Riot has released the schedule for the upcoming 2024 VCT EMEA Kickoff tournament. The event will run from February 20 to March 1st as two teams aim to stamp their tickets to Masters: Madrid.

Groups

Similar to the recently-announced Pacific Kickoff, EMEA's event will feature 11 teams spread throughout three groups. Two-time major champions FNATIC FNATIC Europe Rank #1 Leo Leo Jannesson Derke Nikita Sirmitev Boaster Jake Howlett Chronicle Timofey Khromov Alfajer Emir Ali Beder will receive a BYE, most likely due to their performance last year.

The three groups and their teams are as follows:

Group A:

• FUT Esports FUT Esports Europe Rank #3 MrFaliN Furkan Yeğen yetujey Eray Budak AtaKaptan Ata Tan cNed Mehmet Yağız İpek qRaxs Doğukan Balaban
• Team Heretics Team Heretics Europe Rank #21 MiniBoo Dominykas Lukaševičius Wo0t Mert Alkan RieNs Enes Ecirli benjyfishy Benjy David Fish Boo Ričardas Lukaševičius
• GIANTX GIANTX Europe Rank #24 purp0 Semyon Borchev Redgar Igor Vlasov Fit1nho Adolfo Gallego hoody Aaro Peltokangas Cloud Kirill Nehozhin
• Karmine Corp Karmine Corp Europe Rank #8 MAGNUM Martin Penkov tomaszy Tomás Machado N4RRATE Marshall Massey marteen Martin Pátek sh1n Ryad Ensaad

Group B:

• Natus Vincere Natus Vincere Europe Rank #5 ANGE1 Kyrylo Karasov Shao Andrey Kiprsky Zyppan Pontus Eek SUYGETSU Dmitry Ilyushin ardiis Ardis Svarenieks
• BBL Esports BBL Esports Europe Rank #17 Elite Efe Teber pAura Melih Karaduran Brave Eren Kasırga reazy Kaan Ürpek QutionerX Doğukan Dural
• Team Liquid Team Liquid Europe Rank #18 Jamppi Elias Olkkonen nAts Ayaz Akhmetshin Enzo Enzo Mestari Mistic James Orfila Keiko Georgio Sanassy
• KOI KOI Europe Rank #164 kamo Kamil Frąckowiak ShadoW Tobias Flodström grubinho Grzegorz Ryczko starxo Patryk Kopczynski sheydos Bogdan Naumov

Group C:

• Team Vitality Team Vitality Europe Rank #14 trexx Nikita Cherednichenko Kicks Kimmie Laasner runneR Emil Trajkovski ceNder Jokūbas Labutis Sayf Saif Jibraeel
• Gentle Mates Gentle Mates Europe Rank #9 TakaS Jonathan Paupard beyAz Beyazit Körpe nataNk Nathan Bocqueho Wailers Wailers Locart logaN Logan Corti
• FNATIC FNATIC Europe Rank #1 Leo Leo Jannesson Derke Nikita Sirmitev Boaster Jake Howlett Chronicle Timofey Khromov Alfajer Emir Ali Beder

Schedule

Just like Pacific, EMEA's Kickoff will have three stages: Groups, Play-Ins, and Playoffs. Riot have announced their schedule for the group stage as well as playoffs, but have yet to release their plans for play-ins.

The public schedule for groups and playoffs can be seen below:

Tuesday, February 20 (Groups)

• 11:00 AM EST | 6:00 PM CEST | 1:00 AM KST - Group A: FUT Esports vs. Team Heretics
• 2:00 PM EST | 9:00 PM CEST | 4:00 AM KST - Group A: GIANTX vs. Karmine Corp

Wednesday, February 21

• 8:00 AM EST | 3:00 PM CEST | 10:00 PM KST - Group B: Natus Vincere vs. BBL Esports
• 11:00 AM EST | 6:00 PM CEST | 1:00 AM KST - Group B: Team Liquid vs. Movistar KOI
• 2:00 PM EST | 9:00 PM CEST | 4:00 AM KST - Group C: Gentle Mates vs. Team Vitality

Thursday, February 22

• 11:00 AM EST | 6:00 PM CEST | 1:00 AM KST - TBD vs. TBD
• 2:00 PM EST | 9:00 PM CEST | 4:00 AM KST - TBD vs. TBD

Friday, February 23

• 8:00 AM EST | 3:00 PM CEST | 10:00 PM KST - TBD vs. TBD
• 11:00 AM EST | 6:00 PM CEST | 1:00 AM KST - TBD vs. TBD
• 2:00 PM EST | 9:00 PM CEST | 4:00 AM KST - Group C: FNATIC vs. TBD

Sunday, February 25

• 8:00 AM EST | 3:00 PM CEST | 10:00 PM KST - TBD vs. TBD
• 11:00 AM EST | 6:00 PM CEST | 1:00 AM KST - TBD vs. TBD
• 2:00 PM EST | 9:00 PM CEST | 4:00 AM KST - TBD vs. TBD

Monday, February 26 (Play-Ins)

• TBD

Thursday, February 29 (Semifinals)

• 11:00 AM EST | 6:00 PM CEST | 1:00 AM KST - TBD vs. TBD
• 2:00 PM EST | 9:00 PM CEST | 4:00 AM KST - TBD vs. TBD

Friday, March 1 (Grand Final)

• 11:00 AM EST | 6:00 PM CEST | 1:00 AM KST - TBD vs. TBD

Tickets

Riot will begin selling tickets to the first VALORANT games to be held at their new Riot Games Arena on February 2 at 17:00 CET (11:00 AM EST | 6:00 PM CEST | 1:00 AM KST).

Coverage

VLR.gg will be covering all of the VCT Leagues in our event hub. Additional information (streams, pick'ems, etc.) will be updated upon release.