Riot France has revealed more details for the Valorant Champions Tour, outlining the next two stages and qualification path for the Champions event at the end of the year.

The recently-announced Stage 2 EMEA format will be carried forward into Stage 3. Two qualifiers lead into two main events, which in turn lead to the EMEA Challengers Playoffs. The best teams from that last event then earn themselves a spot at the Valorant Masters events, where they'll earn points that can draft them into the Valorant Champions.

Stage 2: Masters will be hosted in Reykjavik, Iceland with 10 teams. Stage 3: Masters will also be played on LAN, hosting a record-to-be 16 teams. The winner of Stage 3: Masters in September 2021 will also automatically earn a spot in the Champions event.

All other teams must qualify for Champions through the circuit point system or last-chance qualifiers. The biggest regions, EMEA and NA, will receive three Champions slots each while minor regions will receive fewer. Teams in the circuit point standings that do not qualify directly to Champions will get a second chance in the Last Chance Qualifiers, hosted throughout October.

The circuit points to be distributed throughout 2021 are listed below:

VCT circuit point distribution VCT circuit point distribution for qualification into Champions (full resolution)

EMEA

  • Top 2 qualify for Champions
  • 3rd-10th play last-chance qualifier, with the winner attending Champions

NA

  • Top 2 qualify for Champions
  • 3rd-10th play last-chance qualifier, with the winner attending Champions

Brazil

  • Top 2 qualify for Champions
  • 3rd-6th plays last-chance qualifier, shared with LATAM, with the winner attending Champions

LATAM

  • Top 1 qualifies for Champions
  • 2nd-5th plays last-chance qualifier, shared with Brazil, with the winner attending Champions

SEA

  • Top 2 qualify for Champions
  • 3rd-4th plays last-chance qualifier, shared with South Korea and Japan, with the winner attending Champions

South Korea

  • Top 1 qualifies for Champions
  • 2nd-3rd plays last-chance qualifier, shared with SEA and Japan, with the winner attending Champions

Japan

  • Top 1 qualifies for Champions
  • 2nd-3rd plays last-chance qualifier, shared with SEA and South Korea, with the winner attending Champions