Time line:
Ascension play-ins: July 28th - July 31st
Ascension group stage: August 31st - September 4th
Ascension Playoffs: September 7th-15th
Changes:
Play-ins group stage games are now BO3s (instead of bo1s)
Reduction in LAN games, only the lower final and grand final will be played at the Riot Games Arena in Berlin.
https://valorantesports.com/en-GB/news/vct-ascension-emea-2024-play-ins-dates-format-and-tickets
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