VCT LOCK//IN

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Top 5 community-voted plays of VCT LOCK//IN

Esports.gg reached out to the r/ValorantCompetitive community on Reddit to gather their top plays from VCT LOCK//IN.

Brandon Moore

March 16, 2023

LOCK//IN capsule sales raise over $10 million for VCT teams

Riot Games has announced that the LOCK//IN capsule has raised over $10 million dollars for VCT-partnered teams from in-game sales.

Esports.gg Editorial Team

March 7, 2023

VCT LOCK//IN viewership is now the second highest in all of VALORANT esports

Will VCT LOCK//IN set a new viewership record for VALORANT?

Rohan

March 4, 2023

VCT LOCK//IN São Paulo: Fnatic win the Kickoff event

Thirty of the best VALORANT teams in a single-elimination format at Brazil. Here’s all you need to know.

Rohan

March 4, 2023

Fnatic wins VCT LOCK//IN São Paulo, denying LOUD’s historic reverse sweep

Which team will claim the first VALORANT championship of the season?

Jordan Marney

March 4, 2023

VCT LOCK//IN Showmatch: Final results, teams, and VALORANT Agent 22

Tarik and FRTTT lead the two teams at the VCT LOCK//IN Showmatch.

Rohan

March 4, 2023

“It certainly was a chess match,” FNATIC mini on going up against NAVI coach d00mbr0s at VCT LOCK//IN

After taking down NAVI at VCT LOCK//IN, FNATIC coach mini discussed the coach vs. coach match up in a post-match press conference.

Brandon Moore

March 3, 2023

Fnatic vs Navi VCT LOCK//IN 2023: Fnatic sweeps Navi 3-0 to reach grand finals

Who will face LOUD in the grand-finals tomorrow?

Jordan Marney

March 3, 2023

“I didn’t expect to be here so soon again,” LOUD Saadhak on expectations of the new roster

LOUD and Saadhak kept their VCT LOCK//IN dreams alive after beating DRX, but the IGL wasn’t always certain they would make it this far.

Brandon Moore

March 2, 2023

LOUD vs DRX VCT LOCK//IN Semifinals: LOUD triumphs over DRX to reach the Grand Finals

LOUD faces off against DRX in the Alpha Bracket final at VCT LOCK//IN.

James Bassett

March 2, 2023

Interviews

LOCK//IN capsule sales raise over $10 million for VCT teams

Riot Games has announced that the LOCK//IN capsule has raised over $10 million dollars for VCT-partnered teams from in-game sales.

Esports.gg Editorial Team

March 7, 2023

SkRossi on adapting to a new role in Global Esports and the high expectations

SKrossi spoke to the media during the VCT Press conference before Global Esports’ first match of the tournament.

Rohan

February 24, 2023

Redgar on his role as Team Liquid IGL and improving communication within the roster

Expectations are high from Team Liquid this year. But can they survive the brutal VCT LOCK//IN format?

Rohan

February 22, 2023

MIBR VALORANT players talk ‘Home crowd jitters’ in their first match together

The home team lost to Talon and was eliminated from LOCK//IN

Igor Oliveira

February 17, 2023

“It was a unique sensation,” LOUD’s Saadhak on playing with home crowd

LOUD opened its journey in LOCK//IN with a 2×0 win on Gen.G and Esports.gg followed along with the post-game conference.

Igor Oliveira

February 16, 2023

C9 Yay on transitioning from Chamber and moving into a flex role

Cloud9 yay picked battle sage on Pearl against Paper Rex. What’s next?

Rohan

February 14, 2023

Cloud9’s mCe talks preparation and fires back against Paper Rex in post-match press conference

During a VCT LOCK//IN post-match press conference, Cloud9 coach mCe had plenty to say regarding Paper Rex following the contest.

Brandon Moore

February 14, 2023

“The players that I play with make my job easier,” rhyme discusses his role as an IGL and more at VCT LOCK//IN

Esports.gg spoke with rhyme, the in-game leader of Giants Gaming, after the team’s opening round contest at VCT LOCK//IN.

Brandon Moore

February 13, 2023

VCT LOCK//IN: MIBR’s jzz talks home advantage with Brazilian crowd

In an interview with Esports.gg about MIBR at LOCK//IN Brazil, jzz said that his team will become stronger thanks to having the crowd on their side.

