The first official Valorant tournament of 2023 with North American teams is here. Here’s all you need to know including the prize pool, format, schedule and more.

The VALORANT Challengers 2023 North America Split 1 will see the best non-VCT partner teams compete for an opportunity to qualify for the Mid Seasonal Invitational. 12 teams will take part in Split 1 and eight will qualify for the next stage. Here’s all you need to know about the VALORANT Challengers 2023: NA Split 1 including the teams, schedule, and results.

Group Table

Group A

Team
W-L
Round W-L
Round Difference
G2 esports4-1126-106+20
Moist Moguls3-2146-141+5
Oxygen Esports2-2142-138+4
FaZe Clan2-3130-134-4
Turtle Troop2-3123-133-10
Shopify Rebellion1-4136-151-15
Group A

Group B

Team
W-L
Round W-L
Round Difference
M804-1132-81+51
The Guard4-1127-86+41
TSM4-1140-133+7
Disguised2-3120-129-9
MAD Lions1-4103-134-31
OResports0-5103-162-59

VCT NA Challengers Live Results

Day
Team 1
Team 2
Map 1
Map 2
Map 3
Score
Mar 15TSMDisguisedLotus (14-12)Ascent (10-13)Haven (13-10)2-1
Mar 15The GuardM80Ascent (13-8)Pearl (13-9)Haven2-0
Mar 16OR esportsMAD LionsPearl (13-8)Lotus (6-13)Fracture (9-13)1-2
Mar 16FaZeMoist MogulsPearl (9-13)Lotus (7-13)Split0-2
Mar 17Turtle TroopsOxygen EsportsLotus (14-12)Ascent (15-17)Split (9-13)1-2
Mar 17G2 esportsShopify RebellionIcebox (13-8)Split (13-4)Lotus2-0
Week 5
Day
Team 1
Team 2
Map 1
Map 2
Map 3
Score
Mar 8M80DisguisedPearl (13-3)Haven (13-2)Ascent2-0
Mar 8TSMOR esportsHaven (13-10)Split (13-5)Ascent2-0
Mar 9G2 esportsTurtle TroopsFracture (1-13)Haven (7-13)Ascent0-2
Mar 9The GuardMAD LionsAscent (13-9)Lotus (13-8)Pearl2-0
Mar 10Shopify RebellionMoist MogulsHaven (14-16)Fracture (13-11)Lotus 1-2
Mar 10 FaZeOxygen EsportsSplit (9-13)Haven (7-13)Pearl0-2
Week 4
Day
Team 1
Team 2
Map 1
Map 2
Map 3
Score
Feb 27The GuardTSMLotus (7-13)Pearl (16-18)Ascent0-2
Feb 27Turtle TroopsMoist MogulsFracture (15-13)Pearl (13-9)Split2-0
Feb 28G2 esportsOxygen EsportsSplit (13-4)Haven (13-11)Ascent2-0
Feb 28 FaZeShopify RebellionAscent (11-13)Lotus (13-3)Fracture (16-14)2-1
Mar 1DisguisedOR esportsSplit (13-6)Haven (12-14)Pearl (15-13)2-1
Mar 1M80MAD LionsPearl (13-6)Icebox (13-6)Fracture (13-6)2-0
Week 3
Day
Team 1
Team 2
Map 1
Map 2
Map 3
Score
Feb 8Shopify RebellionOxygen EsportsBind (13-9)Haven (6-13)Ascent (11-13)1-2
Feb 8The GuardOR esportsPearl (13-3)Bind (13-4)Ascent2-0
Feb 9DisguisedMAD LionsFracture (13-2)Pearl (13-5)Ascent2-0
Feb 9M80TSMHaven (14-12)Ascent (13-6)Pearl2-0
Feb 10 FaZeTurtle TroopsFracture (9-13)Pearl (13-4)Ascent (13-4)2-1
Feb 10G2 esportsMoist MogulsHaven (9-13)Ascent (13-9)Pearl (13-8)2-1
Week 2
Day
Team 1
Team 2
Map 1
Map 2
Map 3
Score
Feb 1 FaZeG2 esportsFracture (13-5)Icebox (4-12) Haven (6-13) 1-2
Feb 1The GuardDisguisedBind (13-9)Ascent (13-5)Pearl2-0
Feb 2TSMMAD LionsIcebox (2-13)Bind (13-10)Ascent (13-10)2-1
Feb 2Moist MogulsOxygen EsportsAscent (14-12)Breeze (14-12)Haven 2-1
Feb 3Shopify RebellionTurtle TroopsFracture (13-2)Bind (13-8)Haven 2-0
Feb 3M80OR esportsHaven (10-13)Pearl ()Icebox (13-1) 2-1
Week 1.

