The format and schedule has been released for China's Champions qualifier playoffs, which will be held from July 3 to 16 in Shanghai.

Twelve teams will compete for three coveted Champions slots in the China's first LAN event, just ahead of the official launch of Valorant in the region.

Format

The bracket features a single-elimination knockout round which feeds into a standard eight-team double-elimination bracket.

The knockout round, upper bracket semifinals, and first two lower bracket rounds will be Bo3, while the rest of the matches will be Bo5.

The top three teams will represent China in Champions Los Angeles later this August.

Champions China qualifier format The Champions China qualifier bracket. Image from @AlanGai

The eight teams playing in the knockout round qualified through their performance in the Preliminary Stage in June. These teams are:

The winner of each knockout match will meet these top seeded teams, who earned a first-round bye based on their previous results in Act 1 and Act 2 of the FGC Valorant Invitational:

Official Streams

Coverage

For the full schedule and bracket, visit the Champions China qualifier event page.

The event will also have pick'ems, which will be enabled at a later date.