EMEA is the first of Valorant's three superregions to crown all of its Split 1 champions. Only one core was able to retain their title from last year's European competitions.
SAW
SAW
Europe
Rank #5
Addicted
Eduardo Torres
DaviH
David Cruz
tomaszy
Tomás Machado
Fizzy
David Figueiredo
Bati
Miguel Batista
— who last year played under
Arroz
Arroz
Inactive
Zino
Paulo Figueiredo
Bati
Miguel Batista
DaviH
David Cruz
tomaszy
Tomás Machado
VTaguT
Rui Ribeiro
— were the only core to make a repeat of their 2022 feats. Last year, Arroz dominated Portugal's competitions by sweeping both Campeonato de Elite splits. This year, with only three of its players under SAW, the team bruised through Portugal's VCL.
Case Esports
Case Esports
Europe
Rank #12
MiniBoo
Dominykas Lukaševičius
Kiles
Vlad Shvets
ease
Manuel López
roxie
Povilas Krivelis
Toki
Maria Perez
Yurii
Salvador Gasco
was also the first and only organization to conquer a second title, albeit with different rosters.
VCL Northern Europe: Polaris
Northern Europe's three-best teams were all within touching distance of each other.
Les Petits Bouffons
Les Petits Bouffons
Europe
Rank #22
vong
Vong Nguyen
Luzuh
Joseph Loose
KRAY
Calum Knight
Russ
Russel Mendes
L1NK
Travis Mendoza
, where
L1NK
and
Russ
play, tied first with
Apeks
Apeks
Europe
Rank #15
MAGNUM
Martin Penkov
Mistic
James Orfila
Enzo
Enzo Mestari
ShadoW
Tobias Flodström
Keiko
Georgio Sanassy
, who signed a core of former
FNATIC
FNATIC
Europe
Rank #1
Leo
Leo Jannesson
Derke
Nikita Sirmitev
Boaster
Jake Howlett
Chronicle
Timofey Khromov
Alfajer
Emir Ali Beder
players earlier this year, at a 6-1 record.
FOKUS
FOKUS
Europe
Rank #8
waddle
Wadir Taraki
KPZET
Victor Steensgaard
Lime
Jacob Foster
JUGi
Jakob Hansen
YaBoiLewis
Lewis Hughes
trailed them in third with five wins and two losses.
HSDIRR
HSDIRR
Europe
Rank #33
Ale
Alend Khalaf
vicious
Benjamin Guilotte
lyNxi
Felix Björklund
Meddo
Johan Renbjörk Lundborg
freddan
, who qualified fourth with four wins, and Apeks found opening wins in the playoffs against LPB and FOKUS, respectively. FOKUS flawlessly beat LPB and HSDIRR in the lower bracket, rematching
Enzo
's squad in the grand final.
Mistic & co. proved superior in the final again, dropping just one map (Split, 13-5) to FOKUS, on their way to a 3-1 win. Apeks' near-flawless regular season was mirrored by a playoffs run in which they dropped just two maps, leading themselves to the Polaris trophy.

VCL Spain: Rising
One of just four 10-team VCLs in Europe, Spain's playoffs featured six teams.
Team Queso
Team Queso
Europe
Rank #26
UNFAKE
Bartosz Bernacki
neptuNo
Alberto González
H1ber
Joona Parviainen
PoPiFresH
Mario González
lowel
Christian García Antorán
lost just four out of 18 matches, while Case qualified second with a 13-5 record.
Rebels Gaming
Rebels Gaming
Europe
Rank #35
GatsH
Guillaume Kalka
hastack
Sergio Fernández Martínez
vo0kashu
Ilya Ushakov
humanz
Jose Luis Cebrian
Phardon
Brandon Perez Testa
Rexs
José Jaramago
and
UCAM Tokiers
UCAM Tokiers
Europe
Rank #40
YuNo
Eloy García Burgueño
iDex
Sammy Van de Weghe
Flickless
Karel Maeckelbergh
Famsii
Ramses Koivukangas
Quick
Fabián Pereira
both had 11 wins and seven losses.
