| 2024 Valorant Champions | |
| Sport: | Esports |
| Game: | Valorant |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Location: | Seoul and Incheon, South Korea |
| Date: | August 1–25, 2024 |
| Administrator: | Riot Games |
| Teams: | 16 |
| Purse: | $2,250,000 USD |
| Champions: | Edward Gaming |
| Runners-Up1: | Team Heretics |
| Mvp: | Zheng "ZmjjKK" Yongkang (EDG) |
| Previous: | 2023 |
| Next: | 2025 |
The 2024 Valorant Champions was the fourth edition of the Valorant Champions, the world championship esports tournament organized by Riot Games for the first-person shooter game Valorant. The tournament ran from August 1–25, 2024.[1] Seoul, along with Incheon, South Korea hosted the crowning event of Valorant Champions Tour's 2024 competitive season in which the sixteen best teams competed to become the season's world champions.[2]
Evil Geniuses were the defending champions, but failed to qualify after missing the Americas Playoffs and not having enough championship points.
"Superpower" (stylized in all caps), performed by Julie and Natty of Kiss of Life and Mark Tuan of Got7, was the official theme song for the tournament.[3]
Before the start of the grand final, Valorant's 26th agent and sixth Sentinel, Vyse, was revealed. She would eventually be available for play three days after the conclusion of the tournament.
Edward Gaming won the championship after beating Team Heretics in the grand final 3–2, resulting in China's first international trophy.
Zheng "ZmjjKK" Yongkang from Edward Gaming was named the MVP of the tournament.
On February 17, 2024, Riot Games announced that Seoul will play host to the Valorant Champions, the crowning event of the VCT 2024 season.[4] [5]
Sixteen teams, including twelve teams (seed 1/2/3) that finished in the top three of Stage 2, and four teams (seed 4) that were out of top three but had most Championship Points in season of all three International Leagues (Americas, EMEA, Pacific) and China League, qualified for the global crowning event of the circuit.
(*) Non-partner teams in franchise system
| Region | Stage 2 Winner | Stage 2 Runners-up | Stage 2 Third-place | Championship Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Americas | Leviatán | G2 Esports | KRÜ Esports | Sentinels | |
| EMEA | Fnatic | Team Vitality | Team Heretics | FUT Esports | |
| Pacific | Gen.G | DRX | Paper Rex | Talon Esports | |
| China | Edward Gaming | FunPlus Phoenix | Trace Esports |
Seoul and Incheon were chosen to host the competition. The majority of the tournament is being held at the COEX Artium (home of VCT Pacific) in Seoul, and the final three days at the INSPIRE Arena in Incheon.
The winning team from the Upper Bracket Final had the two-map ban advantage in map veto as the upper bracket team.
Riot Games announced that the prize pool for Champions 2024 would remain the same as 2023. The total prize pool was US$2.25 million, and the winner of Champions received US$1 million.[6]
| Place | Team | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Edward Gaming | $1,000,000 |
| 2nd | Team Heretics | $400,000 |
| 3rd | Leviatán | $250,000 |
| 4th | Sentinels | $130,000 |
| 5th–6th | $85,000 | |
| Fnatic | ||
| 7th–8th | $50,000 | |
| Trace Esports | ||
| 9th–12th | $30,000 | |
| KRÜ Esports | ||
| Paper Rex | ||
| Team Vitality | ||
| 13th–16th | $20,000 | |
| FunPlus Phoenix | ||
| FUT Esports | ||
| Talon Esports |