Organizer
Riot Games and TJ Sports
Co-organizers of the China league; VSPO was the 2024 Kickoff event contractor.[7]
Tournament edition
VCT CN 2024
VCT CN's inaugural 2024 season featured Kickoff and two stages, with EDward Gaming winning the league's first annual title.
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Competition snapshot
Host and dates
Shanghai and Changsha, China · Feb 22–Jul 20, 2024
Kickoff opened in Shanghai; the Stage 2 final was held in Changsha.[1][2]
Champion
Beat FunPlus Phoenix 3–2 in the Stage 2 final to win the inaugural annual title.[3]
Combined prize pool
Unknown
The reviewed season and event sources do not state a combined season prize total.[1][2]
Games
Participant scale
11 teams
The inaugural Kickoff field listed 11 teams.[1]
CategoryPartnerCommercial note
Category
Organizer
Partner
Riot GamesCommercial note
League organizer · Recorded in the 2024 edition.[4]
Category
Organizer
Partner
TJ SportsCommercial note
Co-organizer · China league · Recorded in the 2024 edition.[7]
Category
Gaming computers
Partner
OMENCommercial note
Official partner · 2024 Kickoff · Recorded in the 2024 edition.[6]
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Gaming chairs
Partner
DXRACERCommercial note
Special partner · 2024 Kickoff · Recorded in the 2024 edition.[6]
Category
Gaming monitors and peripherals
Partner
ZOWIECommercial note
Special partner · 2024 Kickoff · Recorded in the 2024 edition.[6]
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Processors and computing hardware
Partner
IntelCommercial note
Special partner · 2024 Kickoff · Recorded in the 2024 edition.[6]
PTG Database Analysis
VCT CN began in 2024 as the fourth International League in Riot’s VALORANT Champions Tour. The season opened with Kickoff in Shanghai, continued through two stages, and concluded with the Stage 2 final in Changsha on July 20. EDward Gaming defeated FunPlus Phoenix 3–2 to become the league’s first annual champion. The league field contained 11 teams. The reviewed sources do not establish a combined season prize pool.[1][2][3][4]
References7
- [1]Champions Tour 2024: China Kickoff — VLR.gg
- [2]Champions Tour 2024: China Stage 2 — VLR.gg
- [3]EDG 摘获《无畏契约》VCT CN 联赛首个年度总冠军 — IT之家
- [4]VCT 2023 End-of-Year Letter to the Community — Riot Games
- [5]VCT 2024: China Kickoff — Liquipedia VALORANT Wiki
- [6]决出两支队伍晋级马德里大师赛 2024 VCT CN联赛启点赛即将开启 — Sohu
- [7]英雄体育在黄浦江边为《无畏契约》玩家带来VCT CN首秀 — 英雄体育VSPO
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