questions about valorant champions

when is the first match?
are all teams participating?
how long does it last for and how often are the matches?
is it going to be in shanghai aswell?
it's bigger than masters right?

sorry for these dumb questions

@leofaria you better answer him

this might help
https://liquipedia.net/valorant/VCT/2024/Champions

1) aug 1st
2) no, 16 teams, 4 from each region
3) aug1st- 25th, probably 3 matches in groups most days, 2 in playoffs most days, and 1 a day for lower and grand final, with breaks inbetween each stage
4) no, seoul
5) kinda, yeah

only teams that qualify by doing well in stage 2 go to champs,
champs will be in seoul this years
it will probably last 2/3 weeks
its bigger than masters

feel free to ask more questions :)

thanks for the help guys thats all i needed

1. August 1st, 2024
2. Only top 3 teams in each region + one more team with the most championship points in each region
3. It lasts until August 25th, as for match frequency I’m not too sure but expect there to be at least one game everyday except for a break between the group stage and playoffs
4. It’ll be in Seoul, South Korea
5. It will be bigger than Masters since it’s the last tournament in the entire series and it’s quite literally the world championship for the entire year of 2024

dw these are genuine questions I was confused about all these different competitions when I first got into valo esports too