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One of the newest regions to join VALORANT esports, the VCT 2024 China Stage 1 will be an exciting new battleground for VALORANT teams. Masters Madrid was the first International event that saw teams qualify from China through a regional League. The trend continues in April with VCT 2024 China Stage 1. Here’s all you need to know about the Chinese League including the team rosters, format, broadcast channel, and more. 

VCT 2024 China Stage 1 Live score and results

The VCT 2024 China Stage 1 has two groups. The first group has five teams while the second group has six teams. The group stage takes place from April 5 to May 5. The Playoffs take place over five days starting on May 8, 2024. 

Overview

Playoffs

Team 1
Team 2
Map 1
Map 2
Map 3
Score
Trace EsportsAll GamersSunset (13-9)Breeze (13-7)Lotus2-0
Dragon RangerNova EsportsBind (13-8)Ascent (13-7)Sunset2-0
FunPlus PhoenixTrace EsportsBind (13-10)Lotus (13-8)Sunset2-0
EDward GamingDragon RangerAscent (13-3)Split (13-9)Bind2-0

Group Stage

Group Alpha

Team
EDWard Gaming5-111-3170-120+50
Dragon Ranger Gaming3-38-8165-172-7
Nova Esports2-46-9152-166-14
Bilibili Gaming2-46-9138-166-28
Wolves Esports2-45-9137-165-28

Group Omega

Team
FunPlus Phoenix5-010-2143-88+55
Trace Esports3-26-5131-114+17
All Gamers3-26-6134-137-3
TYLOO2-36-7137-140-3
Titan Esports Club2-35-8113-147-34
JD Gaming1-45-8131-136-5

Group Stage

Date
Team 1
Team 2
Map 1
Map 2
Map 3
Score
Apr 5BLGTYLBind (3-13)Icebox (13-6)Lotus (13-6)2-1
Apr 5WOLTECSplit (13-5)Bind (12-14)Lotus (10-13)1-2
Apr 6DRGAGIcebox (13-11)Sunset (11-13)Breeze (8-13)1-2
Apr 6EDGJDGAscent (13-5)Bind (9-13)Split (13-11)2-1
Apr 7NVTELotus (5-13)Ascent (9-13)Sunset0-2
Apr 7FPXWOLAscent (13-8)Lotus (13-7)Icebox2-0
Week 1 (Apr 5-7)
Date
Team 1
Team 2
Map 1
Map 2
Map 3
Score
Apr 12JDGNVSunset (13-8)Bind (9-13)Ascent (4-13)1-2
Apr 12FPXDRGBreeze (13-11)Icebox (9-13)Sunset (13-3)2-1
Apr 13AGWOLBreeze (9-13)Icebox (12-14)Split0-2
Apr 13TEBLGSplit (11-13)Breeze (13-7)Bind (13-7)2-1
Apr 14DRGTECBreezeSplitIcebox2-1
Apr 14TYLEDGSunset (5-13)Bind (10-13)Split0-2
Week 2 (Apr 12-14)
Date
Team 1
Team 2
Map 1
Map 2
Map 3
Score
Apr 19WOLTEAscent (9-13)Lotus (9-13)Bind 0-2
Apr 19NVFPXAscent (6-13)Lotus (4-13)Sunset0-2
Apr 20BLGAGLotus (11-13)Bind (7-13)Split0-2
Apr 20DRGJDGBreeze (13-7)Icebox (5-13)Bind (14-12)2-1
Apr 21TYLNVIcebox (10-13)Ascent (14-12)Split (13-9)2-1
Apr 21EDGTECAscent (13-5)Sunset (13-5)Bind2-0
Week 3 (Apr 19-21)
Date
Team 1
Team 2
Map 1
Map 2
Map 3
Score
Apr 26TECBLGSunset (13-11)Bind (8-13)Icebox (13-6)2-1
Apr 26TEDRGBreeze (7-13)Sunset (10-13)Split0-2
Apr 27TYLWOLSunset (11-13)Split (13-7)Ascent (10-13)1-2
Apr 27FPXEDGBreeze (4-13)Bind (13-11)Ascent (13-10)2-1
Apr 28AGNVLotus BindSplit
Apr 28BLGJDG
Week 4 (Apr 26-28)
Date
Team 1
Team 2
Map 1
Map 2
Map 3
Score
May 2EDGAGSunset (13-6)Icebox (13-5)Breeze2-0
May 3WOLJDGLotus (8-13)Ascent (1-13)Sunset0-2
May 4DRGTYLBind (10-13)Breeze (8-13)Split0-2
May 4BLGFPXIcebox (2-13)Lotus (6-13)Sunset0-2
May 5NVTECSplit (13-6)Lotus (13-6)Sunset2-0
May 5TEEDGSunset (13-15)Breeze (12-14)Bind0-2
Week 5 (May 2-May 5)

