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2024 VCT EMEA Kickoff: Schedule, Brackets & Tickets

Find out the daily schedule and brackets for VCT EMEA Kickoff 2024 here.
By Rabia Sayal | 
First Published January 29, 2024, 22:56
2024 VCT EMEA Kickoff: Schedule, Brackets & Tickets
Picture: Riot Games

The action is finally getting started with the 2024 VCT EMEA Kickoff. Find out the schedule, brackets, and ticketing information for the event here.

2024 VCT EMEA Kickoff is all set to begin on February 20 and will set the stage for teams to start their journey to Valorant Champions 2024. The event will take place separately for each region and for EMEA, where the partnered teams and Ascension 2023 winners will compete for a spot in Masters Madrid.

Riot has revealed the complete details of the event, including its complete schedule, brackets, and ticket information, and you can have a look at them below.

2024 VCT EMEA Kickoff Schedule & Brackets

2024 VCT EMEA Kickoff Schedule & Brackets.
2024 VCT EMEA Kickoff Schedule & Brackets. (Picture: Riot Games)

VCT EMEA Kickoff will run till March 1, and here is the schedule for it. 

  • Group Stage: February 20 to 25
  • Play-Ins Stage: February 26
  • Playoffs Stage: February 29 to March 1

The event is split into three phases, with a total of 19 matches happening over 8 days. The first round will be the Ground Stage, where 11 teams are randomly seeded into three groups. The highest-placed EMEA team at Valorant Champions 2023, Fnatic, will get an automatic spot in the second round of Group C.

The top two teams from each group will proceed to Play-ins, where teams play each other once, and the top four move on to the Playoffs. In the Playoffs, it's a knockout round, and the finalists will qualify for Masters Madrid.

First round Group Stage matchups:

  • February 20th (17:00 CET): FUT Esports vs Team Heretics
  • February 20th (20:00 CET): GiantX vs Karmine Corp
  • February 21st (14:00 CET): Natus Vincere vs BBL Esports
  • February 21st (17:00 CET): Team Liquid vs KOI
  • February 21st (20:00 CET): Team Vitality vs Gentle Mates

VCT EMEA Kickoff Ticketing Details

You will be able to attend the event in person at the newly launched Riot Games Arena in Berlin, and you can purchase the tickets starting from February 2 at 17:00 CET from here.

Rabia Sayal

Written by Rabia Sayal

Rabia leads the coverage of her first love, VALORANT, and is also a die-hard fan of Genshin Impact’s lore and character designs, though she misses playing retro games like Mario, Roadrash, Need for Speed II, and a lot more. She is currently enjoying Honkai: Star Rail and is eagerly waiting for Minecraft The Wild update. You will also find her playing Fireboy and Watergirl when she is feeling pretty lazy and wants to play It Takes Two once again sometime soon. You can also find her past work on the likes of Gamepur, Sportskeeda, Hard Drive, and more publications. Along with being a gamer, she has done Masters in Mathematics and loves to play with numbers.