VCT 2024 — Masters Shanghai / Grand Final / Live Discussion Thread
Masters Shanghai is an international event featuring the top three teams from each of the four international leagues. Players compete for a $1,000,000 prize pool.
Information
Coverage: Liquipedia | VLR.gg | THESPIKE | rib.gg
Official Information: Website | VCT 2024 | Masters Shanghai
Event Resources: Event Photography | Playlist
General Resources: VCT Rules and Policies | Global Contract Database | subreddit guide to VALORANT Esports
Event Information:
- Patch: 8.09
- Map Pool: Ascent | Bind | Breeze | Icebox | Lotus | Split | Sunset
- Dates: May 23 – June 9, 2024
- Location: VCT CN Arena (Swiss Stage and Early Playoffs) & Mercedes Benz Arena (Upper Finals, Lower Finals, and Grand Finals), Shanghai, China — Offline (LAN)
Schedule
| Type | Match | CST/PHT (Tournament Time Zone) | EDT | BRT | CEST | JST/KST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Showmatch | Team China vs Team International | 3:00 PM | 3:00 AM | 4:00 AM | 9:00 AM | 4:00 PM |
| Grand Final | Gen.G (Pacific #2) vs Team Heretics (EMEA #2) | 4:00 PM | 4:00 AM | 5:00 AM | 10:00 AM | 5:00 PM |
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Streams
- English: Twitch / YouTube
- Spanish (Latin America): Twitch / YouTube
- Spanish (Europe): Twitch
- Portuguese (Brazil): Twitch / YouTube
- French: Twitch
- Italian: Twitch
- Polish: Twitch
- German: Twitch
- Finnish: Twitch
- Hungarian: Twitch
- Ukrainian: Twitch
- Turkish: Twitch / YouTube
- Arabic: Twitch / YouTube
- Thai: Twitch / YouTube
- Indonesian: Twitch / YouTube
- Traditional Chinese (Taiwan): Twitch / YouTube
- Vietnamese: YouTube
- Filipino: Twitch / YouTube
- Korean: Twitch / YouTube
- Japanese: Twitch / YouTube
- Simplified Chinese (Mainland China): Twitch / YouTube
Participants — 8 Teams
| Americas | EMEA | Pacific | China |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Thieves | FNATIC | Paper Rex | EDward Gaming |
| G2 Esports | Team Heretics | Gen.G Esports | FunPlus Phoenix |
| Leviatán | FUT Esports | T1 | Dragon Ranger Gaming |
Broadcast Talent
| Hosts & Interviewers | Commentators | Analysts | Observers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex "Goldenboy" Mendez | Seth "Achilios" King | Mimi "aEvilcat" Wermcrantz | David "prius" Kuntz |
| Yinsu "Yinsu" Collins | Clinton "Paperthin" Bader | Beatriz "kaquka" Alonso | Heather "sapphiRe" Garozzo |
| Mika "Mikafabs" Fabella | Doug "EsportsDoug" Cortez | Alberto "Tiie" Chavez Benitez | |
| Salome "Soe" Gschwind-Repp | Andrej "babybay" Francisty | Nicholas "Yehty" Tesolin | |
| Victoria "Chubbyninja" Cheng |
Format
- Swiss Stage (May 23-27):
- 8 teams play in a Swiss System, where teams play opponents with the same record as them
- For first matchup, 2nd seeds were drawn against 3rd seeds
- Teams with two wins advance, teams with two losses are eliminated
- All matches are Bo3
- 8 teams play in a Swiss System, where teams play opponents with the same record as them
- Playoffs (May 30-June 9):
- 8 team double elimination bracket
- 4 teams from Swiss Stage
- 4 1st seeds
- All matches are Bo3 except Lower Bracket Final and Grand Final
- Lower Bracket Final and Grand Final are Bo5
- 8 team double elimination bracket
Results
$1,000,000 USD are spread among the teams as seen below:
| Place | $ USD | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1st 🥇 | $350,000 | |
| 2nd 🥈 | $200,000 | |
| 3rd 🥉 | $125,000 | G2 Esports |
| 4th | $75,000 | 100 Thieves |
| 5th – 6th | $50,000 | Paper Rex |
| 5th – 6th | $50,000 | FUT Esports |
| 7th – 8th | $35,000 | FNATIC |
| 7th – 8th | $35,000 | EDward Gaming |
| 9th - 10th | $25,000 | Leviatán |
| 9th - 10th | $25,000 | FunPlus Phoenix |
| 11th - 12th | $15,000 | Dragon Ranger Gaming |
| 11th - 12th | $15,000 | T1 |