The 2025 edition of the VALORANT Game Changers event began in November, featuring top teams from multiple regions all ready to set the stage ablaze with their outlandish plays.
Here’s everything you need to know about the highly anticipated VCT Game Changers 2025 tournament, including location, schedule, format, and more.
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VCT Game Changers Championship 2025 important dates and location
This year’s Game Changers began on Nov. 20. It ran for 10 days, concluding on Nov. 30.
As for the location, the event took place at the LoL PARK venue in Seoul, South Korea. The teams grueled through multiple regional tournaments to reach this stage and compete for the ultimate international trophy.
If you’re looking for the schedule and updated scores of the VALORANT Game Changers Championship, we’ve got you covered with that in the next section.
VCT Game Changers Championship 2025 schedule and match results
Here’s the schedule and all results so far:
Upper Bracket Round one
Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025
- Ninetails 0-2 Nova Esports GC (2am CT/9am CET/5pm KST)
- MIBR GC 2-1 GiantX GC (5am CT/12pm CET/8pm KST)
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
Friday, Nov. 21, 2025
- Xipto GC 0-2 Karmine Corp GC (2am CT/9am CET/5pm KST)
- Team Liquid Brazil 2-0 KRÜ Blaze (5am CT/12pm CET/8pm KST)
Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025
- G2 Gozen 2-0 Nova Esports GC (2am CT/9am CET/5pm KST)
- SR Gold 2-0 MIBR GC (5am CT/12pm CET/8pm KST)
Lower Bracket Round one
Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025
- Ninetails 2-1 XIPTO GC (XIPTO out)
- GiantX GC 1-2 KRÜ Blaze (GiantX GC out)
Lower Bracket Round two
Monday, Nov. 24, 2025
- MIBR GC 2-0 Ninetails (Ninetails out)
- KRÜ Blaze 2-0 Nova Esports (Nova out)
Upper Bracket Semifinals
Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025
- G2 Gozen 1-2 Team Liquid Brazil (G2G to lower bracket, TLV to Upper Finals)
- Shopify Rebellion Gold 2-1 Karmine Corp GC (KC to lower bracket, SRG to Upper Finals)
Lower Bracket Round three
Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025
- MIBR GC 2-1 G2 Gozen (G2G out)
- KRÜ Blaze 2-0 Karmine Corp GC (KC out)
Upper Final
Friday, Nov. 28, 2025
- Shopify Rebellion Gold 1-2 Team Liquid Brazil
Lower Round four
Friday, Nov. 28, 2025
- MIBR GC 2-0 KRÜ Blaze (KRÜ out)
Lower Final
Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025
- MIBR GC 1-3 Shopify Rebellion Gold (MIBR third place)
Grand Final
Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025
- Team Liquid Brazil 3-2 Shopify Rebellion Gold
All matchups except the lower finals and grand finals are best-of-three series. We’ll update the schedule and scores as the tournament progresses.
All qualified teams in VCT Game Changers Championship 2025
Ten of the best VALORANT GC teams from across the world made it to the global championship this year. Here are the names:
- Shopify Rebellion Gold (North America)
- Team Liquid Brazil (South America)
- G2 Gozen (EMEA)
- MIBR GC (South America)
- GiantX GC (EMEA)
- Ninetails (Pacific)
- Nova Esports GC (China)
- KRÜ Blaze (LATAM)
- Xipto GC (Pacific)
- Karmine Corp GC (EMEA)
All these teams were divided into three pools to decide a fair draw. Here’s what the pools looked like:
- Pool one: Shopify Rebellion Gold and G2 Gozen
- Pool two: Team Liquid Brazil, Xipto GC, KRÜ Blaze, and Karmine Corp GC
- Pool three: Ninetails, Nova Esports GC, MIBR GC, GiantX GC
Now, let’s take a look at the format, shall we?
VCT Game Changers Championship 2025 format, explained
The format follows a standard double-elimination rule: If a team loses two series, they’re out.
The draw for the first few games was conducted live at São Paulo’s Riot Games Arena after the Americas Last Chance Qualifier Final for Game Changers ended. Riot ensured that two teams of the same region aren’t paired for the first few matchups (upper round one and upper quarterfinals) to maximize the number of potential international clashes.
Also, the top seed from EMEA, G2 Gozen, and the Americas (North America), Shopify Rebellion Gold, have directly entered the second round (upper quarterfinals). They’ll play the winners of upper round one in their first matches.
VCT Game Changers Championship 2025 prize distribution, explained
The prize pool of the Game Changers Championship 2025 is $500,000 USD, and it will be spread as follows:
| Position | Team | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Team Liquid Brazil (Visa) | $180,000 |
| 2nd | Shopify Rebellion Gold | $100,000 |
| 3rd | MIBR GC | $70,000 |
| 4th | KRÜ Blaze | $50,000 |
| 5th and 6th | Karmine Corp GC G2 Gozen |
$25,000 |
| 7th and 8th | Nova Esports Ninetails |
$15,000 |
| 9th and 10th | XIPTO GC GiantX GC |
$10,000 |
