Last updated: December 1

Riot Games is flipping the script in Valorant! The upcoming VCT Game Changers Championship sets the stage for professional female Valorant players to shine in the spotlight, breaking barriers and boosting gender diversity in the competitive scene.

The 2023 VCT Game Changers brings in eight women-only teams from all over the globe as they all fought tooth and nail to earn their slot in this final competition of the Valorant Champions Tour. With a $500,000 overall prize pool, there's everything to play for!

Keep reading for our comprehensive guide for the 2023 VCT Game Changers Championship, covering the competition format, teams, match times, streams, and more!

VCT Game Changers Championship 2023: Format

The VCT: Game Changers Championship is a small and compact tournament from November 28 to December 3 in São Paulo, Brazil. In the opening rounds, all eight teams compete. With the double-elimination bracket, the losers must fight through the lower bracket. Meanwhile, the winners progress through the smooth-sailing Upper Bracket.

All matches, except the third-place decider Lower Final and Grand Final, are Bo3. These final two deciding matches will be Bo5, making for an intense competition that goes down to the wire.

VCT Game Changers Championship 2023: Teams

The eight girl squads competing in the VCT Game Changers tournament earned their spots by winning various stages in the female-only Valorant Champions Tour: Game Changers stages. These competitions took place in NA, EMEA, APAC, LATAM, and Brazil, to name the significant regions.

G2 Gozen won last year's VCT Game Changers Championship in a reverse sweep, clutching the world championship title from Shopify Rebellion GC in the Grand Final. Will they make it a second time around in São Paulo, Brazil?

All eight of the VCT: Game Changers Championship 2023 teams are below, including their region and players.CT: Game Changers Championship 2023 are listed below, including their region and their players.

  • BBL Queens (Game Changers EMEA Stage 3): Alkyia, eva, Felipa, Vania, Wens
  • Chao Hui EDG (East Asia): Clem, Lizhi, WawaLee, XiMiLu, Yusin
  • Evil Geniuses GC (NA Series 3): Starbound, Lorri, Theia, PowerPixele, Nora
  • G2 Gozen (EMEA Circuit Points): sarah, roxi, Glance, mimi, Petra
  • KRÜ Blaze (LATAM Regional Final): kalita, romi, conir, micaela, shyz
  • Shopify Rebellion GC (NA Circuit Points): florescent, sarah, alexis, meL, Noia
  • Team Liquid Brazil (BR Circuit Points): bstrdd, daiki, bizerra, Joojina, isaa
  • Team SMG (APAC Elite): Kohaibi, enerii, shirazi, Alexy, Kamiyu

VCT Game Changers Championship 2023: Schedule

This action-packed tournament is spread across six days from November 28 to December 3. Viewers will get plenty of opportunities to witness esports history in the making and even add to the action with some live betting.

All times listed below will be in GMT, and match winners will be in bold. Future matches will be added as the competition continues to progress.

November 28 - Upper Bracket Quarterfinals

  • 5:00 PM: Team Liquid Brazil vs. G2 Gozen
  • 8:00 PM: Team SMG vs. Evil Geniuses GC

November 29 - Upper Bracket Quarterfinals

  • 5:00 PM: Chao Hui EDG vs. Shopify Rebellion GC
  • 8:00 PM: BBL Queens vs. KRÜ Blaze

November 29 - Upper Bracket Semifinal

  • 11:00 PM: Team SMG vs. G2 Gozen

November 30 - Lower Bracket Round 1

  • 5:00 PM: Team Liquid Brazil vs. Evil Geniuses GC
  • 8:00 PM: KRÜ Blaze vs. Chao Hui EDG

November 30 - Upper Bracket Semifinal

  • 11:00 PM: BBL Queens vs. Shopify Rebellion GC

December 1 - Lower Bracket Round 2

  • 5:00 PM: Team SMG vs. KRÜ Blaze
  • 8:00 PM: BBL Queens vs. Team Liquid Brazil

December 1 - Upper Final

  • 11:00 PM: G2 Gozen vs. Shopify Rebellion GC

December 2 - Lower Bracket Semifinal

  • 5:00 PM: Team Liquid Brazil vs. Team SMG

December 2 - Lower Final

  • 8:00 PM: Team Liquid Brazil vs. G2 Gozen

December 3 - Grand Final

  • 5:00 PM: Shopify Rebellion GC vs. Team Liquid Brazil

VCT Game Changers Championship: Streams

The VCT Game Changers will be offline, hosted at the CBLOL arena in São Paulo, Brazil. All matches will be live-streamed on the official Valorant Twitch channel link. The host and commentators for each regional stream are yet to be officially announced, so watch this space!

The Valorant Champions Tour YouTube channel is embedded below for your convenience.

VCT Game Changers Championship: Standings and Prize Pool Distribution

Standings

Team

Prize Money

1st

Shopify Rebellion GC

$180,000

2nd

Team Liquid Brazil

$100,000

3rd

G2 Gozen

$80,000

4th

Team SMG

$50,000

5th - 6th

BBL Queens, KRÜ Blaze

$25,000

7th - 8th

Evil Geniuses GC, Chao Hui EDG

$15,000

Final Thoughts

That's everything we've got on the VCT Game Changers Championship. We'll be updating this article regularly with all match results and standings. If you want to stay up-to-date with other upcoming events in the esport world, keep an eye on our blog page for more!

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