KPI Gaming
KPI Gaming
Europe
Rank #61
jonba
Jon Baraiazarra
kyrrz
Álvaro Reyes
shhhack
Peter Belej
B1SK
Vitaliy Emelyanov
Insider
Artem Puzanov
and
Falcons
Falcons
Europe
Rank #52
synsi
Jere Virtanen
eXerZ
Miguel Marín
KILLDREAM
João Ferreira
Guardy
Antonio Guardiola
circu
Fernando Puerta Jimenez
rounded out the playoffs list with a 10-8 record.
Unlike KPI, Falcons were able to overcome their opponents and moved to the semifinals. Queso and Case made clean work of their opponents, both taking 3-1 wins from UCAM Tokiers and Falcons that sent both teams into the grand final.
Case remained in control for most of the Bo5 grand final, dropping just one map. Tied 1-1 after trading Icebox (Case 13-5) for Haven (Queso 13-6), Kiles ' team raced through Ascent and Lotus to take a 3-1 win that crowned them champions. Case, as an organization, was also last year's VRL winner, albeit with a different roster.

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VCL France: Revolution
In France, one of EMEA's biggest leagues,
SBG
SBG
Europe
Rank #14
APO
Tom Bonnion
stand-in
TakaS
Jonathan Paupard
logaN
Logan Corti
Wailers
Wailers Locart
beyAz
Beyazit Körpe
nataNk
Nathan Bocqueho
were a step above the field. They were the only team to lose just four matches, while
Mandatory
Mandatory
Europe
Rank #13
HyP
Damien Souville
thebigfiz
Julien Auberton
kAdavra
Thomas Johner
AKUMAAAAA
Alex Lo Bello
Goaster
Tony Richard
trailed with a 12-6 record.
Zerance
Zerance
Europe
Rank #58
lux9
Lucas Danna
Babax
Baptiste Bertrand
DarkLight
Lucas Rossetto
Veqaj
Sylvain Pattyn
Mercure
Theo Maisongrande
,
WYLDE
WYLDE
Europe
Rank #70
FoxieGG
Tyler Lowton
hype
Tautvydas Paldavicius
hiro
Emirhan Kat
Sevire
Ethan Starke
MAGiK
Calvin Spaaij
, and
VALIANT
VALIANT
Europe
Rank #44
LeeN
Adam Caillol
NeskaaS
Sohan Bessassa
Sacake
Ladislav Sachr
CyvOph
Clement Millard
Jesse
Adam Čtvrtníček
all ended the regular season 10-8, and
Joblife
Joblife
Europe
Rank #124
YAYAX
Yael Hountondji
Killu
Vieillard Giovanni
rodeN
Rodolphe Bianco
SoOn
Terence Tarlier
MARCTYLINHO
Marcty Bienvenu
qualified over
beGenius
beGenius
Inactive
due to winning the tiebreaker.
VALIANT and Zerance both took opening wins in the quarterfinals without dropping a map, but in two very close matches. Both Mandatory and SBG found close wins over Zerance and VALIANT, respectively, with the latter going the distance.
Mandatory and SBG outlasted each other on Split (13-8) and Lotus (13-11), leveling the series at 1-1. SBG had to prise Fracture (13-11) from their opponents and stop a comeback in the process, but dominated Icebox (13-2) to crown themselves VCL France champions.

👑 @logaNN_CSGO
👑 @nataNk1wnl
👑 @TakaS_Jr
👑 @beyAzBEAST
👑 @Wailers_WL
#VALRevolution
VCL DACH: Evolution
DACH was the only league to use and keep a Bo2 format throughout the league, allowing teams to finish matchdays tied up.
MOUZ
MOUZ
Europe
Rank #50
al0rante
Felix Brandl
Obnoks
Nico Garczarczyk
murii
Murat Korkmaz
Filu
Dawid Czarnecki
iluri
Ilari Puranen
were the only lossless team throughout the VCL with a 4-0-3 record.
