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VCT 2023: Americas League
The inaugural VCT Americas League brought 10 teams from North America, Latin America and Brazil together in Los Angeles from April 1 to May 28, 2023. LOUD won the playoffs.
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Updated October 21, 2026Competition snapshot
Host and dates
Riot Games Arena, Los Angeles, California, United States · Apr 1–May 28, 2023[1][6]
Champion
Combined prize pool
USD 250,000[3]
Games
Participant scale
10 teams single round-robin regular season followed by double-elimination playoffs[1]
CategoryPartnerCommercial note
Category
Organizer
Partner
Riot GamesCommercial note
Tournament organizer · Recorded in the 2023 edition.[1]
Category
Alcohol-free beer
Partner
Heineken 0.0Commercial note
Official beer partner and presenting sponsor of the Icebox broadcast map · Recorded in the 2023 edition.[6]
PTG Database Analysis
The inaugural VCT Americas League ran in Los Angeles from April 1 to May 28, 2023, with its regular season and playoffs at Riot Games Arena. Riot selected ten partner teams for the league: 100 Thieves, Cloud9, Evil Geniuses, FURIA, KRÜ Esports, Leviatán, LOUD, MIBR, NRG, and Sentinels. LOUD won the league.[1][2][5] Riot also named Heineken 0.0 the league’s official beer partner and presenting sponsor of the Icebox map on its broadcasts.[7]
References6
- [1]VCT Americas 2023 Kicks Off April 1 — Riot Games / VALORANT Esports
- [2]Champions Tour 2023: Americas League — brackets and standings — VLR.gg
- [3]Statistics 2023 — Liquipedia VALORANT Wiki — Liquipedia VALORANT Wiki
- [4]Riot’s official VCT Americas 2023 event graphic. — Riot Games / VALORANT Esports
- [5]Introducing the VCT Americas International League — Riot Games / VALORANT Esports
- [6]VCT Americas Welcomes Heineken 0.0 as First-Ever Official Beer Partner — Riot Games / VALORANT Esports
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