Where to watch VCT NA Challengers Split 1?

The VALORANT Challengers North America Split 1 has some popular orgs fielding teams. With names like Shopify Rebellion, TSM, G2 esports, The Guard, FaZe Clan, and more in attendance, NA Challengers is bound to have quite a few exciting matches.

You can catch all the action live on the official VALORANT Twitch channel. We have also embedded the stream below for your convenience. 

VCT Challenger NA Split 1 format

The 12 teams form two groups of six teams each. The teams play in a single round-robin format. All the matches are best-of-three series. The top four teams from each group advance to the Mid-Seasonal Invitational. 

Teams

There are 12 teams that are part of the VCT 2023 NA Challengers Split 1. Here are their complete rosters.

  • M80
    • GianFranco "koalanoob" Potestio
    • Marc-Andre "NiSMO" Tayar
    • Daniel "eeiu" Vucenovic
    • Alexander "Zander" Dituri
    • Mouhamed "johnqt" Ouarid
  • FaZe Clan
    • Andrej "babybay" Francisty
    • Kevin "poised" Ngo
    • Daniel "Rossy" Abedrabbo
    • Quan "dicey" Tran
    • Phat "supamen" Le
  • TSM
    • Johann "seven" Hernandez
    • Corey "corey" Nigra
    • Anthony "gMd" Guimond
    • James "hazed" Cobb
    • Nicholas "NaturE" Garrison
  • Shopify Rebellion
    • Adam "mada" Pampuch
    • Will "dazzLe" Loafman
    • Brandon Michael "bdog" Sanders
    • Kaleb "moose" Jayne
    • Victor "v1c" Truong
  • G2 esports
    • Shahzeb "ShahZaM" Khan
    • Michael "dapr" Gulino
    • Maxim "wippie" Shepelev
    • Erik "penny" Penny
    • Francis "OXY" Hoang
  • The Guard
    • Jacob "valyn" Batio
    • Michael "neT" Bernet
    • Jonah "JonahP" Pulice
    • Trent "trent" Cairns
    • Ian "tex" Botsch
  • Moist Moguls
    • Brady "thief" Dever
    • Alex "aproto" Protopapas
    • Brock "brawk" Somerhalder
    • Xavier "flyuh" Carlson
    • Tyler "sym" Porter
  • Disguised
    • Drake "Exalt" Branly
    • Joshua "steel" Nissan
    • Amgalan "Genghsta" Nemekhbayar
    • Damion "XXiF" Cook
    • Joseph "clear" Allen
  • Oxygen Esports
    • Devon "randyySAVAGE" Bréard
    • Mitch "mitch" Semago
    • Josh "pwny" VanGorder
    • Logan "skuba" Jenkins
    • Andrew "Verno" Maust
  • Dark Ratio
    • Justin "Trick" Sears
    • Adam "Ange" Milian
    • Anthony "ZexRow" Colandro
    • Taylor "drone" Johnson
    • William "Will" Cheng
  • Turtle Troops
    • Jack "Add3r" Hayashi
    • Jack "Add3r" Hayashi
    • Mohammed "Harmful" Choudhary 
    • Anthony "Okeanos" Nguyen
    • Matthew "Wedid" Suchan
  • OREsports
    • Jonard "Jonaaa6" Penaflor
    • Dayton "Lear" Akau
    • Vincent "PureVNS" Nguyen
    • Chase "nillyaz" Linder
    • Elijah "Zeldris" Hawkins

Talent

  • Host:
    •  boq (Mark Wilson)
  • Commentators & Analysts:
    •  Dryad (Daniela Herrera)
    •  Tanner Metro (Tanner Metro)
  • Observers:
    •  CallMeShelton (Jacob Shelton)
    •  FirstKnightOfNi (Joshua Leedham)
    •  Presy (Preston Calcutt)
    •  DazedDreams (Tasia McConkie)
  • Producer:
    •  FlippyBitsGG (Chris Flippo)

Final Results & prize pool

Riot has not yet revealed the prize money for NA Challengers 1. We will update this article as more information becomes available.

Placement
Team
VCT NA Points
Qualifies to
VCL Points
1-20MSI Faceoff20
2-18MSI Faceoff18
3-15MSI Faceoff15
4-13MSI Faceoff13
5-11MSI Faceoff11
6-10MSI Faceoff10
7-8MSI Faceoff8
8-7MSI Faceoff7
9-5-5
10-4-4
11-2-2
12-1-1

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