It’s less than a month until VALORANT Masters London kicks off, where twelve sides will converge on the United Kingdom, each hoping to be VCT’s latest global champion. But to get there, teams must reach the top three of their respective region’s Stage 1 playoffs.
VALORANT Masters London Team Qualification Process
Each of the four VCT regions will send three teams to Masters London, all decided in Stage 1 to make up the total of 12 competitors. This means that a hopeful team must reach the final three of their region’s Stage 1 playoffs bracket.
Masters London Teams Qualified So Far
While Stage 1 is still currently ongoing, some teams have already secured their spot in London by confirming a place in the playoffs final three.
VCT Americas
- Qualifier #1: TBD
- Qualifier #2: TBD
- Qualifier #3: TBD
VCT Pacific
- Qualifier #1: Global Esports
- The first team to qualify for Masters London from Pacific — the region that’s won the last four Masters events — is Global Esports. They’ll head to England with the weight of a region on their back, despite it being the organisation’s first-ever international event.
- Qualifier #2: FULL SENSE
- Unlike GE, FULL SENSE have played internationally before. But that was all the way back in Champs 2021, and since then the org competed for years in tier two before taking TALON’s partner slot this season. Now only a few months into their tier one journey, they’ve qualified for a Masters event from arguably the VCT’s toughest league.
- Qualifier #3: TBD
VCT EMEA
- Qualifier #1: FUT Esports
- When FUT finished dead last in Kickoff, it appeared that another underwhelming season may be on the cards. However, two signings ahead of Stage 1 — s0pp and sociablEE — have completely changed their fortunes. Topping their group was just the perfect start to their turnaround, leaving them just one more win from London. Then, FUT beat in-form Eternal Fire in a close all-Turkish matchup to book their spot at their first global event since 2024.
- Qualifier #2: Team Vitality
- Vitality’s latest superteam was beginning to look like another failed project, having missed out on Masters Santiago and barely made Stage 1 playoffs by the skin of their teeth. But then back-to-back wins over Team Liquid and Fnatic — two international mainstays from EMEA — showed that they’re finally hitting their stride, with superstar Get out finding immense form at exactly the right time for the French side.
- Qualifier #3: TBD
VCT China
- Qualifier #1: XLG Esports
- Xi Lai Gaming have made a habit of reaching international competitions over the last year, now booking a spot in their fourth in a row. So far they’ve struggled at big events they’ve attended, and will hope they can finally make a mark globally in London.
- Qualifier #2: EDward Gaming
- A surprise to no long-term VCT fan is the presence of EDG. While they’ve struggled to maintain the heights that saw them win Champs in 2024, their roster led by superstar ZmjjKK still regularly reaches global events as one of China’s strongest squads.
- Qualifier #3: Dragon Ranger Gaming
- Completing a trio of Chinese sides with existing international pedigree is DRG. Like XLG, however, their global runs have been forgettable and Masters London is the perfect opportunity to finally make a mark.
