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2023 Valorant Champions Tour: Tokyo Masters

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2023 VCT: Tokyo Masters
2023
Tournament information
GameValorant
LocationChiba, Japan
DateJune 11–25, 2023
AdministratorRiot Games
Tournament
format(s)
Double Elimination
Venue(s)Tipstar Dome Chiba
(Group stage and Playoffs)
Makuhari Messe
(Lower Final and Grand Final)
Teams12
PurseUS$1,000,000
Final positions
ChampionFnatic
Runner-upEvil Geniuses

The 2023 Valorant Champions Tour: Tokyo Masters, also known as Valorant Masters Tokyo 2023, was an international esports tournament organized by Riot Games for the first-person shooter game Valorant, as part of the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) 2023 competitive season. Although officially named Masters Tokyo, the tournament ran from June 11–25, 2023 in Chiba, Japan, instead of Tokyo.

For the 2023 season, this is the only Masters tournament to be played in the international leagues.[1]

Fnatic have defeated Evil Geniuses via 3–0, in the best-of-5 Grand Final, to become the champions of the tournament.[2][3]

Participating teams

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With the introduction of the international leagues, the season is divided into three leagues: Americas, Pacific, and the EMEA. The winning region of the VCT//LOCK IN 2023 earned an extra berth for their respective region to qualify for the tournament, with Fnatic winning the said tournament, hence they are given 4 slots for their region for this tournament. While the champions of the Americas and Pacific are given one direct slot each to start in the Upper Quarterfinals.[4] China, although Valorant not officially released yet, is given 2 special spots to participate via third-party's competition.

Region Path Team ID
Starting in the upper bracket quarterfinals
EMEA VCT EMEA Champion Team Liquid TL
VCT EMEA runner-up Fnatic FNC
Americas VCT Americas Champion LOUD LOUD
Pacific VCT Pacific Champion Paper Rex PRX
Starting in the group stage
EMEA VCT EMEA League 3rd place FÜT Esports FÜT
VCT EMEA League 4th place Natus Vincere NAVI
Americas VCT Americas League runner-up NRG NRG
VCT Americas League 3rd place Evil Geniuses EG
Pacific VCT Pacific League runner-up DRX DRX
VCT Pacific League 3rd place T1 T1
China FGC Valorant Invitational Champion Attacking Soul Esports ASE
FGC Valorant Invitational runner-up Edward Gaming EDG

Group stage

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The group stages consisted of the remaining eight teams who were the runners-up or third placers of their respective regional international leagues around the world.

Group A

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Opening MatchesWinners' MatchAdvanced to Playoffs
Edward Gaming1
T12
T11
NRG
NRG2
NRG2
Natus Vincere1
Elimination MatchDecider Match
T10
Edward Gaming
Edward Gaming2Edward Gaming2
Natus Vincere0

Group B

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Opening MatchesWinners' MatchAdvanced to Playoffs
FÜT Esports0
Evil Geniuses2
Evil Geniuses2
Evil Geniuses
DRX0
DRX2
Attacking Soul Esports0
Elimination MatchDecider Match
DRX2
DRX
FÜT Esports2FÜT Esports1
Attacking Soul Esports1

Playoffs

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The finalists of the EMEA League, the champions of the Pacific and Americas League all qualified for the tournament directly to the playoffs.

Majority of the playoff matches were a best-of-three series, except for the Lower Bracket Final and the Grand Final which were played in a best-of-five series. Italicized team had the two-map ban advantage as they were the upper-bracket team.

Upper Bracket QuarterfinalsUpper Bracket SemifinalsUpper Bracket FinalGrand Final
Paper Rex2
DRX0
Paper Rex0
Fnatic2
Fnatic2
NRG0
Fnatic2
Evil Geniuses1
Team Liquid2
Edward Gaming1
Team Liquid0
Evil Geniuses2
LOUD0
Evil Geniuses2Fnatic3
Evil Geniuses0
Lower Bracket - Round 1Lower Bracket QuarterfinalsLower Bracket SemifinalLower Bracket Final
Team Liquid1
DRX0NRG2Evil Geniuses3
NRG2NRG1Paper Rex2
Paper Rex2
Paper Rex2
Edward Gaming2Edward Gaming1
LOUD0

Final rankings

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Place Team Winnings (USD)
1st
Fnatic $350,000
2nd
Evil Geniuses $200,000
3rd
Paper Rex $125,000
4th
NRG $75,000
5th–6th
Team Liquid $50,000
Edward Gaming
7th–8th
DRX $35,000
LOUD
9th–10th
T1 $25,000
FÜT Esports
11th–12th Natus Vincere $15,000
Attacking Soul Esports

Marketing

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In-Game Drops

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The tournament gave opportunity to all active players to earn in-game drops for free while watching the tournament. Fans must connect their account with their YouTube or Twitch channels, and they must watch the official livestream of the tournament on any Riot Games-approved channels. Each in-game drop had a specific time frame in which it can be earned. The VCT Masters Tokyo Player card were awarded during the Grand Final of the tournament, and the "Unpredictable" title was given out during the duration of the tournament.[5]

Team Deathmatch Showmatch

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Selected content creators and influencers around the world featured up in a showmatch featuring the game's newest game mode, Team Deathmatch, in which featured Team Japan vs. Team International in a three-game series. The showmatch took place before the Grand Final of the tournament.[6]

Showmatch June 25 Team Japan 2 1 Team International Chiba, Japan
12:00 (UTC+9)     Makuhari Messe
Hosted by Team Japan
100 Piazza 99
100 District 87
94 Kasbah 100

References

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  1. ^ "Masters 2023 is coming to Japan!". Valorant Esports. 25 December 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  2. ^ Stubbs, Mike (25 June 2023). "Fnatic win $1 Million Valorant Masters Tokyo tournament". Forbes. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  3. ^ Rawat, Aditya (25 June 2023). "Fnatic dominates EG to become VCT 2023 Masters Tokyo Champions". AFK Gaming. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  4. ^ Datuin, Sage (3 June 2023). "VALORANT: All VCT Masters Tokyo Teams Preview". Esports Illustrated. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  5. ^ Zalamea, Nigel (25 June 2023). "How to get free VCT Masters Tokyo drops: Exclusive Player card and title". One Esports. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  6. ^ Collette, Daniel (17 June 2023). "Team Deathmatch Showmatch at Valorant Masters Tokyo Grand Finals". Valorant Esports. Retrieved 25 February 2024.