Igor Oliveira

February 9, 2023

VCT LOCK//IN: FURIA’s qck says international teams should “watch out” for Brazil’s crowd pressure

The duelist hopes to get a lot of noise from the crowd to help them take down enemies

Igor Oliveira

February 9, 2023

Live

You can watch VCT LOCK//IN live on the official VALORANT Twitch and YouTube channels. There will also be a variety of co-streamers, so you can find your favorite to watch along with. Be sure to tune in to a channel with drops enabled to grab some exclusive in-game rewards.

Schedule

Kickoff the 2023 professional VALORANT circuit with *VCT LOCK//IN and its Alpha Bracket:

The first part of the VCT LOCK//IN schedule (Image via Riot Games)

Day 1: Monday Feb. 13**
Day 2: Tuesday Feb. 14
Day 3: Wednesday Feb. 15**
Dark Day: Thursday Feb. 16
Day 4: Friday Feb. 17
Day 5: Saturday Feb. 18
Day 6: Sunday Feb. 19
Dark Day: Monday Feb. 20
Dark Day: Tuesday Feb. 21

The following week will see the Omega Bracket play:

The second part of the VCT LOCK//IN schedule (Image via Riot Games)

Day 7: Wednesday Feb. 22
Day 8: Thursday Feb. 23
Day 9: Friday Feb. 24
Day 10: Saturday Feb. 25
Day 11: Sunday Feb. 26
Day 12: Monday Feb. 27
Dark Day: Tuesday Feb. 28
Dark Day: Wednesday March 1

The final stage takes place after Omega Bracket play concludes:

Day 13: Thursday March 2
Day 14: Friday March 3
Day 15: Saturday March 4

Each day begins at 9 a.m. PST. All matches are a best-of-three series until they become best-of-five during the Semi Final and Grand Final matches. The tournament will employ a single elimination format.

In addition to the available prize pool, the winning team will earn their region an extra slot at Masters Tokyo later in the year.

*The schedule is subject to change per Riot Games. Stay tuned here for any updates.

**The bracket remains the same, but the match between LOUD and Gen.G has been moved from Day 1 to Day 3 due to sick players for the former team, per the official VALORANT Esports Twitter account.

Results

If you missed any of the VCT LOCK//IN action, catch up on the results below:

Alpha Bracket

Match Map Count Map 1 Map 2 Map 3	~~KOI~~ vs. NRG 0:2 Icebox 11:13 Haven 9:13 ~~Pearl~~	~~DetonatioN FocusMe~~ vs. Giants Gaming 0:2 Haven 4:13 Icebox 7:13 ~~Pearl~~	~~Gen.G~~ vs. LOUD 0:2 Pearl 9:13 Fracture 12:14 ~~Split~~	~~FunPlus Phoenix~~ vs. Karmine Corp 1:2 Lotus 6:13 Haven 13:8 Pearl 6:13	~~BBL Esports~~ vs. DRX 1:2 Pearl 3:13 Ascent 13:11 Haven 7:13	Cloud9 vs. ~~Paper Rex~~ 2:0 Lotus 13:8 Pearl 13:4 ~~Fracture~~	~~Team Heretics~~ vs. Evil Geniuses 0:2 Pearl 8:13 Ascent 8:13 ~~Haven~~	~~MIBR~~ vs. Talon Esports 0:2 Haven 8:13 Fracture 11:13 ~~Icebox~~	NRG vs. ~~Giants Gaming~~ 2:1 Lotus 12:14 Haven 13:1 Icebox 13:7	LOUD vs. ~~Karmine Corp~~ 2:0 Pearl 13:10 Split 13:8 ~~Fracture~~	DRX vs. ~~Cloud9~~ 2:1 Pearl 3:13 Haven 13:7 Icebox 13:2	~~Evil Geniuses~~ vs. Talon Esports 0:2 Haven 11:13 Split 10:13 ~~Icebox~~	~~NRG~~ vs. LOUD 1:2 Split 3:13 Pearl 15:13 Fracture 16:18	DRX vs. ~~Talon Esports~~ 2:1 Fracture 10:13 Ascent 13:6 Icebox 13:10

