With another year of the Game Changers scene close to wrapping up, the international spotlight will shift to the Game Changers Championship, which heads to Asia for the first time in Seoul at LoL Park.

The event will run from November 20 to November 30, and features 10 teams from around the world. Each team earned its way to Seoul through regional qualifiers, circuit points, and main events. Defending GCC champions Shopify Rebellion Gold Shopify Rebellion Gold North America Rank #138 dodonut Karnthida Chaisrakeo meL Melanie Capone alexis Alexis Guarrasi Noia Nicole Tierce sarahcat Sarah Simpson and defending back-to-back champions G2 Gozen G2 Gozen Europe Rank #332 Akita Esllene Xu amy Amy Lai Vania Aleyna Keskin Petra Petra Stoker mimi Michaela Lintrup are both in the hunt to lift their second and third GCC trophies.

Format

The 10-team, double-elimination bracket for GCC '25. The 10-team, double-elimination bracket for GCC '25.

This year's ten-team, double-elimination bracket is the same one used last year. At Berlin in 2024, teams from the same region were placed on the same side of the bracket, but they have been placed on opposite sides of the bracket for this year's event to ensure a variety of international matchups. All series will be best-of-three, with the lower final and grand final being best-of-five.

The teams competing this year are:

Schedule

On days with two matches, the first match will be played at 5:00 PM KST/9:00 AM CET/3:00 AM EST, with the second match slated to start at 7:00 PM KST/11:00 AM CET/5:00 AM EST.

Thursday, November 20: Upper Round 1

Friday, November 21: Upper Quarterfinals

Saturday, November 22: Upper Quarterfinals

Sunday, November 23: Lower Round 1

Monday, November 24: Lower Round 2

Wednesday, November 26: Upper Semifinals

Thursday, November 27: Lower Round 3

Friday, November 28: Upper Final & Lower Semifinal

Saturday, November 29: Lower Final

Sunday, November 30: Grand Final

Drops

Drops for this year's GCC. Drops for this year's GCC.

Fans will have the opportunity to collect Game Changers Championship broadcast drops this year. To claim drops, viewers will need to connect their Valorant accounts to their YouTube and/or Twitch accounts, and then watch the event on drop-enabled channels during specific match times and on Finals Day.

Viewers from November 20-29 will receive a "GO OFF" title, while those who tune into the Grand Final on November 30 will receive a KAY/O PUNCH spray.

Broadcast

The tournament will be broadcast in multiple languages on Riot's official channels.

Coverage

VLR.gg will cover all of Game Changers 2025: Championship Seoul in our event hub, which includes a live ticker and stats to give you all the details. Pick'ems are available and open on the site until the beginning of the first match on Friday.