The road to VALORANT Champions is heating up. With the regular season concluded, it is time for the playoffs to determine exactly who is booking their tickets to the biggest tournament of the year.
We are breaking down the bracket predictions for both the VCT Pacific and VCT Americas regions, analyzing Championship points, likely match outcomes, and who will ultimately secure those coveted four spots per region.
VCT Pacific Pick’Ems
Looking at the Championship points in the Pacific region, Paper Rex has already secured their spot at Champs. Nongshim and T1 are also sitting incredibly comfortably. The real battle is for that crucial fourth seed.
While teams like DRX have a mathematical chance of making it based on points, it requires incredibly specific bracket scenarios (like Paper Rex and Nongshim making the Grand Final) that simply aren’t likely to happen.
Playoff Bracket Predictions:
- Upper Bracket: Nongshim is looking incredibly solid right now, and I favor them to beat Paper Rex in their opening matchup. On the other side, expect Global Esports to overcome DRX, and Viral to upset Global in the subsequent round.
- Lower Bracket: T1 should easily eliminate DRX. The “Fraud Off” between Gen.G and T1 will be close, but T1 should take the victory, eliminating Gen.G entirely.
- The Final Run: Ultimately, Paper Rex will do what Paper Rex does best: make a dominant lower bracket run. I predict them to beat T1, eliminate Viral, and ultimately defeat Nongshim in the Grand Final.
The Pacific Champions Representatives: Based on this bracket scenario, a very rare points situation occurs. Because Viral makes a deep run, they overtake Global Esports in Championship Points. Therefore, the four teams representing Pacific at Champions will be:
- Paper Rex
- Nongshim
- Viral
- T1
VCT Americas Pick’Ems
The Americas region feels slightly more predictable at the top, but vastly more chaotic in the middle. Leviatán, NRG, and G2 Esports are statistically incredibly likely to make Champions in almost every scenario.
100 Thieves currently holds a massive advantage for that fourth spot due to starting deeper in the playoffs and holding a point advantage. The path for teams like LOUD, Furia, and MIBR to qualify requires massive upset runs.
Playoff Bracket Predictions:
- Upper Bracket: Leviatán should comfortably handle MIBR. NRG will put an end to Furia’s hot streak. The banger matchup of the upper bracket will be 100 Thieves vs. Leviatán. I am calling the upset: 100 Thieves will defeat Leviatán, a win that essentially guarantees their ticket to Champs.
- Lower Bracket: LOUD vs. G2 is a tough call. While LOUD has looked incredibly mid all season, they did beat G2 recently. I predict LOUD to take the win (though G2 will still likely make Champs on points regardless). Furia will eliminate MIBR to keep their hopes alive.
- The Final Run: Leviatán will make the lower bracket run, eliminating both LOUD and Furia. They will get their revenge against 100 Thieves in the lower final, setting up a massive Grand Final against NRG. Ultimately, I predict NRG to win the Americas Grand Final.
The Americas Champions Representatives: Based on this bracket, the four teams representing the Americas at Champions will be:
- NRG
- Leviatán
- 100 Thieves
- G2 Esports (Qualifying via Championship Points)
