Fnatic win VCT LOCK//IN in dramatic final: Results, placements & recap

Fnatic lifting the VCT LOCK//IN trophy.Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games

VCT LOCK//IN Brazil, the biggest LAN event in Valorant history, came to an end as Fnatic beat home side LOUD in a thrilling series. Here is everything you need to know about the tournament, including results and final placements.

Fnatic’s wait for a title is over. Two years after almost winning the first international Valorant event, the European giants finally have a trophy in their cabinet after winning VCT LOCK//IN in a match described by many as the best in the history of the game.

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Hollywood scriptwriters couldn’t have penned a more dramatic ending if they tried. Fnatic came out of the gates all guns blazing and raced to a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series. LOUD did not back down, however, and leveled the series, to the delight of the Ginásio do Ibirapuera crowd. The Brazilian team team carried that momentum into the final map, Icebox, but let an 11-3 lead slip as Fnatic won the series in overtime, rendering the crowd silent.

With Fnatic’s VCT LOCK//IN victory, Timofey ‘Chronicle’ Khromov became the first player to win two VCT trophies. The Russian player was also part of the Gambit squad that won VCT Stage 3 Masters in Berlin in 2021.

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VCT LOCK//IN Brazil marked the start of a new era for Valorant esports

VCT LOCK//IN Brazil was the first event of the 2023 Valorant Champions Tour and featured the 30 partner teams from the EMEA, Pacific, and Americas international leagues, as well as two Chinese invited teams. It was the biggest Valorant event hosted by Riot Games and offered the first look at the teams that are part of this new era in the esport.

To catch up on where your favorite team placed and see how much money everyone made, you can find the full standings below.

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VCT 2023 LOCK//IN Brazil: Final standings

Below you can find the prize pool distribution and the final standings.

Placement Team Prize Money (USD)
1 Fnatic $100,000
2 LOUD $60,000
3-4 NAVI $40,000
DRX
5-8 100 Thieves $25,000
Leviatán
Talon
NRG
9-16 FURIA $10,000
FUT Esports
Team Vitality
Team Secret
Evil Geniuses
Karmine Corp
Giants
Cloud9
17-32 T1 $5,000
Sentinels
EDG
RRQ
Global Esports
ZETA Division
KRÜ Esports
Liquid
Gen.G
MIBR
Heretics
Paper Rex
BBL
FunPlus Phoenix
DetonatioN
KOI

VCT 2023 LOCK//IN Brazil: Results, format and bracket

VCT LOCK//IN Brazil took place from February 13 through March 4 at Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo. The 10,000-seat arena had previously staged other esports events, including the finals of the second split of CBLOL 2022 and the LATAM last-chance qualifier for Valorant Champions 2022.

LOUD vs NRG Esports ValorantColin Young-Wolff/Riot Games
VCT LOCK//IN had a crowd during the entire tournament

The 32 participating teams were placed in a single-elimination bracket, with the first three rounds being played in a best-of-three format. The semi-finals and the grand final will be best-of-five clashes.

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Riot Games used a random draw process to maximize the number of inter-regional clashes for the first round of matches. The 16 match-ups were distributed across two sides of the bracket, called ‘Alpha’ and ‘Omega’, in order to maximize the possibility of inter-regional matches for the second round as well.

Bracket

(Bracket by Liquipedia)

VCT 2023 LOCK//IN Brazil: Results

Finals stages (March 2-4)

Day 1: March 2

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Semi-finals LOUD 3-2 DRX 9 AM 12 PM 5 PM

Day 2: March 3

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Semi-finals NAVI 0-3 Fnatic 9 AM 12 PM 5 PM

Day 3: March 4

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Showmatch Team tarik 10-13 Team frttt 9 AM 12 PM 5 PM
Grand final LOUD 2-3 Fnatic 10 AM 1 PM 6 PM

Omega matches (February 22-27)

Day 6: February 27

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Quarter-finals NAVI 2-0 Leviatán 9 AM 12 PM 5 PM
Quarter-finals Fnatic 2-0 100 Thieves 12 PM 3 PM 8 PM

Day 1: February 22

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Round of 32 Liquid 0-2 Secret 9 AM 12 PM 5 PM
Round of 32 NAVI 2-0 KRÜ 12 PM 3 PM 8 PM
Round of 32 ZETA 0-2 Leviatán 3 PM 6 PM 11 PM

Day 2: February 23

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Round of 32 Vitality 2-1 Global Esports 9 AM 12 PM 5 PM
Round of 32 FUT 2-0 RRQ 12 PM 3 PM 8 PM
Round of 32 100 Thieves 2-1 EDG 3 PM 6 PM 11 PM

Day 3: February 24

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Round of 32 Sentinels 0-2 Fnatic 9 AM 12 PM 5 PM
Round of 32 T1 0-2 FURIA 12 PM 3 PM 8 PM

Day 4: February 25

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Round of 16 Team Secret 0-2 NAVI 9 AM 12 PM 5 PM
Round of 16 Leviatán 2-0 Vitality 12 PM 3 PM 8 PM

