VCT Ascension EMEA 2024: Teams, schedule, live results, and more
The VCT Ascension EMEA 2024 games officially kicked off on August 31, 2024. In this event, a total of ten teams fight against one another to secure the top prize. The team to finish on top gets promoted to the VCT EMEA League for 2025. This Valorant Ascension tournament will be held in three separate stages and as of right now, the Group Stage is underway.
Under the Group Stage, teams fight in a two-round-robin format in best-of-three (Bo3) matches to advance. This article will explore the VCT Ascension EMEA 2024 tournament.
VCT Ascension EMEA 2024: Teams, schedule, format, and more
As mentioned before, the VCT Ascension EMEA tournament began on August 31, 2024, and will run until September 15, 2024. The Group Stage is already underway and is being played in a two-round-robin format where teams battle each other in a best-of-three (Bo3) configuration.
The ten teams are divided into two groups of five and the top two teams from each group get to advance to the Playoffs which will begin on September 7, 2024. This next stage of the competition will feature double elimination brackets and a best-of-three (Bo3) format for all matches except the Lower Final and Grand Final. The finals will follow a best-of-five (Bo5) configuration to decide the winner. The following section lists all the ten teams participating in the event.
Teams
The ten teams participating in the VCT Ascension EMEA 2024 tournament are:
- Apeks
- Barça eSports
- Joblife
- MOUZ
- PCIFIC Esports
- GoNext Esports
- The Ultimates
- DSYRE
- SAW
- CGN Esports
Venue
The matches will be played out online, however, the Lower Final and the Grand Final will be played at the Riot Games Arena in Berlin, Germany.
VCT Ascension EMEA 2024: Schedule and results
Right after the Valorant 2024 Champions were crowned, the Group Stage for the Ascension league went underway and Day 2 has been concluded as of August 2, 2024. Below are the results of Days 1 and 2, as well as the schedule for the upcoming matches of VCT Ascension EMEA 2024.
Group Stage
August 31, 2024- Day 1
- Apeks vs GoNext Esports (1-2): Lotus (13-11); Haven (5-13); Abyss (7-13)
- MOUZ vs SAW (2-1): Abyss (18-16); Icebox (11-13); Sunset (20-18)
- DSY vs CGN (1-2): Haven (13-11); Ascent (3-13); Sunset (9-13)
- PCF vs TU (2-0): Lotus (13-1); Icebox (13-6)
September 1, 2024- Day 2
- Apeks vs CGN (2-1): Ascent (14-12); Lotus (9-13); Haven (14-12)
- MOUZ vs TU (0-2): Sunset (11-13); Abyss (2-13)
- GoNext Esports vs BAR (2-1): Haven (10-13); Icebox (13-10); Abyss (13-10)
- SAW vs JL (0-2): Haven (2-13); Icebox (9-13)
September 2, 2024- Day 3
- CGN vs BAR (2-1): Bind (8-13); Ascent (16-14); Haven (13-9)
- TU vs JL (1-2): Bind (13-11); Sunset (12-14); Haven (12-14)
- Apeks vs DSY (2-0): Haven (13-7); Sunset (13-9)
- MOUZ vs PCF (1-2): Lotus (13-10); Haven (7-13); Abyss (10-13)
September 3, 2024- Day 4
- DSY vs BAR (2-1): Ascent (8-13); Haven (13-10); Sunset (14-12)
- PCF vs JL (2-0): Ascent (13-10); Lotus (13-3)
- CGN vs GoNext Esports (2-0): Bind (13-6); Abyss (13-6)
- TU vs SAW (2-1): Ascent (10-13); Haven (13-6); Abyss (13-4)
September 4, 2024- Day 5
- DSY vs GoNext Esports (2-0): Lotus (13-1); Icebox (13-5)
- PFC vs SAW (2-0): Abyss (13-6); Ascent (13-7)
- Apeks vs BAR (2-1): Sunset (10-13); Abyss (13-5); Haven (13-11)
- MOUZ vs JL (2-1): Lotus (13-10); Bind (7-13); Haven (13-10)
Results: Apecks, CGN Esports, The Ultimates, and PCFIC Esports qualify for Playoffs
Playoffs
Upper Bracket Semifinals
- Apecks vs TU (2-0): Sunset (13-9); Lotus (13-5)
- PFC vs CGN (1-2): Abyss (13-11); Ascent (8-13); Sunset (5-13)
Lower Bracket Semifinals
- TU vs PFC (0-2): Haven (11-13); Abyss (7-13)
Upper Bracket Finals
- Apecks vs CGN (2-0): Ascent (13-5); Sunset (13-9)
Lower Bracket Finals
- CGN vs PFC (0-3): Lotus (9-13); Abyss (9-13); Bind (8-13)
Grand Finals
- Apecks vs PFC (3-2): Sunset (6-13); Abyss (13-8); Haven (11-13); Lotus (13-11); Ascent (13-4)
Results: Apecks qualify for VCT EMEA League 2025
Where to watch
You can watch the VCT Ascension EMEA 2024 on Valorant's official YouTube and Twitch channels for this tournament. The matches generally begin at 18:00 CEST and 21:00 CEST. Below are the links where you can find the official channels:
- VCT Ascension EMEA YouTube channel
- VCT Ascension EMEA Twitch channel