The group stage of the last qualifying event in the American region has ended, and after five weeks, only the strongest teams remain. Below, we will tell you who has secured a spot in the playoffs and when the most exciting matches of VCT 2025: Americas Stage 2 will begin.

List of teams in the playoffs
A total of 12 VCT partner teams are participating in the tournament, but after the group stage, the four weakest teams, which took the last two places in the groups, left the tournament. Thus, the 8 strongest teams remain in the playoff stage:

Leviatan
Cloud9
G2 Esports
100 Thieves
KRU Esports
Evil Geniuses
Sentinels
NRG

Schedule of the first matches
After the end of the group stage, there will be a short break in the tournament, but the competition will resume in a few days. The first matches will be held in the upper bracket quarterfinals, in which the following teams will compete:

Leviatan vs. Cloud9 – August 22 at 23:00 CET
G2 Esports vs. 100 Thieves – August 23 at 02:00 CET

VCT 2025: Americas Stage 2 is taking place from July 18 to August 31 in the United States. As part of the event, 12 teams are competing for a prize pool of $250,000, as well as two slots in VALORANT Champions 2025. You can find out more about the results and schedule of upcoming matches at the link.