Day 5: February 26

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Round of 16 100 Thieves 2-1 FUT 9 AM 12 PM 5 PM
Round of 16 Fnatic 2-0 FURIA 12 PM 3 PM 8 PM

Alpha matches (February 13-19)

Day 1: February 13

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Round of 32 KOI 0-2 NRG 9 AM 12 PM 5 PM
Round of 32 DetonatioN 0-2 Giants 12 PM 3 PM 8 PM

Day 2: February 14

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Round of 32 FPX 1-2 KCorp 9 AM 12 PM 5 PM
Round of 32 BBL 1-2 DRX 12 PM 3 PM 8 PM
Round of 32 Cloud9 2-0 Paper Rex 3 PM 6 PM 11 PM

Day 3: February 15

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Stage Match PT ET GMT
Round of 32 Heretics 0-2 Evil Geniuses 9 AM 12 PM 5 PM
Round of 32 MIBR 0-2 Talon 12 PM 3 PM 8 PM
Round of 32 Gen.G 0-2 LOUD 3 PM 6 PM 11 PM

Day 4: February 17

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Round of 16 NRG 2-1 Giants 9 AM 12 PM 5 PM
Round of 16 LOUD 2-0 KCorp 12 PM 3 PM 8 PM

Day 5: February 18

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Round of 16 DRX 2-1 Cloud9 9 AM 12 PM 5 PM
Round of 16 Evil Geniuses 0-2 Talon 12 PM 3 PM 8 PM

Day 6: February 19

Stage Match PT ET GMT
Quarter-finals NRG 1-2 LOUD 9 AM 12 PM 5 PM
Quarter-finals DRX 2-1 Talon 12 PM 3 PM 8 PM

VCT 2023 LOCK//IN Brazil: Participating teams

VCT LOCK//IN Brazil featured the 30 teams with which Riot Games has partnered for the VCT leagues in EMEA, Asia-Pacific, and the Americas.

The 30 partner teams were joined by two Chinese sides, EDward Gaming and FunPlus Phoenix. This was the first international tournament for FPX’s new team, which used to compete as an academy roster for the organization.

Below are the current rosters of all 32 teams:

VCT Americas teams:

Team Players
100 Thieves Asuna, bang, stellar, Derrek, Cryocells
Cloud9 leaf, Xeppaa, vanity, yay, Zellsis, qpert
Evil Geniuses C0M, Boostio, jawgemo, BcJ, Ethan, Reformed, Apotheon
FURIA qck, mwzera mazin, dgzin, Khalil, kon4n
KRÜ NagZ, xand, Daveeys, Melser, axeddy, Klaus
Leviatán kiNgg, Tacolilla, Shyy, Nozwerr, Mazino, keznit
LOUD aspas, Saadhak, Less, cauanzin, tuyz
MIBR jzz, frz, heat, Murizz, rglm, txozin
NRG s0m, FNS, crashies, victor, ardiis, Thwifo
Sentinels TenZ, zekken, Sacy, paNcada, dephh, SicK

VCT EMEA teams:

Team Players
BBL AsLanM4shadoW, Turko, QuotinerX, Brave, SouhcNi, aimDLL
Fnatic Boaster, Derke, Alfajer, Leo, Chronicle, kamyk
FUT mojj, qw1, MrFaliN, Muj, qRaxs, ATA KAPTAN
Giants Fit1nho, hoody, Cloud, rhyme, nukkye
KCorp ScreaM, Nivera, xms, Shin, Newzera
KOI koldamenta, Sheydos, trexx, Wolfen, starxo
NAVI ANGE1, Shao, Zyppan, SUYGETSU, cNed
Heretics keloqz, Boo, Mixwell, zeek, AvovA
Liquid soulcas, Jamppi, nAts, Redgar, Sayf, dimasick
Vitality ceNder, BONECOLD, MOLSI, Destrian, Twisten

VCT Pacific teams:

Team Players
DetonatioN Suggest, Reita, xnfri, Anthem, Seoldam, takej
DRX stax, Rb, BuZz, MaKo, Zest, Foxy9
Gen.G Meteor, k1Ng, iNTRO, TS, eKo, Secret
Global Esports AYRIN, T3xture, Bazzi, Monyet, SkRossi, Lightningfast
Paper Rex f0rsakeN, Benkai, mindfreak, Jinggg, d4v41
RRQ EJAY, 2ge, Emman, Tehbotol, fl1pzjder, Lmemore
T1 ban, xeta, Munchkin, Sayaplayer, BeomJun, Carpe
Talon Crws, foxz, sushiboys, garnetS, jitboyS
Team Secret BORKUM, Jremy, DubsteP, JessieVash, invy, lenne
ZETA DIVISION Laz, crow, Dep, TENNN, SugarZ3ro, barce

Chinese invites:

Team Players
EDward Gaming Haodong, CHICHOO, nobody, ZmjjKK, Smoggy
FunPlus Phoenix AAAAY, BerLIN, TZH, WudiYuChEn, Yuicaw, OMEGA