The groups for VCT China have been redrawn ahead of Stage 2, rearranging the groups from Stage 1. This was done because the group stage results for each stage are now independent from one another as opposed to last year, where teams' records from the two stages were combined when qualifying teams to the Stage 2 playoffs. This change alters the impact of teams' strength of schedule when determining their chances at qualifying for Champions 2025.

Group Alpha:

Group Omega:

The seeding for these groups was determined purely based on each team's regular season results in Stage 1. A random draw was then conducted to determine which seeds would swap groups from Stage 1. For example, only one pair of teams between the #5 seeds and #6 seeds was drawn to be swapped, and the other pair was left in their original group. In this case, the #5 seeds of FPX and JDG were swapped, meaning that the #6 seeds of TYLOO and All Gamers were left alone. This process was repeated for the #3 and #4 seeds, with the #4 seeds of Nova and TEC switching groups. Lastly, the #2 seeds of DRG and BLG were drawn and swapped to create the finalized groups.

VCT China Stage 2 groups graphic The groups for VCT China Stage 2.

During the draw, it was also confirmed that VCT China will host another Evolution Series tournament, where the teams that failed to qualify to Masters Toronto will compete for glory and prize money.