The Stage 2 of the VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) EMEA is just around the corner. Beginning July 16, the top teams from across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa will begin their run through the third and most crucial split of the 2025 season.

With the stakes at their highest, the two finalists of Stage 2 will earn qualification for Champions 2025, set to take place in Paris this September. For the first phase of Stage 2, the twelve participating teams have been split into two groups of six. From July 16 to August 15, each team will play a single round-robin within their group, with matches played in Bo3 format.

At the end of the group stage, the top four teams from each group will advance to playoffs. Winners of each group will receive a bye to the Upper Bracket Semifinals while 2nd and 3rd place teams will enter the Upper Bracket Round 1 and the 4th place teams will start from the Lower Bracket Round 1.

The playoffs will run from August 21 to August 31 and will feature a double elimination bracket. All matches will be Bo3, except for the Lower Final and Grand Final, which will be played in Bo5. The top two teams from the playoffs will punch their ticket to Champions 2025 in Paris.

Here’s how the first week of matches shapes up:

Co-Casters have not yet been announced by the league.