Unicorns of Love
Unicorns of Love
Europe
Rank #21
nico
Nico Neumann
eleo
Leonard Kulish
canefis
James Barry
Luc1d
Kenny Gauthier Kühlmann
Treelover
Philipp Urban
also won four matches but dropped one.
Angry Titans
Angry Titans
Europe
Rank #60
eNes
Enes Bulut
jurca
Jurca Andreas
Louitan
Louis Beresford
ngiN
Engin Kor
HyDrO
Lukas Brill
(3-1-3) and
CGN Esports
CGN Esports
Europe
Rank #29
elllement
Dragan Milanović
azury
Luca Sammer
BennY
Benjamin Domgörgen
Shazeon
Rene Cappel
starki
Krzysztof Lewandrowski
(2-1-4), mainstays from last year's VRL, rounded out the playoffs.
CGN came swinging out the gate in the playoffs with a 2-0 over MOUZ, but were struck down in the upper final by Unicorns of Love — who had won against Angry Titans in the semifinal. MOUZ were eliminated in the lower semifinal, and Angry Titans fell shortly after to CGN.
In a rematch between CGN and Unicorns of Love, the former found a 3-0 win that crowned them VCL DACH Champions one season after three of its players were fighting in the region's Relegation tournament.

VCL Turkey: Birlik
Fire Flux Esports
Fire Flux Esports
Europe
Rank #9
Wo0t
Mert Alkan
yetujey
Eray Budak
jeyj7y
Soner Eren Kent
Jlerst
Naci Enes Yıldırım
sociablEE
Volkan Yonal
and
Parla Esports
Parla Esports
Inactive
Jlerst
Naci Enes Yıldırım
sociablEE
Volkan Yonal
lauress
Toprak Kaynak
Ruxic
Uğur Güç
jeyj7y
Soner Eren Kent
— the latter of which placed second in an end-of-year run at G-Loot Clash — dominated the regular season with an 8-1 record.
Papara SuperMassive
Papara SuperMassive
Europe
Rank #18
sterben
Emre Demirci
CyderX
Caner Demir
Elite
Efe Teber
Burzzy
Burak Özveren
Celasun
Emir Celasun
Izzy
Baran Yılmaz
and
S2G Esports
S2G Esports
Europe
Rank #17
reazy
Kaan Ürpek
RieNs
Enes Ecirli
russ
Batuhan Malgaç
pAura
Melih Karaduran
lurzy0y0
Ibrahim Sandıkcı
qualified third and fourth (6-3).
İstanbul Wildcats
İstanbul Wildcats
Europe
Rank #118
hatex
Cüneyd Baş
7ssk7
Artur Kurshin
XiSTOU
Göktuğ Canciğer
braveaf
Andrew Gorchakov
and
Galatasaray Esports
Galatasaray Esports
Europe
Rank #80
Padisah
Onur Dönmez
MerSa
Mert Saatcı
Docent
Kadri Vatandaş
Touven
Can Eryıldız
DeadInk
Utku Onur Aydin
rounded out the playoffs, both sharing a 4-5 record.
S2G and SuperMassive dominated their opponents in the playoffs, but the latter had a tough time overcoming Parla in the semifinals. SuperMassive were forced to reverse sweep Parla, booking their grand finals slot alongside S2G.
In the final, S2G — a team consisting of pAura , russ , and others — breezed their way to a 3-0 win over SuperMassive. After a long time away from Turkey, pAura and russ have finally returned to the top and won a championship.

Karşılaşma sonucuyla birlikte Şampiyon S2G Espor oluyor!
