The Champions Paris 2025 will take place from September 12 to October 5, bringing together 16 elite teams to battle it out for the title of VALORANT World Champion. Throughout the season, 48 teams from around the globe have competed across the four International Leagues that make up the VCT circuit, all striving to earn their place at this prestigious final event in France.

Champions in 2024, EDward Gaming is currently competing in the VCT CN, aiming to defend their title this year in Paris. Just like in the EMEA, Pacific, and Americas leagues, only four teams from each region will qualify for this prestigious tournament.

Qualified Teams for VALORANT Champions Paris 2025

How to Qualify for Champions Paris

There are two ways for teams to qualify: either by finishing in the top two of their league at the end of Stage 2, or by being one of the two remaining teams with the most points in their region’s Championship Points Standings. This ranking is built over the course of the season, based on each team’s success and placements during the Kickoff, the two Stages, and the Masters—if they managed to qualify for it.

VCT Americas

G2 Esports

G2 Esports became the first team to qualify for Champions 2025, securing their spot right after the end of Masters Toronto. Thanks to a dominant lead in the VCT Americas Championship Points Standings, the Samurai had already locked in their ticket to Paris. With first-place finishes at both the Kickoff and Stage 1, a runner-up result at Masters Bangkok, and a Top 4 finish in Toronto, Nathan “leaf” Orf and his teammates are considered one of the heavy favourites heading into the tournament.

Sentinels

Sentinels were the second team to punch their ticket, clinching qualification on August 2 following their third consecutive win in Stage 2 of VCT Americas. Also, mathematically guaranteed a spot through points, they continue to prove themselves as a major force on the global stage—despite the departure of Tyson “TenZ” Ngo, one of the game’s biggest stars. After finishing second in both the Kickoff and Stage 1, SEN stands as the region’s second-strongest squad alongside G2, well ahead of the rest of the pack.