2:00 JST: KOI vs. NRG Esports
- 12:00 PST/17:00 BRT/21:00 CET/5:00 JST: Giants vs. DetonatioN FocusMe
Feb.14/15
- 9:00 PST/14:00 BRT/18:00 CET/2:00 JST: Karmine Corp vs. FunPlus Phoenix
- 12:00 PST/17:00 BRT/21:00 CET/5:00 JST: DRX vs. BBL Esports
- 15:00 PST/20:00 BRT/12:00 CET/8:00 JST: Paper Rex vs. Cloud9
Feb.15/16
- 9:00 PST/14:00 BRT/18:00 CET/2:00 JST:Team Heretics vs. Evil Geniuses
- 12:00 PST/17:00 BRT/21:00 CET/5:00 JST: Talon Esports vs. mibr
- 15:00 PST/20:00 BRT/12:00 CET/8:00 JST: LOUD vs. Gen.G Esports
DARK DAY
Feb. 17/18
- 9:00 PST/14:00 BRT/18:00 CET/2:00 JST: Quarter Final TBD vs. TBD
- 12:00 PST/17:00 BRT/21:00 CET/5:00 JST: Quarter Final TBD vs. TBD
Feb. 18/19
- 9:00 PST/14:00 BRT/18:00 CET/2:00 JST: Quarter Final TBD vs. TBD
- 12:00 PST/17:00 BRT/21:00 CET/5:00 JST: Quarter Final TBD vs. TBD
Feb. 19/20
- 9:00 PST/14:00 BRT/18:00 CET/2:00 JST: Semi Final - Qualifier TBD vs. TBD
- 12:00 PST/17:00 BRT/21:00 CET/5:00 JST: Semi Final - Qualifier TBD vs. TBD
DARK DAY
DARK DAY

Group Omega schedule

Feb. 22/23
- 9:00 PST/14:00 BRT/18:00 CET/2:00 JST: Team Secret vs. Team Liquid
- 12:00 PST/17:00 BRT/21:00 CET/5:00 JST: KRÜ Esports vs. Natus Vincere
- 15:00 PST/20:00 BRT/12:00 CET/8:00 JST: Leviatán vs. ZETA DIVISION
Feb. 23/24
- 9:00 PST/14:00 BRT/18:00 CET/2:00 JST: Global Esports vs. Team Vitality
- 12:00 PST/17:00 BRT/21:00 CET/5:00 JST: Rex Regum Qeon vs. FUT Esports
- 15:00 PST/20:00 BRT/12:00 CET/8:00 JST: EDward Gaming vs. 100 Thieves
Feb. 24/25
- 9:00 PST/14:00 BRT/18:00 CET/2:00 JST: Fnatic vs. Sentinels
- 12:00 PST/17:00 BRT/21:00 CET/5:00 JST: FURIA vs. T1
Feb. 25/26
- 9:00 PST/14:00 BRT/18:00 CET/2:00 JST: Quarter Final TBD vs. TBD
- 12:00 PST/17:00 BRT/21:00 CET/5:00 JST: Quarter Final TBD vs. TBD
Feb. 26/27
- 9:00 PST/14:00 BRT/18:00 CET/2:00 JST: Quarter Final TBD vs. TBD
- 12:00 PST/17:00 BRT/21:00 CET/5:00 JST: Quarter Final TBD vs. TBD
Feb. 27/28
- 9:00 PST/14:00 BRT/18:00 CET/2:00 JST: Semi Final - Qualifier TBD vs. TBD
- 12:00 PST/17:00 BRT/21:00 CET/5:00 JST: Semi Final - Qualifier TBD vs. TBD

Finals (best-of-five)

Mar. 2/3
- 9:00 PST/14:00 BRT/18:00 CET/2:00 JST: Semi Final TBD vs. TBD
Mar. 3/4
- 9:00 PST/14:00 BRT/18:00 CET/2:00 JST: Semi Final TBD vs. TBD
Mar. 4/5
- - 9:00 PST/14:00 BRT/18:00 CET/2:00 JST: Grand Finale TBD vs. TBD

VCT LOCK IN Talent

Hosts

Alex "Goldenboy" Mendez
James "Dash" Patterson
Yinsu "Yinsu" Collins

Analysts

Mimi "aEvilcat" Wermcrantz
Seth "Achilios" King

Commentators

Arten "Ballatw" Esa
Brennon "Bren" Hook
Doug "EsportsDoug" Cortez
Josh "Sideshow" Wilkinson
Lauren "Pansy" Scott
Michael "hypoc" Robins
Mitch "MitchMan" McBride
Tom "Tombizz" Bissmire

Observers

David "prius" Kuntz
Felix "Synga" Regitz
Heather "sapphiRe" Garozzo
Nicholas "Yehty" Tesolin

VCT LOCK IN where to watch?

Naim Rosinski

A former ESL teacher with a Master’s degree in English Studies that found his drive in esports. Merging a passion for the craft of writing with a never-ending need to out-aim others in the game of VALORANT and Counter-Strike.

Naim began his esports-writing and reporting journey at DailyEsports (now Upcomer), where he was a contributor for CS:GO. More and more enamored with esports, he quickly received a chance to attend IEM Katowice 2019 as press and managed to interview Cath, Lekr0, FalleN, and jkaem, his first dive into covering an event on-site.

With the release of VALORANT, Naim saw potential in Riot Games’ take on a 5v5 competitive shooter and joined Run It Back as a writer. After 3 months, he got promoted to a Managing Editor, managing a team of contributors and held regular brainstorming meetings to get content pumping for 3 years straight. In that time he attended Masters Berlin 2021, as well as VALORANT Champions 2022 as press on-site press.

Now, Naim is a Content Manager & Editor at THESPIKE. He keeps tabs on news, features, and evergreen content production, as well as contributing himself from time to time.

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