The VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) Americas Stage 2 Playoffs, the Tier-S tournament in America, will be held from August 21 to August 31. Eight teams will battle it out with one clear goal: reach the Grand Final and secure a ticket to Champions 2025 in Paris.

While G2 Esports and Sentinels have already punched their tickets to the World Championship thanks to circuit points, the Americas region still has two qualification spots left on the line.

Format & Matchups

The playoffs will feature a double-elimination bracket in which all matches will be played in Bo3, except for the Lower Bracket Final and the Grand Final, which will be played in Bo5.

The opening matchups are:

Meanwhile, Sentinels and NRG will await the winners in Upper Bracket Round 2. On the other side, KRÜ Esports and Evil Geniuses will take on the losers of the opening matches in Lower Bracket Round 1. Stay updated with the full playoff bracket here.