Reykjavik Bracket & Seeding

Broadcast just mentioned how Guard will be skipping groups due to winning Optic, with that and other info in mind, here’s a guess on who will be seeded where:

Top Seeds/Seeded into Playoffs

• The Guard [NA]
• G2/Team Liquid [EMEA]
• Paper Rex [APAC]
• KRU/LOUD [SA]

This leaves us with 8 teams who will be placed into groups.
The format mentioned by Riot is a double-elim group stage leading into playoffs. These teams fighting in the groups are:

• G2 Esports/Team Liquid [EMEA/EU]
• Fnatic [EMEA/EU]
• OpTic [NA]
• KRU/LOUD [SA]
• LEV/NIP [SA]
• DRX [KR]
• ZETA DIVISION [JP]
• XERXIA [APAC]

With this in mind, the Group Stage as of VLR puts 4 teams into elimination. This means there will be 2 groups of 4 teams.

Possible seeding might be: (based off regional Champions results)

• G2/TL, FNC/DRX, OPTC, KRU/LOUD (Higher)
• XIA, DRX/FNC, LEV/NIP/LOUD, ZETA (Lower)

Or: if all #1 teams are seeded higher:

• G2/TL, DRX, ZETA, KRU/LOUD (Higher)
• FNC, OPTC, XIA, LEV/NIP (Lower)
  Meaning that groups could look like this, although anything is possible assuming that the seeding goes as above:

Possibility A
Group A

• FNATIC/DRX
• KRU/LEV/NIP/LOUD
• OPTC/G2
• XIA
  Group B
• G2/TL/OPTC
• ZETA
• DRX/FNC
• KRU/LEV/NIP/LOUD

Possibility B
Group A

• FNC
• ZETA
• OPTC
• KRU/LEV/LOUD/NIP

Group B

• G2
• DRX
• KRU/LEV/LOUD/NIP
• XIA
  Something else to mention, EMEA talent were saying that FNC and OPTC were confirmed to face eachother in Groups(?)

Bottom 2 in each group are eliminated

Who do you have qualifying out of groups and making it through playoffs? :)

Playoffs might look like:

• G2/TL vs. Group B #2

• KRU/NIP/LEV/LOUD vs. Group A #1

• GRD vs. Group A #2

• PRX vs. Group B #1

seeding really matters

Wow

But i think what they meant by latam vs brazil is the one who wins between these two make his respective winner first seed.. so if nip win loud same seed as the guard (credit to a brazilian guy don’t remember his name)

how can LOUD win against NIP and get a lower seed?

since seeding matters, i predict they put 3rd place emea in the lower seeds (of course with not allowing them in same group). either drx or loud will be placed in higher as a result. just an educated guess though.

Nakao [#4]

how can LOUD win against NIP and get a lower seed?

top seed of latam vs br was confirmed to have the higher seed for whatever reason

SeulgiVLR [#7]

top seed of latam vs br was confirmed to have the higher seed for whatever reason

#3

like that group A is way too stacked

iMyw_ [#8]

#3

“seeds from North America, EMEA, APAC, and the top seed from the winner of the LATAM and Brazil playoff will get seeded deeper in the bracket” on the val esports page of the format

Daniveus [#9]

like that group A is way too stacked

so it's prolly true

SeulgiVLR [#7]

top seed of latam vs br was confirmed to have the higher seed for whatever reason

nope, it works like this. if the latam team wins latam v br, then latam 1 gets the high seed. if br team wins latam v br, then br 1 gets it. it was most likely worded poorly.

SeulgiVLR [#7]

top seed of latam vs br was confirmed to have the higher seed for whatever reason

in Valorant Esports BR they said that each region champion will get a deeper seed

not5kin [#12]

nope, it works like this. if the latam team wins latam v br, then latam 1 gets the high seed. if br team wins latam v br, then br 1 gets it. it was most likely worded poorly.

oh, i see

SeulgiVLR [#10]

“seeds from North America, EMEA, APAC, and the top seed from the winner of the LATAM and Brazil playoff will get seeded deeper in the bracket” on the val esports page of the format

Yeah but that’s dumb tho so you throw your final then play a 50/50 just to have higher seed?

not5kin [#12]

nope, it works like this. if the latam team wins latam v br, then latam 1 gets the high seed. if br team wins latam v br, then br 1 gets it. it was most likely worded poorly.

that's makes sense

Daniveus [#11]

so it's prolly true

fixed nvm

another ikyoto W

Nakao [#4]

how can LOUD win against NIP and get a lower seed?

fixed to better represent br vs latam, does it seem more accurate?

iMyw_ [#3]

Wow

But i think what they meant by latam vs brazil is the one who wins between these two make his respective winner first seed.. so if nip win loud same seed as the guard (credit to a brazilian guy don’t remember his name)

guard ez playoffs

I don't know what the groups will be, but one thing I can guarantee is that DRX will get the hardest group

Sprouts [#22]

I don't know what the groups will be, but one thing I can guarantee is that DRX will get the hardest group

drx will somehow manage to get g2, fnatic, and optic all at once knowing their luck then play fpx in playoffs

Sprouts [#22]

I don't know what the groups will be, but one thing I can guarantee is that DRX will get the hardest group

bruh moment its always gonna be KR and SEA getting the death gruops

iMyw_ [#16]

Yeah but that’s dumb tho so you throw your final then play a 50/50 just to have higher seed?

the winner of LCQ decides which region gets the advantage. If br wins the LCQ, LOUD get the higher seed

whoever makes it out of group will poop on the seeded teams

pls i jusst hope drx don't end up like last year's masters and champs groups

wait wtf seeding really matters... a free ticket to playoffs is actually insane

iMyw_ [#3]

Wow

But i think what they meant by latam vs brazil is the one who wins between these two make his respective winner first seed.. so if nip win loud same seed as the guard (credit to a brazilian guy don’t remember his name)

thats stupid lmao, how does that make any sense, another poor format from riot esports

SeulgiVLR [#10]

“seeds from North America, EMEA, APAC, and the top seed from the winner of the LATAM and Brazil playoff will get seeded deeper in the bracket” on the val esports page of the format

it means the region that wins that matchup has their top seed given a bye
assuming KRU win tomorrow and the LATAM-BR playoff is LEV vs NIP:
If NIP wins, LOUD goes to playoffs
If LEV wins, KRU goes to playoffs
edit: nvm someone already said this, ignore me

W post, TY man for explaining!

TY for taking the time to write this out for us, here is your W.

Common ikyoto W

Enzolp [#29]

thats stupid lmao, how does that make any sense, another poor format from riot esports

thats how it works

SeulgiVLR [#23]

drx will somehow manage to get g2, fnatic, and optic all at once knowing their luck then play fpx in playoffs

DRX prolly gonna end up facing G2 FNC OpTic in groups, Prime Astralis, Prime Barcelona in playoffs and SKT T1 in finals in the tourney from the way their luck's been going.

Are playoffs double elimination?
It would be weird if not for this tournament, because the top seeded teams could literally be out in one bo3 since they skip the groupstage lol. What a waste of time and money that would be

really hoping for a tl, zeta, nip/lev, drx group for my sanitys sake

yungbasel [#36]

Are playoffs double elimination?
It would be weird if not for this tournament, because the top seeded teams could literally be out in one bo3 since they skip the groupstage lol. What a waste of time and money that would be

yes it is double elim

Sick post bro Ty for it, just a heads up, in your “playoffs” section, for the first game you have FPX vs Group B which I think should be G2/TL :)