Evil Geniuses win Valorant Champions 2023: Final standings and recap

Evil Geniuses lifts Valorant Champs 2023 trophyColin Young-Wolff/Riot Games

Valorant Champions 2023 has come to a close, with Evil Geniuses keeping the trophy in the Americas region after beating Paper Rex. Here you can find everything about the third world championship in Valorant history, including a recap, the standings and all the scores.

After three action-packed weeks in Los Angeles, Valorant Champions 2023 is over. In front of a packed Kia Forum crowd, Evil Geniuses beat Paper Rex 3-1 in the grand final, winning North America’s first international title since VCT 2022 Masters Reykjavík. They also keep the trophy in the Americas following LOUD’s win in Istanbul last year.

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What happened to Evil Geniuses in 2023 is nothing short of a Cinderella story. The team began the season in woeful form and became the target of ridicule. Amid rumors that Evil Geniuses were considering replacing head coach Christine ‘potter’ Chi, Max ‘Demon1’ Mazanov was brought into the starting lineup, and their fortunes began to turn.

“It feels pretty good,” potter said after the match when asked about Evil Geniuses’ rollercoaster of a season.

After barely qualifying for the VCT Americas playoffs, Evil Geniuses placed second at VCT Masters Tokyo in what was only the team’s second international appearance. Then EG hit another level in Los Angeles, where they took the scalps of EDward Gaming, DRX, and LOUD in the playoffs before exacting revenge on Paper Rex in a grand final where they were in control for the majority of the series.

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But is this the start of an Evil Geniuses era? “Absolutely,” Kelden ‘Boostio’ Pupello said. “Absolutely.”

Valorant Champions 2023 marks the end of the first year of the partnered league format. The tournament had a record $2.25 million prize pool – more than double that of last year’s world championship.

Below is everything you need to know about Valorant Champions 2023.

Valorant Champions 2023: Dates and Format

Valorant Champions 2023 took place from August 6 through 26. The event was held across two locations, with the earlier rounds taking place at the Shrine Auditorium and the latter stages moving to the Kia Forum.

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You can find all the dates and locations below:

  • Group Stage: August 6-13 (Shrine Auditorium)
  • Bracket Stage: August 16-20 (Shrine Auditorium)
  • Top Four Finals: August 24-26 (Kia Forum)

Group Stage (August 6-13):

  • 16 teams split into four double-elimination groups
  • Top 2 teams from each group advance to playoffs.
  • All matches are BO3.

Playoffs (August 16-26):

  • 8 teams will be randomly placed in a double-elimination bracket.
  • Teams from the same group are placed on opposite sides of the bracket.
  • All matches are Bo3, except the lower bracket final and the grand final.
  • Lower bracket final and grand final will be played in a Bo5 format.

Valorant Champions 2023: Final standings and results

Placement Team Prize Money (USD)
1 Evil Geniuses $1,000,000
2 Paper Rex $400,000
3 LOUD $250,000
4 Fnatic $130,000
5-6 DRX $85,000
EDward Gaming
7-8 Bilibili Gaming $50,000
FUT Esports
9-12 NRG $30,000
Giants
T1
NAVI
13-16 ZETA DIVISION $20,000
KRÜ Esports
FPX
Team Liquid

Valorant Champions 2023 Playoffs (August 16-26)

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Day 8: August 26

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Grand Final EG 3-1 Paper Rex 12 PM 3 PM 8 PM

Previous results:

Day 1: August 16

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Upper Round 1 Fnatic 0-2 LOUD 12 PM 3 PM 8 PM
Upper Round 1 Paper Rex 2-0 FUT 3 PM 6 PM 11 PM

Day 2: August 17

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Upper Round 1 DRX 2-0 BLG 12 PM 3 PM 8 PM
Upper Round 1 Evil Geniuses 2-1 EDG 3 PM 6 PM 11 PM

Day 3: August 18

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Lower Round 1 Fnatic 2-0 FUT 12 PM 3 PM 8 PM
Lower Round 1 BLG 1-2 EDG 3 PM 6 PM 11 PM

Day 4: August 19

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Upper Round 2 LOUD 1-2 Paper Rex 12 PM 3 PM 8 PM
Upper Round 2 DRX 0-2 EG 3 PM 6 PM 11 PM

Day 5: August 20

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Lower Round 2 EDG 1-2 LOUD 12 PM 3 PM 8 PM
Lower Round 2 Fnatic 2-1 DRX 3 PM 6 PM 11 PM

Day 6: August 24

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Upper Final Paper Rex 2-1 EG 12 PM 3 PM 8 PM
Lower Round 3 LOUD 2-1 Fnatic 3 PM 6 PM 11 PM

