The Stage 2 of the VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) Game Changers North America is just around the corner. Beginning on July 28, the top teams from North America will begin their run through the second and most crucial split of the 2025 season.

With the stakes at their highest, the winner of Stage 2 will earn qualification for Game Changers Championship 2025, set to take place in Seoul, South Korea, this November. For the first phase of Stage 2, the sixteen teams will face each other in a Bo3 Swiss Stage, from July 28 to September 10. Teams that reach four wins will advance to the Playoffs while the teams with four losses will be eliminated.

Playoffs

The playoffs will run from September 30 to October 12 and will feature a double elimination bracket. The records of the Swiss Stage will be used as seeds for the playoffs, so the 1st qualified team will face the 8th one, the 2nd qualified team will face the 7th etc... All matches will be Bo3, except for the Lower Final and Grand Final, which will be played in Bo5. The winner will secure a spot at the GC Championship 2025.

Opening Week Match Schedule

Here are the matches of the first week:

Streams