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VCT 2025: Americas Kickoff
The 12-team VCT Americas Kickoff opened the 2025 season in Los Angeles with a double-elimination bracket. G2 Esports defeated Sentinels in the grand final and qualified for Masters Bangkok.
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Updated October 22, 2026Competition snapshot
Host and dates
Riot Games Arena, Los Angeles, United States · Jan 16–Feb 9, 2025[1][2]
Champion
Combined prize pool
No cash prize listed; the top two qualified for Masters Bangkok[2]
Games
Participant scale
12 teams in a double-elimination bracket[1]
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Organizer
Partner
Riot GamesCommercial note
Tournament organizer · Recorded in the 2025 edition.[1]
PTG Database Analysis
VCT Americas Kickoff opened the 2025 VALORANT Champions Tour season at Riot Games Arena in Los Angeles. Riot’s event guide describes a 12-team double-elimination bracket, with the grand-final winner advancing to Masters Bangkok. The final standings list G2 Esports as champion after its 3–2 win over Sentinels; VLR lists no cash prize.[1][2]
References3
- [1]VCT Americas 2025 Kickoff: Everything You Need to Know — Riot Games
- [2]VCT 2025: Americas Kickoff — schedule and standings — VLR.gg
- [3]VCT Americas 2025 Kickoff official artwork — Riot Games
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