@s2gespor : 3
@supmass : 0
#ChallengersTR
VCL East: Surge
Over a year after dominating the world,
Acend
Acend
Europe
Rank #10
ALIVE
Gilad Hakim
musashi
Alessio Xhaferi
Br0die
Jack Emmott
baddyG
Kamil Graniczka
B3ASTM0D3
Ivan Ledić
MONSTEERR
Ondřej Petrů
's reign was now limited to Eastern Europe. Their 15-3 record was unmatched, being followed closely by
Enterprise Esports
Enterprise Esports
Europe
Rank #19
Minny
Patrik Hušek
alexiiik
Alex Hawlasek
MaFiN
Martin Vrána
Cantzer
Václav Jan Stezka
benjyfishy
Benjy David Fish
(13-5). Of the remaining four qualified squads —
Rapid Ninjas
Rapid Ninjas
Europe
Rank #28
ikke
Martin Erdei
arbie
Kornel Holecz
hussaR
Bence Huszár
Kwixy
Patrik Liesinger
Chadi
Farsang Balázs
,
Diamant Esports
Diamant Esports
Europe
Rank #25
runneR
Emil Trajkovski
Prti
Ivan Erak
Grmekista
Tilen Grmek
,
Cyber Wolves Esports
Cyber Wolves Esports
Inactive
ALMO
Albert Moscicki
Freyy
Krystian Konopka
Hitch
Martin Srp
pyrolll
Artur Minin
tatzuki
Jovan Milovanovic
, and
Anonymo Esports
Anonymo Esports
Europe
Rank #42
snikk
Sebastian Kamiński
xuss
Tselmeg Tsolmon
Stix
Wojciech Chamielec
grubinho
Grzegorz Ryczko
Katu
Kacper Twórz
— only one had reached the playoffs in last year's VRL East.
Acend and Enterprise Esports had a strong grip on the upper bracket, although the former took a 2-0 win in the upper final. Anonymo, who had been knocked down in the opening round by Enterprise, took wins over Diamant and Cyber Wolves, but were unable to complete their run as Enterprise took them down 2-0 in the lower final.
Acend capped off their VCL East run with a 3-0 over Enterprise, where the team barely struggled. Haven (14-12), Enterprise's first pick, was the only map where Acend struggled, taking clean wins on Icebox and Pearl.

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⭐️ @Br0dieVAL
⭐️ @musashival
⭐️ @baddyyG
⭐️ @aMONSTEERR
⭐️ @ALIVE_val
Congratulations 👏
VCL Italy: Rinascimento
DSYRE
DSYRE
Europe
Rank #20
xazyy
Alejandro Giudice
caydeN
Yari Olmi
Tag
Alessandro Voci
wackie
Rikardo Birjukov
feqew
Lukas Petrauskas
Zanx
had a flawless regular season right up to the final match, meaning they topped off league play with a 13-1 record. The three teams that met them in the playoffs all had a much bumpier ride.
HMBLE
HMBLE
Europe
Rank #59
Braso
looM
Luca Landolfo
Lando
denzo
Denniz Özden
KnightVoice
Hubert Lorenc
— who defeated DSYRE — managed nine wins and five losses, while
GMT Esports
GMT Esports
Europe
Rank #23
bipo
Taranvir Singh
HearthBeat
Marco Soffia
N A I S
Alessandro Montanari
AFoxx
Fábio Veigas
marteen
Martin Pátek
and
Macko Esports
Macko Esports
Europe
Rank #85
mass3R
Umberto Artuso
Z3RO
Giordano Macioce
Alan
Luca Barchi
DrastZ
Giovanni Chiazzese
Byron
Davide Bicocca
shared an 8-6 record.
In the playoffs, DSYRE didn't let HMBLE defeat them a second time and reached the grand final with a 3-2 win. GMT Esports defeated Macko and HMBLE, being the only VCL team to complete a lower bracket run. They would match DSYRE in the grand final, who had taken two strong wins off of GMT in the regular season.
While the final initially seemed like a close match, as the teams went 1-1, GMT scored back-to-back 13-7 wins on Haven and Icebox and became VCL Italy champions. In July of last year, the same core ( bipo , HearthBeat , AFoxx ) became VRL DACH champions after a 3-0 over a different DSYRE squad.

#VALrinascimento #Sognatori @itVALORANT
VCL Portugal: Tempest
One of two new VCLs alongside Italy, Portugal was completely dominated by SAW. The former Arroz core, who won outshone everyone in Portugal's VRC throughout 2022, had just one loss in the regular season.