Day 7: August 25

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Lower Final EG 3-2 LOUD 12 PM 3 PM 8 PM

Valorant Champions 2023 Group Stage (August 6-13)

Group Standings

Group A

Placement Team Record
1 Paper Rex 2-0
2 EDG 2-1
3 Giants 1-2
4 KRÜ 0-2

Group B

Placement Team Record
1 EG 2-0
2 FUT 2-1
3 T1 1-2
4 FPX 0-2

Group C

Placement Team Record
1 Fnatic 2-0
2 BLG 2-1
3 NRG 1-2
4 ZETA DIVISION 0-2

Group D

Placement Team Record
1 DRX 2-0
2 LOUD 2-1
3 NAVI 1-2
4 Liquid 0-2

Day 1: August 6

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Group D Round 1 NAVI 2-0 Team Liquid 12 PM 3 PM 8 PM
Group D Round 1 LOUD 1-2 DRX 3 PM 6 PM 11 PM

Day 2: August 7

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Group B Round 1 T1 0-2 FUT 12 PM 3 PM 8 PM
Group B Round 1 EG 2-0 FPX 3 PM 6 PM 11 PM
Group D Winners NAVI 1-2 DRX 6 PM 9 PM 2 AM

Day 3: August 8

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Group C Round 1 Bilibili 2-0 NRG 12 PM 3 PM 8 PM
Group C Round 1 Fnatic 2-0 ZETA 3 PM 6 PM 11 PM
Group B Winners FUT 0-2 EG 6 PM 9 PM 2 AM

Day 4: August 9

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Group A Round 1 Paper Rex 2-0 KRÜ 12 PM 3 PM 8 PM
Group A Round 1 EDG 2-1 Giants 3 PM 6 PM 11 PM
Group C Winners Fnatic 2-0 BLG 6 PM 9 PM 2 AM

Day 5: August 10

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Group D Losers Team Liquid 0-2 LOUD 12 PM 3 PM 8 PM
Group B Losers FPX 0-2 T1 3 PM 6 PM 11 PM
Group A Winners Paper Rex 2-0 EDG 6 PM 9 PM 2 AM

Day 6: August 11

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Group A Losers Giants 2-0 KRÜ 12 PM 3 PM 8 PM
Group C Losers ZETA DIVISION 0-2 NRG 3 PM 6 PM 11 PM

Day 7: August 12

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Group D Decider NAVI 1-2 LOUD 12 PM 3 PM 8 PM
Group B Decider FUT 2-0 T1 3 PM 6 PM 11 PM

Day 8: August 13

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Group A Decider EDG 2-0 Giants 12 PM 3 PM 8 PM
Group C Decider BLG 2-0 NRG 3 PM 6 PM 11 PM

Valorant Champions 2023: Teams and rosters

Twelve of the 16 slots for Valorant Champions came from the EMEA, Americas and Pacific leagues. The top three teams from the international leagues qualified for both VCT Masters Tokyo and Valorant Champions 2023, with each region also hosting a last-chance qualifier that qualified an additional team for Los Angeles.

Chinese teams competed in the Champions CN Qualifiers to find the top three squads to represent the region at the world championship. The final slot was allocated to EMEA as the winning region of VCT Masters Tokyo.

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Below are the teams and players who qualified for the event and traveled to LA.

Team Region Players
LOUD Americas Saadhak, aspas, Less, cauanzin, tuyz
Evil Geniuses Americas jawgemo, Ethan, Boostio, C0M, Demon1
NRG Americas s0m, FNS, crashies, Victor, ardiis
KRÜ Esports Americas Klaus, NagZ, Daveeys, Melser, keznit
Fnatic EMEA Boaster, Derke, Alfajer, Leo, Chronicle
Team Liquid EMEA Jamppi, nAts, Sayf, soulcas, Redgar
FUT Esports EMEA qw1, mojj, qRaxs, MrFaliN, ATA KAPTAN
Giants EMEA Fit1nho, hoody, nukkye, rhyme, Cloud
NAVI EMEA  ANGE1, Shao, Zyppan, SUYGETSU, cNed
DRX Pacific stax, MaKo, Zest, Rb, BuZz, Foxy9
Paper Rex Pacific f0rsakeN, d4v41, Jinggg, something, mindfreak
T1 Pacific ban, Carpe, xeta, Munchkin, Sayaplayer
ZETA DIVISION Pacific Laz, crow, Dep, TENNN, SugarZ3ro
Bilibili China Biank, rin, Knight, whzy, yosemite
EDG China Haodong, ZmjjKK, nobody, CHICHOO, Smoggy
FunPlus Phoenix China AAAY, TZH, Yuicaw, Lysoar, BerLIN