After an exciting year throughout the VCT, the pinnacle of Game Changers competition has returned for yet another LAN event. The Game Changers Championship returns to Berlin, Germany for its third appearance since 2022.

The competition will run from Nov. 8 to Nov. 17 and – for the first time since its inception – will feature not eight, but 10 total teams from around the globe. Each team fought their way to Berlin through qualifiers, main events, or circuit point accumulation. Both former GCC winners, G2 Gozen G2 Gozen Europe Rank #4 rezq Eda Naz Akçocuk amy Amy Lai Vania Aleyna Keskin Petra Petra Stoker mimi Michaela Lintrup and Shopify Rebellion Shopify Rebellion North America Rank #1 meL Melanie Capone alexis Alexis Guarrasi Noia Nicole Tierce florescent Ava Eugene sarahcat Sarah Simpson , are among the teams vying for the trophy.

Format

The standard double-elimination bracket will continue to be utilized throughout the event, this time with two extra upper rounds to allocate for the extra teams. Each matchup will be Bo3 save for the lower and grand finals, which will both feature Bo5 matches.

In an interesting turn of events, teams from the same region have been seeded on the same side of the bracket, which was avoided last year to ensure diverse matchups.

The following teams will make appearances on Berlin's stage this year:

Shopify Rebellion Shopify Rebellion North America Rank #1 meL Melanie Capone alexis Alexis Guarrasi Noia Nicole Tierce florescent Ava Eugene sarahcat Sarah Simpson (NA #1)
FlyQuest RED FlyQuest RED North America Rank #109 evv sonder Diana Zhang StarBound theia Melisa Mundorff dodonut Karnthida Chaisrakeo (NA #2)
G2 Gozen G2 Gozen Europe Rank #4 rezq Eda Naz Akçocuk amy Amy Lai Vania Aleyna Keskin Petra Petra Stoker mimi Michaela Lintrup (EMEA #1)
GIANTX GC GIANTX GC Europe Rank #13 Miyori Eylül Sudem Sarıoğlu Smurfette Yağmur Gündüz ness Neslişah Demir Joliinaa Tina Agéli sarah Sarah Ahmed (EMEA #2)
Team Falcons Vega Team Falcons Vega MENA Rank #5 madv Modhi Alkanhal Toki Maria Perez eva Nur Çakır Sandra Sandra Sherif Mary Maryam Maher (EMEA #3)
MIBR GC MIBR GC Game Changers Rank #11 srN Nicolas Niederauer sayuri Camila Obam Jelly Julia Iris Mel Melissa Souza jubs Juliana Oliveira (Brazil)
KRÜ BLAZE KRÜ BLAZE Latin America South Unranked dods conir Constanza Reyes romily Romina Alvarez micaela Micaela Ferreyra biazik Beatriz Begnossi (LATAM)
Xipto Esports Xipto Esports Asia-Pacific Rank #2 Tara Ryona Shannen Tan shirazi Kelly Jaudian Alexy Alexy Francisco enerii Odella Abraham Kamiyu Camille Enriquez (PAC #1)
ZETA DIVISION GC ZETA DIVISION GC Japan Rank #8 suzu SereNa UR Moco Sarina Kawashima aco (PAC #2)
Ambitious Legend Gaming GC Ambitious Legend Gaming GC China Unranked Yusin JinNy Sarindhorn Wanothayarnchai Muffyn Chalita Buathong Laiyin 1hp (China)

Prize Pool

This year, the GCC prize pool remains the same as the prior two events at a whopping $500,000 USD. Despite being spread out a bit thinner, the winning team will still take home $180,000 USD.

1st: $180,000
2nd: $100,000
3rd: $70,000
4th: $50,000
5th-6th: $25,000
7th-8th: $15,000
9th-10th: $10,000

Schedule

Friday, November 8

7:00 AM EST | 2:00 PM CEST | 9:00 PM KST (Thursday) - Upper Round 1: KRU BLAZE vs. ZETA DIVISION GC

10:00 AM EST | 5:00 PM CEST | 12:00 AM KST - Upper Round 1: Ambitious Legend Gaming GC vs. Team Falcons Vega

1:00 PM EST | 8:00 PM CEST | 3:00 AM KST - Upper Quarterfinals: FlyQuest Red vs. Xipto Esports

Saturday, November 9

7:00 AM EST | 2:00 PM CEST | 9:00 PM KST (Friday) - Upper Quarterfinals: GIANTX GC vs. MIBR GC

10:00 AM EST | 5:00 PM CEST | 12:00 AM KST - Upper Quarterfinals: G2 Gozen vs. TBD

1:00 PM EST | 8:00 PM CEST | 3:00 AM KST - Upper Quarterfinals: Shopify Rebellion vs. TBD

Sunday, November 10 (Lower Round 1)