Playoffs

What is the VCT 2024 China Stage 1 format?

Group Stage

  • There are two groups
    • First group has five teams (Alpha Group)
    • Second group has six teams (Omega Group)
  • Teams play cross-group matches
  • All matches are best-of-three series
  • Top three teams move on to the Playoffs
    • Winners go to Upper bracket semifinals
    • 2nd and 3rd place teams go to the Knockout round

Playoffs

  • Hybrid Elimination Bracket
  • First knockout round is single-elimination
  • The Playoffs after Upper Bracket semifinals is a double-elimination
  • All matches except the Lower Bracket final and Grand Final are best-of-three matches
  • The Lower bracket and Grand Final matches are best-of-five series

Which teams are participating in the VCT 2024 China Stage 1?

There are a total of eleven teams participating in the China Stage 1 League. The teams form two groups and will play against each other over more than a month. Here are all the teams and their respective VALORANT rosters.

EDward Gaming

  • Guo "Haodong" Haodong
  • Wan "CHICHOO" Shunzhi
  • Wang "nobody" Senxu
  • Zheng "ZmjjKK" Yongkang
  • Zhang "Smoggy" Zhao


FunPlus Phoenix

  • Zhang "AAAAY" Yang 
  • Chang "BerLIN" Po-lin
  • Liang "Lysoar" Youhao
  • Kale "autumn" Dunne
  • Qu "Life" Donghao

Dragon Ranger Gaming

  • Chen "TvirusLuke" Ching
  • Shao "Nicc" Yi-qun 
  • Ilya "vo0kashu" Ushakov 
  • Wei "Dingwei" Ding-wei 
  • Tang "TZH" Zhehao

Trace Esports

  • Song "FengF" Xuefeng
  • Luo "Flex1n" Rui
  • Ho "HeiB" Shun-hei
  • Yip "YoU" Man-hoLu "Kai" Zhinan

Bilibili Gaming

  • Wang "whz" Haozhe
  • Zhong "Biank" Jian Fei
  • Liu "Knight" Yuxiang
  • Wang "yosemite" Lei
  • Yang "B3Ar" Zhanxiong

Titan Esports club

  • Li "B1ack" Songtai
  • Li "qiuye" Runtao
  • Wu "Shameless" Hongjie
  • Han "Abo" Bohao
  • Xing "LockM" Fuling

Nova Esports

  • Ye "o0o0o" Xiaodong
  • Chen "OBONE" Yijie
  • Song "PangH" Wenhao
  • Wang "cb" Qingchuan
  • Guang "GuanG" Honglin

JD Gaming

  • Chen "YiHao" Yihao
  • Ran "Viva" Lifan
  • Zhuo "MarT1n" Zhengjie
  • Park "stew" Young-chan
  • Yeung "jkuro" Ho-chung

TYLOO

  • Zhang "LuoK1ng" Zhanpeng
  • Ding "ninebody" Yi
  • Shi "AakRR" Yekai
  • Cheng "ICE" Wanpeng
  • TBD

All Gamers

  • Jiang "Bunt" He
  • Delbert "deLb" Tanoto
  • Wang "Monk" Haoyu
  • Xin "Spitfires" Mingyang
  • Li "sword9" Wei

Wolves Esports

  • Zhong "aluba" Haojun
  • Xiang "COLDFISH" Pengzhi
  • Christopher "pl1xx" Li
  • Liu "Spring" Chun-ting
  • Huang "Yuicaw" Yung-chieh

Where can I watch the VCT 2024 China Stage 1 matches?

All VCT 2024 China Stage 1 will broadcast live on Twitch. We have also embedded the stream below for your convenience.

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