Omega Bracket

Match Map Count Map 1 Map 2 Map 3	~~Team Liquid~~ vs. Team Secret 0:2 Icebox 8:13 Fracture 7:13 ~~Lotus~~	Natus Vincere vs. ~~KRÜ Esports~~ 2:0 Ascent 13:5 Lotus 13:10 ~~Pearl~~	~~ZETA DIVISION~~ vs. Leviatán 0:2 Ascent 4:13 Pearl 11:13 ~~Haven~~	Team Vitality vs. ~~Global Esports~~ 2:1 Split 13:4 Pearl 9:13 Lotus 13:6	FUT Esports vs. ~~Rex Regum Qeon~~ 2:0 Lotus 13:3 Pearl 13:11 ~~Split~~	100 Thieves vs. ~~EDward Gaming~~ 2:1 Icebox 13:10 Lotus 9:13 Pearl 14:12	~~Sentinels~~ vs. FNATIC 0:2 Haven 6:13 Split 7:13 ~~Lotus~~	T1 vs. FURIA 0:2 Pearl 7:13 Icebox 5:13 ~~Fracture~~	~~Team Secret~~ vs. Natus Vincere 0:2 Icebox 8:13 Pearl 4:13 ~~Fracture~~	Leviatán vs. ~~Team Vitality~~ 2:0 Haven 16:14 Pearl 13:3 ~~Ascent~~	~~FUT Esports~~ vs. 100 Thieves 1:2 Lotus 13:9 Haven 11:13 Icebox 8:13	FNATIC vs. ~~FURIA~~ 2:0 Haven 18:16 Ascent 13:9 ~~Icebox~~	Natus Vincere vs. ~~Leviatán~~ 2:0 Ascent 13:10 Fracture 13:2 ~~Pearl~~	~~100 Thieves~~ vs. FNATIC 0:2 Fracture 1:13 Icebox 10:13 ~~Lotus~~

Final Stage

Match Map Count Map 1 Map 2 Map 3 Map 4 Map 5	Alpha Semi Final: LOUD vs. ~~DRX~~ 3:2 Pearl 13:5 Icebox 13:8 Split 7:13 Fracture 7:13 Ascent 13:8	Omega Semi Final: ~~Natus Vincere~~ vs. FNATIC 0:3 Haven 11:13 Lotus 4:13 Fracture 11:13 ~~Split~~ ~~Ascent~~	Showmatch: ~~Team Tarik~~ vs. Team FRTTT 0:1 Lotus 10:13	Grand Final: ~~LOUD~~ vs. FNATIC 2:3 Ascent 8:13 Fracture 7:13 Split 13:9 Lotus 13:8 Icebox 12:14

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Top 5 community-voted plays of VCT LOCK//IN

LOCK//IN capsule sales raise over $10 million for VCT teams

VCT LOCK//IN viewership is now the second highest in all of VALORANT esports

VCT LOCK//IN São Paulo: Fnatic win the Kickoff event

Fnatic wins VCT LOCK//IN São Paulo, denying LOUD’s historic reverse sweep

VCT LOCK//IN Showmatch: Final results, teams, and VALORANT Agent 22

“It certainly was a chess match,” FNATIC mini on going up against NAVI coach d00mbr0s at VCT LOCK//IN

Fnatic vs Navi VCT LOCK//IN 2023: Fnatic sweeps Navi 3-0 to reach grand finals

“I didn’t expect to be here so soon again,” LOUD Saadhak on expectations of the new roster

LOUD vs DRX VCT LOCK//IN Semifinals: LOUD triumphs over DRX to reach the Grand Finals

Interviews

LOCK//IN capsule sales raise over $10 million for VCT teams

SkRossi on adapting to a new role in Global Esports and the high expectations

Redgar on his role as Team Liquid IGL and improving communication within the roster

MIBR VALORANT players talk ‘Home crowd jitters’ in their first match together

“It was a unique sensation,” LOUD’s Saadhak on playing with home crowd

C9 Yay on transitioning from Chamber and moving into a flex role

Cloud9’s mCe talks preparation and fires back against Paper Rex in post-match press conference

“The players that I play with make my job easier,” rhyme discusses his role as an IGL and more at VCT LOCK//IN

VCT LOCK//IN: MIBR’s jzz talks home advantage with Brazilian crowd

VCT LOCK//IN: FURIA’s qck says international teams should “watch out” for Brazil’s crowd pressure

Live

Schedule

Results

Alpha Bracket

Omega Bracket

Final Stage