Everything You Need To Know About VCT China Stage 2 2025
- Danyal Arabi
- Jul 2
- 2 min read
China's Valorant Champions Tour circuit for 2025 has entered its final stage with VCT China Stage 2. Starting July 3, 2025, 12 top teams from the region will duke it out over two months to qualify for the playoffs and stand a chance to claim the last two slots at Valorant Champions 2025. From every team participating to a detailed schedule and format, here's everything you need to know.
VCT China Stage 2 2025: Teams Participating, Format, Where to Watch, and More
Twelve VCT Partner teams have been split into two groups. Here, the seeding for all the teams has been based on Stage 1 results:
Group Alpha
EDward Gaming
Bilibili Gaming
Titan Esports Club
Trace Esports
JD Gaming
TYLOO
Group Omega
XLG Esports
Dragon Ranger Gaming
Wolves Esports
Nova Esports
FunPlus Phoenix
All Gamers
Group Stage and Playoffs Format
The group stage for VCT China Stage 2 begins tomorrow, July 3, and will continue till August 3, 2025. Here's the format:
Two groups of six (Alpha & Omega) will face off in round-robin best-of-3 matches
The top four from each group advance as follows:
The top 1 seeds go to the Upper Bracket Semifinals
Teams placed 2nd and 3rd go to Upper Bracket Round 1
Teams placed 4th go to Lower Bracket Round 1
The bottom two teams in each group are eliminated
The playoffs will conclude by August 31 and will play out as follows:
The top 4 teams will face off in a double-elimination bracket
All matches will be played as best-of-threes, except for the Lower Bracket Final and Grand Final. These matches will be best-of-fives.
The top 2 finalists earn direct qualification to Valorant Champions 2025, with points awarded as 7– 5– 4– 3 for 1st–4th places.
VCT China Stage 2 Week 1 Matches
Titan Esports Club vs. EDward Gaming on July 3, at 13:00 CET
BiliBili Gaming vs. Tyloo on July 4, at 13:00 CET
XLG Esports vs. All Gamers on July 5, at 11:00 CET
Wolves Esports vs. FunPlus Phoenix on July 5, at 13:00 CET
Dragon Rangers Gaming vs. Nova Esports on July 6, at 11:00 CET
Trace Esports vs. JD Gaming on July 6, at 1:00 p.m. CET
Unlike other events, VCT China Stage 2025 will not have a monetary prize pool. This time, only qualification spots and points are on offer. The event will be held at the Shanghai VCT CN Arena, and viewers can catch all the action over at the Valorant Esports CN Twitch or YouTube channel.
