The Accor Arena and Les Arènes will host 16 of the world's top teams from all four competitive regions: Americas, China, EMEA, and Pacific. The prize pool will be $2,250,000, with the champion taking home $1,000,000.

Key Information About the Tournament

The group stage will occur from September 12 to 22 in a GSL group format. All matches will be played in a Best of 3 format, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the playoffs. The playoff stage will run from September 25 to October 5 and will be conducted in a Double Elimination format. The lower final and grand final will be played in a Best of 5 format.

Participants of Champions 2025

Americas

• G2 Esports  - VCT 2025: Americas Stage 2
• NRG - VCT 2025: Americas Stage 2
• Sentinels  - Americas Points (#3)
• MIBR  - Americas Points (#4)

China

• Bilibili Gaming  - VCT 2025: China Stage 2
• Dragon Ranger Gaming  - VCT 2025: China Stage 2
• EDward Gaming  - China Points (#3)
• XLG Esports  - China Points (#4)

EMEA

• Team Liquid  - VCT 2025: EMEA Stage 2
• GIANTX  - VCT 2025: EMEA Stage 2
• Fnatic  - EMEA Points (#3)
• Team Heretics  - EMEA Points (#4)

Pacific

• Paper Rex  - VCT 2025: Pacific Stage 2
• Rex Regum Qeon  - VCT 2025: Pacific Stage 2
• T1  - Pacific Points (#3)
• DRX  - Pacific Points (#4)

VALORANT Champions 2025 will take place from September 12 to October 5 in Paris , France . During the event, 16 of the world's strongest teams will compete for a prize pool of $2,250,000 and the title of world champion.