All VCT and VALORANT Champions winners in history
Riot Games is known for producing popular games that are fun for regular players and come with exceptional professional scenes. League of Legends and VALORANT are two of the biggest examples, alongside other small titles like Teamfight Tactics. Some players and fans think that the company doesn’t always make the right call for the ecosystem’s longevity but there is one thing that unites all the player base, VCT and VALORANT Champions tournaments.
Throughout time, many teams from different regions and players from different nations stepped up to lift the biggest trophy of the game and in this piece, we put together all the VCT and VALORANT Champions winners to this date!
If you think of VALORANT Champions as the main course, VCT Masters can make a great appetizer, but not one of those cheap or regular ones; Masters always bring high competition among some of the best players of the world. VALORANT Champions takes place at the end of every VALORANT season and Masters are organized in the middle of each season, sometimes even multiple. Riot Games does a great job at organizing Masters so that we all turn our heads to the challenge and forget about the biggest event of the year. Both Masters and Champions are very important for teams as they directly affect their rankings on the international scene. Let’s start by looking at all the VCT Masters winners in the history of VALORANT!
ALL VCT winners in the history of VALORANT
The VCT Masters tournaments are major events where teams compete to prove themselves. The winners of these events since the first season in 2021 are as follows:
| Year | Tournament | Winning Team | Roster |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | VCT 2021 - Stage 2 - Masters Reykjavík | Sentinels | ShahZaM, SicK, zombs, dapr, TenZ |
| 2021 | VCT 2021 - Stage 3 - Masters Berlin - Playoffs | M3 Champions | d3ffo, Chronicle, nAts, Redgar, Sheydos |
| 2022 | VCT 2022 - Stage 1 - Masters Reykjavík | OpTic Gaming | FNS, Victor, crashies, yay, Marved |
| 2022 | VCT 2022 - Stage 2 - Masters Copenhagen | FunPlus Phoenix | ANGE1, Shao, Zyppan, SUYGETSU, ardiis |
| 2023 | VCT 2023 - Masters Tokyo | Fnatic | Boaster, Derke, Alfajer, Leo, Chronicle |
| 2024 | VCT 2024 - Masters Madrid | Sentinels | TenZ, Sacy, zekken, Zellsis, johnqt |
| 2024 | VCT 2024 - Masters Shanghai | Gen.G Esports | Meteor, t3xture, Lakia, Munchkin, Karon |
All VALORANT Champions winners
Now it is time to address all the World Champions to this date. As mentioned, VALORANT Champions is the biggest event of each year, and whoever lifts the trophy counts as one of the World Champions. To this date, we have seen a couple of teams from different regions coming up strong. Here is a detailed look at all the teams that won this trophy including their rosters:
| Year | Winning Team | Roster |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Acend | BONECOLD, cNed, Kiles, starxo, zeek |
| 2022 | LOUD | pANcada, Sacy, Saadhak, aspas, Less |
| 2023 | Evil Geniuses | jawgemo, Ethan, Boostio, C0M, Demon1 |
| 2024 | EDward Gaming | CHICHOO, nobody, ZmjjKK, Smoggy, S1mon, Haodong |
History of VCT and VALORANT Champions organizations
Riot Games started the VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) in 2020. The tour includes several tournaments each year, ending with the VALORANT Champions event. At first, the VCT had three levels: Challengers, Masters, and Champions. Challengers were regional competitions, Masters brought together top teams from around the world, and Champions was the final, global event.
In 2023, the format changed to focus on three international regions: Americas, EMEA, and Pacific. Three franchised leagues were formed in these regions. This change created more intense competition among teams. Riot Games also started to give special attention to China by allowing Chinese teams to enter global tournaments directly. This move aims to grow VALORANT’s popularity in China and add more teams to the competition. Chinese teams surely added a new level of challenge for the Western teams as before that date, they had never competed against each other, which brought mystery in how they would match. In 2024, EDward Gaming won the VALORANT Champions trophy and proved why the region should be competing in international tournaments.
The VCT's organization and management have been crucial to its success. Riot Games works with several esports companies to produce and broadcast the events. As you may know, the company teams up with local partners to support regional tournaments and when it comes to bigger events like VCT Masters and VALORANT Champions, we see even bigger partnerships with big companies all around the world.
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