Get ready for 8 weeks of action, 2023 EMEA Champions Tour schedule announced

EMEA fans are in for a treat starting with March 2023, when the Champions Tour is bound to return.

A total of 10 teams will be battling in the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: EMEA League across eight weeks between March 27 – May 28. The format for the regular season will feature a single round robin, while playoffs will be a double elimination bracket.

However, the 2023 season of EMEA Champions Tour will operate under the new format of the 2023 franchise system as follows:

• Match days: Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays for 7 of the 8 weeks
• Last week is the ‘Super Week’

Format

Regular Season:

• Single Round Robin
• All matches are Bo3

Out of the 10 participating teams, only the top 6 in the regular season will make the cut for the playoffs.

Playoffs

• Double-Elimination bracket
• All matches (except Upper, Losers’ Final and Grand Final) are Bo3
• Upper, Losers’ Final and Grand Final are Bo5

At the end of the playoff battle, the top three teams will secure a spot at Masters.

2023 EMEA Champions Tour teams:

Fnatic and Giants are set to kick off the tour on March 27 at 6 pm CET followed by KOI vs NAVI, who will be playing on the same day at 9 pm CET.

Full schedule for Week 1 

You can catch all action live on the VALORANT Esports website or the VALORANT Twitch channel. In the meantime, make sure to tune in for the VCT LOCK//IN which is currently taking place in São Paulo, Brazil with 32 teams fighting for the title.