{"id":16050,"date":"2021-05-05T14:35:24","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T14:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/riot-announce-expanded-valorant-masters-3-to-take-place-in-berlin"},"modified":"2024-07-19T09:01:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T09:01:54","slug":"riot-announce-expanded-valorant-masters-3-to-take-place-in-berlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/valorant\/riot-announce-expanded-valorant-masters-3-to-take-place-in-berlin","title":{"rendered":"Valorant Masters Berlin to be held in September, expanded to 16 teams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday, Riot Games announced that the Valorant Champions Tour Stage 3 Masters will be held in Berlin between 9-19th September.<\/p>\n<p>It will be held in the Verti Music Hall, previously the host of the 2019 League of Legends World Championship group stage.<\/p>\n<p>Seven Challengers events, which start in June, will serve as qualifiers for the event.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/jH12AfWytDfuEXfmw5CNRkGG8VJE2d719uqWVo3qMpA\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2lueC50di91cGxvYWRzMi9WYWxvcmFudC9CZXJsaW5fTWFzdGVyc19kYXRlLmpwZw\" alt=\"Valorant Masters berlin\" width=\"841\" height=\"450\" loading=\"lazy\"><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Masters Berlin will take place over ten days in September. (Picture: Riot Games)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>It will be the third and final Masters event of the 2021 Valorant Champions Tour, with the winner being guaranteed a spot in the end-of-year Valorant Champions event, which will crown the 2021 Valorant World Champion. It will also be the last chance for teams to earn points that could qualify them for a place in Valorant Champions.<\/p>\n<p>The competition is also set to be expanded from the ten teams set to take the stage in this month&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/valorant\/reykjavik-iceland-to-host-first-ever-international-valorant-lan\">Masters Reykjav&iacute;k<\/a> to 16.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/valorant\/riot-reveal-valorant-masters-reykjavik-trophy\">Riot reveal Valorant Masters Reykjav&iacute;k trophy<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Similar to Masters Reykjav&iacute;k, Berlin will be an in-person LAN held on a closed network providing players with the best possible environment for playing. 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