After two opens and one closed qualifier, Valorant Challengers League Brazil's team list is complete. Among the eight squads stand notable names such as
Keyd Stars
Keyd Stars
Inactive
and
Gamelanders Blue
Gamelanders Blue
Inactive
.
Four of the teams in VCL Brazil were directly invited by Riot Brazil. Gamelanders Blue, Keyd Stars,
Liberty
Liberty
Inactive
guuih
Guilherme Mariano
pepa
Matheus Colleto
duhT
Eduardo Teixeira
Zanatsu
Carlos Eduardo
tockers
Gabriel Claumann
, and
TBK Esports
TBK Esports
Brazil
Rank #23
vit9ine
Champzera
Joaquim Alves
Myssen
Rodrigo Myssen
Kring
ind1n
all got to skip the qualifying stages, owing to their performance in VCT Brazil during 2022. The four remaining slots were left open for qualified teams.
Neither open qualifier brackets produced surprising results, besides the elimination of Brazil mainstays
Rise Gaming
Rise Gaming
Inactive
luqz
Lucas Dias
Tak1
Vitor Tak
Luskka
Lucas Rentechen
in both qualifier's final game and
RED Canids
RED Canids
Brazil
Rank #2
Urango
Victor Rodrigues
RgLMeister
Matheus Rodigoli
maestr0
prozin
Wallacy Sales
bezn1
Gabriel Luiz da Costa
's elimination at the hands of
100Jobs
100Jobs
Inactive
Fatmarino
Matheus Marino
. Each qualifier placed eight teams in the closed qualifier, which was played in a double-elimination bracket with no upper finals or lower semifinals.
ODDIK
ODDIK
Inactive
and
The Union
The Union
Inactive
Askia
Estevão Ferreira
GuhRVN
Gustavo Ferreira
pancc
Fillipe Martins
ntk
Lucas Martins
raafa
Rafael Lima
ravaged the upper bracket, with the former dropping just one map throughout to
REiGN
REiGN
Inactive
Siduzord
Renan Siduoski
Tooug
ind1n
rajadaJJ
Champzera
Joaquim Alves
in the qualifying Bo5 match. The Union lost two maps overall, both in the qualifying match against
TropiCaos
TropiCaos
Inactive
Fatmarino
Matheus Marino
mNdS
Rafael Mendes
xenom
Eduardo Soeiro
cortezia
Gabriel Cortez
v1nny
Vínicius Gonçalves
.
TropiCaos then dropped to the final match of the lower bracket, also a Bo5, where they swept 100Jobs.
Acadêmicos do Tucuruvi
Acadêmicos do Tucuruvi
Inactive
gaabxx
Gabriel Carli
CTC
Caio Torres
gtn
Gustavo Moura
Leozin
Leonardo Quindeler
RND
Ronaldo Kanashiro
, who had been earlier relegated by TropiCaos to the lower bracket, ended up losing just one map to
Tuzzy E-Sports
Tuzzy E-Sports
Inactive
lz
Luiz Reche
Zap
Brenno Roberto
vhz
Vinicius Santana
rhz
Igor Aran
pryze
Luis-Henrique Viveiros
on their way to qualifying for Brazil's VCL.
VCL Brazil will begin on January 18 and 19, the days of its first matchweek. The full calendar can be found here. The regular season will be played in a Bo3 single round-robin format. The six best teams will move on to a seeded double-elimination bracket to decide a national champion.
At the end of both splits of competition, the teams with the most accumulated points will be selected to participate in Challengers Ascension, which will provide a direct path for VCT Americas.
The full team list for VCL Brazil is:
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Keyd Stars
Keyd Stars Inactive
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Gamelanders Blue
Gamelanders Blue Inactive
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Liberty
Liberty Inactive guuih Guilherme Mariano pepa Matheus Colleto duhT Eduardo Teixeira Zanatsu Carlos Eduardo tockers Gabriel Claumann
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TBK Esports
TBK Esports Brazil Rank #23 vit9ine Champzera Joaquim Alves Myssen Rodrigo Myssen Kring ind1n
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ODDIK
ODDIK Inactive
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The Union
The Union Inactive Askia Estevão Ferreira GuhRVN Gustavo Ferreira pancc Fillipe Martins ntk Lucas Martins raafa Rafael Lima
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Acadêmicos do Tucuruvi
Acadêmicos do Tucuruvi Inactive gaabxx Gabriel Carli CTC Caio Torres gtn Gustavo Moura Leozin Leonardo Quindeler RND Ronaldo Kanashiro
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TropiCaos
TropiCaos Inactive Fatmarino Matheus Marino mNdS Rafael Mendes xenom Eduardo Soeiro cortezia Gabriel Cortez v1nny Vínicius Gonçalves