GTZ Esports
GTZ Esports
Europe
Rank #11
starkk
Gabriel Marques
OLIZERA
Diogo Oliveira
k1zpawn
Ian Rebelo
kamo
Kamil Frąckowiak
RobbieBk
Robbie Boerkamp
, mostly made up of VRL DACH: Unity winners, trailed with a 12-2 record.
VIKINGS Fourteen
VIKINGS Fourteen
Europe
Rank #46
brk
Bruno Ferreira
GrTw
Tiago Costa
VTaguT
Rui Ribeiro
KenzmPs
Simão Azevedo
Ds
Daniel Silva
(9-5) and
EGN Esports
EGN Esports
Europe
Rank #47
Phatt
Alexandre Silva
silenttt
Nuno Rodrigues
Dext
Norbert Paulovčák
fainz
Pedro Monteiro
(8-6) qualified to the playoffs in third and fourth.
EGN and SAW powered through their opening playoffs opponents, 14VK and GTZ respectively. GTZ were adamant about getting a title shot, winning the lower final 3-1 against EGN, but couldn't get much done in the grand final.
SAW quickly jumped to a 2-0 lead, when a dominant first half of Icebox allowed GTZ to take their first and only point. On Lotus, SAW went from a 10-2 deficit to a 13-10 map win, giving the former Arroz core their fourth national trophy.

Os @sawggofficial conquistam o Split 1 do Challengers Portugal x Worten Game Ring com uma vitória por 3-1 sobre @GTZEsports! GG 🫡
#VALTempest @WortenPT
VCL MENA: Resilience
MENA is subdivided into two: Levant & North Africa and GCC & Iraq.
Geekay Esports
Geekay Esports
MENA
Rank #2
Kheops
Anis Mokrani
Winteryrook
Evgeniy Lenko
Shalaby
Mohamed Shalaby
wayLander
Jan Rahkonen
Shehab
Shehab Hany
RockeT
Ahmed Mohamed
,
NASR Esports
NASR Esports
MENA
Rank #3
sibeastw0w
Anton Govorukhin
Avez
Hazem Khaled
A1mly
Ameen Dibis
cactuzio
Youssef Ait Amghar
chrollo
Omar Hussein
Mickebwoy
Mikołaj Chojnacki
, and
Team RA'AD
Team RA'AD
Inactive
Depyro
Nour Sherif
Shniider
Yousef Osama
Sand
Mark Emad
chrollo
Omar Hussein
Avez
Hazem Khaled
dominated the regular season of the former, while
Team Falcons
Team Falcons
MENA
Rank #5
alvar
Khaled Abdullah
OuTLaW
Abdullah Sulaiman Al-Salem
SpYzera
Abed Doughan
Moh
Mohammad Bin Oti
KHaaLiD
Khalid Al Talib
Flowy
and
Unity Esports
Unity Esports
MENA
Rank #4
ShawateRR
Mohammad Yousef
kugio
Hamad Al-Thani
SoloMabuchi
DVDOV
Abdulrahman Alawadhi
Zimo
finished on top of the latter.
Falcons and Unity matched in the upper final, where the former took a 2-1 win. Their rematch in the grand final finished with the opposite result, as Unity took a rough 3-1 win over Falcons.
While Geekay defeated NASR in the upper final of Levant & NA, RA'AD were sweeping the lower bracket. After 2-1 wins over
ONYX RAVENS
ONYX RAVENS
MENA
Rank #8
Louda
Khaled Hossam
moner
Kirill Matsanov
AntiBiotique
Taha Handaoui
ACHRF
Adjabi Cheraf
rey
Habib Majoul
and NASR, RA'AD capped off their playoffs run with a 3-0 over Geekay in the grand final.
EMEA
These ten teams are now the frontrunners for EMEA's Ascension, which will be held this Summer. Teams will still have to go through a second split of competition, due to start in April, where they will keep fighting for points in the hopes of claiming their region's only Ascension spot.
Ascension's winner will get a two-year promotion to the VCT EMEA, where they can fight for Masters and Champions slots while receiving similar benefits to partnered teams.